New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Overview 
The State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans actively seek to host the 2000 Democratic National Convention.  With commitment, energy, enthusiasm and experience the State and City offer Louisiana's and New Orleans' full cooperation, superb event management skills and public and private resources to ensure the sucess of the 2000 Democratic Convention as follows. 
 
  • Extraordinary economies and efficiencies of facilities and proximities that combine to offer America's best convention value and venue.

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  • A special feeling of "convention community" created by New Orleans convention facility compactness.  The convenience and closeness bring and keep convention participants together.

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  • State and regional cooperation, evidenced by the joint State-City nature of this proposal and in letters from metropolitan area officials.

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  • A solid financial commitment and a proven record of economically and efficiently pooling public and private resources for convention services support and welcoming and promotional activies.

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  • The incomparable Louisiana Superdome which provides: total Convention seating for 40,000 with unobstructed sight lines; seating for 6,000 delegates and alternates on the Convention floor; 67 sky boxes and 9 press boxes for media, security and other purposes and 50 meeting rooms.
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  • The excitement and synergy of the 20,000 seat New Orleans Arena connected and immediately adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome.
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  • Indoor and outdoor media work space within, adjacent or convenient to the Superdome.
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  • Several hotels as a possible Headquarters Hotel.
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  • A New Orleans Welcome from a Host Committee, its force of 5,000-plus volunteers, and countless individual Louisianians, who plan individual delegation parties and a gala welcome for all Convention media representatives.
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  • 30,000 hotel rooms from which to choose the room block--18,000 of which are within 10 minutes of the Superdome.  All are within 25 minutes of the Superdome.
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  • A commitment of 750 low cost sleeping rooms.
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  • 60,000 square feet of Convention staff office space.
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  • Extraordinary Special Event Telecommunications Skills and Experience.
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  • An Independent Convention Bus Transportation System using as many as 125 air-conditioned buses.
New Orleans' bid reflects New Orleans' and Louisiana's joyous diversity and their tenacious commitment to those general and specific principals that the Democratic Party endorses and supports.  The State-City Convention team for the 2000 Democratic National Convention will reflect Louisiana's diversity.  It will reach out to provide employment opportunities to all.  The State and City will look first to Louisiana-made products and then to American-made products.  New Orleanians and Louisianians value the contributions of organized labor and appreciate the Democratic National Committee's preference for hotels, convention facilities, and major service providers employing members of labor unions.  New Orleans and Louisiana strive to provide the facilities and services which people with disabilities require for full and enjoyable participation in life and commerce.  And, this City amid the wetlands is environmentally conscious, committed and eager to display its recycling zeal and focus on Louisiana's and America's wetlands at the 2000 Democratic National Convention.