Meetings & Special Events
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Lake Norman has your meeting and special event needs covered. Whether it's for a wedding, family reunion or a corporate meeting, options floatto the top in Lake Norman. Weddings, family reunions, military reunions, you name it, reunions congregate and reconvene in Lake Norman every year. Let Visit Lake Norman's local experts handle all your hotel and hospitality needs. We offer discount hotel rates! Scroll to the bottom of the page for more information. We want your participants to have the best experience possible and to visit Lake Norman again and again. You just have to decide if you want it waterfront.
Why not hold your next corporate meeting in Lake Norman? A variety of meeting space options are available and accommodating for your group. Our goal is to make your event a can't miss event. We want your participants to have the best experience possible and to visit Lake Norman again and again.
How Can We Help You!
Visit Lake Norman's staff is here to provide assistance for your event, such as:
- Site visit coordination
- Assistance in securing venues & rental fee negotiation
- Support and coordination with local media and government agencies
- Assistance in securing volunteers
- Assistance with event registration
- On-site visitor services booth
- Transit for your participants
- Local business supports and sponsorships
- Hotels room blocks for your participants, their guests, and spectators.
Go To Meeting & Venue Facility Guide
Go "Green" Meeting Ideas
Visit Lake Norman and the Charlotte Regional Visitor Association (CRVA) are members of a consortium of organizations with a goal to pave the way for improving the environment through sustainable events and business practices. Special events should leave a lasting impression on YOU, not on the earth! Ask vendors about green practices and sustainable options.
Green Sustainable Products Examples: In choosing "products" being used at a conference, think about using products that adhere to more sustainable measures.
- Registration Bags: all registration bags are made of recycled materials and do not use chlorine based compounds.
- Centerpieces: the selection of centerpieces should take into account sustainable practices such as process for shipping and organic versus non-organic.
- Linens: the conference reviewed linen vendors to examine their process for dry cleaning and other sustainable practices.
Green Facility Considerations:
- Set up recycling stations within the expo and outside of the breakout session rooms.
- Offer non-bottled refreshments to reduce waste and potential for non-recycling
- Use cups made of materials that could decompose in as little as 50 days.
- Include food and beverage locally sourced and organic foods. Additionally, leftover food can be donated to a local nonprofit organization or used for composting.
- Use electronic signage in place of PVC and Chloroplast in front of breakout sessions.
Green Team Partners (Regional):
- Wipe Out Waste - Mecklenburg County program to promote both commercial and residential recycling and conservation efforts.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina - Strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. Serve 14 counties in NC through regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need.
- Charlotte Green Team - Launched in July 2007, the first meeting convened more than 30 individuals representing major corporations, the city and county, nonprofit organizations, convention and event facilities, and other hospitality related organizations. The overall goal of the group is to pave the way for improving the environment through sustainable events and business practices.
- Convene Green Alliance - The Convene Green Alliance is a grass-roots, industry initiative that is being spearheaded by several high-profile associations that seek to affect positive environmental practices through national, regional and local outreach and education. This initiative was developed in response to members' demands that their association (and the meetings and events they sponsor), reflect best environmental practices.
Discounted Hotel Rates!
Let us do your work for you! The process is simple and FREE!
Did you know that Visit Lake Norman can help you find the BEST DEALS at local hotels? If you have any type of group gathering at all, whether family get-together, sports event, business meeting, or even just pals coming in for fun, we can assist you in finding the best rates at the hotel of your choice.
You let us know your wish list, and we submit your tailor-made request to our hotels to find the best fit at the best rate. Just fill out the event planner form to see if your group qualifies. We will contact you via your preferred method of communication and get started today!
