The Solution Center

Our organization held several conferences in the country back-​to-​back and after the Solution Center, we were spoiled for any other experience. Not only were the staff incredibly accessible and accommodating, but the event ran as smooth as we could have hoped for. The needs of our staff and the event specifics were absolutely overwhelming, but they were able to handle the day-​to-​day complications no sweat. The catering was enjoyed by just about every attendee, not to mention our travelling staff. The people running the Solution Center acted like a family and treated us just the same. I can’t say enough about the professionalism of everyone we dealt with, from catering to billing. Having experienced so many other venues, this was by far our best event because of the facilities, the staff, and overall ease that the Solution Center provided.

Nice enough place. Very low tech though…

I went to a marketing workshop held by TIMA here today and I actually stayed after my presentation just to hang out in their space (–ok, and raid their kitchen). The kitchen was fully stocked with Klondike Bars and other ice cream treats, plus frozen and un-​frozen candy bars, jars of goodies including gumballs, gummy bears, peanut M&Ms, a display of pastries, donuts and bagels, string cheeses, water, OJ, coffee. It felt a lot like Unilocal HQ — except lacking an essential keg and some Kettle Chips. And punchy atmosphere. And employees that look like they came out of an Abercrombie ad.
But okay, kitchen aside, I was still impressed. The staff at the Center got up to help me navigate my way around the labyrinth of meeting rooms. The rooms themsleves are varied, so you can have a more intimate roundtable or a formal lecture. Most of the audience seating has outlets for keeping our important laptops and blackberries and iPads and all that jazz juiced up.
There’s outdoor seating for your lunch or private phone call needs. And the indoor bistro area is by some big, bright windows, which helped me recharge after being holed up in a conference room for an hour. Can’t give a full 5 stars since I’ve never dealt with these guys on renting the space and all those logistics. But I can say they handled the day-​of conference beautifully. Meeting rooms were all labeled with their proper sessions, and there’s even an electronic board outside the elevators that updates itself with what’s happening where. Definitely consider it for your conferencing needs!