Event & Meeting Facilities
Charleston West Virginia offers a unique conference setting with first-class meeting facilities of a cosmopolitan city and a flair of West Virginia tradition and hospitality. Charleston’s Downtown area boasts seven hotels, the Charleston Civic Center, more than 30 delicious restaurants and the Charleston Town Center Mall - one of the largest urban shopping malls east of the Mississippi all within walking distance.
The Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau offers groups the following services:
- Pre-convention planning & counseling
- Guidance and assistance from early planning stages to end of the convention.
- Impartial liaison services between meeting planner, city facilities and convention-related services.
- Meeting with your planning committee to answer questions or offer suggestions.
- Entertainment & leisure activity planning
- Assistance with pre-meeting or post-meeting leisure activities.
- Arranging spouse activities or special functions during conference.
- Publicity & marketing
- Preparing and distributing news releases prior to convention.
- Alerting media to arrival of convention and requesting on-site coverage.
- Providing lists of local radio, television and print media to aid in securing publicity.
- Promotional materials
- Providing brochures on area attractions, events, hotels and restaurants.
- Videos and photos of Charleston and West Virginia are available for loan to help build convention attendance.
- Registration assistance
- Outsourcing registration requests to local temporary agencies.
- Civic official liaison
- Providing letters of welcome for your attendees from city officials.
- Finding speakers to extend a brief welcome to your delegation.