Indeed, as meeting rooms gain momentum in a world where virtual, mobile and remote workers need a place to convene, Alliance Virtual Offices is making the move into the meeting rooms space with Alliance Meeting Rooms.

“We are thrilled to be expanding our service offerings to our global clientele,” says Alliance Virtual Offices Chairman Frank Cottle. “Making our global meeting rooms available to purchase online will give our clients much more flexibility and convenience when doing business in our centers.”

Flexibility and convenience are two key words in the distributed workforce world. Alliance Virtual clearly sees the demand and is responding by adding meeting rooms to its mix of virtual office services for the mobile worker.

Alliance Meeting Rooms’ big idea is to make setting up and running a meeting as easy as possible for clients. Here are some additional details: Alliance Meeting Rooms will be located in some of the world’s most impressive business. Each facility comes fully equipped and staffed.

Alliance Meeting Rooms is making a variety of sizes and configurations available. You can reserve a meeting room online by the hour, half-day or full day. The service officially rolls out in Jan. 2012 on a regional basis, beginning in the United States. Alliance Meeting Rooms promises to follow the launch with international locations.

Beginning in January 2012, the meeting rooms will be available on a regional basis, starting in the United States, and will be quickly followed by additional international locations as well.

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The subsidiary of Davinci Virtual Office Solutions says it is now processing more than 1,000 meeting room reservations a month. That’s an impressive figure, and one that represents a 200 percent year-over-year growth in reservation revenues for its meeting rooms product.

Davinci offers meeting rooms in more than 850 locations around the world, including major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Philadelphia. Davinci Meeting Rooms has a competitive advantage over some meeting room providers with hits technology. The company has developed an online reservation platform that lets you search, book and manage more than 3,000 professional conference rooms worldwide. You can also choose from a laundry list of add-on business services.

“We are very excited about the incredible growth of our meeting space business,” says Bill Grodnik, CEO of Davinci Virtual. “As we continue to add prime inventory and services to address the business meeting needs of our customers, the marketplace clearly has validated our offering.”

Of course, Davinci Virtual is best known for its virtual office space and is the leader in the virtual office industry. The company offers a robust suite of virtual communications and virtual office solutions—and has more than 8,500 customers. With a virtual office space from Davinci, you get a professional business address, mail forwarding, lobby and directory listings, access to conference rooms and day offices, administrative services and business support centers.

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So if  you want a sneak peak at what the meeting space of tomorrow could look like, be sure to attend the latest Office Business Center Association International webinar. Scheduled for Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. EST, the webinar will offer a forward thinking look at a fast changing industry and how it will affect meeting and conference room offerings at executive office suites facilities.

It’s not just opinions, either. An expert panel will serve up market data, user trends and new technologies that are changing the way people meet and work. The insights you learn could inform the way you design, furnish, price and market your meeting spaces. The fee is $150 for non-OBCAI members, but free for members.

Who are your experts this month? Alex Harrington, Thomas G. Hurt and John Gumpel.

“I was introduced to the Office Business Center industry in around 1993 when I took a sales and support position with a software company that was working with various OBC clients,” says Harrington, co-founder of Evo Technologies, a company that makes Web-based console solutions and business center management software. “In 2003, I branched off with Patrick Greene to form Evo Technologies and focus on the emerging VoIP technologies that were beginning to overtake traditional phone systems in the OBC industry.”

Hurt will chime in from the software perspective. Hurt is the president of MorningStar Software, a performance improvement company that offers technology to automate executive office suites. Hurt is a computer science graduate of Texas A&M University. Select clients have included Ferrellgas, Amerada Hess, Allied Technologies, Bristol Myers Squibb, McDonnell Douglas, and Wang Global. With MorningStar, he has turned his attention to the serviced office space.

Finally, John Gumpel from ETenantcare, a web-enabled tenant portal software company, will share his insights on the future of meeting rooms. Gumpel began his professional career selling and supporting PCs at Sears in the early 90s while attending Long Beach State University. Nearly 20 years later, after holding numerous positions in the IT industry varying from customer support to software development, eTenantCare taps his experience to support product design, partner relationships and product implementations. John has been working to solve complex business issues in the commercial real estate and office business center industry for seven years.

Click here to sign up for the webinar.

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Established in Colombus’ Arena District, Sparkspace has a unique business model—and an even more  unique business atmosphere. On the meeting spaces side, Sparkspace offers five options: the loft, the retro room, the board room, the zenergy room, and the think tank.  If the names intrigue you, the actual spaces will thrill you.

The loft, for example, is perfect for 10 to 40 guests. It’s the largest of all Sparkspace’s meeting rooms and mimics the urban loft we all want to live in. The loft features loads of cushy furniture, bold colors, a 60-foot wall of windows, exposed brick, original artwork, and a foosball table. Meanwhile, the retro room is just that—retro, but not too retro. The board room is a “cool little space for creative thinking” that seats up to six with its “boogie board” décor. Think of it as a private Starbucks.

The zenergy room hosts two to 12 guests. As its name suggests, the concept is “peaceful energy.” Unique features include zen curved couches, bold artwork, and large windows that open to let in tons of natural air and light.  Finally, the think tank has a feature that no other meeting room at Sparkspace offers—a (think) tank. This room offers comfy furniture, large windows that open, and a view of the Nationwide Arena plaza.

Sparkspace doesn’t leave you to do the team building on your own. If you need a little help, you can tap into one of its programs, which include Crazy Good Service, Creating a Positive Charge, Urban Adventure, Step Back From The Baggage Claim, and LeaderCast. Creating a Positive Charge caught my eye. In this program, you work to create a more positive workplace, while sparking a whole new level of individual personal development. Who needs the Negative Nancys around the office, anyway? You can check out a video of the experiences of each program on the Sparkspace’s web site.

The rates vary based on how many people you have in your group and how many bells and whistles—like projectors, beverages, sticky notes, etc.—you add on to the package. Typically, though, the fee is $75 per person for a whole day in one of these nifty meeting rooms. This is quite the bargain if you want to stimulate your creativity and build team camaraderie.

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More and more people are. In fact, Davinci just announced more than 100 percent growth in bookings at DavinciMeetingRooms.com so far in 2011.

“We are excited about the rapid growth of our online meeting space business,” says Bill Grodnik, CEO of Davinci Virtual. “We will continue to add prime inventory and features to address the business meeting needs of our customers.”

In case you aren’t familiar with DavinciMeetingRooms.com, it’s an online reservation platform that lets you search more than 2,500 professional conference rooms around the world. On the platform, you can also book and manage meeting space reservations with a few mouse clicks.

You can even reserve a variety of add-on business services, such as:

•    LCD Projectors
•    Wireless or High-Speed Networking
•    Video Conferencing
•    Audio Conferencing
•    Dry Erase Boards
•    Full Food and Beverage Catering
•    Copying and Printing Services
•    On-Site Receptionist
•    Secretarial and Concierge Services
•    Notary

Here’s how it works: Just log on to Davincimeetingrooms.com. You’ll see a form that offers pull down menus that let you select rooms by the hour or by the day in just about any city you choose.

Once you’ve selected all of your meeting room criteria, just hit the search button and you’ll get instant results. I searched for meeting rooms in Hallandale Beach, Fla. and found two suitable options. One cost $23.50 an hour and the other $45 an hour. It took about 30 seconds.

And if you need a virtual office, Davinci Virtual has you covered, too. Davinci serves more than 8,000 companies and entrepreneurs over 750 locations around the world with virtual offices, as well as live receptionist services, virtual assistants, and a variety of communications tools.

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Typically, entrepreneurs and road warriors rely on meeting rooms for important client meetings. Whether you are a small business owner who works from home and taps into virtual office technologies or a traveling exec who needs a place to offer a presentation, meeting rooms offer convenience at the right price.

Apparently, the market for meeting room rentals is fairly healthy. At least it is if you look at Davinci Virtual’s latest report. The virtual office leader just announced a 100 percent increase in revenues processed on its online meeting room reservation platform from the first to second quarters.

That online meeting room reservation platform is called DavinciMeetingRooms.com. Davinci Virtual has a couple of thoughts about how it doubled transactions and revenues in the second quarter: (1) by improving the meeting rooms Web site and (2) by adding plenty of new inventory. The good news for Davinci Virtual is that they can continue to make improvements to the Web site based on customer feedback, and it’s likely that they will continue adding new meeting rooms locations.

Indeed, with so much success under its belt, it won’t be hard to attract meeting room providers looking for new venues to market their meeting space. Davinci Virtual has already attracted more than 2,000 meeting spaces in more than 750 locations to its platform. I would expect the company to add another 50 in the next quarter.

In case you aren’t familiar with Davincimeetingrooms.com, this platform offers users advanced applications such as instantly available, live conference room inventory. You can custom configure your add-on services, including LCD projectors, Internet access, catering and business support services. It’s the quickest way I’ve found to book a meeting room.

“The increase in number of reservations and new user sign-ups has been incredible,” said Bill Grodnik, president and CEO of Davinci Virtual. “The newly designed version of our reservation Web site combined with our ever increasing conference room inventory has attracted new clients and increased usage for existing customers. Whether you need a virtual office in Atlanta, virtual offices in Chicago, New York City virtual offices, Los Angeles virtual offices, or meeting space anywhere in the world—Davinci offers the right space at the right price.”

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DavinciMeetingRooms.com is an online reservation platform that lets both Davinci Virtual’s existing virtual office customers and retail clients who just need a one-off meeting room, day office or conference room, book office space online. In fact, you can book meeting rooms at any of Davinci Meeting Rooms 750-plus locations around the world from any Internet-connected device.

Version 3.0 of DavinciMeetingRooms.com offers users advanced applications like live conference room inventory, along with the ability to select strategic add-on services like LCD projectors, catering and business support services. With Version 3.0, virtual office space users who need a place to hold a business meeting or a presentation can do so quicker than ever before.

“We are proud to release the new version of our online reservation platform for professional conference rooms and meeting spaces,” says Bill Grodnik, president and CEO of Davinci Virtual. “The new site has been designed with ease of use and optimal search criteria in mind. We looked at the past 18 months of experience and implemented what our clients and partners have asked for.”

I like the fact that DavinciMeetingRooms.com keeps evolving. As the Internet becomes more interactive, it’s important to keep pace—especially with an online reservation system. What would be really interesting is if Davinci Virtual adopted some sort of Priceline model where area meeting room providers could compete for the business. Barring that, it’s enough to be able to see which meeting room provider in a given area offers the best price. This improved platform offers even more reasons to book through Davinci Virtual.

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What does this mean for entrepreneurs, road warriors and others who need an occasional meeting space? It means they have more options in more business centers in more U.S. cities. That’s good news! Specifically, Davinci is offering meeting rooms from over 600 locations and over 1,500 meeting spaces around the world.

“We are enjoying the continued growth of our online meeting room reservation platform,” said Bill Grodnik, president and CEO of Davinci Virtual. “The continued addition of prime office locations and meeting rooms enables Davinci Virtual to offer our customers a great selection of International countries and metropolitan cities. Whether you need a virtual office in Atlanta, a virtual office in Chicago, a virtual office in New York, a virtual office in Los Angeles or meeting space anywhere in the world — Davinci offers the right space at the right price.”

Grodnik was referring to Davincimeetingrooms.com. The reservation platform offers advanced applications, including:

• Instantly available, live conference room inventory
• Critical add-on services such as LCD projectors and video conferencing
• Catering services for meeting participants
• Business support services for administrative and technical needs
• A variety of interactive tools

Davinci still has the best meeting room reservation platform in the industry.
Here’s how it works: Just log on to Davincimeetingrooms.com. You’ll see a form that offers pull down menus that let you select rooms by the hour or by the day in just about any city you choose.

Once you’ve selected all of your meeting room criteria, just hit the search button and you’ll get instant results. I searched for meeting rooms in Hallandale Beach, Fla. and found two suitable options. One cost $23.50 an hour and the other $45 an hour. It took about 30 seconds.

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Specifically, Davinci Meetingrooms can now be found in 28 locations in China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The major international expansion gives virtual office clients 100 additional meeting spaces around the world.

“We are very excited to offer the new locations to our clients,” said Bill Grodnik, president and CEO of Davinci Virtual. “The continued addition of prime office locations and meeting rooms enables Davinci Virtual to offer our customers a great selection of international countries and metropolitan cities.”

Davinci Meetingrooms offers an end-to-end online reservation platform that road warriors find intuitive. The platform gives travelers access to available meeting room inventory at thousands of conference rooms and business support services in over 700 locations worldwide. That leads the industry.

By visiting DavinciMeetingrooms.com, users can also book add-on services like LCD projectors, video conferencing, catering and business support services, along with an array of easy to use interactive tools.

This is Davinci Virtual’s self-stated way to level the playing field for small business so entrepreneurs can create a big business image on a small business budget. The at-a-glance availability of meeting rooms around the world adds to Davinci Virtual’s value proposition, which is centered on virtual office space and services. With more meeting rooms, entrepreneurs have more reasons to choose this growing brand.

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Specifically, Davinci Virtual has launched a new Web-based reservation platform that aims to make booking conference rooms and meeting spaces as quick and easy as purchasing office supplies from Quill.com.

You can find the new system at DavinciMeetingRooms.com. The Web site will give you
immediate access to meeting spaces within the Davinci Virtual stock that match your specific business needs, including size, location, and technical requirements.

“We think our clients and the business community will really benefit from the speed and efficiency of this service,” said Bill Grodnik, President and CEO of Davinci Virtual. “A process that used to be time-consuming and cumbersome can now be accomplished in a few minutes. Our customers will now find meetings easy to plan and affordable to host.”

Streamlining Meeting Room Selection
When you consider that Davinci Meeting rooms offers more than 2,000 meeting spaces in metropolitan areas around the world, you can see why the new Web-based reservation system is a must have. But when you consider the bells and whistles that you can add to the meeting room experience Davinci offers the need becomes even more apparent.

In addition to choosing the prime office building in the city of your choice, for example, you can also choose add-on services like LCD projectors, videoconferencing, catering, and business support services.

DavinciMeetingRooms.com promise to reduce the cost and effort of researching and negotiating meeting room options and responds to a growing, global workforce. I think Davinci accomplishes its goal with the new system.

A First-Hand Experience
I took it for a whirl this morning. It’s got a user-friendly interface that asks you the standard questions: city, state, zip, country, and date and hours required, as well as the radius in which you are willing to travel to get to the meeting room.

I typed in Hallandale Beach, offered a five-mile radius, and asked for meeting space today between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Short notice, I know. But we’re testing the metal here. Wouldn’t you know it? They offered me two solutions. The Hollywood Florida Business Center and the Hollywood Business Center. Prices started at $15 an hour for a day office and I was given all the details I could handle, as well as directions.

I like the straightforward pricing. An LCD projector cost me $46.75 an hour, but a dry erase board is free. A network connection cost me $13.50, but a wireless connection is free. Secretarial service cost me $46.75 an hour – wow – and a notary is $9.50. In short, I can get access to everything I would need to hold a meeting for two or up to 60. and it only took about three minutes to make the reservation.

More About Davinci Virtual
Davinci Virtual is a respected provider of turnkey virtual communications and virtual office solutions. Davinci’s virtual offices and services include local or toll-free telephone and fax numbers, digital voicemail, electronic fax, e-mail, online command center, unified messaging, voice and video conferencing, voicemail to e-mail, fax to e-mail, professional live receptionist services, virtual assistants, live call answering, screening and forwarding, find me, follow me, surveys, outbound calling, customer service, appointment scheduling, order taking, and more.

Davinci offers virtual office locations and virtual office services worldwide. With professional business addresses in over prime 600 locations, mail forwarding, lobby and directory listings, access to conference rooms and day offices, catering, administrative services, virtual assistants, business support centers, resident agent services, license hanging and more, Davinci Virtual aims to help businesses maintain a global presence on a local budget.

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