enid annual report 2012
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2012 Annual Report for Cherokee Strip Conference Center and the Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau in Enid, OklahomaTRANSCRIPT
2012 Annual Report
The Cherokee StripConference Center
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -Enid Convention
& Visitors Bureau
Table of Contents
Statement of Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Letter from the Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CSCC & ECVB Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Letter from the City Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview of Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Signature Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Customer Service Principles & Customer Satisfaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Financial Performance of the Cherokee Strip Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . .12
Financial Performance of the Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . .13
Community Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Future Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Stake Your Claim
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Global Spectrum is committed to providing professional
management by operating the facilities with the highest level of
efficiency and professional integrity, being good corporate citizens and striving to
exceed the expectations of our customers, clients and business partners.
The management and staff at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center and the
Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau fulfill their missions by providing quality
service with the corporate “How You Doin’?” customer philosophy. The entire team is
dedicated to creating memories and experiences at the Cherokee Strip Conference
Center and in Enid that will last a lifetime.
The Cherokee Strip Conference Center
and Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau are
dedicated to developing a partnership between government and private enterprise—
generating new dollars and new opportunities within the Enid community. The
conference center provides a venue for the city of Enid and its citizens to
bring a variety of events to the marketplace.
Statement of Purpose
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Enid Convention & Visitors BureauMarcy Jarrett Director
Rob HoustonECVB CommunicationsCoordinator
Shala MillerECVB Services Manager
The People Who Make It Work
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Cherokee StripConference CenterKeller Taylor General Manager
The People Who Make It Work
Kristen VenclDirector of Sales
Chelsi DotsonEvent Coordinator
Shawna StapletonAccounting Clerk
Aaron MayfieldOperations Manager
Carmelita QuinnHousekeeping &Operations Coordinator
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CSCC Holds Enid’s First Ink ‘n Iron Show
Tattoo artists and motorcycles lined up
inside Cherokee Strip Conference Center during
“Ink ‘n Iron” in February. Attendees were able to purchase tattoos and see over 100 motorcycles
on display throughout the hall during the weekend event. Entertainment ranged from midget
wrestling to a local Battle of the Bands to best tattoo.
Construction Begins on Enid Event Center While much of the dirt work began
several months before, the first
beam on the new Enid Event Center
was placed in March. When complete
in the spring of 2013, the Enid Event
Center will be a 73,000-square-foot
facility with 31,000 square feet of
floor space and a seating capacity
of around 3,500.
Keller Taylor, Kristen Vencl
Nominated for Local Award
CSCC General Manager Keller Taylor and
Director of Sales Kristen Vencl were nominated
for the Enid Young Professionals’ 10 Under 40
Award, recognizing Enid’s outstand-
ing young business leaders. Taylor
and Vencl were two of 42 nominees
for the award. At the luncheon honoring the ten
winners, the award presenter was quoted in
the Enid News and Eagle as saying, “This room
is filled with people who believe in you, who
believe in the good work you are doing and
are counting on you to continue making Enid
a great place to call home.”
Accomplishments
July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011
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Enid CVB wins Merit Award
for Tourism Organization of the Year
Enid was well represented at the
Oklahoma Red Bud Awards dinner in Okla-
homa City in May. The Red Bud Awards are
sponsored by the Oklahoma Travel Industry
Association and are Oklahoma’s yearly tourism
awards. In its first year of existence, the Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau won
the Merit Award for Tourism Organization of the Year. The Merit Award is
actually second place as we finished behind the Oklahoma City CVB, but to
earn such a prestigious award in our first year was a tremendous achievement.
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center won the Red Bud Award for
Outstanding New Attraction.
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, an Enid native, was co-host for the evening while
Enid’s Kyle Dillingham provided the evening’s entertainment with an outstanding
performance on his violin.
Oklahoma Museum Association To Be
the First State Conference in New Convention Hall
Enid’s Renaissance project (the renovation of Convention Hall
and construction of Enid Event Center) and the city’s attractions were
major factors in the decision in March by the board of the Oklahoma
Museums Association (OMA) to bring its 2013
annual conference to Enid. The board of OMA,
based in Oklahoma City, said its one-of-a-kind
networking and learning opportunity for
Oklahoma museum professionals, volunteers and board members
will be September 25-27, 2013, with most of the events to be held
in Enid’s newly-renovated Convention Hall. The conference is expected
to bring 150-200 people to Enid. The bid was crafted by the Enid Con-
vention & Visitors Bureau with assistance from several local partners,
including Leonardo’s Children’s Museum & Adventure Quest, and the
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.
Accomplishments
January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012
A S S O C I A T I O NMUSEUMSO K L A H O M A
MO A
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Venue Features• 300 On-site Parking Spaces (with ample additional parking)
• Catering Kitchen
• Administrative Offices
• Home of Enid Welcome Center / Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Outdoor Plaza
• Wireless Internet
• Wheelchair Accessible Facility
Additonal items include:
screen, projector, LCD projectors, TV/DVD,
staging, microphones, podiums, easels,
piano, phone line/speaker phone, coffee,
table skirting, U.S. & Oklahoma flags
Room Dimensions & Seating Capacities
Cherokee Strip Conference Center
Room Name
Pioneer Hall
Harvest
Cattleman’s
Buffalo
Heritage Board Room
Springs
Cimarron
Chisholm Trail
Prairie-Buckskin
Indian Nations
Dimensions
82’ x 144’
75’ x 48’
82’ x 48’
82’ x 48’
27’ x 24’
27’ x 27’
27’ x 27’
35’ x 24’
36’ x 24’
24’ x 22’
Sq. Ft.
11,808
3,600
3,936
3,936
648
729
729
840
850
528
Theatre
1200
250
400
400
-
50
50
80
70
-
Classroom
360
100
120
140
-
24
24
40
28
12
Conference
500
100
100
100
14
32
32
40
32
12
Rect.
800
200
300
300
-
40
40
60
36
-
Rounds
600
160
200
200
-
32
32
48
24
-
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Trade Show Information• Total Exhibit Area: 11,808 sq. ft.
• Number of Booths: 40 (10’ x 10’)
• Overhead Doors: 2
• Floors: Concrete
• Electricity: 110/220V
Additional Features
• Entrance Lobby
• Downtown Enid location
Overview of Facility
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Enid Welcome Center
ChisholmTrail
Room
BuckskinRoom
PrairieRoom
Catering
Entrance Lobby
Lounge
Med
iaRo
om
Patio
Pioneer Exh
ibit Hall
Pioneer Exh
ibit Hall
Harvest
Room
Cattleman’s R
oom
Buffalo Room
CimarronRoom
SpringsRoom
HeritageRoom
Admin.Lobby
Second Floor
Indian NationsRoom
Junior Welfare League of Enid
For eight consecutive years, the Junior Welfare
League of Enid has held its annual Charity Gala
in December at the Cherokee Strip Conference
Center. This black-tie optional event allows the
Junior Welfare League to raise money to provide
grants for several local charities and organizations
each year. It features gourmet hors d’oeuvres
and a live and silent auction.
Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals
The Enid chapter of the SPCA turned again to the
Cherokee Strip Conference Center to hold their
12th annual Wine & Food Festival. The black-tie
fundraiser draws more than 600 attendees each
year, raising more than $47,000 for the Enid SPCA
animal shelter.
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip Conference Center partnered with
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma to kick off the
anual Girl Scout cookie campaign in February 2012,
with the second annual Cookie Creations. Partici-
pating local restaurants were assigned their own
Girl Scout cookie and were asked to come up with
a dessert using that cookie. The event was again
considered a success and plans are to continue the
annual event.
Signature Events
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Global Spectrum, management company
of the Cherokee Strip Convention Center and the Enid Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau, has a company-wide customer service program called “How You Doin’?”. Our
catch phrase encourages all of our employees to engage in conversation with cus-
tomers to not only assist them and make their experience more enjoyable, but for
the Cherokee Strip Convention Center to gauge its performance. We truly believe
in providing the best possible experience for our patrons that attend our events as
well as the planners who produce them. Our “How You Doin’?” program has proven
to be a valuable part of our success.
Our approach begins with a simple question, “How You Doin’?”, but it’s more
than that. It is going beyond and treating our customers the way they want to be
treated. It is all about giving our customers the ultimate experience.
Top Ten Customer Service PrinciplesCustomer First: Use all resources available to serve internal and external customer interactions.
Golden Rule: Treat co-workers and customers with complete respect, fairness and courtesy.
Listen: Ask open-ended questions, be attentive and clarify understanding to improve accuracy of responses.
Think “Yes”: Consistently demonstrate a can-do approach in thoughts and actions.
Be Professional: Represent Global Spectrum in an ethical and positive manner with all interactions.
Positive Attitude: Solve problems creatively by making decisions that posi-tively impact the entire organization.
24-Hour Rule: Act with an appropriate sense of urgency when responding to any and all requests.
Enthusiasm: Work with a passion toward achieving individua, team and organiza-tional growth and success and encourage others to do the same.
Everybody Sells: Suggest and implement new ways to drive and improve our business.
Do It Now; Deliver on the things you have committed to doing and/or are account-able for producing.
Dear Marcy, Thank you, thank you, thank you! …toyouandyourstaffandalltheremarkablepeopleinEnidforanextraordinarilywonderfulday.Youdidanamazingjobcoordinatingourevent.Weworkwithmanydestinationsandhaveneverhadamoresuc-cessfulevent.Thecreditforthatsuccessliesentirelywithyou,yourstaff,andyourincredibletourismpartners.Wewillbeback. Blessings,GlendaCarr FriendsInternationalTours
Marcy,ThankyouforyourhelpinshowingusallthesitesinEnid.Youwereanexcellenttourguideandweallhadanawesomeday.Thanksforsharingyourlovelytownanditshistory. DeloresCulley ExecutiveDirector,WCHS
Hitoyourentirestaffandcity! Justanotetoletyouknowwhatagreatdaywehadinyourcityyesterday.Weenjoyeditallfrombeginningtoend.Ourwarmestthanksforyourmostgracioushospitality.Wow! IamespeciallydelightedwiththeStir-UpCookbook.ThoughIcookverylittlethesedays,Ialwaysenjoyreadingthemandparticularlythiskind,sinceitgivesyouafeelforthecuisineforthearea.Mygrandfathermadetherunin‘89andsettlednearKingfisher,soIcouldrelatetomanythingsinyourmuseums. Thankyou!Thankyou!EvaBerry
TheentireCSCCstaffwasexcellenttoworkwithduringtheevent.Excellentpreparationbeforetheevent.Staffwentaboveandbeyondduringtheeventtoensurethatbothclientandpublichadapositiveexperience. LynneBenkendorf EagleMarketing&SmokinRedDirtBBQ
KristenVencl,ChelsiDotsonandyourentirestaffwereverycourte-ousandthesetupwasgreat.ThanksforhelpingmakeAllison’sdayamazing! SusanPurdy Allison’sBridalShower
Wefeltverywelcomeandathomefromthestart.Ourdaughter’sweddingreceptionwasperfect.Awesomepeopletoworkwith,especiallyKristenandChelsi.Yourstaffmadeitveryeasyforus!Excellent! JulieScheffler Scheffler-GuffyWedding
Service & Customer Satisfaction
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Financial Performance
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Current
Budget
Actual Budget
Variation
Number of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(149)
Turnstile Attendance - Gen . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,799)
REVENUE
Gross Ticket Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,740
Rent Revenue Billed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,330 . . . . . . . . . . . . .135,580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . (46,250)
Other Event Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 2,720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,720
Gross Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,790 . . . . . . . . . . . .135,580 . . . . . . . . . . . (32,790)
Gross Rental % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Net Rent Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,790 . . . . . . . . . . . . .135,580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . (32,790)
Net Service Income/Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,655) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,644 . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16,299)
Direct Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,135 . . . . . . . . . . . .149,224 . . . . . . . . . . . (49,089)
Ancillary Income (Net)
Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,489 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(541)
Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (390) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(390)
Total Ancillary Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .390 . . . . . . . . . . . . .23,344 . . . . . . . . . . . (11,765)
Event Operating Income . . . . . . . . . . 115,693 . . . . . . . . . . . .165,713 . . . . . . . . . . . (50,020)
ExPENSES
Indirects
Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,960 . . . . . . . . . . . . .107,743 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,783
Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,891 . . . . . . . . . . . . .121,474 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,583
Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .802
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,824 . . . . . . . . . . . . .166,348 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,524
Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,607 . . . . . . . . . . . . .155,168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,439)
Total Indirect Expenses . . . . . . . . . . .544,917 . . . . . . . . . . . .595,170 . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,253
OTHER INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,769 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(231)
Gross Bldg . Oper . Income . . . . . . . (412,455) . . . . . . . . . . (412,457) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pre-opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Net Oper . Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412,455) . . . . . . . . . . (412,457) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GROSS REVENUE RECAP
Gross Rental Revenue . . . . . . . . . . 102,790 . . . . . . . . . . 135,580 . . . . . . . . . . .(32,790)
Gross Service Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . 15,445 . . . . . . . . . . . .19,168 . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,723)
Gross Concessions Revenue . . . . . . 14,397 . . . . . . . . . . . .18,015 . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,618)
Gross Catering Revenue . . . . . . . . . . 2,051 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,051
Total Gross Revenue . . . . . . . . 134,683 . . . . . . . . . 172,763 . . . . . . . . . (38,080)
ECVB Financial Performance
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REVENUE Current Budget Budget Variation
Sales Tax Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375,000 . . . . . . . . . (375,000)
Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . (200)
Advertising Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,700 . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,700)
Event Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
Budget Carry Forward . . . . . . . . . . . .40,000 . . . . . . . . . . .(40,000)
Total Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424,900 . . . . . . . . (424,900)
ExPENSES Current Budget Actual Budget VariationSalaries & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,246 .12 . . . . . . . .181,344 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 .88Pre-Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 300 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .300 .00Automobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,229 .23 . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .270 .77Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 .40 . . . . . . . . . . . 320 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .134 .60Member Dues/Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . 3,245 .55 . . . . . . . . . . 3,810 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .564 .45Misc . Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 800 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .800 .00 Postage & Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,772 .66 . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . .(772 .66)Volunteer Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . 300 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .275 .00Professional Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,765 .00 . . . . . . . . .10,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . (3,765 .00)Staff Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 .33 . . . . . . . . . . 4,700 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 4,572 .67Insurance/Workers Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 .06 . . . . . . . . . . . 640 .00 . . . . . . . . . . .(471 .06)Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,621 .91 . . . . . . . . . . 4,700 .00 . . . . . . . . . (1,921 .91)Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,955 .78 . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . .(955 .78)Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,285 .04 . . . . . . . 213,414 .00 . . . . . . . . . (871 .04)
Industry Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,579 .04 . . . . . . . . . . 7,200 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 2,620 .96Capital Asset Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Business Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864 .70 . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .135 .30FAM Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 .17 . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 1,926 .83Local Membership Organizations . . . . . . . 956 .33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . .(956 .33)Out-of-town Sales/Sales Calls . . . . . . . . . 3,939 .28 . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 2,060 .72In-town Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 500 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .500 .00Promotional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,440 .51 . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .559 .49Resource Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 .90 . . . . . . . . . . . 500 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . .405 .10Site Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 .62 . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 2,925 .38Print Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,467 .87 . . . . . . . . .86,222 .00 . . . . . . . . . 26,754 .13Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,643 .33 . . . . . . . . . . 6,500 .00 . . . . . . . . . (2,143 .33)Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,292 .15 . . . . . . . . . . 5,300 .00 . . . . . . . . . . .(992 .15)Servicing/Event Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,280 .62 . . . . . . . . . . 6,050 .00 . . . . . . . . . . .(230 .62)Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,105 .32 . . . . . . . . .18,508 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 3,402 .68Special Projects / Grant Funds . . . . . . . 86,307 .30 . . . . . . . . .88,000 .00 . . . . . . . . . . 1,692 .70Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,119 .14 . . . . . . . 233,780 .00 . . . . . . . .38,660 .86
Total Operating Expense . . . . . . . . 409,404 .18 . . . . . . . 447,194 .00 . . . . . . . .37,789 .82Net Operating Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . 15,495 .82
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The Cherokee Strip Conference Center and Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau proudly support numerous
community activities and organizations through memberships, volunteering and serving on boards .
The involvement of our staff is critical to helping support the Enid community.
• American Red Cross - Cimarron Valley Chapter
• Enid AM Ambucs
• Enid Noon Ambucs
• Enid First
• Enid Kiwanis Club
• Enid Regional Development Alliance
• Enid Rotary Club
• Enid Symphony
• Enid Young Professionals
• Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma
• Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce
• Inspire Greater Enid
• Leadership Greater Enid
• Juliette Low Leadership Society
• Main Street Enid
In addition to the support we provide organizations through our volunteering efforts,
we look forward to partnering with local organizations for fundraising opportunities
at the renovated Convention Hall and new Enid Event Center in the coming years .
Community Involvement
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While the Cherokee Strip Conference Center has served Enid and
the surrounding area very well since opening its doors in 1987,
it will step aside late in 2012 as two new facilities are set to open
on Enid’s historic downtown square. The brand new Enid Event Center, scheduled to open spring of 2013, will offer 30,000 square
feet of exhibition space and 3,400 spectator seats. This facilitiy will be
the crown jewel of northwest Oklahoma with a two-level concourse,
two meeting rooms with exhibit space view, state-of-the-art restrooms,
concessions and a complete back of house.
The renovated, historic Enid Convention Hall, opening fall of
2012, will be attached to the Enid Event Center. The convention hall
showcases a 10,000-square-foot ballroom and a 4,000-square-foot
junior ballroom. It also offers 7,000 square feet of meeting rooms
and comes complete with a concourse, balcony, restrooms, kitchen
and back of house.
As these state-of-the-art facilities are being built, the Global Spectrum
team at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center continues to work
diligently at booking events not only for 2012-13 in the current facility,
but also for events in the new Enid Event Center and Enid Convention
Hall. We continue to strive for excellence in customer service through
the utilization of Global Spectrum’s “HowYouDoin’?”principles. A key
component of our success lies in our teams’ commitment to be
well-trained, professional and innovative.
Future Outlook
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The Cherokee Strip
Conference Center
123 W Maine
Enid, OK 73701
580-616-7362
Enid Event Center
& Convention Hall
301 S. Independence
Enid, OK 73701
(coming Nov. 2012)
580-616-7361
www.enideventcenter.com
Enid Convention
& Visitors Bureau
123 W. Maine
Enid, OK 73701
580-233-3643
www.visitenid.org