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About Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Why Roanoke?
Meridium held its first users conferences in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1998 and 1999. At the time, many Meridium clients were located in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. so the company moved its conference to the Houston, TX, area for the next seven years. Given the expansion of our user base to places around the world, Meridium then began moving the conference around the country. This year, we’re pleased to bring the conference “home,” to the city of our newly renovated global headquarters in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.
Hotel Roanoke
Make your reservations immediately at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center for Meridium Conference 2011 in order to receive the special conference rate of $155/night. Online reservations are no longer available, so please call the hotel directly at 540-985-5900.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center has SOLD OUT of rooms on Sunday May 1st - Monday May 2nd, but there are still rooms available for Tuesday - Friday (May 3-6). For those of you requiring hotel accommodations prior to Tuesday May 3rd please contact one of the hotel properties below. All properties supply a shuttle service from their location to the Hotel Roanoke. You can book the beginning of your stay at one of these properties and then book the Hotel Roanoke starting May 3rd onwards. We do strongly encourage staying at the Hotel Roanoke Tuesday-Friday as all conference activities are based out of the Hotel, making your stay easier and more enjoyable.
Cambria Suites
Meridium Corporate rate = $109/night
Complimentary High Speed Wireless Internet
Address: 301 Reserve Ave., Roanoke, VA 24016
Tel: (540) 400-6226
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Courtyard Marriott Roanoke Airport
Meridium Corporate Rate = $109/night
Complimentary High Speed Wireless Internet
Address: 3301 Ordway Drive, Roanoke, VA 24017
Tel: (540) 563-5002
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Marriott – The Residence Inn Roanoke Airport
Meridium Corporate Rate = $119/night
Address: 3305 Ordway Drive, Roanoke, VA 24017
Tel: (540) 265-1119
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Sheraton Roanoke
Meridium Corporate Rate = $104/night
Address: 2801 Hershberger Road NW, Roanoke, VA 24017
Tel: (540) 563-9300
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History of Roanoke
The first pioneers explored the Roanoke Valley region as early as the 17th century. An exploration party's report in 1671 told of the "blue mountains and a snug flat valley beside the upper Roanoke River." For the next seventy years, after this initial exploration, the region remained undisturbed by settlers. As the land to the east of the mountains became developed, pioneers began moving into the western regions of Virginia, and newcomers began farming in the Roanoke Valley by 1740. Towns formed within what is now the city of Roanoke in the first decades of the 19th Century. This tiny village of less than five hundred people was to become the town of Roanoke in 1882 and in 1884, the city of Roanoke. The new town was located along the old Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad later to become the Norfolk and Western. As the largest city in western Virginia, the Roanoke Valley is the region’s center for industry, trade, health, education, travel, conventions and entertainment.
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