12/17/09
2011 Las Vegas General Meeting Moved to Caesar’s Palace
The National Board has announced the 2011 General Meeting, originally scheduled to take place at the Cosmopolitan Hotel now under construction in Las Vegas, has been moved to Caesar’s Palace. Date of the meeting will remain May 9 to 13.
According to National Board Executive Director David Douin, the switch to Caesar’s Palace was necessitated by readiness issues involving the Cosmopolitan’s opening date.
“Scheduled completion of the hotel in September of next year was just too close for our comfort level,” comments Mr. Douin. “Any additional construction delays of a month or two could put the opening within several weeks of the General Meeting. That is a risk we decided to avoid.”
The Cosmopolitan hotel and casino was the originally designated site of the 2009 General Meeting. When construction issues prompted the hotel to delay opening until 2010, the National Board switched the 2009 meeting from Las Vegas to La Jolla.
Mr. Douin explained that after conducting the General Meeting for two years in separate hotels, National Board and ASME would be together once again under one roof. “It is in the best interest of all those who attend the General Meeting the two groups conduct their events within close proximity,” he explains. “It is for this reason both organizations made a concerted effort to reunite in one host facility.”
Caesar’s Palace is a landmark hotel and casino located on the celebrated Las Vegas Strip. Constructed in 1962, the hotel today consists of five towers containing over 3,300 rooms. In addition to serving as backdrop to more than 20 movies and countless TV shows, Caesar’s Palace has hosted numerous professional championship boxing matches and world-class entertainers such as Celine Dion, Bett Midler, Elton John, and Cher.
Of special interest to guests staying at Caesars Palace are the Forum Shops, a collection of over 160 boutiques and premier retail shops as well as 13 restaurants and specialty food shops. The hotel features five swimming pools including the famous 4.5-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis.