Columbus, Ohio

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Columbus, Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio
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Miscellaneous Demographics

• Population 1.6 M
• State capital (population of Ohio 11.5 M)
• Major employers, corporate HQs, and industry
• Public Ohio State University, State government
• Finance Nationwide Insurance, Bank One
• Manufacturing Worthington Steel, Abbott Labs,
  Honda
• IT CompuServe, Chemical Abstracts, Lucent
• Other Limited, Wendys, Cardinal Health
• Weather daily range in July is 84 63 F
• Potpourri
• 4th cleanest city in US (Readers Digest, June
  2005)
• 16th most unwired city in US, ie free hotspots
  (Intel, May 2005)
• 12th most walkable city in US (Prevention
  Magazine, May 2005)
• 15th largest city in US

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Getting There

• Columbus airport (CMH)
• AA, Continental, Delta, United, Southwest, US
  Air
• 175 daily non-stops to 35 airports
• Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Las
  Vegas, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia,
  Washington
• Other options
• Cleveland airport (CLE) 2.5 hrs drive
• Continental hub
• Cincinnati airport (CVG) 2.5 hrs drive
• Delta hub
• Dayton airport (DAY) 1.25 hrs drive
• smaller than CMH, but sometimes less expensive

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CMH
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Hotel Option 1 The Blackwell

• OSU campus
• affiliated with College of Business
• New (2003), modern
• AAA 3/4-diamond rating
• designed to house CoBs executive education
  program
• excellent conference facilities
• 135/night (OSU rate)
• Proximity to
• campus facilities
• new (2005) recreation center
• running path along river

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Hotel Option 2 Great Southern

• Downtown
• Historic (1897) charm/luxury
• AAA 4-diamond rating
• Westin property
• 149/night
• Proximity to
• downtown restaurants bars
• attractions shopping (Brewery District, Short
  North, Arena)

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Hotel Option 3 Hyatt Regency

• Downtown
• Standard convention fare
• AAA 3-diamond rating
• 140/night
• Proximity to
• downtown restaurants bars
• attractions shopping(Brewery District, Short
  North, Arena)
• alternate hotels

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Summary Hotel Comparison
Black GS Hyatt
Location A B A
Room cost A- C B
Alternate Hotels nearby B C A
Amenities A- A B
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Social / Family Program

• Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum
• Worlds largest oldest military aviation museum
• 17 acres of indoor exhibit space
• WWI, WWII, stealth aircraft, presidential planes
• Dayton (1.25 hr drive)
• Columbus Zoo (world-class zoo directed by Jack
  Hanna)
• COSI (childrens science center)
• Hocking Hills State Park (hiking trails)
• Franklin Park Conservatory (gardens
  greenhouses)
• Amusement parks (Cedar Point and many others)
• Amish country

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More Information References

• City of Columbus
• www.cityofcolumbus.org
• www.experiencecolumbus.org
• Hotels
• www.theblackwell.com
• www.greatsouthernhotel.com

• Attractions
• www.wpafb.af.mil
• www.colszoo.org
• www.cosi.org
• www.hockinghills.com
• www.fpconservatory.org
• www.cedarpoint.com
• www.sanduskyohiocedarpoint.com
• www.amish-heartland.com