1. Columbus, Ohio

4. Miscellaneous Demographics Population: 1.6 M State capital (population of Ohio: 11.5 M) Major employers, corporate HQ’s, 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, Wendy’s, Cardinal Health Weather: daily range in July is 84 – 63 °F Potpourri: –4 th “cleanest” city in US (Reader’s Digest, June 2005) –16 th most “unwired” city in US, ie free hotspots (Intel, May 2005) –12 th most “walkable” city in US (Prevention Magazine, May 2005) –15 th largest city in US

5. 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

6. CMH

7. Hotel Option #1: The Blackwell OSU campus –affiliated with College of Business New (2003), modern –AAA 3/4-diamond rating –designed to house CoB’s executive education program –excellent conference facilities ~$135/night (OSU rate) Proximity to: –campus facilities –new (2005) recreation center –running path along river

8. 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…)

9. 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

10. Summary: Hotel Comparison BlackGSHyatt LocationABA Room costA-CB Alternate Hotels nearbyBCA AmenitiesA-AB

11. Social / Family Program Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum –World’s 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 (children’s science center) Hocking Hills State Park (hiking trails) Franklin Park Conservatory (gardens & greenhouses) Amusement parks (Cedar Point and many others) Amish country

12. 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