February 24, 2005

Solomon P. Ortiz International Center offers free wireless Internet
High-speed wireless Internet access established to enhance conference center amenities

The Port of Corpus Christi has established high-speed wireless Internet access at the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center to better serve patrons and enhance the popular conference center’s amenities. The Ortiz Center is one of eleven conference centers in Texas to receive the prestigious International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) certification and one of three in Texas to offer high-speed wireless Internet (www.iaccnorthamerica.org).

“This service expands our amenities menu, allows us to offer state-of-the-art technology to our clients and is sure to enhance the profile of the Ortiz Center” said Michael DeGaish, Ortiz Center General Manager.

High-speed Internet access will be offered as a free service to clients of the Ortiz Center and has been established in the east portion of the facility to include the lobby area and the Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, Jim Wells and San Patricio rooms which is the area certified by IACC.

The Ortiz Center opened in the summer of 2000 and hosts approximately 700 events and 100,000 visitors annually and has become a popular venue in town for a variety of events such as business meetings, training sessions, fundraisers, banquets, wedding receptions, luncheons, etc. In addition, the Port of Corpus Christi holds its monthly commission meetings in the Nueces Room of the Ortiz Center.

“With the vast amount of events the Ortiz Center hosts annually, the addition of high-speed wireless Internet is sure to be a welcomed and an often-used amenity by our patrons,” said DeGaish.

www.ortizcenter.com

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