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Attendees of the 2001 Congress will fall in love with the Texas hospitality found in Dallas
JANUARY 2001, VOL 73, NO 1 DALLAS HIGHLIGHTS
Attendees of the 2001 Congress will fall in love with the Texas hospitality found in Dallas Sunday, March 11, to Thursday, March 15, 2001 he 48th annual AORN Congress in Dallas promises to be an exciting event for attendees, who can expect to be greeted with true Texas hospitality. Take time to enjoy the sights, experience some Tex-Mex cooking, and explore the culture and heritage of the city. Visiting Dallas will be a truly unique experience.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND allas was settled in 1841 by John Neely Bryan, a Tennessee lawyer and entrepreneur, and his friend, Mr Dallas. The city began as a humble trading post located along the Trinity River. By the end of the nineteenth century, Dallas was a leading center of agriculture, railroads, and trade. In the twentieth century, Dallas began to change and rapidly flourish. In 1914, a Federal Reserve Bank opened in Dallas, making the city a center of finance. With the 1930s, Dallas saw a boom in oil field management and resources, and in the 1940s,
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the city grew as a renowned center of aviation and military manufacturing. In 1963, Dallas’ image was tarnished with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It took the building of Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport, the success of the television series “Dallas,” and the popularity of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team to restore the city’s confidence. Currently, Dallas is the leading business and financial center in the Southwest. It is one of the top convention cities in the United States, the number one visitor destination in Texas, and the third largest fashion center and film production area in the nation.
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umerous native pecan, cottonwood, and oak trees can be found in Dallas, which encompasses 384 sq miles. The city boasts 45 sq miles of lakes, 406 parks, and 500 miles of bicycle routes. Dallas’ elevation ranges from 450 to 750 ft above sea level. Skyscrapers adorn the city, many of The dazzling and unforgettableskyline symbollzes Dallas‘ cultural and business vltalliy. From major leapue spom to major corporations, Dallas offers everything In between. (Photo courtesy or me Dailas Convention & VisimIs Bureau)
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which are landmarks. At night, city visitors will recognize the 72-story Nations Bank building located downtown, as it is delineated by more than two miles of green argon tubing.
ATTRACTIONS wide variety of entertainA ment awaits Dallas visitors. The West End Historic District, an area of restored red-brick warehouses, is located downtown. The West End boasts 80 Southfork Ranch, home of the televlslon serles "Dallas," Is open for tours of the stores, 50 restaurants, various Ewlng Monslon and ranch grounds. The "Dallas Legends" memorabllla exhlblt rellves nightclubs and bars, and an televlslon memorles. Mlss Ellle's Dell and memorabllla shops are open dally. (Pholo indoor marketplace containing an wumy of the DU//US convention & v/s/romsureuu) amusement arcade, gift shops, and a 10-screen cinema. The Dallas Arboretum Botanical Society, a 66-acre floral preserve, lies on More than 1,800 species of animals in 20 habitats can be found at the Dallas Zoo. One of the White Rock Lake. More than 150,000 tulips and zoo's major attractions is the Wilds of Africa, other flowers can be seen, along with two historiwhich is best viewed by monorail. Other highlights cal estates located on the arboretum's grounds. include a rattlesnake collection, an aviary, and a walk-through rain forest. For a look back into history, visit Medieval Times, where a four-course banquet is served as visitors watch an authentic jousting match. Movie fans can visit the Movie Studios at Las Colinas, where visitors can experience the Addams Family Special Effects Theater. Six Flags Over Texas, a 205-acre amusement park, boasts more than 100 rides, shows, and other entertainment. Rides include a world-class collection of roller coasters, such as the Texas Giant and the Shock Wave, as well as Batman the Ride and Escape from Din0 Island 3D Turboride. Six Flags also features a wide variety of shops, such as Looney Tunes USA, where visitors can purchase Looney Tunes logoline items from T-shirts to caps. For those interested in nightlife, be sure to visit Deep Ellum, an offbeat part of the city packed with an eclectic mixture of nightclubs. Club Clearview is home to 10 bars, including a dance club, a room with virtual reality games, and wellknown touring acts. The Nelman Marcus flagshlp store In downtown Dallas set the Dallas also is home to professional sports teams, standard lor high fashlon and elegance In the early 1900s. (photo courtesy or M/nue/ cosonow und the DO//US convention including the Dallas Cowboys football team and the Dallas Stars hockey team. The Cowboys, currently B v/s/rom~unruu) 37 AORN JOURNAL
JANUARY 2001, VOL 73, NO 1 DALLAS
HIGHLIGHTS
Listen to seventeenth and eighteenth century music European style in an intimate concert setting at the Dallas Chamber Orchestra.
DINING allas is home to 5,000 D restaurants, from Thai to Russian and everything in between. The city is well known for its regional flavors, including Mexican, Tex-Mex, and barbecue. Discover Pappasito’s Cantina, one of the best Tex-Mex restaurants in the city. Specialties include jumbo shrimp and ribs; or try the fajitas at Cadillac Bar, where Mexican is blended with seafood and a pinch of Creole. For barbecue, visit Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse, hailed as the best barbecue by critics and the public alike. Sonny Bryan’s serves beef brisket, ribs, sausage, and more. For those looking for a more elegant dining experience,try The Mansion on Turtle Creek. Here, patrons can find such items as lobster tacos, pheasant, and crkme bdilte. For dining and dancing, check out The Enclave Restaurant. Before enjoying the French-Continental cuisine,
Batman The Rlde Is just one or the many thrllllng attractlons at SIX Flags Over Texas. This Dallas area theme park larger than Dlsneyland, offers a varlety of rldes, shows, concerts, and restaurants. (Photo courtesy or me ~crllos Convenflon & visimm Bureau)
owned by Jerry Jones and led by quarterback Troy Aikman, have been to eight Superbowls, winning five. The Stars have become a team to be reckoned with in the Pacific Division of the National Hockey League, winning the Stanley.Cup in 1999.
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS isitors to Dallas can find a wide variety of culV tural attractions as well. The Dallas Museum of features many French impressionists, includArt
ing Monet, Van Gogh, Rodin, and Renoir. More than 280,000 exhibits of animal species can be viewed at the Dallas Museum of Natural History, including Texas’ first mounted dinosaur. At The Sixth Floor Museum: JFK and the Memory of a Nation, visitors can see where President John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. The Dallas Opera presents such operas as Madame Butterfly, the story of a Japanese girl awaiting her American husband’s return, only to fiid he has a new American wife. At the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, attendees can hear the works of the greats, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, and Schubert.
The Oallas Hlstorlwl Plaza Is located In downtown Dallas near Elm and Houston Streets. Its features Include the Kennedy Memorlal, John Neely Bryan Cabln, and Old Red CouRhouse, site or the Dallas Vlsltor Inrormatlon Center. (Photo courtesy or the Dallas Conventlon& vlsltom Bureau)
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HiStOrlC Fall Park IS the home of the annual State Falr of Texas, the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl football game, and many other festlvals and events. (Photo COUrteSY of 1loyd Polssenot, Stock Studios, and the Dallns Convention & Visitors Bureau)
unwind at the piano bar and get ready for a live band at 9 PM nightly. Enjoy rack of lamb, steak diane, and bananas Foster. If theme restaurants are your thing, Dallas boasts the Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and the Rainforest Cafe. Hard Rock Cafe, commonly referred to as the “Supreme Court of Rock and Roll,” features a bar in the shape of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar. The restaurant is housed in a building that originally was a two-story church.
SHOPPING ~~
nown as a first-class shopping destination, K Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any other major US city. Visit the Dallas
cowboy flair, visit Wild Bill’s Westem Store. To find items at a discount, try Grapevine Mills, Texas’ first and largest value retail mall. The outlet features more than 200 stores and restaurants, including Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue and the Rainforest Cafe.
Galleria, home to more than 200 stores and restaurants, including Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Saks Fifth Avenue. For a more historic flair, visit the Uptown/McKinney Avenue Area. This shopping district features the McKinney Avenue Trolley, antique stores, art galleries, and restaurants. NorthPark Center offers more than 160 specialty stores, such as Bally, FA0 Schwarz, and Tiffany & Co. NorthPark eateries include P. E Chang’s and Maggiano’s Little Italy. To pick up items with a
GENERAL INFORMATION he Dallas Convention center will host AOR”s T 2001 Congress. The center is divided into three main levels and offers 523,726 sq ft of continuous, same-level prime exhibit space, with 225,000 sq ft of exhibit space on a lower level. The center also has a theater, which can accommodate 1,770 people in upholstered, opera-style seats, as well as an arena that can accommodate 9,000 people. DallasFt Worth is Texas’ largest metropolitan area with a population of 4.5 million people. When in Dallas, expect plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, as the average daily temperature is 65.4’ F. Average precipitation for the city is 33.7 inches per year. As a modem, cosmopolitan city, anything goes when it comes to fashion-formal to casual, modem to western, or the syle of another culture. Whatever you wear, you will fit right in. For more information on Dallas, visit the Dallas Convention Center’s web site at http://www.dallasconventioncenter.com. You also will find information about local attractions and dining opportunities from the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. Visit them at http://www.dallascvb.com. NlKKl PARKER ASSOCIATEEDITOR
The recently expanded Dallas Conventlon Center Is the centerpiece of Dallas’ multlbllllon dollar conventlon and trade show Industry. Dallas ranks among fhe top cities In rhe nation for conventlon and meetlng anendees. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Convention & Vlsltors Bureau)
39 AORN JOURNAL
Attendees of the 2001 Congress will fall in love with the Texas hospitality found in Dallas Sunday, March 11, to Thursday, March 15, 2001 he 48th annual AORN Congress in Dallas promises to be an exciting event for attendees, who can expect to be greeted with true Texas hospitality. Take time to enjoy the sights, experience some Tex-Mex cooking, and explore the culture and heritage of the city. Visiting Dallas will be a truly unique experience.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND allas was settled in 1841 by John Neely Bryan, a Tennessee lawyer and entrepreneur, and his friend, Mr Dallas. The city began as a humble trading post located along the Trinity River. By the end of the nineteenth century, Dallas was a leading center of agriculture, railroads, and trade. In the twentieth century, Dallas began to change and rapidly flourish. In 1914, a Federal Reserve Bank opened in Dallas, making the city a center of finance. With the 1930s, Dallas saw a boom in oil field management and resources, and in the 1940s,
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the city grew as a renowned center of aviation and military manufacturing. In 1963, Dallas’ image was tarnished with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It took the building of Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport, the success of the television series “Dallas,” and the popularity of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team to restore the city’s confidence. Currently, Dallas is the leading business and financial center in the Southwest. It is one of the top convention cities in the United States, the number one visitor destination in Texas, and the third largest fashion center and film production area in the nation.
GEOGRAPHY
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umerous native pecan, cottonwood, and oak trees can be found in Dallas, which encompasses 384 sq miles. The city boasts 45 sq miles of lakes, 406 parks, and 500 miles of bicycle routes. Dallas’ elevation ranges from 450 to 750 ft above sea level. Skyscrapers adorn the city, many of The dazzling and unforgettableskyline symbollzes Dallas‘ cultural and business vltalliy. From major leapue spom to major corporations, Dallas offers everything In between. (Photo courtesy or me Dailas Convention & VisimIs Bureau)
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which are landmarks. At night, city visitors will recognize the 72-story Nations Bank building located downtown, as it is delineated by more than two miles of green argon tubing.
ATTRACTIONS wide variety of entertainA ment awaits Dallas visitors. The West End Historic District, an area of restored red-brick warehouses, is located downtown. The West End boasts 80 Southfork Ranch, home of the televlslon serles "Dallas," Is open for tours of the stores, 50 restaurants, various Ewlng Monslon and ranch grounds. The "Dallas Legends" memorabllla exhlblt rellves nightclubs and bars, and an televlslon memorles. Mlss Ellle's Dell and memorabllla shops are open dally. (Pholo indoor marketplace containing an wumy of the DU//US convention & v/s/romsureuu) amusement arcade, gift shops, and a 10-screen cinema. The Dallas Arboretum Botanical Society, a 66-acre floral preserve, lies on More than 1,800 species of animals in 20 habitats can be found at the Dallas Zoo. One of the White Rock Lake. More than 150,000 tulips and zoo's major attractions is the Wilds of Africa, other flowers can be seen, along with two historiwhich is best viewed by monorail. Other highlights cal estates located on the arboretum's grounds. include a rattlesnake collection, an aviary, and a walk-through rain forest. For a look back into history, visit Medieval Times, where a four-course banquet is served as visitors watch an authentic jousting match. Movie fans can visit the Movie Studios at Las Colinas, where visitors can experience the Addams Family Special Effects Theater. Six Flags Over Texas, a 205-acre amusement park, boasts more than 100 rides, shows, and other entertainment. Rides include a world-class collection of roller coasters, such as the Texas Giant and the Shock Wave, as well as Batman the Ride and Escape from Din0 Island 3D Turboride. Six Flags also features a wide variety of shops, such as Looney Tunes USA, where visitors can purchase Looney Tunes logoline items from T-shirts to caps. For those interested in nightlife, be sure to visit Deep Ellum, an offbeat part of the city packed with an eclectic mixture of nightclubs. Club Clearview is home to 10 bars, including a dance club, a room with virtual reality games, and wellknown touring acts. The Nelman Marcus flagshlp store In downtown Dallas set the Dallas also is home to professional sports teams, standard lor high fashlon and elegance In the early 1900s. (photo courtesy or M/nue/ cosonow und the DO//US convention including the Dallas Cowboys football team and the Dallas Stars hockey team. The Cowboys, currently B v/s/rom~unruu) 37 AORN JOURNAL
JANUARY 2001, VOL 73, NO 1 DALLAS
HIGHLIGHTS
Listen to seventeenth and eighteenth century music European style in an intimate concert setting at the Dallas Chamber Orchestra.
DINING allas is home to 5,000 D restaurants, from Thai to Russian and everything in between. The city is well known for its regional flavors, including Mexican, Tex-Mex, and barbecue. Discover Pappasito’s Cantina, one of the best Tex-Mex restaurants in the city. Specialties include jumbo shrimp and ribs; or try the fajitas at Cadillac Bar, where Mexican is blended with seafood and a pinch of Creole. For barbecue, visit Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse, hailed as the best barbecue by critics and the public alike. Sonny Bryan’s serves beef brisket, ribs, sausage, and more. For those looking for a more elegant dining experience,try The Mansion on Turtle Creek. Here, patrons can find such items as lobster tacos, pheasant, and crkme bdilte. For dining and dancing, check out The Enclave Restaurant. Before enjoying the French-Continental cuisine,
Batman The Rlde Is just one or the many thrllllng attractlons at SIX Flags Over Texas. This Dallas area theme park larger than Dlsneyland, offers a varlety of rldes, shows, concerts, and restaurants. (Photo courtesy or me ~crllos Convenflon & visimm Bureau)
owned by Jerry Jones and led by quarterback Troy Aikman, have been to eight Superbowls, winning five. The Stars have become a team to be reckoned with in the Pacific Division of the National Hockey League, winning the Stanley.Cup in 1999.
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS isitors to Dallas can find a wide variety of culV tural attractions as well. The Dallas Museum of features many French impressionists, includArt
ing Monet, Van Gogh, Rodin, and Renoir. More than 280,000 exhibits of animal species can be viewed at the Dallas Museum of Natural History, including Texas’ first mounted dinosaur. At The Sixth Floor Museum: JFK and the Memory of a Nation, visitors can see where President John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. The Dallas Opera presents such operas as Madame Butterfly, the story of a Japanese girl awaiting her American husband’s return, only to fiid he has a new American wife. At the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, attendees can hear the works of the greats, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, and Schubert.
The Oallas Hlstorlwl Plaza Is located In downtown Dallas near Elm and Houston Streets. Its features Include the Kennedy Memorlal, John Neely Bryan Cabln, and Old Red CouRhouse, site or the Dallas Vlsltor Inrormatlon Center. (Photo courtesy or the Dallas Conventlon& vlsltom Bureau)
38 AORN JOURNAL
JANUARY 2001, VOL 73, NO 1 DALLAS
HIGHLIGHTS
HiStOrlC Fall Park IS the home of the annual State Falr of Texas, the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl football game, and many other festlvals and events. (Photo COUrteSY of 1loyd Polssenot, Stock Studios, and the Dallns Convention & Visitors Bureau)
unwind at the piano bar and get ready for a live band at 9 PM nightly. Enjoy rack of lamb, steak diane, and bananas Foster. If theme restaurants are your thing, Dallas boasts the Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and the Rainforest Cafe. Hard Rock Cafe, commonly referred to as the “Supreme Court of Rock and Roll,” features a bar in the shape of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar. The restaurant is housed in a building that originally was a two-story church.
SHOPPING ~~
nown as a first-class shopping destination, K Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any other major US city. Visit the Dallas
cowboy flair, visit Wild Bill’s Westem Store. To find items at a discount, try Grapevine Mills, Texas’ first and largest value retail mall. The outlet features more than 200 stores and restaurants, including Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue and the Rainforest Cafe.
Galleria, home to more than 200 stores and restaurants, including Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Saks Fifth Avenue. For a more historic flair, visit the Uptown/McKinney Avenue Area. This shopping district features the McKinney Avenue Trolley, antique stores, art galleries, and restaurants. NorthPark Center offers more than 160 specialty stores, such as Bally, FA0 Schwarz, and Tiffany & Co. NorthPark eateries include P. E Chang’s and Maggiano’s Little Italy. To pick up items with a
GENERAL INFORMATION he Dallas Convention center will host AOR”s T 2001 Congress. The center is divided into three main levels and offers 523,726 sq ft of continuous, same-level prime exhibit space, with 225,000 sq ft of exhibit space on a lower level. The center also has a theater, which can accommodate 1,770 people in upholstered, opera-style seats, as well as an arena that can accommodate 9,000 people. DallasFt Worth is Texas’ largest metropolitan area with a population of 4.5 million people. When in Dallas, expect plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, as the average daily temperature is 65.4’ F. Average precipitation for the city is 33.7 inches per year. As a modem, cosmopolitan city, anything goes when it comes to fashion-formal to casual, modem to western, or the syle of another culture. Whatever you wear, you will fit right in. For more information on Dallas, visit the Dallas Convention Center’s web site at http://www.dallasconventioncenter.com. You also will find information about local attractions and dining opportunities from the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. Visit them at http://www.dallascvb.com. NlKKl PARKER ASSOCIATEEDITOR
The recently expanded Dallas Conventlon Center Is the centerpiece of Dallas’ multlbllllon dollar conventlon and trade show Industry. Dallas ranks among fhe top cities In rhe nation for conventlon and meetlng anendees. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Convention & Vlsltors Bureau)
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