EsDancer

I'm interested in the convention center/ convention hotel topic from the hospitality point of view so I'm not sure if books on architecture will help me that much for this research...

With the risk of pushing my luck too far (but this project is really important to me), what other authors do you suggest I should read regarding Convention Hotels and Convention Centers? (besides browsing the net) or whom should I turn to for further discussions on this topic?

It does help. Thank you. So you think the concept of a convention hotel originated here in the States, as compared to Europe or Asia...?

do you by any chance know which was the first convention hotel? or the first convention hotel in the USA?