Charlotte N.C. - The 'Queen City' for Conventions in the Heart of the Carolinas

The Charlotte Convention Center hosts more than a half million visitors each year during its full slate of trade shows and conventions. Opened in 1995, this jewel in the Queen City's crown features 280,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, which accommodates general session setups and up to 1,250 exhibit booths. Additionally, there is banquet seating for up to 1,800 guests in the 35,000 square foot main ballroom, making Charlotte's state-or-the-art facility a perfect venue for even the largest gatherings. For smaller events, the CCC boasts up to 46 separate meeting rooms in 90,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.

The Charlotte Convention Center hosts over half-a-million visitors a year. It replaces an older convention center (circa. 1973) that was imploded to make way for Charlotte's new Epicenter, located in the heart of downtown Charlotte. The new Epicenter is a mixed used hotel, residential and entertainment complex that exemplifies the vibrant nature of city that is the heart of the Carolinas while anchoring Charlotte's busy convention trade.

Vernon Computer Source is a trusted supplier of Charlotte computer rentals and audio visual equipment to the Queen City's thriving trade show and convention industry. Offering a full range of business computer equipment rentals and technical support, Vernon is an experienced North America-wide provider of computer rentals to the business and convention communities. Visit Vernon's website for a full listing of trade show computer rentals and an online quote for computer rentals.

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Boston an Internationally Recognized Convention Destination

In 2007, Boston (and neighboring Cambridge, Mass.) was named the top destination in the United States for international association meetings by the International Congress and Convention Association. At the heart f the Boston tradeshow and convention industry is the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (pictured above). The BCEC features:

• 516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space
  
• 160,000 square feet of flexible meeting space
  
• 40,020 square foot, column-free Grand Ballroom
  
• Over 300,000 square feet of registration and function space
  
• Two private ring roads, 62-covered loading bays and five elephant doors with exhibition floor access.

Conveniently located next to Boston's Logan Airport and within easy reach of downtown Boston, the BCEC is a prime destination that affords conventioneers an easy taste of historic Boston - clam chowder and all - with a state-of-the-art facility for conventions and trade shows of all sizes. The convention center's proximity to downtown Boston's 35,000 hotel rooms means that BCEC can easily accomodate even the largest international conventions and trade fairs.

Vernon Computer Source is a national business computer rental supplier. For event planners and trade show participants looking for an audio visual and Boston computer rentals provider that can facilitate and support their event while providing the technical support and assitance necessary to ensure their event's success, Vernon provides a one-stop trade show IT solution. Vernon provides laptop, computer audio viusal and projector rentals to industry trade shows and conventions across North America.

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Austin, Texas - Offers a Unique Cultural Convention Destination

Austin, the Texas state capitol and "Live Music Capital of the World", provides convention and trade show planners with a unique venue destination. Home to the renowned "Austin City Limits" PBS live-music show, Austin's unique local flavor and culture makes Austin a preferred Lone Star State destination for many event planners.

The architecturally distinctive Austin Convention Center, which stretches over six city blocks in the heart of Austin's thriving business district anchors Austin convention industry. The ACC affords convention and trade show planners a state-of-the-art facility to host their event in the thriving downtown of a city perennial rated as one of the country's best and most liveable cities. Built with a diversity of native Texan building materials, the eye-catching Austin Convention Center boasts over 880,000 square feet of exhibit space and 54 separate meeting rooms and show offices.

Austin has a unique atmosphere of historical and cultural diversity that distinguishes it as a unique event and show venue. Its blend of outdoor experiences, live music and state-of-art technology makes the state capitol an attractive destination for trade shows, conventions and special events from a broad spectrum of industries. Each year it is home to the world famous South by Southwest Festival, and every year it hosts a wide array of industry events.

Vernon Computer Sources is a leading supplier of Austin computer rentals, supplying computer and audio visual equipment rentals as well as technical support to exhibitors and event planners at the many trade shows and conventions held in Austin each year.

Atlanta a Top U.S. Convention Destination

Anchored by the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta is one of the top convention destinations in the U.S. - ranking alongside Chicago, Orlando and Las Vegas as one of the country's premiere locales for hosting industry trade shows and convention gatherings.

The Georgia World Congress Center is world-renowned as a premier convention and meeting facility. Spurred by the growth from Atlanta's hosting the 1996 Olympic Games, the GWCC has developed into one of the world’s finest convention, sports and entertainment sites. The convention complex boasts the 71,250-seat Georgia Dome, the 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park, as well as the Georgia World Congress Center itself which encompasses 1.4 million square feet of prime exhibit space in 12 exhibit halls, 106 meeting rooms, 2 grand ballrooms, and 3 fixed-seat auditoriums.

Atlanta accomodates over 12.4 million business visitors each year, and in excess of 5.7 million conventioneers. Convention-goers spent over $2.4 billion in Atlanta in 2006, according to the Atlanta Visitors Bureau. With world-class accommodations, cusine and entertainment is a prime locale for hosting your trade show or industry convention. As one of the U.S.A.'s prime airline hubs and the business center of the Southern U.S., Atlanta offers convention planners an unparallelled convention and trade show locale.

Vernon Computer Source is a leading source for Atlanta computer rentals, supplying laptop rentals, audio visual rentals and unparalleled technical support to event planners and tradeshows across Greater Atlanta.

"Plasma Display Rentals" - Affordable, Eye-Stopping Trade Show Solutions

Plasma display rentals can provide easy and affordable, eye-catching solutions for attracting visitors and eyeballs to your booth on a trade show floor.

The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) recently published a guide to "Ten Easy Ways to Attract Visitors to Your Booth". Integrating large screen plasma displays into your trade show booth provides an affordable, space efficient means of filling 3 of the TSEA's top 10 ways of attracting trade show visitors.

The TSEA's top tip for attracting trade show traffic is to improve your lighting. "Any booth will attract attention, if it is well lit," says the TSEA, noting that, "The human eye is naturally attracted to bright lights." Tip number two, according to the TSEA is to "color your world". "Bright, rich colors presented in high contrast attract visitors to your booth." Utilizing plasma displays - the bigger, the better (within reason) - adds not just to the luminosity, but to the vibrancy of your trade booth.

Lastly, the TSEA recommends movement. "Activity attracts people's attention and piques their curiosity," says the TSEA. By integrating large panel plasma displays into your booth's design, you improve both the light quality and color of your display. Moreover, the active nature of a large screen plasma display, depending upon its content, will also attracts visitors with canned or live action motion.

Event Solution Providers Can Set Up and Support Off- Venue Break Out Rooms

Event solution providers from local computer rental outlets can quickly set up and equip a breakout room with audio-visual equipment and provide your sales team with all the technical support they may require at an industry tradeshow in order to convert prospects into customers. Particularly at larger tradeshows and conventions where your sales team may be staying away from the main venue, calling on the IT specialists from a well-stocked and resourced national computer rental outlet can get you up and running with the presentation equipment - laptops, monitors, screens, projectors, even servers - that you may require to land coveted prospects.

Writing in Event Solutions magazine, Dorian Blagg, a presentations consultant form Northern California, walks you through the opportunities and potential pitfalls setting up a break out room presents. Many of the costly difficulties he discusses in relying on venue providers for the equipment, set up and support that you will require to set up a break out room can be resolved to your benefit by tapping into the resources of an off-venue firm specializing in computer and A/V rentals, The 24/7 technical support that an established computer rental outfit will provide, and the wide selection of hardware and software products they offer, make them optimal event solution providers when it is time to make your sales pitch and close a deal with prospects off site.