Discover Our Convention Services

We know meetings. We know planners. We know Grand Rapids. You know what your group wants and needs. Together, we can make your upcoming event the best yet!

Now that the decision has been made to meet in Grand Rapids, it’s time for our Grand Response™ Convention Services team to kick into high gear. Part of the Midwest’s Best DMO, the team is dedicated to helping you make the most of the city’s unique assets – from connecting you to local resources to touting the one-of-a-kind appeal of Grand Rapids to your membership to ensuring your attendees have the very best experience, on and away from the convention floor.

Our comprehensive assistance include this site: a 24/7 support system you can use to learn about and access our planning and promotion tools, on-site services and more. Compare 100+ local meeting and conference spaces to see which meet your needs. Search our database of local service providers for everything from catering and car rentals to entertainment and event management. Get maps and travel information, save-the-date postcards and magnets, attendance-building ads and social media support. Explore all the ways we can make your attendees feel welcome and empowered. You’ll find all of this more at the links below, along with an introduction to the team that is always available to answer questions, offer expert advice, brainstorm with you and provide just about anything else you need.

No matter the size of your event, you’ll be assigned a Convention Services Manager to assist you every step of the way. Consider us an extra extension of your staff – only you don’t have to pay us, our services are complimentary!

We invite you to take advantage of all our Grand Response™ Convention Services team has to offer. We think you’ll agree that Grand Rapids truly is a city Crafted for Meetings.