Don’t just take our word for it – listen to your fellow planners and hear about their experiences in Boise.
“I was so thrilled to bring the Association for University Business and Economic Research here to Boise because what a better place to host a conference than your hometown… It was amazing to be able to partner with local community partners to make it happen. “
– Vanessa Fry
Director of Idaho Policy Institute and Associate Research Faculty, School of Public Service at Boise State University
“To win the host city RFP, we worked really closely with the Visit Boise team on preparing all the information needed and on a site visit to bring out leadership from D.C. to see firsthand what an event and conference in Boise can look like and see how welcoming our community is.”
– Karlee May
Executive Director, Urban Land Institute of Idaho
“Boise is the perfect size for meetings and conferences. It’s big enough to have world-class venues, hotels, restaurants and cultural experiences, but small enough to feel accessible and welcoming.
Attendees love that everything is walkable downtown. It’s an experience you don’t get in larger, more crowded cities.”
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Visit Boise and their amazing team for their friendliness and expertise in contributing to one of our most successful events. Our attendees had such a great time and experience in Boise, from the airport transfer to staying in the brand new Hotel Renegade to our offsite at Telaya Wine Co. Boise is such an incredible city with so much to offer. I can’t wait to come back!”
“I would tell another organization not to hesitate to hold a convention at Boise Centre. It has been the right size event venue for our group of 950 attendees, the food is wonderful, and the staff are exceptional. Being in Boise’s walkable downtown close to hotels, pubs, coffee shops and the riverwalk has been great.”
“After my first trip to Boise in November 2022, I immediately got it! I immediately fell in love with the idea of taking over the city and treating downtown Boise as our venue. Boise Centre could be considered a “boutique convention center.” It is in the heart of downtown, has 86K square feet of convention and meeting space and is just the right size for more intimate events, and opens up to the downtown plaza and restaurant corridor (8th Street).”
– Sherry Huss
Meeting Planner and Head of Community, The Freeman Company
Read more of Sherry’s testimonial in the “Emerging Destinations” article in Associations and Facilities Magazine.
“The expanded facility was perfect for us. We had 1500 registrants here… Boise has a great vibe for members. They like the walkability, they like being in a small city.”
I’ve heard nothing but good reviews… this is a perfect venue for us.”
-Jeff Engle, MD
“We entertained offers from a number of other cities through the process, but it was all the other things that go into it that Boise offered that really made the difference. Everything is so connected and Downtown is so nice, so clean. And there’s so many different things to do and see, and different bars and restaurants for people to hang out. When our fans come into town, they can feel apart of something. They are not just showing up to a basketball game.”
– Tom Wistrcill
Big Sky Commissioner
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