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Page 9 TOP R E ASONS TO MEE T TOP REASONS TO MEET TOP R E ASONS TO MEE T Winnipeg is your window of opportunity CENTRAL LOCATION Getting to Winnipeg is easy as it is located in the centre of Canada, providing comparable travel distances from either coast or major U.S. cities., and less flying time for your delegates. CONVENTION CENTRE A newly expanded convention centre provides more than 264,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space. The third floor exhibition hall with its unique floor-to-ceiling windowed ballroom connects two buildings for 131,000 sq. ft. of contiguous, pillar-less exhibit space. HOTELS Winnipeg's inventory of 6,450 hotel rooms continues to grow with a vast array of affordable convention hotels from heritage to newly renovated to chic boutique and brand name properties. NAVIGATION It is quick and easy to get around Winnipeg with the airport only a short 15-minute drive to downtown. Five things you didn't know about Winnipeg 1 3 5 2 4 Meet in Winnipeg and you will see why National Geographic Traveler has named Winnipeg as one of the 20 best trips in the world for 2016. World War II's spymaster Sir William Stephenson, born in Winnipeg, was immortalized in the book "A Man Called Intrepid" and became the inspiration for Ian Fleming's 007 James Bond. The Winnipeg Art Gallery has the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art. Winnipeg was nicknamed the "Chicago of the North" for the Chicago School style of architecture that was used to build Winnipeg's skyscrapers at the turn-of-the-20th-century. Winnipeg-born Clara Hughes, a cycling and speed skating Olympic competitor, made history by being the only athlete to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Games. The Harlequin Romance publishing empire was founded in Winnipeg in 1949. Garden of Contemplation in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights