A professional affiliation is an organization or group a person belongs to based on involvement in a particular profession. A nurse could become a member of the American Nurses Association, for instance. Affiliations range from paid membership to active involvement in organization activities or leadership roles.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, formerly known as Opryland Hotel, is a large hotel and convention center located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company), and operated by Marriott International.
As part of this, the amusement park's official name was changed to Opryland Themepark. The Opryland USA name was then designated as the destination's name, to encompass all of Gaylord Entertainment's Nashville properties.