Make Your Event Out of the Ordinary Our clients continually ask us how they can make their event experience stand out. Our advice: give your guests food and beverage experiences that will surprise...
Read MoreThe Convention Center is better equipped than ever before to support clients in the pursuit of their event-planning objectives.
Read MoreOur Meet the Team series introduces you to the people at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center that help bring your idea for a meeting or event to life. Find out more about Cheryl Swanson, Vice...
Read MoreGetting and retaining sponsors can be one of the most difficult parts of any event. But with a little planning, research, and follow up your sponsorship opportunities will be filled before you know it...
Read MoreSo, someone's using your event hashtag to complain? Things can go wrong at even the most carefully planned event, and some people are just looking for an opportunity to vent their frustration online. A strong social media strategy will allow you to respond to them in a thoughtful way. Read on for tips on how to deal with negative comments on social media.
Read MoreAs South Carolina's only downtown convention center, the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is just a short walk from over 60 bars and restaurants in the historic Vista district . Here you're...
Read MoreThe Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is not just your usual meetings, events and conventions facility. Here, you can find a range of creative options to make your event a one-of-a-kind...
Read MoreThe Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center has been focused on conducting business responsibly for a number of years, maintaining high environmental standards in energy efficiency, waste management,...
Read MoreIn April of 2016, Joey Mouton celebrated his 10-year anniversary at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center after a career as a club manager for the U.S. Army. We talked with Mouton for our Meet...
Read MoreOur Meet the Team series introduces you to the people at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center that help bring your idea for a meeting or event to life. Find out more about Ashleigh Conner,...
Read MoreColumbia Metropolitan Convention Center's chef Tom Kasperski actually had a career plan outside the food industry. In fact, he never went to culinary school. He studied to be a pilot, and graduated...
Read MoreThe South Carolina Science Council (SCSC) is a state chapter of the National Science Teachers Association. Council President John Hutchens says that members stay-up-to-date professionally through...
Read MoreIn 1975, the South Carolina Bar and the South Carolina State Bar merged to create the current South Carolina Bar, which includes more than 15,000 members. The organization rotates the location of its...
Read MoreNashicon , the oldest anime convention in South Carolina, held its first gathering at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in 2008 after it outgrew venues on the University of South Carolina...
Read MoreAn all-volunteer organization, the U.S. branch of the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) promotes hobby modeling and provides opportunities for modelers to share their skills in a social...
Read MoreOne of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA South Carolina Synod encompasses 154 congregations and worshiping communities. In addition, the organization has three companion...
Read MoreDancemakers, Inc. has held a Friday-Sunday dance competition at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center annually since February 2010 as a part of a national tour. Operating for more than 35 years,...
Read MoreClemson University South Carolina Water Resources Center has held its biannual statewide South Carolina Water Resources Conference at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center every year since 2010....
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