ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, awarded the Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau with the 2015 Readers' Choice Award.

ConventionSouth Publisher J. Talty O'Connor said. "The value in receiving this prestigious recognition is that it comes from the United States' top meeting professionals who hold events in the South. These planners demand the highest level of customer service and quality facilities, and they have contributed in determining that Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau indeed displays the commitment to professionalism, creativity and service that they require."

Since its creation in 2001, this is the third time that Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau has received the Readers' Choice Award, making it an even greater honor.

The Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau will be featured as an award recipient in the December, 2015 Awards Issue of ConventionSouth magazine. This exciting issue will also showcase some of the most talented meeting professionals in the nation as ConventionSouth also presents planners with its annual "Meeting Professionals To Watch" designation. "Featuring peer advice and trade secrets from our Meeting Professionals to Watch in 2015, our Awards Issue is one of the most popular must-read resources within the meetings industry," O'Connor said.

Celebrating over 30 years as a leading meeting planning resource, ConventionSouth magazine is based in Gulf Shores, Ala., and is distributed to more than 18,000 meeting professionals located across the country who book meetings held within the South, according to O'Connor.