ABA Marketplace Today Charlotte 2013: Wednesday : Page 1

Wednesday ABA Marketplace today cHarlotte INSIDE 2 4 6 8 10 15 15 16 17 Schedule 2014 Marketplace Chairman Chris Shepler Nashville Evening Event All-Delegate Lunch Photo Recap Skål International USA Partnership Entertainment Motorcoach Council CTIS Graduation Speaker: Doug Motel I MUSIC CITY CENTERED t doesn’t get much bigger, better, shinier, and newer than the Music City Center in downtown nashville, Tenn., which opens its doors in May 2013 and plays host to Marketplace 2014 just eight months later. The 1.2 million-square-foot convention center will feature a 350,000-square-foot exhibit hall, serving as the perfect hub for aBa members. adding to the shiny-and-new feel of next year’s Marketplace, the Omni nashville Hotel, located across from the Music City Center, will also open in time to welcome the aBa. The hotel, specifi cally designed as an expression of nashville’s music culture, will be integrated with an expansion of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. and within mere city blocks, you can experience the Frist Center for Visual arts, enjoy nashville’s Grammy-winning symphony at the schermerhorn symphony Center, and see concerts and events at the Ryman auditorium, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. Plus you can fi nd great live music for free any time of day at one of the many honky-tonks that line famous Broadway. “This will be the aBa’s record sixth appear-ance in nashville, but as this is the fi rst one headquartered in the downtown area, it promises to be a whole new experience,” says Laurel Bennett, the director of tourism sales for the nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau. “we invite you to experience a town that sizzles with american music, southern hospitality, unbelievable cuisine, and a boundless spectrum of nightlife.” ISSUE 4 OF 4 AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION JAN. 5 -9, 2013 Photo: Levine Museum of the New South HP NEW MEDIA GALLERY Explore and experience the news as never before! Interactive technologies let you become part of the global news conversation and share your opinions with the world. NEWSEUM Washington, D.C. Ɣ newseum.org VISIT BOOTH #1514

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