Ontario Convention Center Offers 15 Tips to Save on Event Costs

ONTARIO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The pressure on meeting planners to save money while producing great results is
intense. To help them do just that, the Ontario Convention Center has released a
new white paper, "15 Money-Saving Tips for Meeting Planning; A Guide to Frugal
Planning for Meeting Professionals."

"We`ve pulled together a collection of creative money-saving ideas from some of
the industry`s top experts and trade publications and put them together in a
simple, easy-to-read guide," said Amita Patel, director of Sales for the Ontario
Convention Center. "Whether you`re planning a national, industry-wide event or
an intimate gathering, you`ll find ways to save money without sacrificing the
quality experience of your event with our guide."

The tips cover the most costly areas of putting on an event, with ideas ranging
from negotiating with hotels and venues to get the best deal to creative ideas
for saving on one of the event`s most important areas: food and beverage costs.

"Not only is the Ontario Convention Center one of the most affordable
alternatives to big-city venues in Southern California, we can help keep the
costs of many aspects of your event under control," said Bob Brown, Ontario
Convention Center General Manager and CEO. "The guide also includes tips for
identifying less-expensive locations for your events and a section on how to
demonstrate its true Return on Investment (ROI)."

"15 Money-Saving Tips for Meeting Planning; A Guide to Frugal Planning for
Meeting Professionals" is available for download at
http://www.ontariocc.com/planning/pdfs/White-Paper-15-Money-Saving-Tips-for-Meeting-Planning.pdf.

For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, operated by
Philadelphia-based SMG, visit www.ontariocc.com.

About the Ontario Convention Center

The Ontario Convention Center is contemporary in design and equipped with the
latest in technology. The Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square
feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions,
tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range
of technology services, including Wi-Fi, Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing
capabilities. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, go to
www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 200
venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5
million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than 10 million feet of
exhibition space.

for the Ontario Convention Center
Bob Dixon, 951-352-0306
Bob@ThunderWheelcomm.com

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