Media Testimonials
"The staff at HyVee Hall are very attentive and work hard to make the meeting a success."Ms. Alice Vinsand
Iowa Association of School Boards
November 2009
"Des Moines event venues offer many options. The Science Center of Iowa is a fun alternative that has a lot of capacity and creativity."
Ms. Dawn Gentsch
University of Iowa College of Public Health
November 2009
"Des Moines is the central location really for the mass of our members. We always meet at the Airport Holiday Inn and they treat us so very good. We love coming and seeing the same helpful and friendly faces at each event. They bend over backwards for the PPI."
Ms. Christy Brinkopf
Professional Photographers of Iowa
November 2009
"West Des Moines is a great place to host a conference. The conference facilities are very good and there are so many avenues for entertainment, food and shopping."Ms. Doreen Hayek
Way Up Council
November 2009
"Our event was held at the Sheraton West Des Moines and they did a very good job and met all our needs."
Ms. Lori Schmidt
Nutri-West Central
October 2009
Big city feel, small town service.
Ms. Marcy Seavey
Iowa Science Teachers Association
October 2009
"Success is all in the planning."
Beth Gathercole
Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management
October 2009
"The staff at the Holiday Inn Airport was very courteous and helpful to make our event a success."
Barbara Robertson
Optimist International
October 2009
"Thank you for all of your help planning our group trip to Des Moines. We were in Des Moines Oct. 12-15 and had a great time. We thoroughly enjoyed your city and were so impressed by its cleanliness, obvious planning, green spaces, and all of the sites to see. We enjoyed the Hoyt-Sherman House, your new library, and the State Capitol, plus the Historic District surrounding the capitol, and many restaurants with good food. We stayed at the Embassy Suites by the River and were treated very well. None of us had ever been TO Des Moines; many had been by Des Moines, and all were very impressed."
Joanne Iverson
October 2009
"The central location, the wide range of conference facilities, and the opportunities for after-conference activities make Greater Des Moines an ideal site for a statewide conference."
Ms. Sue Wickham
Instructor-Acad. Achievement Center
Iowa Developmental Education Association
October 2009
“What a gorgeous state, we have been able to enjoy some great golf courses and some good food here. Its way way underrated, it’s a heck of a lot prettier than I expected.”
Mike Skinner
NASCAR Driver
September 2009
“Des Moines is an interesting city. There are a wealth of sites and attractions to visit year-round, each offering its own distinctive flair for the city and metropolitan area. I was pleasantly surprised at all that Des Moines had to offer from shopping to dining, accommodations, performance venues, entertainment districts, family attractions, sports entities and historical destinations, particularly in terms of African American history.”
Lysa Allman-Baldwin, Weekly Travel Writer – New York Amsterdam Newspaper, Senior Travel Writer – SoulOfAmerica.com, Cultural Travel Writer – Examiner.com
November 2008
"Des Moines is fabulous. I’m most impressed by the technology community here – everyone from agriculture to web development. Des Moines and Iowa should talk more about your technology community.”
Meg Whitman, President/CEO of Ebay
December 20, 2007
