Book these venues in Rogers for successful strategic planning and year-end review meetings.

Strategic planning meetings and year-end reviews are key to setting the tone for the upcoming year.  They can include transforming long-term business goals into short-term action plans; reviewing wins, losses and other performance indicators from the past year and establishing a realistic roadmap for the future. To help you take your annual planning meetings to the next level, Rogers has many tried-and-true venues and resources and services to help professionals host productive (and fun) events.

Why Rogers is the Perfect Destination for Year-End Strategic Meetings

Rogers is the cultural and commercial hub of Northwest Arkansas, a metropolitan area in Benton and Washington Counties that’s home to many big-name companies, including Walmart Stores, Inc., J.B. Hunt and Tyson Foods, Inc. The city’s central location only 12 miles from Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), a continuously growing workforce of more than 272,000, and welcoming community make it a popular destination for meetings and events. There’s also plenty of ways for attendees to fill their itineraries between meetings in Rogers, from attending concerts and festivals to hiking and biking in the Ozark Mountains.

Top Venues for Strategic Planning and Year-End Review Meetings in Rogers

Whether you have 35 to 3,000 attendees for your planning meeting, the Rogers Convention Center has more than 125,000 square feet of flexible space for small and large groups, including five ballrooms, eight salons, two boardrooms for smaller events and a sprawling patio (great for receptions at sunset). The convention center offers a bounty of amenities such as free on-site parking, a full-service business center, in-house Bose sound system and ceiling-mounted remote projection with 20-foot screens. It is conveniently connected to the 400-room Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center, where you can easily reserve between 10 to 25 rooms for your group online. 

Other properties in the area with smaller conference rooms and event spaces include the Courtyard Bentonville Rogers Promenade, Hyatt House Bentonville/Rogers and Candlewood Suites Rogers/Bentonville, an IHG Hotel. Look for complimentary amenities such as Wi-Fi, daily hot breakfasts and airport shuttles.

Enhance Your Strategic Planning Meetings

If you host your meeting or event at the Rogers Convention Center, take advantage of the on-site AV personnel and custom catering options. Or connect with purveyors such as NWA Catering Concepts, which offers both convenient and locally inspired meals, or  Craveable Charcuterie of NWA or Ozark Charcuterie for more casual fare. Or leave everything up to the pros at Oh Celebrate Events and Meredith Events, who can help you plan your strategic planning meeting from start to finish so all you have to worry about is coming up with the agenda. 

To help your attendees reflect and plan for the future, implement fun and thought-provoking activities into your strategic planning meeting schedule. Explore the businesses and art galleries of downtown Rogers, which offer extra-special experiences during the monthly Art On the Bricks event, or enjoy a wine or beer tasting at Sassafras Springs Vineyard & Winery or Ozark Beer Co., respectively. You can also take in the lush natural landscapes on a stroll around Lake Atalanta or challenge colleagues to 18 holes at one of Roger’s golf courses.

Easily Accessible For Everyone on Your Team

Hosting a strategic year-end planning meeting will set your team up for success for the future—particularly if you host your event in Rogers, Arkansas. The city offers many desirable features, including a location near Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), which has nearly 40 flights per day from 21 destinations across the country, and access to loads of top-notch venues and activities. 

Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t fret—the meeting-planning experts at Destination Rogers are also here to help you find the right venue and resources.