Meetings & Conventions

Newport News, a Hi-Tech Hometown. This vibrant city of more than 180,000, is the mid-point of the Atlantic Coast and at the center of the Coastal Virginia area. It is served by interstate highways, rail, the Port of Hampton Roads, and three commercial airports. The city boasts more than 3,900 hotel rooms citywide that accommodate every budget, style and event. Coupled with nationally acclaimed museums, performing art centers and a copious selection of dining and shopping, Newport News is an electrifying city just waiting to be explored. All of this is surrounded by over 30 parks and historic sites to keep its hometown feeling!

More than 20 international firms have located in the city, including Canon, Continental Automotive Systems, Muller Martini, Wolseley North America/Ferguson Enterprises and Icelandic USA. And with two national laboratories, Jefferson Lab and NASA’s Langley Research Center, along with Virginia’s largest manufacturer and a world leader in naval, nuclear and systems technology, Newport News Shipbuilding, and the U.S. Army’s largest transportation unit, Fort Eustis, Newport News is hi-tech!