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GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER DIRECTOR OF EVENT MANAGEMENT & PARKING JOE SHAW RECEIVES NORTHSTAR MEETINGS GROUP’S PASSION MADE POSSIBLE AWARD

 (Columbus, September 12, 2019) — Joseph Shaw, director of event management & parking for the SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center, was honored in the convention service manager category during Northstar Meetings Group’s Passion Made Possible Awards 2019 in Las Vegas last night. As a result of being selected for this accolade, Shaw received a travel… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER CELEBRATES EARNING LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION FOR EXISTING BUILDING AND CONVERSION TO 100 PERCENT WIND ENERGY

(Columbus, September 3, 2019) — The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is celebrating earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for Building Operations + Maintenance – Existing Building and announced its commitment to offsetting its entire electricity usage to wind energy. The entire GCCC North Building is now Silver certified through… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER CELEBRATES CITY’S SUCCESSFULLY HOSTING ASAE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION AUGUST 10-13

(Columbus, August 26, 2019) — The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) joins the entire Columbus hospitality community in celebrating the record-setting successful hosting of ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership 2019 Annual Meeting & Exposition from August 10-13. Known as “the Super Bowl of meetings,” the event attracted 5,476 attendees, including 2,625 executives and… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER JOINS ‘MENSTRUALMOVEMENT’ BY OFFERING AUNT FLOW PRODUCTS TO GUESTS IN FACILITY RESTROOMS

 (Columbus, August 7, 2019) — The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) has joined the “menstrual movement” and begun stocking its restrooms with 100 percent organic cotton Aunt Flow-brand tampons and sanitary pads and ensuring they are readily available to guests. “We are so excited to get this started and definitely think the GCCC is… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER BECOMES WORLD’S FIRST CONVENTION CENTER TO QUALIFY AS KULTURECITY CERTIFIED SENSORY INCLUSIVE

(Columbus, July 15, 2019) — The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) has become the first convention center in the world to become Certified Sensory Inclusive through KultureCity. The GCCC collaborated with KultureCity to improve the capabilities of the facility and staff to accommodate guests with sensory processing challenges and provide an inclusive, seamless and… Continue reading →