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Welcome to Grapevine Texas

We are so pleased to welcome the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association National Conference to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Historic Grapevine, Texas. Grapevine is honored to serve as your meeting destination and we trust that your stay with us will be enjoyable and memorable. In Grapevine, visitors and locals alike find a sophisticated charm and convenient escape from the big city. Take our complimentary Grapevine Visitors Shuttle and enjoy our Historic Main Street and its locally owned boutiques, art galleries, award- winning cafés and bistros and the Urban Wine Trail. Visit the Grapevine Vintage Railroad for an excursion on 1920s-era vintage coaches and our living history museum Historic Nash Farm to see what life was like on the Grape Vine Prairie in the late 1800s. Don’t forget our world-class attractions, including Meow Wolf Grapevine, LEGOLAND

Discovery Center and SEA LIFE Aquarium just up the road at Grapevine Mills, North Texas’ largest shopping destination. We also have 81 holes of golf and beautiful Lake Grapevine if you’d like to enjoy more time outdoors. We invite you to return to Grapevine throughout the year to take advantage of our many exciting and award winning events including Main Street Fest, GrapeFest® and the Christmas Capital of Texas®. Please be sure to bookmark GrapevineTexasUSA.com to find more things to do and see when you visit. There’s always something going on in Grapevine and we invite you to join in the fun! Enjoy your conference. May it be productive and successful! Sincerely,

William D. Tate Mayor of Grapevine

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