Q Center Voted Top Conference Center for Third Consecutive Year
Q Center, the premier Midwest conference center and meetings site, has been named one of the best conference centers by Successful Meetings magazine and will receive a prestigious 2008 Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award—the mark of excellence for meeting destinations.
July 10, 2008 (FPRC) -- St. Charles, IL - Q Center, the premier Midwest conference center and meetings site, has been named one of the best conference centers by Successful Meetings magazine and will receive a prestigious 2008 Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award—the mark of excellence for meeting destinations. These organizations have done an outstanding job servicing their meetings, incentive travel programs, trade shows and conventions during the previous year.
2008 marks the 24th year the Pinnacle Awards have recognized Hotels, the 18th year Pinnacle has included the efforts of CVBs and NTOs and the 12th year of Conference Center Awards. This is Q Center’s third consecutive year as a winner of the Pinnacle Award in the Conference Center category. The Pinnacle Award earned a reputation as the most credible and prestigious symbol of excellence among meeting planners and hoteliers alike.
“With all of the hospitality choices that meeting and event planners have these days, any property that wins a Pinnacle Award is obviously in the highest tier of quality in the hospitality field," said Vince Alonzo, Successful Meetings' Editorial Director. "And the best part is that it is planners themselves who are making this distinction, thus giving a credible stamp of approval that others can use when deciding where to host a meeting, incentive, convention, or trade show."
The new Pinnacle format, started last year, now accepts reader reviews, going beyond voting to gather meaningful peer reviews which will be published in Augusts’ Pinnacle Registry in print and online at www.successfulmeetings.com/pinnacle. Readers of Successful Meetings magazine -- corporate and association executives with meeting planning responsibilities – registered to become Pinnacle Reviewers via online ballots and gave feedback based on professional experiences worldwide. Reviews are based on a scale of 1-10 (10 being best) across four categories.
The four categories for hotels and conference centers:
• Accommodations
• Amenities
• Meeting Facilities and Services
• Food & Beverage
And four unique categories for CVBs and NTOs:
• Area Group Amenities
• Quality/Availability of Information
• Quality/Variety of Services & Facilities
• Service/Responsiveness of Staff
The Pinnacle Awards recognize reader/planner selections of the leading meeting destination venues and support organizations across the United States and internationally. All winners will be listed in Successful Meetings’ annual Pinnacle Registry, published in August.
The award-winning Successful Meetings magazine has long been respected for industry innovation and authoritative discussion of meeting, special event, incentive, convention and trade show planning and execution. With the largest industry audience, Successful Meetings reaches corporate/sales/marketing executives who plan meetings, meeting professionals and event planners, trade show directors, and association executives who are involved with planning conventions and meetings. For more information on Successful Meetings, please visit www.successfulmeetings.com. Successful Meetings is owned by Nielsen Business Media, a division of The Nielsen Company.
About Nielsen Business Media
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About Q Center
More than an ordinary business conference center, Q Center is a conference complex built by training professionals for training professionals. A central U.S. destination, Q Center is located just west of Chicago with easy access to Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports and downtown Chicago. Visit http://www.qcenter.com for more information.
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Contact:
Patricia M. Reines
Q Center
877-444-TheQ (8437)
patricia.m.reines@qcenter.com
Contact for Pinnacle Information:
Vince Alonzo
646-654-7361
www.successfulmeetings.com/pinnacle
For more information contact Patricia M. Reines of Q Center (http://www.qcenter.com/)
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