Venue and Host City
Conference Venue
The Westin Peachtree Plaza
210 Peachtree Street,
Atlanta,
Georgia,
30303-1745
USA
Tel: 1.404.659.1400
Fax: 1.404.589.7424
www.Westin.com/Peachtree
This 73-story landmark hotel, topped by the revolving Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View, graces the heart of Atlanta. The Westin Peachtree Plaza is just steps away from CNN, Georgia Aquarium, Georgia World Congress Center and the Georgia Dome.
The hotel was designed by renowned Atlanta architect John Portman, and offers deluxe amenities and dramatic city views with luxurious guest rooms, featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows, desks, High Speed Internet Access, the Westin Heavenly® Bed and marble Heavenly Bath®.
Delegates of the 16th ICCN will receive complimentary internet access in hotel guest rooms, and complimentary access to the Fitness Center and Indoor / Outdoor pool.
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Experience the famous Southern Hospitality of Atlanta during your time at the 16th ICCN.
Host City
Atlanta
Atlanta's image as a world-class city encompasses the romance of the Old South and the bustling commerce of the 21st century. The city has grown into a commercial and cultural leader of the South. It is home to the world headquarters for Coca-Cola, CNN, United Parcel Service, and Delta Air Lines, among others. 400 of the Fortune 500 companies have offices here. Atlanta is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S.
Atlanta is a glorious city with some of the most interesting history in the United States. Atlanta is where Dr. Martin Luther King started the worldwide "Civil Rights" movement. The 100 year "Centennial Olympic Games" were held in Atlanta in 1996. The Margaret Mitchell House is a museum to a book about the Antebellum South, "Gone with the Wind". This book is the most printed novel in the history of the world!!!
Atlanta is one of the cleanest cities in the United States, and is also said to be the "Greenest" city. Many large oak trees line the streets. It is said that from the air these trees create a blanket of green. To enjoy Atlanta to the fullest, stroll the picturesque residential neighborhoods and relish in the Southern hospitality that has given the city its justly deserved reputation as a genteel metropolis.
Atlanta has...
• 130 retail centers
• 41 public golf courses
• 54 public parks
• 32 streets with the name "Peachtree"
• The largest toll-free telephone dialing area in the world
• The largest suburban office park in the world - Perimeter Center
• The largest mall in the Southeast - Lenox Square
• The world's largest bas-relief sculpture - Georgia's Stone Mountain Park
• The largest federal regional concentration outside Washington D.C.
• The largest 10K race in the world - The Annual Peachtree Road Race with 45,000 runners
• The largest mall in the Southeast - Lenox Square
• The world's largest bas-relief sculpture - Georgia's Stone Mountain Park
• The largest federal regional concentration outside Washington D.C.
• The largest 10K race in the world - The Annual Peachtree Road Race with 45,000 runners
• The World’s largest aquarium with over 8 million gallons of water – The Georgia Aquarium
• The second largest theatre organ in the nation - The Fox Theatre
• The oldest ballet company in the nation - The Atlanta Ballet
• The tallest escalator in the Southeast - at the MARTA's Peachtree Center station - 192 feet
• The largest hotel in the Southeast - the Atlanta Marriott Marquis - 1,674 rooms
• The tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere - The Westin Peachtree Plaza - 73 stories; 723
feet tall
• The tallest building in the Southeast - NationsBank Plaza - 55 stories; 1,023 feet tall
• The second most city shopping center space per capita, after Chicago
• The second-largest Convention Center in the world - the Georgia World Congress Center
For more information and things to do during your time in our host city of Atlanta, visit http://www.atlanta.net/.
