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Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff A good product, a wide range of services and the right price. That is what makes Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo an ideal convention centre, said Mary D‘Alton, chairman of a volunteer subcommittee of the Visitor and Convention Bureau established to faciliâ€" tate convention development. said. More than 300 representatives of local service clubs, business, professional and sports organizations had a chance to see what the Twin Cities have to offer groups planning a convention at a recent convenâ€" tion development evening sponsored by the Visitor and Convention Bureau of the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce. The event, entitled the Great... Have you ever thought of bringing your convention to Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and how to go about it when you do.. Evening, featured displays by local hotels, restaurants, recreation and cultural facilities, a slide show and entertainment provided by ethnic dancers and an com pah pah band. Conventions bring delegates and thouâ€" sands of tourist dollars to spend in the area. In 1982, conventions in Kitchener alone attracted more than 13,000 delegates generating about $4‘% million in revenue. Organizers of the development meeting hope to capture an even larger share of the convention market by convincing local groups to hold any future conventions, conferences or seminars in the area. ‘"*Tourism is big business and is going to g:;bigger. Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo has always n abreast of things. We want to make sure they are abreast of this too," explained D‘Alton. "It‘s good for the comâ€" munity .‘ ‘"We want to show them that if they have a conference they want to book. we have "I think we are really special,"" D‘ Alton Facilities make Twin Cities excellent convention centre the means to make it happen and we will be here to help them," she said. D‘Alton added that the advantage of such an event is that "they have a chance in one shot to talk to many people" about the facilities that exist in the area. Peter McFadden, general manager of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, said the meeting was very "beneficial" in helping to develop convention prospects in Waterloo. Although the Waterloo Chamber has taken a more aggressive approach to NO EXTRA CHARGE * FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION e 4 Cylinder Engine e Automatic Transmission e Power Steering & Power Brakes e Rear Window Defroster e AM Radio e Steel Beited Whitewall Radial Tires ON BRAND NEW 1983 FAIRMONTS For Example: 1983 Ford Fairmont, 4 Door Sedan 455 KING STREE T NORTH. WATERLOO. ONTARIQ â€" PMONE 884â€"5110 7495 WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1983 â€" PAGE 5 PLUS FREIGHT, SALES TAX, LICENCE SPECIAL PURCHASE PRICE Special Purchase tourism and the convention market in recent months, McFadden feels that a coâ€"operative effort between the two cities is the key to successfully promoting tourism in theâ€"area. To be realistic there must be a sharing because there is such a common bond. If we pool resources we can accomplish the same for less expenditure of resources," he said. McFadden added that the potential for developing tourism in the city has been greatly enhanced by the decision of Seagrams and Ceramists Canada to locate their museums in Waterloo. David Reynolds, manager of the UW conference centre called the development meeting an ‘‘ideal" way to meet prospectâ€" ive clients and to make them aware of the facilities available at the university. "If you combine the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Inn, our facilities are quite considerable," he said. Down the road from UW, Wilfrid Laurier University also offers residence accomâ€" modation, a wide variety of lecture theatres, seminar rooms, athletic faciliâ€" ties and a banquet hall to groups holding conventions from May to midâ€"August. D‘Alton, who is assistant manager at the Waterloo Inn, said that the meeting offered an excellent opportunity to acâ€" quaint the public with the new expanded facilities at the Inn making it the largest hotel in the region. . We feel we offer an alternate type of location for groups looking fer residence accommodation,"" he said. The centre, located in Village II, offers both accommodation and conference facilâ€" ities throughout the summer months from May 1 to August 31. "It brings together groups that would not have access or a chance to meet. We can make initial contact to do business together. Otherwise our paths would not cross," she said. ‘"I think people will be most impressed to see what we‘ve got." Open Daily 9 to 9 Friday to 6 Saturday to 5 (WATERLOO LUMITED)