Meeting Facilities

The perfect setting for small conventions and trade events, Santa Monica is also an increasingly popular venue for larger conventions and conferences.

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
FROM THE SANTA MONICA SUPPORT TEAM…

Our free-and-friendly services are designed to help in planning, customizing, and presenting successful meetings.

We’ll generate same-day hotel sales leads so staff at qualified locations with available space will contact you directly. We save you time by directly linking you with locations and cutting out the middle step.

Group dining and special event leads that specifically suit your needs will be located and contacted. Qualified restaurants and event venues will contact you.

You’ll receive top-notch meeting planning and convention assistance–referrals for transportation, decorators, entertainers, videographers, photographers, DMCs, and much more.

We’ll craft a successful and customized itinerary for you.

We’ll provide the best transportation option(s) for you, from our convenient and affordable environmentally-friendly shuttle buses to a procession of lavish Hummer limousines.

You’ll receive free maps, free Visitors Guides, and free V.I.P. cards for all attendees. Request maps and Visitors Guides beforehand at www.santamonica.com.

Access to our exclusive corporate travel and meeting planner website, www.santamonica meetings.com, helps with all aspects of your Santa Monica event or meeting. The website features detailed, comprehensive listings of our accommodation options, meeting facilities, group dining venues, transportation information, and Bureau services.

An eager, ready, and waiting staff provides you with answers at our Visitor Information Centers. At our center at 1920 Main Street (open daily 9 am– 6 pm) visitors can check e-mail at one of three Internet terminals or use their laptops to access our wireless Internet connection.

CITY-WIDE CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

Santa Monica is the perfect venue for larger conventions and conferences that require multiple hotels, restaurants, and meeting/event sites, as well as orchestrated schedules and flexibility. The city has successfully hosted the International Swim Active Manufacturers (ISAM) annual convention, Divine Design (Project Angel Food’s annual fundraiser), and many more fashion industry events. It is looking forward to hosting the 11th Bi-Annual Meeting of the Gynecological Cancer Society/IGCS and, for years, it has found creative solutions to meeting the expansive needs of the The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA), formerly the American Film Market (AFM). The IFTA has a global membership, and each year over 70 countries are represented with over 7,000 people attending.

WHAT MAKES SANTA MONICA THE PERFECT LARGER CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE GATHERING SITE?

“Santa Monica is the ideal location for hosting a major event like the American Film Market. It combines world-class business facilities and a full range of lodging and hospitality options in one of the most beautiful and sophisticated tourist destinations in North America. And, of course, perfect weather. It’s no wonder we’re in our 16th year here.”
—Jonathan Wolf Executive Vice President of the Independent Film & Television Alliance and Managing Director of the American Film Market

Since 1991, Santa Monica has been home to the American Film Market (AFM), the world’s largest global film marketplace, where over half a billion dollars in production and distribution deals are closed annually. Each November, more than 7,000 film executives, distributors, directors, agents, writers, attorneys and bankers from over 70 countries convene at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and Le Merigot Santa Monica Beach Hotel and Spa for eight days of screenings, deal making and nightlife.

• The highly-manageable, pedestrian-friendly city layout and openness to bicycles, in-line skates, scooters, Segway®, etc.


• Newly Refurbished Hippadrome


• Hotel accessibility, beach accessibility, and close proximity to Santa Monica Civic Auditorium


• Nearly 400 restaurants and five retail districts— each with its own unique personality—provide ideal locations for dining, shopping, strolling, and nightlife before, during, or after an event


• Easy, efficient, and affordable transportation, including taxis, buses, and the local Tide Shuttle


• Fabulous oceanfront views from hotel rooms, restaurants, event spaces, and guestrooms. Properties such as Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Georgian Hotel, Hotel Casa Del Mar, Shutters On The Beach, Hotel Oceana, Le Merigot, Huntley Santa Monica Beach Hotel, and Hotel Shangri-La, as well as many moderate-priced properties, have spectacular ocean views and easy beach access.

Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is happy to assist you with your city-wide planning. Call our national hotline, 1-800-771-2322 or e-mail salesinfo@santamonica.com.