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- From the RNC
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Basics
(from the Host Committee)
Dates: Sept. 1-4, 2008
Convention facility: Xcel Energy Center
Headquarters hotel: Hilton Minneapolis has been recommended
Delegate Experience venue: Minneapolis Convention Center
Hotel rooms needed: 20,000 per night at 95 hotels have been secured specifically for the convention
Number of hotel rooms in the metro area: Approximately 35,000
Cost: Approximately $50-$80 million-15% in goods and service, and 85% in cash- plus federal security dollars
Expected attendees: (all are approximate & estimated numbers)
- Total: up to 45,000
- Delegates: 2,000
- Alternate delegates: 2,000
- Volunteers: 10,000
- Media: 15,000
- Staff, families, guests, etc.: 15,000
Economic impact: Differs according to attendance and the host city. According to the Democratic National Committee, the 2004 Democratic National Convention held in Boston resulted in direct spending of $156 million.