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Table of ConTenTs 


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Facts • Figures • analysis • rankings • Floorplans • photos 

Overview 

2005 

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Convention Centers 2009: 

A State of the Industry Report ......................10-14 

Section I: 

Convention Centers: United States 

Alabama ..............................................15 

Alaska ................................................15 

Arizona ...............................................15 

Arkansas ..............................................16 

California ..........................................16-19 

Colorado .............................................19 

Connecticut .......................................19-20 

District of Columbia ...................................20 

Florida .............................................20-22 

Georgia ............................................22-25 

Hawaii ................................................26 

Illinois .............................................26-28 

Indiana ...............................................28 

Iowa ..................................................28 

Kansas .............................................28-30 

Kentucky .............................................30 

Louisiana ..........................................30-31 

Maryland .............................................31 

Massachusetts .....................................31-32 

Michigan .............................................32 

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Minnesota .........................................32-34 

Mississippi ............................................34 

Missouri ...........................................34-36 

Montana ..............................................36 

Nebraska .............................................36 

Nevada ............................................36-39 

New Jersey ...........................................40 

New Mexico ..........................................40 

New York .......................................... 40-42 

North Carolina .....................................42-43 

North Dakota .........................................43 

Ohio ...............................................43-44 

Oklahoma .........................................44-45 

Oregon ...............................................45 

Pennsylvania .........................................45 

Rhode Island ..........................................46 

South Carolina ........................................46 

South Dakota .........................................46 

Tennessee .........................................46-49 

Texas ..............................................50-52 

Utah ..................................................52 

Virginia ............................................52-54 

Washington ..........................................54 

West Virginia .........................................56 

Wisconsin .........................................55-56 

Puerto Rico ...........................................56 

Convention Centers by Name: 

United States 

Alamodome ..........................................52 

Albuquerque Convention Center ......................40 

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 

& Exposition Center ...................................28 

Alliant Energy Center .................................56 

Amarillo Civic Center ..................................50 

American Bank Center ................................50 

American Royal Center/Kemper Arena .................34 

America’s Center ......................................34 

AmericasMart Atlanta .................................22 

Anaheim Convention Center ..........................16 

Arlington Convention Center ..........................50 

John Ascauga’s Nugget Resort Casino .................38 

Atlanta Exposition Center .............................22 

Atlantic City Convention Center .......................40 

Austin Convention Center .............................50 

Bally’s Las Vegas ......................................36 

Baltimore Convention Center .........................31 

Baton Rouge River Center .............................30 

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M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center ....................43 

Big Sandy Superstore Arena ...........................56 

Big Town Exhibition Hall ..............................50 

Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex ...........15 

Bismarck Civic Center .................................43 

Neal S. Blaisdell Center ................................26 

Boca Raton Resort & Club .............................20 

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center ...............31 

Branson Convention Center ...........................34 

The Broadmoor .......................................19 

George R. Brown Convention Center ..................51 

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center ....................40 

Cabarrus Arena & Events Center .......................42 

Caesars Palace ........................................36 

Cajundome/Convention Center .......................30 

CAL EXPO/California Exposition & State Fair ...........17 

Carolina First Center ..................................46 

Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center .......30 

Charleston Area Convention Center ...................46 

Charleston Civic Center & Auditorium .................56 

Charlotte Convention Center ..........................42 

Charlotte Merchandise Mart ...........................42 

Chattanooga Convention Center ......................46 

Cleveland Convention Center .........................44 

Cobb Galleria Centre ..................................24 

Cobo Convention Center ..............................32 

Colorado Convention Center ..........................19 

Greater Columbus Convention Center .................44 

Comcast Arena Everett & 

Edward D. Hansen Conference Center .................54 

The Concourse Exhibition Center ......................19 

Connecticut Convention Center .......................19 

Connecticut Expo Center ..............................20 

The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino ....................36 

Cow Palace ...........................................19 

Cox Convention Center ...............................44 

Crown Center .........................................43 

Crown Center Exhibit Hall .............................34 

Dallas Convention Center .............................50 

Dallas Market Center ..................................50 

Dayton Convention Center ............................44 

D.C. Armory ...........................................20 

DCU Center ...........................................32 

Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center/Egan Center ......15 

Denver Merchandise Mart Complex ...................19 

DeVos Place ..........................................32 

Disney’s Contemporary Resort ........................21 

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort .....................21 

Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts ...................21 

Doubletree Miami Mart/Airport Hotel 

& Exhibition Center ...................................21 

Duke Energy Convention Center ......................43 

Dulles Expo & Conference Center ......................52 

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center .............32 

El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Centers .........51 

Empire State Plaza Convention Center .................40 

Exhibition Building at Osceola Heritage Park ........... 21 

Expo Square ..........................................45 

Fair & Expo Center ....................................42 

Fairplex, Southern California’s Event 

& Entertainment Center ...............................17 

Fargodome ...........................................43 

Florida State Fairgrounds .............................22 

Ford Park Event Center ................................50 

Greater Fort Lauderdale/ 

Broward County Convention Center ...................20 

Fort Worth Convention Center ........................51 

Foxwoods Resort Casino & MGM Grand at Foxwoods . . 20 

Franklin County Veterans Memorial ...................44 

Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center .............52 

Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center ...........16 

Garden State Convention & Exhibit Center .............40 

Gatlinburg Convention Center ........................48 

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center .........31 

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center .........48 

Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center .............21 

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center ............51 

Georgia Dome ........................................24 

Georgia International Convention Center ..............24 

Georgia World Congress Center .......................24 

Gillette Stadium ......................................31 

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center .................52 

Grand Sierra Resort & Casino ..........................38 

Grand Wayne Convention Center ......................28 

Greensboro Coliseum Complex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 

Gwinnett Center ......................................24 

Hampton Roads Convention Center ...................52 

Hara Arena, Conference & Exhibition Center ...........44 

Hawaii Convention Center ............................26 

Hilton Americas Houston Hotel ........................51 

Hilton Anaheim .......................................16 

Hilton Anatole ........................................50 

The Hilton Chicago ...................................26 

Hilton New York ......................................42 

Hot Springs Civic & Convention Center ................16 

Hyatt Regency Atlanta ................................24 

Hyatt Regency Chicago’s Riverside Center .............26 

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center . . 31 

Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium .......28 

International Exposition Center (I-X Center) ............44 

Iowa Events Center ...................................28 

Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas ...............51 

Jackson Convention Complex/SMG ....................34 

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center .....................42 

Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities .....34 

Kansas Expocentre ....................................30 

KCI Expo Center .......................................34 

Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center ...................30 

Kentucky Exposition Center ...........................30 

Kentucky International Convention Center ............30 

John S. Knight Center .................................43 

Knoxville Convention Center ..........................48 

Knoxville Expo Center .................................48 

Joseph S. Koury/Sheraton Greensboro 

Hotel at Four Seasons Convention Center .............43 

The Lakeland Center ..................................21 

Lancaster County Convention Center ..................45 

Lansing Center ........................................32 

Las Vegas Cashman Convention Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Las Vegas Convention Center .........................36 

Las Vegas Hilton ......................................37 

David L. Lawrence Convention Center .................45 

Lee Civic Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Lexington Center .....................................30 

Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center ......16 

Los Angeles Convention Center .......................16 

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena .......16 

Louisiana Superdome .................................30 

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino .........................37 

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa .................15 

MassMutual Center ...................................32 

McCormick Place ......................................26 

Meadowlands Exposition Center ......................40 

Memphis Cook Convention Center ....................48 

MGM Grand Hotel & Conference Center ...............37 

Miami Beach Convention Center ......................22 

Midwest Airlines Center ...............................56 

Minneapolis Convention Center .......................32 

The Mirage Casino-Hotel ..............................37 

Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center ......34 

Montana ExpoPark .................................... 36 

The Moscone Center ..................................19 

Moscone West ........................................19 

Myrtle Beach Convention Center ......................46 

Nashville Convention Center ..........................48 

Nashville Municipal Auditorium .......................48 

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ..................42 

Navy Pier .............................................26 

New Jersey Convention 

& Exposition Center at Raritan Center ..................40 

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center ......30 

Norfolk Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

North Atlanta Trade Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Ocean Center .........................................20 

ODEUM Sports & Expo Center ......................... 28 

Omaha Civic Auditorium ..............................36 


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Ontario Convention Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Orange County Convention Center ....................22 

Oregon Convention Center ...........................45 

Orlando World Center Marriott ........................22 

Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center .................21 

Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center ...........15 

Overland Park Convention Center .....................28 

Palm Beach County Convention Center ................22 

Palm Springs Convention Center ......................17 

Palmer Events Center .................................50 

Paris Las Vegas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Pasadena Convention Center ..........................17 

Pennsylvania Convention Center ......................45 

Peoria Civic Center ....................................26 

Peppermill Resort Spa Casino .........................38 

Greater Philadelphia Expo at Oaks .....................45 

Phoenix Convention Center ...........................15 

Piers 92/94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter .......42 

Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center ..............45 

Roland E. Powell Convention Center ...................31 

Puerto Rico Convention Center ........................56 

Qwest Center Omaha .................................36 

Qwest Field and Event Center .........................54 

Raleigh Convention Center ............................43 

Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center ......52 

Reliant Park ........................................... 51 

The Renaissance Montgomery Hotel 

& Spa at the Convention Center .......................15 

Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center . . 28 

Reno Events Center ...................................38 

Reno-Sparks Convention Center .......................38 

Rhode Island Convention Center 

& Entertainment Complex .............................46 

Greater Richmond Convention Center .................54 

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino ...........................37 

Roberts Centre ........................................44 

Rochester Riverside Convention Center ................42 

Rock Financial Showplace .............................32 

Will Rogers Memorial Center ..........................51 

Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel & Golf Club ................22 

Rushmore Plaza Civic Center ..........................46 

Sacramento Convention Center .......................17 

Saint Paul RiverCentre ................................34 

San Diego Convention Center .........................17 

San Jose McEnery Convention Center .................19 

San Mateo County Event Center .......................19 

Sands Expo & Convention Center ......................37 

Santa Clara Convention Center ........................19 

Savannah International Trade & Convention Center ....24 

SeaGate Convention Centre ...........................44 

Seaport Hotel & Seaport World Trade Center ..........31 

Sevierville Events Center ..............................48 

SHOWPLACE ..........................................43 

Shreveport Convention Center ........................31 

Sioux Falls Convention Center .........................46 

South Point Hotel & Casino ............................38 

South Towne Exposition Center .......................52 

Spokane Convention Center ..........................54 

Springfield Exposition Center .........................36 

Statehouse Convention Center ........................16 

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center ................28 

Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center ...........54 

Tampa Convention Center ............................22 

Town & Country Resort & Convention Center ..........17 

Tropicana Resort & Casino .............................38 

Trump Taj Mahal Casino & Resort ......................40 

Tucson Convention Center ............................15 

Tulsa Convention Center ..............................45 

University of Phoenix Stadium ........................15 

Valley Forge Convention Center .......................45 

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino .....................38 

Virginia Beach Convention Center .....................54 

Von Braun Center .....................................15 

Waco Convention Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort .............21 

Walter E. Washington Convention Center ..............20 

Washington Marriott Wardman Park ................... 20 

Washington State Convention & Trade Center .........54 

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa ....................21 

The Wildwoods Convention Center ....................40 

Wisconsin Exposition Center ..........................56 

World Market Center Las Vegas .......................38 

Wynn Las Vegas ......................................38 

XL Center .............................................20 

Convention Centers: Canada 

B.C. Place .............................................57 

Calgary Stampede Park ...............................57 

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre .....................57 

Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place .................58 

EVRAZ Place (formerly IPSCO Place) ...................58 

Exhibition Park ........................................ 57 

International Centre Toronto ..........................58 

Metro Toronto Convention Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 

Moncton Coliseum Complex ..........................57 

Niagara Convention & Civic Centre ....................58 

Northlands ...........................................57 

Olympic Stadium .....................................58 

Ottawa Convention Center ............................58 

Palais des congrès de Montréal (Convention Centre) ...58 

Place Bonaventure ....................................58 

Quebec City Convention Centre .......................58 

Shaw Conference Centre ..............................57 

The Toronto Congress Centre .........................58 

Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre ............57 

Winnipeg Convention Centre .........................57 

World Trade and Convention Centre Halifax ...........57 

Convention Centers: Mexico 

Acapulco International Center ........................59 

Cancun Center Conventions & Exhibitions ............60 

CECONEXPO .........................................60 

Centro Banamex .....................................59 

CIECEM ..............................................59 

CINTERMEX Convention Center .......................60 

CONVEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Expo Bancomer Santa Fe .............................59 

Expo Chihuahua ......................................59 

Expo Forum ..........................................60 

Expo Guadalajara .....................................60 

Expo Imperial ........................................59 

Expo Reforma CANACO ...............................59 

Feria Nacional Potosina ...............................60 

Inforum Irapuato .....................................59 

Moon Palace Resort & Convention Center .............60 

Poliforum Leon .......................................59 

Puebla Convention Center ............................60 

Tabasco 2000 Convention Center .....................61 

World Trade Center Veracruz .........................61 

WTC Mexico City International Exhibition 

& Convention Center ..................................59 

Yucatan Siglo XXI Convention Center .................61 

Convention Centers: Overseas 

Links to Major Exhibition Centers 

Around the World ..................................62-66 

Section II: 

The World’s Top Convention 

Centers by Size 

Ranked by Exhibit Space ...........................67-70 

Convention Center Floor Plans 

Convention Center Floor Plans ....................71-113 

Index to Advertisers 

List of Advertisers ....................................114 

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center 

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George R. Brown Convention Center 

Midwest Airlines Center 

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Convention Centers 2009 

A State of the Industry Report 

by DARLENE GUDEA, VP/publisher & editor, 

RENEE DIIULIO, senior editor, news & directories 

and NICOLE BURNES, assistant editor 

It seems it was just a short while ago 

that the convention and exhibition 

industry was enjoying its post-9/11 

resurgence. But faced with the worst 

economic downturn since the Great 

Depression, that resurrection was 

truncated too soon. 

With their fortunes tied to the 

industries they serve, events of all types 

have suffered in varying degrees. Many 

have seen losses in attendance, exhibitors 

and net square footage, not just due to 

the economy but also to such challenges 

as the H1N1 virus (swine flu) and public 

perception of events. The political 

uproar over meetings and events has 

resulted in cancellations that are being 

felt particularly hard in some of the most 

“appealing” destinations, such as Las 

Vegas and Hawaii. 

Most businesses are re-evaluating, 

some are renegotiating and all are 

tightening their belts. Show organizers are 

in a position of power, but they should 

also be prepared to give something 

in return. Convention centers are 

much more willing to negotiate – even 

renegotiate – with clients and potential 

clients who can offer repeat business. 

Service and value, however, remain 

unchanged. Show organizers still hold 

high standards, and convention centers 

still aim to deliver. “Show organizers are 

looking for the same responsiveness in 

terms of event coordination, but they 

may have an overall keener focus on value 

and what we’re delivering for the price,” 

said Steve Ethier, executive director of 

the Minneapolis Convention Center. 

Subsequently, convention centers 

continue to operate in a highly 

competitive environment and must still 

invest in marketing and improvement 

efforts, including greening, while seeing 

their budgets shrink. “Few buildings are 

very happy with the business they have,” 

said Richard Geyer, president and CEO 

of the Wisconsin Center District, which 

owns and operates Midwest Airlines 

Center in Milwaukee, WI. 

at the drawing board 

Falling revenues pose a serious 

challenge, and centers are looking to costcutting 

measures as well as ancillary and 

non-traditional sources of income to make 

up the difference. Sponsorships, advertising, 

short-term business and repeat business 

represent many centers’ approaches. 

Flexibility is key, for both centers and 

organizers. “We look for ways together that 

we can reduce their expenses and partner 

with them,” said Mark Zimmerman, general 

manager of Atlanta’s Georgia World 

Congress Center (GWCC). 

Many centers approach their 

negotiations with show organizers as 

partnerships. The current economic 

situation has driven some show 

organizers to seek renegotiation of 

contracts, and centers have been willing 

to talk. Ethier suggests organizers are 

driven to return to the table, an unusual 

move in the industry, by the drop in show 

figures, impacting attendance, exhibit 

space and demand for exhibitor services. 

“We face the same economic 

challenges that show organizers are 

facing. Hopefully, they understand we can 

be flexible to a point, and then we like to 

see some sort of commitment on their 

end to providing additional business in 

the future,” said Ethier. 

competition still tight 

To make sure there is a future, 

convention centers are willing to work 

with show organizers to create a package 

that will work. Many are reaching out 

directly to shows’ clients to help. 

The GWCC has designed fam 

(familiarization) trips for both the 

relevant media and exhibitor groups for 

client shows. Those invited are hosted by 

the center, permitting them to experience 

the city and center directly. “We show 

them and tell them all the things that are 

going on in Atlanta and the convention 

center, and we try to build interest 

in those particular industries,” said 

Zimmerman. 

Of course, a city must have 

something to show off when hosting a 

fam trip or when making presentations 

to organizers, and so destination-building 

remains important. “If a city or a market 

is going to invest in having a convention 

center, then they will need to continue 

to progress in terms of making that 

destination more attractive. There are 

many ways a city can undertake that 

effort,” said Ethier. 

Minneapolis is currently embarking 

on a new branding initiative that will 

be supported by market research. The 

center is examining the current market to 

determine which actions are a temporary 

reaction to the economy and which 

will become permanent trends. “What 

does the future hold? How should we 

respond? Our goal is to identify our 

competitive edge,” said Ethier. 

Budget constraints can create some 

limitations on any center’s efforts to 

improve, but today’s municipalities need 

to show capabilities or progress in areas 

of mass transportation, technology and 

development. “If municipalities aren’t 

investing in making their downtowns 

and cities more vibrant, then clearly they 

will not be in the game going forward,” 

said Ethier. 

1) McCormick Place, Chicago 

2,600,000 sf 

2) Orange County Convention Center, 

Orlando 

2,100,000 sf 

3) Las Vegas Convention Center, 

Las Vegas 

1,984,755 sf 

4) Georgia World Congress Center, 

Atlanta 

1,400,000 sf 

5) Kentucky Exposition Center, 

Louisville 

1,100,000 sf 

6) New Orleans Morial Convention Center, 

New Orleans 

1,100,000 sf 

7) Reliant Park, Houston 1,056,213 sf 

8) International (I-X) Center, 

Cleveland 

1,050,000 sf 

9) Sands Expo & Convention Center/ 

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 

Las Vegas 

1,040,600 sf 

10) Dallas Convention Center, 

Dallas 

1,018,942 sf 

Prime Exhibit Space at 

Top Ten U.S. Facilities 


Snapshot: 

The Nation’s Top Ten Convention Centers 

Listed by Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space 

June 2009 

14,450,510 sf 

Percent of Total SF of Prime 

Exhibit Space at All U.S. Facilities 25.1% 


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Convention Centers 2009 Continued from page 10 

One Notch In 

At the same time, however, everyone 

must exercise caution in their budgets, and 

many businesses have implemented cuts 

where possible. “We’re certainly containing 

our costs – the expenses that we have the 

most control over,” said Ethier. 

For most centers that includes 

staffing. The Minneapolis Convention 

Center is balancing current needs 

against those projected in the future to 

ensure the right size staff (“We want to 

enable ourselves to respond to all types 

of business,” said Ethier); the GWCC 

has frozen positions through attrition 

(“We have about 60 positions frozen 

now,” said Zimmerman); and Midwest 

Airlines Center is reworking schedules 

and outsourcing to different companies 

(“It keeps the cost of benefits down, but 

if you lose good people, it’s hard to get 

them back,” said Geyer). 

Green Is Not a Fad 

Another area for conservation of 

funds is conservation of energy. Green is 

not just a fad, but an approach that many 

venues have found produces a return on 

investment, both environmentally and 

financially. 

“We want to look at each of those 

initiatives and be able to say we installed 

these ten escalators and we’re saving 

30% on our energy use. Or, that our 

entire recycling effort, in terms of 

aluminum, plastic and cardboard, is not 

only reducing our expenses in terms of 

what we put in our trash compactor and 

what we need to have carted away, but is 

also preserving the landfill,” said Ethier. 

“Long-term cost savings help to justify 

costs.” 

The GWCC recently spent about 

$292,000 drilling two wells and installing 

a piping system on the property to serve 

the 200-acre campus. With the ability to 

pump 54 gallons a minute, the water will 

reduce the center’s domestic water bill – 

and drain on local supply – and restore 

delivery to the campus gardens and water 

features. It is expected the investment will 

be recovered within three years. 

The State of Centers 

For some show organizers, 

environmental initiatives are not very 

important, and they very rarely, if ever, 

matter more than cost. Whatever the 

show’s needs, the center and organizer 

will work together for a good fit. 

This often starts with research into 

the appropriate facilities, a search that 

factors in space requirements, industry 

schedules, venue availability, infrastructure, 

destination appeal and budget. 

Trade Show Executive’s 7th Annual 

World’s Top Convention Centers directory 

provides details on convention centers in 

North America, which host a minimum 

of ten trade shows or events per year 

and offer at least 50,000 square feet 

of prime exhibit space. This year, 

Metric U.S./Canada/ United States Canada Mexico 

Mexico 

Total Number of Centers 289 249 19 21 

Total Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space 66,645,580 sf 57,525,266 sf 5,538,600 sf 3,581,714 sf 

Total Square Feet of Flex Space 2,592,872 sf 2,156,372 sf 436,500 sf N/A 

Average Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space 

Snapshot: 

Convention Center Metrics June 2009 

Mean (arithmetic average) 230,608 sf 231,025 sf 291,505 sf 170,558 sf 

Median (midpoint) 112,000 sf 112,000 sf 250,000 sf 82,408 sf 

Mode (most frequent) 50,000 sf 50,000 sf 500,000 sf 77,500 sf 

50,000 sf 

289 convention centers qualified for 

inclusion: 249 in the United States and 

its territories, 19 in Canada and 21 in 

Mexico. We also provide websites on 187 

international venues. 

Together, the centers analyzed within 

this directory offer 66,645,580 square 

feet of prime exhibit space. The top ten 

U.S. centers represent 25% of the space 

available in the United States. 

Our Snapshot, found on this page, 

provides even more details about the 

state of the convention center industry. 

Interesting items: 

• The average square footage of a 

convention center in the U.S. features 

231,025 square feet of prime exhibit 

space. With 224,000 square feet, the 

Charlotte Merchandise Mart best 

represents this average. 

• The median prime square footage in the 

U.S. is 112,000 square feet. The Palm 

Springs Convention Center and the 

Springfield Exposition Center match 

that with 112,000 square feet each. 

• In terms of prime exhibit space, 

centers in Canada average more 

space; those in Mexico average less. 

• The most common size, or mode, 

of U.S. centers is 50,000 square feet 

of prime exhibit space. There are 16 

centers of this size. 

Trade Show Executive will continue to 

track these stats and other trends in our 

monthly newsmagazine, directories and 

annual reports, including: 

• Pardon Our Dust, a convention 

construction directory published 

every March and October 

• TSE’s Millionaire’s Club and Mega 

Facilities in August; Mid-Sized Centers 

in February; Facilities with Less Than 

100,000 Square Feet of Prime Exhibit 

Space in November; and TSE’s E-Clips 

Breaking News and website, 

www.tradeshowexecutive.com. 

Largest Inventory by State 

in Number of Facilities 

in Total Square Footage 

Largest Inventory by City/Metro Area 

in Number of Facilities 

in Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space 

Nevada, with 21 facilities 

Nevada, with 6,135,676 sf 

Las Vegas, with 16 facilities 

Las Vegas, with 5,378,892 sf 

(2 each) 

Reach Steve Ethier, executive director, 

Minneapolis Convention Center at 

(612) 335-6000 or steve.ethier@ci.minneapolis. 

mn.us; Richard Geyer, president and CEO, 

Wisconsin Center District at (414) 908-6050 

or rgeyer@wcd.org; Mark Zimmerman, general 

manager, Georgia World Congress Center at 

(404) 223-4200 or mzimmerman@gwcc.com 

© June 2009 by Trade Show Executive Magazine 


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Convention Centers: By Country 

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America for conventions and meetings, San Diego 

offers the perfect package: 

• World-class convention center 

• Fantastic hotel package located within 

walking distance of the facility 

• Airport located right in Downtown 

• Comfortable weather year-round 

• Incomparable service levels. 

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2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive 

Convention Centers: United States 

Alabama to Arizona 

Exhibition Facility by by Location Exhibit && Meeting Space Space Key Key Features Management 

Alabama 

Birmingham 

Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Prime Exhibit Space: 220,000 sf Adjoining 18,000-seat arena; Jack Fields, Executive Director, (205) 458-8400, jack.fields@bjcc.org; 

2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North Meeting Space: 100,000 sf 2,800-seat concert hall; 1,000-seat Susette Hunter, Director of Sales & Marketing, (205) 458-8400, 

Birmingham, AL 35203 74 Breakout Rooms theater and 759 hotel guest rooms. (877) 843-2522, susette.hunter@bjcc.org 

www.bjcc.org 

Huntsville 

Von Braun Center Prime Exhibit Space: 125,700 sf Multi-purpose center with 9,000- Steve Maples, CFE, Executive Director, (256) 533-1953, 

700 Monroe St. Meeting Space: 18,642 sf seat arena; 2,153-seat concert hall stevemaples@vonbrauncenter.com; 

Huntsville, AL 35801 18 Breakout Rooms and 502-seat playhouse. Marie Arighi, CHSP, CMP, Senior Sales Manager, 

www.vonbrauncenter.com Flex Space: 23,000 sf (256) 551-2379, marighi@vonbrauncenter.com 

Mobile 

Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 52,000 sf pre-function space. Bob Brazier, General Manager, (251) 208-2100, 

One South Water St. Meeting Space: 42,000 sf Downtown waterfront facility. bbrazier@mobileconventions.com 

Mobile, AL 36602 18 Breakout Rooms; Includes Easy access by air and ground 

www.mobileconventions.com Grand Ballroom transportation. 

Montgomery 

The Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa Prime Exhibit Space: 73,000 sf 14,000 sf ballroom; 1,800-seat Keely Smith, Director of Sales, Montgomery CVB, 

at the Convention Center Meeting Space: 30,000 sf Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (334) 261-1100, ksmith@montgomerychamber.com 

201 Tallapoosa St., Montgomery, AL 36104 22 Breakout Rooms with 4,000 sf pre-function space; 

www.visitingmontgomery.com Flex Space: 4,000 sf 9,000 sf European spa. 

Alaska 

Anchorage 

Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center/ Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Dena’ina opened in 2008; largest Julie Dodds, ACVB Director of Convention Sales, (907) 257-2327, 

Egan Center Meeting Space: Dena’ina: 11,000 sf / exhibit hall in Alaska. Mountain views jdodds@anchorage.net; Greg Spears, General Manager, 

600 W. 7th Ave./555 W. 5th Ave. Egan: 32,000 sf from third-floor ballroom and outdoor (907) 263-2800, greg@egancenter.com; Con Jager, Director of 

Anchorage, AK 99501 Breakout Rooms: Dena’ina: 6 / Egan: 15 terrace. Egan was revitalized in 2008. Sales & Marketing, (907) 263-2800, con@egancenter.com 

www.anchorageconventioncenters.com Flex Space: Dena’ina: 23,000 sf / Two blocks apart in heart of downtown 

Egan: 30,000 sf 

Anchorage. 

Arizona 

Glendale 

University of Phoenix Stadium Prime Exhibit Space: 160,000 sf Multi-purpose facility with retractable Managed by Global Spectrum. Peter C. Sullivan, General Manager, 

1 Cardinals Dr. Meeting Space: 20,000 sf roof and field. (623) 433-7100, psullivan@universityofphoenixstadium.com; 

Glendale, AZ 85305 Melissa A. Jurcan, Director of Sales, (623) 433-7100, 

www.universityofphoenixstadium.com 

mjurcan@universityofphoenixstadium.com 

Phoenix 

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Prime Exhibit Space: 89,000 sf Wireless access, pillar-free ballrooms, Steve Hart, General Manager and Regional VP, 

5350 E. Marriott Dr. Meeting Space: 200,000 sf 3 separate built-in registration desks, (480) 293-5000, Steve.Hart@Marriott.com; 

Phoenix, AZ 85054 42 Breakout Rooms large foyer. Shane Allor, Director of Sales, 

www.jwdesertridgeresort.com Flex Space: 115,000 sf (480) 293-3906, Shane.Allor@Marriott.com 

Phoenix Convention Center 

100 N. Third St. 

Phoenix, AZ 85016 

www.phoenixconventioncenter.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 645,500 sf 45,600 sf ballroom space. $3.2 MIL of City of Phoenix owned and managed. 

Meeting Space: 167,000 sf Public Art with 11 pieces of art; 21,000 John Chan, Director, (602) 262-6221, 

106 Breakout Rooms sf IACC-certified executive conference phoenix.convention.center@phoenix.gov 

Flex Space: 45,200 sf 

See our ad Tab 2, Side 1 

and floor plan page 71 

center. Located at a METRO Light Rail 

Station; 4 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor 

International Airport downtown. 

Tucson 

Tucson Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 147,000 sf Facility includes an arena, music hall Richard Singer, Director, (520) 791-4101, 

260 S. Church Ave. Meeting Space: 32,604 sf and theater. Richard.Singer@tucsonaz.gov; 

Tucson, AZ 85701 15 Breakout Rooms Kate Calhoun, Sales & Marketing Director, (520) 791-4101, 

www.tucsonconventioncenter.org Flex Space: 25,000 sf Kate.Calhoun@tucsonaz.gov 

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Arkansas to California 

Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management 

Arkansas 

Hot Springs 

Hot Springs Civic & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 103,000 sf 6,500-seat arena. Steve Arrison, Executive Director, (501) 321-2027, 

P.O. Box 6000 Meeting Space: 31,100 sf sarrison@hotsprings.org; 

Hot Springs National Park, AK 71902 15 Breakout Rooms Gordon Mahoney, Deputy Director, (501) 321-2027, 

www.hotsprings.org 

gmahoney@hotsprings.org 

Little Rock 

Statehouse Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 83,000 sf 18,362 sf ballroom. Located 10 min. Dan O’Byrne, CEO, Little Rock CVB, (501) 370-3322, 

P.O. Box 3232 Meeting Space: 18,362 sf from airport. Adjoining Peabody Hotel; dobyrne@littlerock.com 

Little Rock, AK 72203 11 Breakout Rooms 6,500 hotel rooms in the city. 

www.littlerock.com 

California 

Anaheim 

Anaheim Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 815,000 sf Dramatic rotunda with glass walls Tom Morton, Executive Director, (714) 765-8920, 

800 W. Katella Ave. Meeting Space: 130,000 sf and 190-ft. ceiling in main lobby. tmorton@anaheim.net; 

Anaheim, CA 92802 52 Breakout Rooms Part of Anaheim Resort Complex David Meek, General Manager, (714) 765-8951, 

www.anaheim.net/conventioncenter including Disneyland and hotels. dmeek@anaheim.net 

Hilton Anaheim Prime Exhibit Space: 57,084 sf Versatile event and meeting space. Brad Logsdon, Director of Sales & Marketing, (714) 740-4234, 

777 Convention Way Meeting Space: 43,000 sf 22,325 sf pre-function foyer. brad.logsdon@hilton.com 

Anaheim, CA 92802 52 Breakout Rooms Part of Anaheim Resort Complex. 

www.hilton.com 

Fresno 

Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center Prime Exhibit Space: 98,000 sf 2 exhibit halls: 66,000 sf and 32,000 sf. Managed by SMG. Bill Overfelt, General Manager, 

848 M St., Fl. 2 Meeting Space: 46,372 sf 5 buildings: Fresno Convention Center, (559) 445-8150, bill.overfelt@smgfresno.com; 

Fresno, CA 93721 30 Breakout Rooms Valdez Hall, 2,359-seat William Saroyan Claudia Arguelles, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.fresnoconventioncenter.com Theatre and 9,000-seat Selland Arena. (559) 445-8153, claudia.arguelles@smgfresno.com 

Long Beach 

Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center Prime Exhibit Space: 270,000 sf 3 ballrooms: 20,500 sf, 3,200 sf, 6,300 sf. Managed by SMG. David Gordon, General Manager, 

300 E. Ocean Blvd. Meeting Space: 82,383 sf Includes Long Beach Arena, exhibition (562) 436-3636, dgordon@longbeachcc.com; 

Long Beach, CA 90802 34 Breakout Rooms halls, Terrace and Center theaters, Ellen Schwartz, Director of Sales, (562) 436-3636, 

www.longbeachcc.com ballroom and meeting rooms. eschwartz@longbeachcc.com 

Los Angeles 

Los Angeles Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 770,000 sf Located in the heart of downtown L.A. Pouria Abbassi, General Manager & CEO, 

1201 S. Figueroa St. Meeting Space: 150,000 sf Striking glass and steel pavilions house (213) 741-1151, administration@lacclink.com; 

Los Angeles, CA 90015 64 Breakout Rooms exhibition halls. On-site parking for Patricia Gunness, SVP, Sales & Marketing, 

www.lacclink.com 5,600 cars. 299-seat theater. (213) 741-1151 x5340, sales@lacclink.com 

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena Prime Exhibit Space: 160,000 sf Coliseum: football field; high-definition Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission: Pat Lynch, 

3939 S. Figueroa St. Meeting Space: 3,800 sf LED screen; press box. Sports Arena: General Manager, (213) 765-6317; 

Los Angeles, CA 90037 3 Breakout Rooms large open floor. Jon Lee, Marketing Director, (213) 765-6357, 

www.lacoliseum.com 

jlee@lacoliseum.com 

Ontario 

Ontario Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 115,000 sf 20,000 sf ballroom, divisible into 3 Managed by SMG. Bob Brown, General Manager/CEO, 

Meeting Space: 24,000 sf sections. Two blocks from Ontario (909) 937-3001, (800) 455-5755, bbrown@ontariocc.com; 

24 Breakout Rooms Int’l. Airport; walking distance from Amita Patel, CHSP, Director of Sales, 

many upscale hotels. 

(909) 937-3002, apatel@ontariocvb.com 

See our floor plan page 72 

2000 E. Convention Center Way 

Ontario, CA 91764 

www.ontariocc.com 



California 


Palm Springs 

Palm Springs Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 92,000 sf, Expanded and renovated Fall 2005. Managed and operated by SMG. 

expandable to 112,000 sf; 20,000 sf ballroom; 18,000 sf lobby. Jim Dunn, CMP, Executive Director, (760) 322-8400, 

Includes 20,000 sf Ballroom Attached to 410-room hotel; 1,200+ jdunn@palmspringscc.com; 

19 Breakout Rooms hotel rooms in walking distance. 1 mile Rick Leson, CMP, Director of Sales, (760) 322-8402, 

See our ad page 18 and 

floor plan page 73 

to airport; 4 blocks to downtown. 

rleson@palmspringscc.com 

277 N. Avenida Caballeros 

Palm Springs, CA 92262 

www.palmspringscc.com 

Pasadena 

Pasadena Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 55,000 sf, $150 MIL expansion completed Michael Ross, CEO, (626) 793-2122, 

300 E. Green St. expandable to 80,000 sf March 2009. Includes new 25,000 sf mross@pasadenacenter.com; 

Pasadena, CA 91101 Meeting Space: 28,000 sf ballroom and and historic 3,000-seat James Canfield, Executive Director, (626) 793-2122, 

www.pasadenacenter.com 29 Breakout Rooms Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Walking jcanfield@pasadenacenter.com; 

distance to 4 hotels, shops, dining Nancy Johnson, Director of Sales, (626) 395-7282, 

and nightlife. 

njohnson@pasadenacenter.com 

Pomona 

Fairplex, Southern California’s Event Prime Exhibit Space: 250,000 sf $9 MIL renovations to Sheraton hotel Melissa DeMonaco-Tapia, Director of Sales, (909) 865-4042, 

& Entertainment Center Meeting Space: 11,000 sf includes guest rooms and common demonaco@fairplex.com 

1101 W. McKinley Ave. areas. 

Pomona, CA 91768 

www.fairplex.com 

Sacramento 

CAL EXPO/California Exposition & State Fair Prime Exhibit Space: 209,000 sf Multi-faceted site on 350 acres. Norbert Bartosik, General Manager, (916) 263-3000, 

1600 Exposition Blvd. Meeting Space: 62,500 sf (877) CALEXPO, nbartosik@calexpo.com; 

Sacramento, CA 95815 9 Breakout Rooms Shauna Allison, Sales Manager, (916) 263-1477, 

www.calexpo.com 

sallison@calexpo.com 

Sacramento Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 134,000 sf Downtown; 24,000 sf ballroom; 4,000- Judy Goldbar, General Manager, (916) 808-5291, 

1030 15th St., Ste. 100 Meeting Space: 52,728 sf seat auditorium; 2,452-seat theater and jgoldbar@cityofsacramento.org; 

Sacramento, CA 95814 31 Breakout Rooms 2,000 hotel rooms within walking Matthew Voreyer, Deputy General Manager, 

www.sacramentoconventioncenter.com distance. On-site Starbucks and (916) 808-5291, mvoreyer@cityofsacramento.org 

Wolfgang Puck Express. 

San Diego 

San Diego Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 615,701 sf Divisible into 7 halls with Carol Wallace, President & CEO, (619) 525-5000, 

Meeting Space: 204,114 sf soundproof airwalls. Its 90,000 sf carol.wallace@visitsandiego.com; 

72 Breakout Rooms glass Sails Pavilion has views of Brad Gessner, General Manager, (619) 525-5429, 


the city and San Diego Bay. 

brad.gessner@visitsandiego.com; 

Andy Mikschl, CMP, Senior VP of Sales, (619) 525-5282, 

andy.mikschl@visitsandiego.com 

and floor plan pages 74, 75 

111 W. Harbor Dr. 

San Diego, CA 92101 

www.visitsandiego.com 

Town & Country Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 162,243 sf Spa on property; golf and shopping Managed by Atlas Hotels. Brad Barnes, Director of Sales, 

500 Hotel Circle North Meeting Space: 247,000 sf adjacent. (619) 291-7131, bbarnes@towncountry.com; 

San Diego, CA 92108 56 Breakout Rooms Gayen Kinsey, Sales Manager, 619) 291-7131, 

www.towncountry.com 

gkinsey@towncountry.com. 


CALIFORNIA 

Convention, corporate meeting, exposition, or special event, 

it’s sure to be a winner at the Palm Springs Convention Center… 

the Meeting Oasis! 

Located just minutes from the Palm Springs International Airport, 

our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with all of the elements needed to create 

a truly spectacular event. Numerous hotel options boasting over 2,700 rooms 

are located close by. Just a few blocks away is the village of Palm Springs with 

outdoor cafes, world-class restaurants, and fabulous boutique shopping. 

Best of all, you can enjoy your event surrounded by the 

natural desert beauty that is Palm Springs! 


Palm Springs, CA 92262 

Sales Department: 760-322-8402 

Toll Free: 800-333-7535 

www.palmspringscc.com


California to Connecticut 


San Francisco 

The Concourse Exhibition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 125,000 sf Contemporary glass and steel Laura Reyes Takai, Director of Sales, (415) 490-5860, 

635 8th St. Meeting Space: None building. reyestakai@sfdesigncenter.com; 

San Francisco, CA 94013 Jill Schnaps, Director of Events, (415) 490-5861, 

www.sfvenues.com 

jschnaps@sfdesigncenter.com 

Cow Palace Prime Exhibit Space: 248,000 sf Arena can be expanded by Joe Barkett, CEO, (415) 404-4120, 

P.O. Box 34206 Meeting Space: None 13,000 sf if box seats are removed. jbarkett@cowpalace.com 

San Francisco, CA 94134 

www.cowpalace.com 

The Moscone Center Prime Exhibit Space: 738,092 sf Consists of South building with Managed by SMG. Dick Shaff, VP & General Manager, 

747 Howard St. Meeting Space: 359,432 sf 261,000 sf of clearspan exhibit space; (415) 974-4000, dshaff@moscone.com; 

San Francisco, CA 94103 101 Breakout Rooms North building with 181,000 sf; Bob Sauter, Asst. General Manager, (415) 974-4000, 

www.moscone.com West building with 296,092 sf. bsauter@moscone.com 

Moscone West Prime Exhibit Space: 296,092 sf Marketed independently of North and Managed by SMG. Melody Lendaro, Director of Sales, 

800 Howard St. Meeting Space: 199,432 sf South facilities. 1 mile of movable walls (415) 974-4000, mlendaro@moscone.com 

San Francisco, CA 94103 38 Breakout Rooms configure exhibit, meeting or banquet 

www.moscone.com space. Ballroom seats 6,000. 

San Jose 

San Jose McEnery Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 223,000 sf 22,000 sf ballroom; 116,000 sf total Team San Jose. Diana Ponton, VP Sales & Marketing, 

150 W. San Carlos St. Meeting Space: 49,495 sf pre-function space. In the heart of (408) 792-4109, dponton@sanjose.org 

San Jose, CA 95113 31 Breakout Rooms downtown, adjacent to additional 

www.meetings.sanjose.org 

theaters and meeting venues. 

San Mateo 

San Mateo County Event Center Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf Exhibit space extends through 7 Chris A. Carpenter, General Manager, (650) 574-3247, 

2495 S. Delaware St. Meeting Space: 6,500 sf buildings. Over 12,000 hotel rooms (800) 338-EXPO, ccarpenter@smeventcenter.com; 

San Mateo, CA 94403 1 Breakout Room in the nearby vicinity; parking Dana Stoehr, Assistant General Manager, (650) 574-3247, 

www.sanmateoexpo.org for 5,000 cars. dstoehr@smeventcenter.com 

Santa Clara 

Santa Clara Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 22,784 sf and 22,400 sf ballrooms. Steve Van Dorn, President & CEO, (408) 380-1231, 

5101 Great American Pkwy. Meeting Space: 70,000 sf 607-seat theater. Column-free exhibit hall. steve.vandorn@santaclara.org; 

Santa Clara, CA 95054 30 Breakout Rooms Wireless access. 2,000+ free parking Lisa Moreno, General Manager, 

www.santaclara.org spaces. On-site UPS store. (408) 748-7015, lisa.moreno@santaclara.org 

Colorado 

Colorado Springs 

The Broadmoor Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf Offers 744 rooms, 107 suites on-site. John Washko, VP, Sales & Marketing, 

1 Lake Ave. Meeting Space: 185,000 sf 54-hole championship golf. 20 min. (800) 633-7711, jwashko@broadmoor.com 

Colorado Springs, CO 80906 60 Breakout Rooms from airport, nestled at the foot of the 

www.broadmoor.com 

Rockies near attractions. 

Denver 

Colorado Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 584,000 sf 2 ballrooms: 35,000 sf and John Adams, General Manager, (303) 228-8005, 

700 14th St. Meeting Space: 100,000 sf 50,000 sf. 5,000-seat lecture hall. jadams@denverconvention.com; 

Denver, CO 80202 63 Breakout Rooms Connected 1,000-space parking Greg Lowry, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.denverconvention.com garage. Technologically-advanced facility. (303) 228-8022, glowry@denverconvention.com 

Denver Merchandise Mart Complex Prime Exhibit Space: 197,000 sf 5 areas in complex, including Expo Randal Gaddis, Events Manager, 

451 E. 58th Ave., Ste. 4270 Meeting Space: 53,500 sf Building. Column-free exhibit space (303) 292-6278, randy@denvermart.com 

Denver, CO 80216-8470 4 Breakout Rooms; Additional flex fully carpeted. Pavilion has concrete 

www.denvermart.com space in complex floor for heavy machinery shows. 

Connecticut 

Hartford 

Connecticut Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 140,000 sf Downtown location overlooking Michael Costelli, General Manager, (860) 249-6000, 

100 Columbus Blvd. Meeting Space: 65,000 sf Connecticut River. 40,000 sf ballroom. mcostelli@ctconventions.com; 

Hartford, CT 06103 19 Breakout Rooms 2,600 parking spaces. Jeanne O’Grady, CEM, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.ctconventions.com 

(860) 249-6003, jogrady@ctconventions.com 




Connecticut to Florida 


Connecticut Expo Center Prime Exhibit Space: 88,000 sf Minutes from downtown with easy Victor J. Dellaripa, Jr., Executive Director, (860) 493-1300 x102, 

265 Reverend Moody Overpass Meeting Space: 2,574 sf access to all major highways. vdellaripa@ctexpocenter.com; 

Hartford, CT 06120 2 Breakout Rooms Contiguous, ground-level exhibit Hannah L. Blood, Sales & Event Manager, 

www.ctexpocenter.com space, parking for 2,000. (860) 493-1300 x101, hblood@ctexpocenter.com 

XL Center Prime Exhibit Space: 68,000 sf Includes exhibition center with private Chuck Steedman, General Manager, (860) 241-4221, 

One Civic Center Plaza Meeting Space: 36,000 sf entrance, box office, catering csteedman@xlcenter.com; 

Hartford, CT 06103 7 Breakout Rooms and Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Anne Valihura, Arena PR & Marketing, 

www.xlcenter.com 

(860) 541-4729, avalihura@xlcenter 

Mashantucket 

Foxwoods Resort Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 90,000 sf 2,200 total guest rooms; 150,000 sf Joan Esneault, Vice President of Resort Sales, 

& MGM Grand at Foxwoods Meeting Space: 150,000 sf meeting space; 50,000 sf ballroom, (860) 312-3053, Jesneault@mptn.org 

Rt. 2 64 Breakout Rooms 25,000 sf ballroom and 15,000 sf 

Mashantucket, CT 06338 

www.foxwoods.com 

ballroom; all column-free. 

District of ColumbiA 

Washington 

D.C. Armory Prime Exhibit Space: 125,000 sf Seating capacity of 10,000 or 4,500 Troy Scott, Director of Facility & Event Operations, 

2400 E. Capitol St., SE Meeting Space: None banquet style. Ceiling height of 88 ft. D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission, (202) 608-1170, 

Washington, DC 20003 

www.WashDCSports.com 

tscott@dcsec.com 

Walter E. Washington Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 703,000 sf 36,000 sf registration space. Down- Gregory A. O’Dell, CEO & General Manager, 

801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW Meeting Space: 150,000 sf town; state-of-the-art technology; (202) 249-3000, godell@dcconvention.com; 

Washington, DC 20001 66 Breakout Rooms 52,000 sf ballroom; 65 loading docks; Linda Erickson, Director of Sales, (202) 249-3141, 

www.dcconvention.com Expansion of 190,000 sf of meeting subway station; walk to hotels and lerickson@dcconvention.com 

space to open Dec. 2009 

attractions. Environmentally conscious 

building. 

Washington Marriott Wardman Park Prime Exhibit Space: 95,000 sf Historic downtown hotel; 8 miles Tom Blaszczyk, Director of Marketing, (202) 328-2000, 

2660 Woodley Rd. NW Meeting Space: 178,000 sf from Reagan National Airport. 30,000 sf Tom.Blaszczyk@Marriott.com; 

Washington, DC 20008 62 Breakout Rooms ballroom, divisible into thirds. Randy Wood, Director of Exhibits, (202) 328-5600, 

www.marriott.com/wasdt 

Randy.Wood@marriott.com 

Florida 

Boca Raton 

Boca Raton Resort & Club Prime Exhibit Space: 80,000 sf 80,000 sf function space in 128,000 sf Stephen J. Ast, President, (561) 447-3000; 

501 E. Camino Real 67 Breakout Rooms Mizner Center. On-site destination Ed Carey, Director of Sales and Marketing, (561) 447-3000 

Boca Raton, FL 33432 

www.bocaresort.com 

management firm; sign shop; florist; 

FedExKinko’s Business Center; 

transportation company; technicians. 

Daytona Beach 

Ocean Center Prime Exhibit Space: 94,695 sf Ballroom space: 11,715 sf. George Recktenwald, Acting Director, (386) 254-4500, 

101 N. Atlantic Ave. Meeting Space: 31,769 sf Facility includes an arena and (800) 858-6444, grecktenwald@oceancenter.com; 

Daytona Beach, FL 32118 34 Breakout Rooms conference center. Located on Lori Hunter, Director of Sales, (386) 254-4500, 

www.oceancenter.com Flex Space: 15,664 sf “World’s Most Famous Beach.” (800) 858-6444, lhunter@oceancenter.com 

Fort Lauderdale 

Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Prime Exhibit Space: 199,526 sf Two ballrooms total nearly 52,000 sf; Managed by SMG. Mark Gatley, General Manager, 

Convention Center Meeting Space: 98,592 sf 400,000 sf pre-function, exhibit and (954) 765-5900, mgatley@ftlauderdalecc.com; 

1950 Eisenhower Blvd. 32 Breakout Rooms meeting space. 2 miles from the airport; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: Christine Tascione, 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Flex Space: 101,276 sf located on Intracoastal Waterway. Director of Convention Sales, (954) 767-2466, 

www.ftlauderdalecc.com 

ctascione@broward.org 

Fort Myers 

Lee Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 90,000 sf Located on 100 acres. Includes Lee Alta Mosley, General Manager, (239) 543-8368, 

11831 Bayshore Rd. Meeting Space: 15,000 sf Civic Center, expo hall, club house swffair@leeciviccenter.com 

Fort Myers, FL 33917 

www.leeciviccenter.com 

and 17,000 sf pavilion. 



Florida 


Hollywood 

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Beachfront; 1,000 guestrooms; 18-hole Jim Curtis, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

3555 S. Ocean Dr. Meeting Space: 150,000 sf golf course; full-service spa; dining (954) 602-8601, jim.curtis@westin.com 

Hollywood, FL 33019 39+ Breakout Rooms options; business center; Executive 

www.westin.com/diplomat 

Meeting Specialist; shopping; marina. 

Jacksonville 

Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 78,500 sf Housed in a restored and renovated Managed by SMG. James C. Pritchard, Jr., Facility Director, 

1000 Water St. Meeting Space: 48,750 sf historic railroad station. (904) 630-4051, jprit@coj.net 

Jacksonville, FL 32204 

www.jaxevents.com 

22 Breakout Rooms 

Kissimmee 

Exhibition Building at Osceola Heritage Park Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Multi-purpose entertainment complex Managed by SMG. Robb Larson, General Manager, 

1875 Silver Spur Ln. Meeting Space: 10,080 sf includes 89,500 sf meeting/exhibition (321) 697-3320, rjlarson@ohpark.com; 

Kissimmee, FL 34744 5 Breakout Rooms building with clearspan exhibit space Debbie Rivera, Manager of Convention Sales, 

www.ohpark.com divisible into 2 sections and a 10,500- (800) 831-1844, drivera@floridakiss.com 

seat arena. Centrally located to 

theme parks, airport and variety of 

accommodations. 

Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 178,500 sf 400,000 sf pre-function, meeting Mike Wainwright, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, 

6000 W. Osceola Pkwy. Meeting Space: 200,000 sf and exhibition space, including (407) 586-0300, mwainwright@gaylordhotels.com 

Kissimmee, FL 34746 61 Breakout Rooms 2 ballrooms; 20 min. from airport; 

www.gaylordhotels.com 

1,406 guest rooms in adjoining hotels. 

Lake Buena Vista 

Disney’s Contemporary Resort Prime Exhibit Space: 72,000 sf 72,685 sf ballroom space. Unique Doug Bowe, Sales Director, (321) 939-7127, 

4600 N. World Dr. Meeting Space: 43,000 sf opportunities, including theme park meetings@disneyworld.com 

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 35 Breakout Rooms events. Disney Event Group’s creative 

www.disneymeetings.com 

services and Disney Institute 

programming. 

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Prime Exhibit Space: 86,000 sf 81,374 sf ballroom space. Access to Maryann McGranahan, Sales Director, (321) 939-7127, 

1001 W. Buena Vista Dr. Meeting Space: 168,000 sf Disney Event Group, Disney Institute meetings@disneyworld.com 

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 45 Breakout Rooms and unique meeting venues in the 


theme parks. 

Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 49,441 sf ballroom space. Unique Dan Estatico, Sales Director, (321) 939-7127, 

1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd. Meeting Space: 23,000 sf entertainment opportunities, including meetings@disneyworld.com 

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 21 Breakout Rooms theme park events. Access to Disney 


Event Group’s creative services and 

Disney Institute programming. 

Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort Prime Exhibit Space: 110,500 sf 4 ballrooms: 3,500 sf to 56,000 sf. Paul Scott, General Manager, (407) 934-4500, 

1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd. Meeting Space: 329,000+ sf Located in Walt Disney World; 2,265 meetings@swandolphin.com; 

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 84 Breakout Rooms guest rooms; contiguous exhibit Eric Opron, Director of Sales & Marketing, (407) 934-4731, 

www.swandolphinmeetings.com space; 2 board rooms; outdoor meetings@swandolphin.com 

function areas; 2 business centers. 

Lakeland 

The Lakeland Center Prime Exhibit Space: 82,582 sf Versatile, flexible multi-purpose Michael R. LaPan, Executive Director, (863) 834-8133, 

701 W. Lime St. Meeting Space: 70,000 sf facility. mike.lapan@lakelandgov.net; 

Lakeland, FL 33815 20 Breakout Rooms Scott Sloman, Assistant Director (bookings), (863) 834-8144, 

www.thelakelandcenter.com 

scott.sloman@lakelandgov.net 

Miami 

Doubletree Miami Mart/Airport Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 140,000 sf Largest conference-hotel facility Cecilia Orbegozo, Director of Sales, 

& Exhibition Center Meeting Space: 15,960 sf in South Florida. (305) 261-3800, corbegozo@doubletreemiamimart.com 

711 NW 72nd Ave. 

Miami, FL 33126 

www.doubletreemiamimart.com 

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Florida to Georgia 


Miami Beach 

Miami Beach Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 502,000 sf 4 ballrooms with 56,000 sf. 2 blocks Managed by Global Spectrum. 

1901 Convention Center Dr. Meeting Space: 127,000 sf from beach; business center; board Bob Balsam, General Manager, (305) 673-7311, 

Miami Beach, FL 33139 70 Breakout Rooms room; cyber cafe; box offices; concierge bbalsam@themiamibeachcc.com; 

www.miamibeachconvention.com desks; concession stands; show offices; Kay Hollander, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

Orlando 

Orange County Convention Center 

P.O. Box 691509 

Orlando, FL 32869-1509 

www.occc.net 

unique skywalk features center pod 

with buffet, cocktail lounge and view 

of all 4 exhibit halls. 

(305) 673-7315, khollander@themiamibeachcc.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 2,100,000 sf Two 92,000 sf general-session areas; Tom Ackert, Executive Director, (407) 685-9800, 

Meeting Space: 518,790 sf 160-seat lecture hall. Wireless mobility. (800) 345-9800, tom.ackert@occc.net; 

235 Breakout Rooms 2,643-seat theatre; 62,000 sf multi- Yulita Osuba, Senior Director, Sales, Marketing & Event 

See our ad Tab 2 Side 2 

and floor plan pages 

76, 77, 78, 79 

purpose room. 9,124 hotel rooms in 

one-mile radius; 111,348 in city. 

Management, (407) 685-9800, (800) 345-9800, yulita.osuba@occc.net 

Orlando World Center Marriott Prime Exhibit Space: 165,000 sf Includes the nation’s largest carpeted Carmen Rubino, Director of Sales, (407) 238-8557, 

8701 World Center Dr. Meeting Space: 285,000 sf and pillar-free ballroom (105,000 sf). carmen.rubino@marriott.com 

Orlando, FL 32821 


www.marriottworldcenter.com 


Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel & Golf Club Prime Exhibit Space: 95,848 sf 445,000 sf meeting/event space, Leslie A. Menichini, VP, Sales & Marketing, 

9939 Universal Blvd. Meeting Space: 250,000 sf including 95,000 sf column-free (407) 996-9939, Sales@shinglecreekresort.com 

Orlando, FL 32819 

ballroom; 13,000 sf spa; 

www.rosenshinglecreek.com 

championship Shingle Creek Golf Club. 

Tampa 

Florida State Fairgrounds Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000+ sf 355-acre complex; entertainment Julie Palmer, Director of Sales, (813) 627-4218, 

4800 Hwy. 301 North Meeting Space: 52,000 sf buildings; on-site catering; palmerj@doacs.state.fl.us 

Tampa, FL 33610 Flex Space: 200,000 sf 20,000-seat amphitheatre; 

www.floridastatefair.com 

20,000 parking spaces. 

Tampa Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf 36,000 sf ballroom. Downtown John Moors, Administrator, Convention Facilities & Tourism, 

333 S. Franklin St. Meeting Space: 42,000+ sf waterfront location with state-of- (813) 274-8423, john.moors@tampaconventioncenter.com; 

Tampa, FL 33602 36 Breakout Rooms the-art facilities. Walking distance Mary Rocereto, Director of Sales & Marketing, (813) 274-7772, 

www.tampaconventioncenter.com to hotels, restaurants and attractions. mary.rocereto@tampaconventioncenter.com 

West Palm Beach 

Palm Beach County Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 22,000 sf ballroom. Contemporary design Managed by Global Spectrum. 

650 Okeechobee Blvd. Meeting Space: 21,000 sf and rich finishes: Brazilian mahogany Dave Anderson, General Manager, (561) 366-3006, 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401 19 Breakout Rooms ceilings, glass railings, limestone floors; danderson@pbconventioncenter.com 

www.pbconventioncenter.com 

glass chandeliers; 31,000 sf of windows. 

Georgia 

Atlanta 

AmericasMart Atlanta Prime Exhibit Space: 600,000 sf Three buildings; 8 exhibit floors. Brian Quirk, Executive Director of Sales & Marketing, 

240 Peachtree St. NW, Ste. 2200 Meeting Space: 89,300 sf Connected to 1,100-room Westin; (404) 220-2686, bquirk@americasmart.com 

Atlanta, GA 30303 40 Breakout Rooms walking distance to 10,000 hotel rooms. 

www.americasmart.com 

Atlanta Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 366,000 sf North building offers 161,000 sf Chuck Stanley, Leasing Director, (404) 361-2000, 

3650 Jonesboro Rd. Meeting Space: None of exhibit space; South building, info@scottantiquemarket.com 

Atlanta, GA 30354 

205,000 sf; 60 acres of parking. 

www.scottantiquemarket.com 




Georgia 


Cobb Galleria Centre 

Prime Exhibit Space: 144,000 sf Full-service facility with the latest Michele Swann, General Manager & CEO, (770) 955-8000, 

Meeting Space: 25,000 sf technology. Exhibit and meeting mswann@cobbgalleria.com; 

24 Breakout Rooms space on one level. Located on Walter Kiley, Director of Sales, (770) 955-8000, 

88 acres in northwest Atlanta. wkiley@cobbgalleria.com 



Two Galleria Pkwy. 


www.cobbgalleria.com 

Georgia Dome Prime Exhibit Space: 102,000 sf Exhibit space includes 2 LED video screens; Carl Adkins, General Manager, (404) 223-9200, 

One Georgia Dome Dr. Meeting Space: 24,000 sf can be curtained to separate exhibit floor cadkins@gadome.com; 

Atlanta, GA 30313 5 Breakout Rooms or for smaller event. Media walls with Tiffany Daniels, Director of Business Development, 

www.gadome.com 3 banks of plasma TVs in some lounges. (404) 223-8200, tdaniels@gadome.com 

Georgia World Congress Center Prime Exhibit Space: 1,400,000 sf The GWCC features 12 exhibit halls, Mark Zimmerman, General Manager, (404) 223-4200, 

Meeting Space: 313,000 sf 106 meeting rooms, 2 grand mzimmerman@gwcc.com; 

106 Breakout Rooms ballrooms, 3 fixed-seat auditoriums Pattsie Rand, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

and 3 landscaped plazas. The campus (404) 223-4200, prand@gwcc.com 

includes 71,250-seat Georgia Dome 

and 21-acre Centennial Park. 


floor plan pages 82, 83 

285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NE 

Atlanta, GA 30313-1591 

www.gwcc.com 

Hyatt Regency Atlanta Prime Exhibit Space: 58,243 sf 180,000 sf of exhibit, meeting, ballroom Pat Trammell, Director of Sales, (404) 460-6520, 

265 Peachtree St. NE Meeting Space: 180,000 sf and hospitality space. Pat.Trammell@hyatt.com 



www.hyattregencyatlanta.com 

College Park 

Georgia International Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf Exhibit space divides into 4 column-free Hugh Austin, Executive Director, (770) 907-3087, 

2000 Convention Center Concourse Meeting Space: 12,000 sf halls; each meeting room divides into haustin@gicc.com; 

College Park, GA 30337 24 Breakout Rooms four. 40,000 sf ballroom is largest in Denise Cole, Director of Sales, (770) 907-3072, 

www.gicc.com Georgia. Adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson dcole@gicc.com 

Atlanta International Airport. Soon new 

light rail train system from airport-tofacility 

direct. 

Duluth 

Gwinnett Center Prime Exhibit Space: 71,600 sf 21,600 sf of ballroom space capable Joey Dennis, Executive Director, (770) 813-7511, 

6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy. Meeting Space: 129,000 sf of accommodating 1,500; drive-in jdennis@gwinnettcenter.com; 

Duluth, GA 30097 24 Breakout Rooms access to exhibit halls. Cheryl Ann Gee, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.rentgwinnettcenter.com 

(770) 813-7550, cagee@gwinnettcenter.com 

Norcross 

North Atlanta Trade Center Prime Exhibit Space: 120,000 sf Privately owned facility located Rhonda Sodel, Information & Sales, (770) 279-9899, 

1700 Jeurgens Ct. Meeting Space: None 30 min. from the airport. rhonda@natcshows.com 

Norcross, GA 30093 

www.northatlantatradecenter.com 

Savannah 

Savannah International Trade & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 330,000 sf waterfront complex Managed by SMG. Bob Coffey, General Manager, 

One International Dr. Meeting Space: 50,000 sf overlooks famed Historic Riverfront; (912) 447-4000, bcoffey@savtcc.com; 

P.O. Box 248 13 Breakout Rooms skyline views throughout; 25,000 sf Fredia M. Brady, Senior Director of Sales & Marketing, 

Savannah, GA 31402-0248 Flex Space: 22,000 sf ballroom with wall-to-ceiling windows. (912) 447-4000, fbrady@savtcc.com 

www.savtcc.com 


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Hawaii to Illinois 


Hawaii 

Honolulu 

Neal S. Blaisdell Center Prime Exhibit Space: 65,000 sf Exhibit space can expand to 85,000 sf Sidney Quintal, Director of Enterprise Services, (808) 527-5400; 

777 Ward Ave. Meeting Space: 12,150 sf when combined with adjoining space. John C. Fuhrmann, Customer Services Division, (808) 527-5400, 

Honolulu, HI 96814 15 Breakout Rooms Facility includes a concert hall, arena jfuhrmann@honolulu.gov 

www.blaisdellcenter.com 

and Waikiki Shell for outdoor concerts. 

Hawaii Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf 2 theaters with tiered seating. Joe Davis, CFE, General Manager, (808) 943-3512; 

Meeting Space: 149,768 sf 35,000 sf registration area; 35,000 sf Randall Tanaka, Assistant General Manager, 

47 Breakout Rooms ballroom. State-of-the-art technology. (808) 943-3559, info@hccsmg.com 



1801 Kalakaua Ave. 

Honolulu, HI 96815 

www.hawaiiconvention.com 

Illinois 

Chicago 

The Hilton Chicago Prime Exhibit Space: 105,000 sf More than 234,000 sf of meeting, David Almond, Director of Sales, (312) 609-1914, 

17 E. Monroe St. Meeting Space: 44,000+ sf banquet and exhibition space. david.almond@hilton.com 

Chicago, IL 60605 


www.hiltonfamilychicago.com 

Hyatt Regency Chicago’s Riverside Center Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sf 70,000 sf flexible exhibit hall; 4 Andrea Kasnic, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

151 E. Wacker Dr. Meeting Space: 228,000 sf ballrooms; 2,019 guest rooms; 7 (312) 239-4540, Andrea.Kasnic@Hyatt.com 

Chicago, IL 60601 63 Breakout Rooms restaurants/lounges. Located in 

www.chicagohyatt.com Flex Space: 76,682 sf the heart of downtown. 

McCormick Place Prime Exhibit Space: 2,600,000 sf 4 ballrooms range from 21,000 sf David Causton, General Manager, (312) 791-7000, 

2301 South Lake Shore Dr. Meeting Space: 600,000 sf to 103,000 sf. 4 interconnecting dcauston@mpea.com; 

Chicago, IL 60616 173 Breakout Rooms buildings with exhibit space Adrienne Tiritilli, Senior Director of Convention Sales & Marketing, 

www.mccormickplace.com ranging from 150,000 sf to (312) 791-7000, atiritilli@mpea.com 

1.3 million sf. Assembly seating 

up to 15,000. Performance 

theatre accommodates 4,249. 

Navy Pier Prime Exhibit Space: 170,100 sf 1 building, 2 halls; 18,150 sf grand Marilynn Gardner, General Manager, (312) 595-PIER, 

600 E. Grand Ave. Meeting Space: 44,000 sf ballroom with lake views. Meeting (800) 595-PIER, mgardner@mpea.com; 

Chicago, IL 60611 36 Breakout Rooms rooms on mezzanine level overlook Anthony Camarillo, Senior Director Sales & Events, 

www.navypier.com exhibit hall. (312) 595-PIER, (800) 595-PIER, tcamarillo@mpea.com 

Peoria 

Peoria Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 110,000 sf 27,000 sf ballroom; 16 meeting Managed by SMG. Debbie Ritschel, General Manager, 

201 SW Jefferson Ave. Meeting Space: 45,000 sf rooms; 2,200-seat theater; 12,000-seat dritschel@peoriaciviccenter.com; 

Peoria, IL 61602 24 Breakout Rooms; includes Ballroom arena; located in downtown Peoria. Robin Barnes, Director of Convention Sales, 

www.peoriaciviccenter.com 

(309) 680-3517, rbarnes@peoriaciviccenter.com 

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Illinois to Kansas 


rosemont 

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 840,000 sf 5 min. from O’Hare Int’l. Airport; Bill Anderson, General Manager, Rosemont Convention 

Meeting Space: 92,000 sf at junction of major expressways; 20 & Tourism Bureau, (847) 823-2100, banderson@rosemont.com; 

50 Breakout Rooms min. from downtown Chicago; Christopher Stephens, General Manager, (847) 692-2220, 



8,000-car parking facility; customized 

floor plans; 2,300 hotel rooms within 

walking distance; additional 3,387 

hotel rooms nearby. 

cstephens@rosemont.com; 

Grant Bailey, Assistant General manager, 

(847) 993-4608, gbailey@rosemont.com 

9301 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. 

Rosemont, IL 60018 

www.rosemont.com 

schaumburg 

Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Futuristic design with technologically Anthony Abbate, Director of Convention 

& Convention Center Meeting Space: 48,000 sf enhanced meeting space. Center Sales, (847) 303-4111, 

1551 N. Thoreau Dr. 28 Breakout Rooms Ballroom space: 28,000 sf. anthony.abbate@renaissancehotels.com 

Schaumburg, IL 60173 

www.renaissanceschaumburg.com 

474 rooms; 26 suites. 

Villa Park 

ODEUM Sports & Expo Center Prime Exhibit Space: 85,000 sf Located 5 miles from Chicago’s Brad Walsh, Facility Manager, 

1033 N. Villa Ave. Meeting Space: 9,500 sf O’Hare Int’l. Airport. On-site parking. (630) 941-9292, brad@odeumexpo.com 

Villa Park, IL 60181 5+ Breakout Rooms A right-to-work facility. 

www.odeumexpo.com 

inDiAnA 

fort Wayne 

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Prime Exhibit Space: 170,000 sf Adjacent to 13,000-seat arena. Randy Brown, CFE, Executive VP & General Manager, 

& Exposition Center Meeting Space: 39,000 sf On-site parking for 5,000 cars. (260) 482-9502, rbrown@memorialcoliseum.com; 

4000 Parnell Ave. 10 Breakout Rooms Paul Viglianti, Senior Event Coordinator, 

Fort Wayne, IN 46805 

www.memorialcoliseum.com 

(260) 482-9502, pviglianti@memorialcoliseum.com 

Grand Wayne Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Ballroom space: 16,000 sf. Fully Robert Lister, Executive Director, (260) 426-4100, 

120 W. Jefferson Blvd. Meeting Space: 30,000 sf carpeted, multi-purpose, hi-tech. blister@grandwayne.com; 

Fort Wayne, IN 46802 18 Breakout Rooms Attached hotel; spacious public and Michael Coffeen, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.grandwayne.com Flex Space: 70,000 sf pre-function areas; business center; (260) 426-4100, michaelc@grandwayne.com 

ample loading zones. 

indianapolis 

Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium Prime Exhibit Space: CC: 312,300 sf / Connected by skywalk to 8 premium Capital Improvement Board: Barney Levengood, Executive 

100 S. Capitol Ave. LOS: 136,900 hotels. State-of-the-art Internet Director, (317) 262-3403, barney.levengood@icclos.com; 

Indianapolis, IN 46225 Meeting Space: CC: 108,343 sf / and data networking services. Linda Addaman, Director of Marketing & Sales, 

www.icclos.com LOS: 113,823 sf 12 min. from airport. (317) 262-3404, linda.addaman@icclos.com 

Breakout Rooms: CC: 39 / LOS: 12 

Expansion of 566,600 sf of exhibit space 

to open in late 2010 

ioWA 

Des moines 

Iowa Events Center (Hy-Vee Hall, Veterans Prime Exhibit Space: 198,000 sf Connected to extensive 4-mile Managed by Global Spectrum. 

Memorial Auditorium, Polk County Convention Meeting Space: 75,000 skywalk system. Wired and Matt Homan, General Manager, (515) 564-8000, 

Complex, Wells Fargo Arena) 43 Breakout Rooms wireless technology. mhoman@iowaeventscenter.com; 

730 Third St. Carrie Jackson, Asstistant GM/Director of Convention Services, 

Des Moines, IA 50309 

www.iowaeventscenter.com 

(515) 564-8135, cjackson@iowaeventscenter.com 

kAnsAs 

overland Park 

Overland Park Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf 45,000 sf pre-function space. Attached Managed by Global Spectrum. Tracy Roberts, 

6000 College Blvd. Meeting Space: 15,000 sf to 412-room hotel with 20,000 sf of Director of Sales & Marketing, (913) 339-3000, 

Overland Park, KS 66211 7 Breakout Rooms additional event space. troberts@opconventioncenter.com 

www.opconventioncenter.com 

Complimentary parking. 


Stephens Center Rosemont, I L 

840,000 Sq. Ft. of Exhibit Hall Space 

92,000 Sq. Ft. of Flexible Meeting Area 

5 Minutes from O‛Hare Airport 

Easy People to Work With 

Low Exhibitor Service Rates 

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Kansas to Louisiana 


Topeka 

Kansas Expocentre Prime Exhibit Space: 69,500 sf Capital Plaza Hotel on grounds. H.R. Cook, General Manager, (785) 235-1986, 

One Expocentre Dr., Topeka, KS 66612-1442 Meeting Space: 23,550 sf HRC@ksexpo.com 

www.ksexpo.com 

Wichita 

Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 195,500 sf Connected to Hyatt Regency Wichita; Debbie Williams, General Manager, (316) 264-9121, 

225 W. Douglas Ave. Meeting Space: 29,000 sf Mary Jane Teall Theater seats 646; dlwilliams@wichita.gov; Kay Blair, Event Operations Manager, 

Wichita, KS 67202 22 Breakout Rooms Concert Hall accommodates 2,178; (316) 264-9121, kblair@wichita.gov; 

www.century2.org Convention Hall seats 5,012; all Jacob House, Sales & Communications Manager, 

feature professional stages. 

(316) 264-9121, jhouse@wichita.gov 

Kentucky 

Lexington 

Lexington Center Prime Exhibit Space: 66,000 sf 17,000 sf ballroom and 30,000 sf Bill Owen, President, (859) 233-4567, bowen@lexingtoncenter.com; 

430 W. Vine St., Lexington, KY 40507 Meeting Space: 40,000 sf of new meeting space. Joe Fields, Director of Convention Management, 

www.lexingtoncenter.com 18 Breakout Rooms (859) 233-4567 x3222, jfields@lexingtoncenter.com 

Louisville 

Kentucky Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 1,100,000 sf Exhibit space is contiguous and climate- Harold Workman, President & CEO, (502) 367-5000; 

937 Phillips Ln. Meeting Space: 100,000 sf controlled. 300 acres of outdoor demo Michelle Mangeot, Director of Sales & Marketing, (502) 367-5000, 

Louisville, KY 40209-1398 35 Breakout Rooms space. Five min. from airport; mmangeot@ksfb.ky.gov 

www.kyexpo.org 

13,000 hotel rooms in the area. 

Kentucky International Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf 300,000 sf of total exhibit space Harold Workman, President & CEO, (502) 367-5000; 

221 Fourth St. Meeting Space: 70,262 sf including 145,000 sf of contiguous, Linda Edwards, VP of Sales & Marketing, 

Louisville, KY 40202 52 Breakout Rooms column-free space; 30,000 sf ballroom. (502) 595-3141 x264, ledwards@ksfb.ky.gov 

www.kyconvention.org 

Downtown location. 

Pikeville 

Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 240,000 sf Complimentary WiFi throughout Managed by SMG. Steve St. John, General Manager, 

126 Main St. Meeting Space: 5,000 sf building. (606) 444-5502, steve@kyexpo.com; 

Pikeville, KY 41501 4 Breakout Rooms Shannon Deskins, Marketing Manager, (606) 444-5506, 

www.eastkyexpo.com 

shannon@EastKyExpo.com 

Louisiana 

Baton Rouge 

Baton Rouge River Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Walking distance to 300-room Todd Mitchell, General Manager, (225) 389-3030; 

275 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Meeting Space: 14,000 sf Sheraton, 290-room Hilton and Rhonda Herbert Ruffino, Director of Sales, (225) 389-3030, 

www.brrivercenter.com 8 Breakout Rooms local downtown attractions. rruffino@brrivercenter.com 

Lafayette 

Cajundome/Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 77,303 sf Wireless broadband Internet. Greg Davis, Director, (337) 265-2100, greg@cajundome.com; 

444 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506 Meeting Space: 20,000 sf 156-room Hilton Garden Inn & Suite Sharlene Chiasson, Sales Director, (337) 265-2100, 

www.cajundome.com 12 Breakout Rooms and full-service hotel. sharlene@cajundome.com 

New Orleans 

Louisiana Superdome Prime Exhibit Space: 166,000 sf 4 Club Lounges offer 19,000 sf each. Mike Schilling, Assistant General Manager, (504) 587-3663; 

Sugar Bowl Dr. Meeting Space: 76,000 sf Connected to the Hyatt by pedestrian Jennifer Cooke, Director of Sales, (504) 587-8980, 

New Orleans, LA 70112 4 Breakout Rooms bridge; adjacent to a 17,000-seat jennifer.cooke@superdome.com 

www.superdome.com 

arena; walking distance to attractions. 

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 1,100,000 sf $4 MIL upgrades in 2008; 10 GIG Tim Hemphill, VP, Sales & Marketing, (504) 582-3023, 

Meeting Space: 200,000 sf Internet backbone & executive lounge themphill@mccno.com; 

140 Breakout Rooms to come in 2009. Walk to 20,000 hotel Keith Levey, Director of Sales, (504) 582-3023, 

rooms, restaurants and Arts District. klevey@mccno.com 


900 Convention Center Blvd. 

New Orleans, LA 70130 

www.mccno.com 



Louisiana to Massachusetts 


Shreveport 

Shreveport Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 95,000 sf Downtown, near riverboat casinos, Sam Voisin, General Manager, (318) 841-4201, 

400 Caddo St. Meeting Space: 36,100 sf dining and shops. 1,000 hotel rooms in svoisin@shreveportcenter.com; 

P.O. Box 1774 10 Breakout Rooms plus Ballroom, area, including connected 313-room Erika Roberts, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

Shreveport, LA 71166-1774 Board Room, 2 Conference Rooms hotel. Attached parking for 800+. (318) 841-4003, eroberts@shreveportcenter.com 

www.shreveportcenter.com 

Maryland 

Baltimore 

Baltimore Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 300,000 sf State-of-the-art telecommunication Peggy Daidakis, Executive Director, (410) 649-7000, 

One W. Pratt St. Meeting Space: 85,000 sf network. Connected by skywalk to pdaidakis@bccenter.org; 

Baltimore, MD 21201 50 Breakout Rooms several hotels. Near area attractions. Stacey Knoppel, Director of Sales, (410) 649-7000, 

www.bccenter.org 

sknoppel@bccenter.org 

National Harbor 

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 180,000 sf 4 ballrooms: 50,000 sf; 30,000 sf; Phil Coffey, SVP & General Manager, (301) 965-2000, 

201 Waterfront St. Meeting Space: 470,000 sf 14,000 sf; 8,000 sf. 470,000+ sf flexible pcoffey@gaylordhotels.com; 

National Harbor, MD 20745 82 Breakout Rooms pre-function, meeting, convention and Michael Snapkoski, Director of Sales, (301) 965-2300, 

www.gaylordnational.com exhibition space. Largest hotel- msnapkoski@gaylordhotels.com 

convention center complex 

on East Coast. 

Ocean City 

Roland E. Powell Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 67,000 sf Located along the Isle of Wight Bay. Fred Wise, CHAE, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

4001 Coastal Hwy. Meeting Space: 45,000 sf Additional 25,000 sf ballroom can (410) 289-8181, fwise@ococean.com 

Ocean City, MD 21842 22 Breakout Rooms be used for exhibits. Free parking. 

www.ococean.com 

Massachusetts 

Boston 

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 

415 Summer St. 

Boston, MA 02210 

www.advantageboston.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 516,000 sf Largest exhibition center in the James E. Rooney, Executive Director, Massachusetts Convention 

Meeting Space: 160,000 sf Northeast. Less than 2 miles/10 min. Center Authority, (617) 954-2000, jrooney@massconvention.com; 

84 Breakout Rooms to airport. Easy access to hotels, Bob Pellegrini, VP of Sales, Boston Convention Marketing Center, 

See our floor plan pages 

88, 89 

restaurants and city sites. Skybridge 

links Westin Waterfront Hotel. 

Complimentary wireless Internet access. 

(617) 954-2800, rpellegrini@AdvantageBOSTON.com 

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial 

Convention Center 

900 Boylston St. 

Boston, MA 02215 

www.advantageboston.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 175,000 sf Centrally located in downtown James E. Rooney, Executive Director, Massachusetts Convention 

Meeting Space: 91,000 sf Boston. Skybridge links to Sheraton, Center Authority, (617) 954-2000, jrooney@massconvention.com; 

38 Breakout Rooms Marriott, Westin and 200 shops/ Bob Pellegrini, VP of Sales, Boston Convention Marketing Center, 

restaurants. Complimentary wireless (617) 954-2800, rpellegrini@AdvantageBOSTON.com 

Internet access. Less than 2 miles/ 

8 min. to airport. 

See our floor plan pages 

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Seaport Hotel & Seaport World Trade Center Prime Exhibit Space: 118,000 sf Service inclusive; complimentary Wave David O’Shaughnessy, President, (617) 385-4000, 

200 Seaport Blvd. Meeting Space: 180,000 sf Health and Fitness; non-smoking facility; david.o’shaughnessy@seaportboston.com; 

Boston, MA 02210 41 Breakout Rooms amphitheater; in-house AV capabilities. James Carmody, VP & General Manager, 

www.seaportboston.com 

(617) 385-4000, james.carmody@seaportboston.com 

Foxborough 

Gillette Stadium Prime Exhibit Space: 305,000 sf Adjacent to hotel and Patriot Place, Lindsey Potter, Event Sales Manager, (508) 384-4202, 

One Patriot Pl. Meeting Space: 80 suites, ranging entertainment destination; 15,000+ lindseyp@patriots.com 

Foxborough, MA 02035 from 1,000 to 3,000 sf parking; in-house catering and on-site 

www.gillettestadium.com/event_planning Flex Space: 90,000 sf rooms AV services. Centrally located between 

Providence and Boston. 




Massachusetts to Minnesota 


Springfield 

MassMutual Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 59,000 sf 15,000 sf ballroom. Matt Hollander, General Manager, (413) 787-6610, 

Meeting Space: 8,400 sf 5 loading docks. mhollander@massconvention.com; 

5 Breakout Rooms Located between Boston and Hartford. Monique Messier, Director of Sales, (413) 271-3233, 

mmessier@massconvention.com 


1277 Main St. 

Springfield, MA 01103 

www.massmutualcenter.com 

Worcester 

DCU Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,310 sf Downtown; state-of-the-art; attached Managed by SMG. Sandy Dunn, General Manager, 

50 Foster St. Meeting Space: 23,636 sf 14,500-seat arena; 12,144 sf ballroom; (508) 929-0106, sdunn@dcucenter.com; 

Worcester, MA 01608 11 Breakout Rooms parking for 17,000. Hour drive to Bos- James Moughan, Asst. General Manager/Director of Sales, 

www.dcucenter.com ton, Springfield, Providence, Hartford. (508) 929-0118, jmoughan@dcucenter.com 

Michigan 

Detroit 

Cobo Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 700,000 sf 5 exhibit halls; 4 on main level have Tom Tuskey, Director, (313) 877-8777; 

One Washington Blvd. Meeting Space: 178,000 sf 600,000 sf contiguous space. Riverview David Austin, Director of Sales/Marketing, 

Detroit, MI 48226 80 Breakout Rooms Ballroom and 5 banquet rooms offer (313) 877-8241, dave@cobocenter.com 

www.cobocenter.com 

riverfront views. Two adjacent arenas. 

grand Rapids 

DeVos Place Prime Exhibit Space: 162,000 sf Divisible into 3 exhibit halls; 40,000 sf Managed by SMG. Eddie Tadlock, Asst. General Manager, 

303 Monroe Ave. NW Meeting Space: 35,000 sf ballroom. Skywalk to 1,000 hotel rooms. (616) 742-6503, sales@smggr.com 

Grand Rapids, MI 45903 21 Breakout Rooms Located downtown on Grand River. 

www.devosplace.org 

Lansing 

Lansing Center Prime Exhibit Space: 72,000 sf Riverside property. Climate-controlled Eric Hart, President & CEO, (517) 483-7400 x208, 

333 E. Michigan Ave. Meeting Space: 25,500 sf skywalk to 259-room hotel. Wireless eric@lepfa.com; 

Lansing, MI 48933 20 Breakout Rooms network. Shari Berger, Vice President Sales, 

www.lansingcenter.com (517) 483-7400 x234, shari@lepfa.com 

novi 

Rock Financial Showplace Prime Exhibit Space: 214,000 sf High-speed Internet and Wi-Fi. John Bowen, Executive Director, (248) 348-5600 x207, 

46100 Grand River Ave. Meeting Space: 30,000 sf Full utility service 480 120/208 jbowen@rockfinancialshowplace.com; 

Novi, MI 48374 9 Breakout Rooms 3-phase power distribution plants Mary Jane Scott, Marketing and Sales Director, 

www.rockfinancialshowplace.com on columns; in-floor chase system. (248) 348-5600 x204, dos@rockfinancialshowplace.com 

MinneSota 

Duluth 

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf DECC is the recipient of the Daniel Russell, Executive Director, (218) 722-5573, 

350 Harbor Dr. Meeting Space: 140,000 sf MN Great Award for environmental drussell@decc.org; 

Duluth, MN 55802 30 Breakout Rooms stewardship efforts. Sue Ellen Moore, Director of Sales, (218) 722-5573 x204, 

www.duluthconventioncenter.com Expansion of 144,000 sf of exhibit smoore@decc.org 

Minneapolis 

Minneapolis Convention Center 

space to open in Dec. 2010 

Prime Exhibit Space: 475,000 sf 55,000 sf ballroom (largest column-free Adam Heffron, Director of Sales, (612) 335-6000, 

Meeting Space: 123,000 sf ballroom in MN); 28,000 sf ballroom; adam.heffron@ci.minneapolis.mn.us 

87 Breakout Rooms 3,433 fixed-seat auditorium breaks into 

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250 Marquette Ave. South, Ste. 1300 

Minneapolis, MN 55401 

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Minnesota to Missouri 


Saint Paul 

Saint Paul RiverCentre Prime Exhibit Space: 145,182 sf Located in downtown St. Paul; complex Jim Ibister, VP and General Manager, (651) 265-4801, 

175 W. Kellogg Blvd., Ste. 501 Meeting Space: 59,000 sf includes Saint Paul RiverCentre, jibister@rivercentre.org; 

Saint Paul, MN 55102-1299 23 Breakout Rooms 5,400-seat Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Susan Hubbard, Director of Booking, (651) 265-4806, 

www.rivercentre.org 18,600-seat Xcel Energy Arena. shubbard@rivercentre.org 

Mississippi 

Biloxi 

Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 125,000 sf Located directly across from the Paula April, Director of Marketing, (228) 594-3700, 

2350 Beach Blvd. Meeting Space: 30,000 sf beach. papril@mscoastcoliseum.com 

Biloxi, MS 39531 

www.mscoastcoliseum.com 


Expansion of 413,000 sf of flex exhibit 

space to open Oct. 2009 

Jackson 

Jackson Convention Complex/SMG Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf 25,000 sf ballroom divisible by 5; Linda McCarthy, General Mananger, (601) 960-2321, 

105 E. Pascagoula St. 26 Breakout Rooms 382-seat theater. Located in lmccarthy@jacksonconventioncomplex.com 

Jackson, MS 39201 Flex Space: 33,000 sf downtown Jackson; Glass façade; dual 

www.jacksonconventioncomplex.com 

loading docks. 

Missouri 

Branson 

Branson Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 23,000 sf ballroom. Connected to Managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Bill Tirone, CMP, 

Meeting Space: 38,000 sf Hilton Convention Center Hotel; Director of Sales & Marketing, Hiltons of Branson, 

15 Breakout Rooms located in Branson Landing, the area’s (417) 243-3510, william.tirone@hilton.com 


newest retail and entertainment area. 


200 Sycamore St. 

Branson, MO 65616 

www.bransonconvention.com 

Kansas City 

American Royal Center/Kemper Arena Prime Exhibit Space: 325,000 sf 500-seat Wagstaff Theatre; Managed by AEG Management KC, LLC. 

1800 Genessee, Ste. 100 Meeting Space: Flexible 19,500-seat Kemper Arena; Brenda Tinnen, General Manager, 

Kansas City, MO 64102 0 Breakout Rooms 5,000-seat Hale Arena. (816) 949-7100, btinnen@sprintcenter.com 

www.kemperarenakc.com 

Crown Center Exhibit Hall Prime Exhibit Space: 52,000 sf Unites meeting space of Hyatt Anne Deuschle, Facility Manager, (816) 274-5916; 

2323 McGee St. Meeting Space: 86,000 sf Regency and Westin with Crown adeusc1@hallmark.com 

Kansas City, MO 64108 53 Breakout Rooms Center Exhibit Hall. Complex includes 

www.crowncenter.com 

1,460 hotel rooms. 

Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities Prime Exhibit Space: 388,800 sf Downtown. 46,484 sf ballroom; Oscar McGaskey, Jr., Executive Director, 

301 W. 13th St. Meeting Space: 118,000 sf column-free exhibit space. 10,700-seat (816) 513-5051, oscar_mcgaskey@kcmo.org; 

Kansas City, MO 64105 45 Breakout Rooms arena; 2,400-seat theater. Attached Gemma Zook, Director of Sales, 

www.kcconvention.com parking. Wireless meeting space. (816) 513-5019, gemma_zook@kcmo.org 

KCI Expo Center Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sf 2 halls; column-free space. 141- Michael Rose, CHA, General Manager, 

11730 N. Ambassador Dr. Meeting Space: 11,000 sf room hotel connected to center; (816) 801-8400, MRose@hikciairport.com; 

Kansas City, MO 64153 8 Breakout Rooms 1 mile to airport; 3,000 hotel Christina Roth, CHSP, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.kciexpo.com rooms within 3 miles. (816) 841-1933, Christina.Roth@hikciairport.com 

Saint Louis 

America’s Center Prime Exhibit Space: 502,000 sf 28,000 sf ballroom; 14,000-seat Bruce Sommer, Sr., Vice President of Facilities, 

701 Convention Plaza Meeting Space: 155,557 sf state-of-the-art theater; adjacent (314) 342-5036, bsommer@explorestlouis.com 

Saint Louis, MO 63101 76 Breakout Rooms to 70,000-seat dome. 

www.americascenter.org 




Missouri to Nevada 


Springfield 

Springfield Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 112,000 sf Main Hall has 45,000 sf of column- Sue Martin, Director of Catering, (417) 522-1117, 

635 St. Louis St. Meeting Space: 4,375 sf free space. Divides into 3 sections. sue.martin@jqh.com; 

Springfield, MO 65806 7 Breakout Rooms Chris Huffington, Director of Sales, (417) 522-1116, 

www.springfieldexpo.com 

chris.huffington@jqh.com 

Montana 

Great Falls 

Montana ExpoPark Prime Exhibit Space: 90,000 sf Multiple exhibit buildings; 125,000 Managed by SMG. Lisa Bracco, General Manager, 

400 3rd St. NW Meeting Space: 15,000 sf sf total, 90,000 sf under one roof. (406) 727-8900, lisa@goexpopark.com; 

Great Falls, MT 59404 12 Breakout Rooms 5 min. from hotels; 10 min. from Anne Cummins, Event Coordinator, (406) 727-8900, 

www.goexpopark.com Great Falls International Airport. anne@goexpopark.com 

Nebraska 

Omaha 

Omaha Civic Auditorium Prime Exhibit Space: 75,920 sf Complex includes exhibition hall, Will Gorman, House Manager, (402) 444-3353, 

1804 Capitol Ave. Meeting Space: None arena, assembly hall and music hall. info@omahacivic.com 

Omaha, NE 68102 

www.omahacivic.com 


Qwest Center Omaha Prime Exhibit Space: 194,000 sf Connected via skywalk to 450-room Roger Dixon, President & CEO, (402) 341-1500, 

455 N. 10th St. Meeting Space: 63,000 sf Hilton. Located 2.5 miles from airport rdixon@qwestcenter.com; 

Omaha, NE 68102 16 Breakout Rooms in heart of Omaha’s downtown Old Denise Niebrugge, VP of Convention Sales & Marketing, 

www.qwestcenteromaha.com Market and entertainment district. (402) 599-6932, dniebrugge@qwestcenter.com 

Nevada 

Las Vegas 

Bally’s Las Vegas Prime Exhibit Space: 87,000 sf Newly-renovated guest rooms. Jordan D. Clark, Vice President of Sales, (877) MEET-702, 

3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 175,000 sf Connected to the Paris Las Vegas lvmeetings@harrahs.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109-4307 30 Breakout Rooms hotel for additional rooms and space. 

www.lvmeetingsbyharrahs.com 

Caesars Palace Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 949 rooms in the Augustus Tower bring Jordan D. Clark, Vice President of Sales, (877) MEET-702, 

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 240,000 sf total hotel rooms to 3,370. New front lvmeetings@harrahs.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 56 Breakout Rooms; 3 Executive desk, spa and dining options. 

www.lvmeetingsbyharrahs.com Board Rooms Additional hotel and casino renovations. 

Expansion of 169,000 sf of exhibit space 

to open in 2009 

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The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino NEW FACILITY Facility scheduled to open Second Jennifer Herring, Director of Sales, (702) 309-6303, 

3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South Prime Exhibit Space: 75,000 sf Quarter 2010. Vertical design of jherring@hyatt.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 Meeting Space: 167,000 sf steel and glass. 

www.cosmolv.com 


NB 

Las Vegas Cashman Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 98,100 sf 1,922-seat theater; 9,370-seat stadium. Chris Meyer, CEM, CMP, VP of Convention Sales, 

850 Las Vegas Blvd. Meeting Space: 13,236 sf Connected to 12,209 hotel rooms within (702) 892-0711, cmeyer@lvcva.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89101 12 Breakout Rooms 1-mile radius of Cashman Center. 

www.lvcva.com 

Las Vegas Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 1,984,755 sf Sixteen exhibit halls separable by Chris Meyer, CEM, CMP, VP of Convention Sales, 

Meeting Space: 243,000 sf movable walls. Highly competitive rental (702) 892-0711, cmeyer@lvcva.com 

144 Breakout Rooms rates. State-of-the-art convention housing 

reservation services available at no cost. 

Free wireless Internet access available 

in all common lobby areas. Airline 

baggage check for select airlines. 

3150 Paradise Rd. 133,000 rooms in 4-mile radius. 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 

www.lvcva.com 





Nevada 


Las Vegas Hilton Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf Located adjacent to the Gavin Mealiffe, Executive Director of Sales, 

3000 Paradise Rd. 41 Breakout Rooms Las Vegas Convention Center. (702) 732-5631, mealiffeg@lvhilton.com 


Resort club lounge. 

www.lvhilton.com 

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 604,522 sf 100,000 sf ballroom. Facility can Bryan Gay, Executive Director of Sales, 

3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 604,522 sf host up to 75 simultaneous meetings. (877) 632-7900, bgay@mandalaybay.com 



www.mandalaybay.com 

MGM Grand Hotel & Conference Center Prime Exhibit Space: 192,000 sf Ballrooms divide into numerous Brian Keenan, Assistant Vice President of Sales, 

3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 399,000 sf configurations. New 92,000 sf (702)-891-1251, Brian_keenan@lv.mgmgrand.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 57 Breakout Rooms pillar-free Marquis Ballroom; 

www.mgmgrand.com 

17,000-seat arena. 

The Mirage Casino-Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 89,400 sf Center strip location. 40,000 sf Joni Peru, Director of Convention Sales, (800) 456-8888, 

3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 170,000 sf pillar-free ballroom with built-in jperu@mirage.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 26 Breakout Rooms stage; board room with video 

www.mirage.com 

and telecast capabilities. 

Paris Las Vegas Prime Exhibit Space: 87,000 sf 85,200 sf Paris Ballroom. Jordan D. Clark, Vice President of Sales, (877) MEET-702, 

3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 140,000 sf lvmeetings@harrahs.com 




Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 55,000 sf 2,563 guest suites and business center Jordan D. Clark, Vice President of Sales, (877) MEET-702, 

3700 W. Flamingo Rd. Meeting Space: 163,000 sf attached. Pavilion Convention Center lvmeetings@harrahs.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89103 77 Breakout Rooms includes built-in stages and retractable 


ceiling grids. 

Sands Expo & Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 935,000 sf Attached to Venetian Resort and Steve Walker, Director of Sales, (702) 733-5258, 

Meeting Space: 31,000 sf Palazzo Hotel & Resort with a combined swalker@sandsexpo.com 

23 Breakout Rooms additional 1 million sf meeting space; 

high-end shopping, dining and 

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South Point Hotel & Casino 

Prime Exhibit Space: 80,000 sf Ballroom space: 21,600 sf. 2,160 Maureen Robinson, Director of Sales, 

Meeting Space: 80,000 sf guest rooms; 8 restaurants; 7 (702) 797-8050, sales@southpointcasino.com 

21 Breakout Rooms lounges/bars; 64-lane bowling; 

pool/spa/fitness center. 


9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South 


www.southpointmeetings.com 

Tropicana Resort & Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 54,720 sf Las Vegas strip location. Leslie Holland, National Sales Manager, (888) 810-8767, 

3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 34,000 sf Flexible room configurations. lholland@tropicanalv.com 



www.tropicanalvsales.com 

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 105,600 sf Located in center of strip. Ballrooms are Doug Linn, Director of Tradeshow Sales, 

3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Meeting Space: 368,000 sf also exhibit space: 85,000 sf, 72,000 sf, (702) 414-4443, doug.linn@venetian.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 224 Breakout Rooms (3) 16,500 sf, (9) 14,400 sf; 4,049 suites; 

www.venetian.com 

attached to Sands Expo & Palazzo Hotel. 

World Market Center Las Vegas Prime Exhibit Space: 350,000 sf Wireless technology; ample freight and Babs Blair, VP Leasing, (702) 599-3040, 

495 S. Grand Central Pkwy., Ste. 2203 Meeting Space: Flexible access doors; no hotel occupancy babs.blair@lasvegasmarket.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89106 3 Buildings requirements; permanent showroom 

www.lasvegasmarket.com 

opportunities available. 

Wynn Las Vegas Prime Exhibit Space: 75,586 sf $2.7 BIL resort; 2,700 guest rooms and Karolyn K. Graves, Director of Sales, (702) 770-2705, 

3131 Las Vegas Blvd., South Meeting Space: 122,164 sf suites; 200,000 sf function space karolyn.graves@wynnlasvegas.com 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 18 Breakout Rooms includes 18 meeting rooms with 

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floor-to-ceiling windows and patios. 

Reno 

John Ascauga’s Nugget Resort Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 65,000 sf 1,400-room hotel. Vernon Sohrt, Executive VP of Sales, 

P.O. Box 30030 Meeting Space: 110,000 sf Nine restaurants on property. (800) 843-2427, vern_sohrt@janugget.com 

Reno, NV 89520 


www.janugget.com 

Grand Sierra Resort & Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 170,000 sf All of our convention and exhibit James Lauster, VP of Sales, (775) 789-2033, 

2500 E. Second St. Meeting Space: 200,000 sf space is secluded in its own wing. jim.lauster@grandsierrareort.com 

Reno, NV 89595 45 Breakout Rooms Over 400,000 sf outdoor space. 

www.sales.grandsierraresort.com 

40,000 sf ballroom. 

Peppermill Resort Spa Casino Prime Exhibit Space: 84,784 sf 74,900 sf ballroom; 62,000 sf Pat Flynn, Executive Director of Hotel Operations & Sales, 

2707 S. Virginia St. Meeting Space: 106,000 sf of clearspan banquet space. (775) 689-7144, pflynn@peppermillreno.com 

Reno, NV 89502 


www.peppermillreno.com 

Reno Events Center Prime Exhibit Space: 56,000 sf 14,000 sf pre-function; 7,500 Joe Kelley, VP of Facilities, (775) 335-8800, 

400 N. Center St. Meeting Space: 9 Suites general assembly/arena seating jkelley@rscva.com; 

Reno, NV 89501 (4,500 retractable tiered seating). Philip D’Amico, Executive Director of Sales, (775) 827-7608, 

www.renoeventscenter.com 6,600 rooms in 3 blocks. 3 loading pdamico@rscva.com 

docks; drive-in access. 

Reno-Sparks Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 381,000 sf Dedicated T-1 lines; satellite links; Charlton Northington, General Manager, (775) 827-7620, 

4590 S. Virginia St. Meeting Space: 110,000 sf unlimited floor load; contiguous cnorthington@rscva.com; 

Reno, NV 89502 53 Breakout Rooms exhibit space. Philip D’Amico, Executive Director of Sales, 

www.visitrenotahoe.com 

(775) 827-7600, pdamico@rscva.com 


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New Jersey to New York 


New Jersey 

Atlantic City 

Atlantic City Convention Center 

One Convention Blvd. 

Atlantic City, NJ 08401 

www.accenter.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 500,000 sf Centerpiece of multi-million Managed by SMG. Charles Beirne, Sr., General Manager/SMG, 

Meeting Space: 109,100 sf redevelopment plan. 5 exhibit halls. (609) 449-2043, cbeirne@accenter.com; 

45 Breakout Rooms Contiguous exhibit space. Connected Gary Musich, VP Convention Development/ACCVA, 



to train station and 500-room hotel. 

(609) 449-7110, (888) 222-3683, gmusich@accva.com 

Trump Taj Mahal Casino & Resort Prime Exhibit Space: 93,000 sf Recently completed room Joan Mooney, Director of Hotel Sales, (609) 449-6928, 

1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Ave. Meeting Space: 140,000 sf renovations. Boardwalk location. joan.mooney@taj.trump.com 

Atlantic City, NJ 08401 22 Breakout Rooms Ocean-view rooms. Spa. 

www.trumptaj.com 

Edison 

New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 155,207 sf Newly expanded private facility Joseph Cascio, General Manager, 

at Raritan Center Meeting Space: 20,000 sf centrally located between NYC and (732) 417-1400, joe@njexpocenter.com 

97 Sunfield Ave. 7 Breakout Rooms Philadelphia; 15 min. to Newark 

Edison, NJ 08837 

Liberty Airport. 14 dock doors; 

www.njexpocenter.com 

2 drive-ins; on-site catering. 

Secaucus 

Meadowlands Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 61,000 sf Contiguous, column-free exhibit Managed by SMG. Robin Cuneo, Regional General 

355 Plaza Dr. Meeting Space: 3,578 sf space. Five national hotels within Manager, (201) 330-7773, rcuneo@mecexpo.com 

Secaucus, NJ 07094 5 Breakout Rooms walking distance; 7 miles from NYC; 

www.mecexpo.com 

minutes from Newark Liberty Airport. 

Somerset 

Garden State Convention & Exhibit Center Prime Exhibit Space: 62,000 sf Attached hotel features 361 rooms; Joseph D. Cascio, General Manager, 

50 Atrium Dr. Meeting Space: 50,000 sf 10 conference rooms; 10,080 sf grand (732) 417-1400, joe@njexpocenter.com 

Somerset, NJ 08873 2 Breakout Rooms ballroom. 

www.gsec.com 

Wildwood 

The Wildwoods Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 75,000 sf 11,700 sf ballroom space; 23,400 pre- John Siciliano, Executive Director, (609) 729-9000, 

4501 Boardwalk Meeting Space: 20,376 sf function space. Oceanfront. 1.5 hours jsiciliano@wildwoodsnj.com; 

Wildwood, NJ 08260 10 Breakout Rooms from Philadelphia; near major highway John Lynch, Director of Sales, (609) 729-9000, 

www.wildwoodsnj.com access; 30 min. from Atlantic City. jlynch@wildwoodsnj.com; 

New Mexico 

Albuquerque 

Albuquerque Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 166,546 sf 30,000 sf ballroom; 2,300-seat Managed by SMG. Lewis Dawley, General Manager, 

401 2nd St. NW 33 Breakout Rooms auditorium; free wireless Internet (505) 768-3868, ldawley@albuquerquecc.com; 

Albuquerque, NM 87102 access in lobby; catering exclusively Carisa Malanum, CMP, Director of Sales & Event Services, 

www.albuquerquecc.com provided by SMG. (505) 768-3870, carisam@albuquerquecc.com 

New York 

Albany 

Empire State Plaza Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 81,500 sf Part of a billion-dollar government Michael Snyder, Director of Marketing, (518) 474-0538, 

RM 130 Concourse Level Meeting Space: 40,250 sf complex/tourist attraction; located michael.snyder@ogs.state.ny.us 

Albany, NY 12241-0001 7 Breakout Rooms downtown, next to the New York 

www.empirestateplaza.org 

State Capital. 

Buffalo 

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 64,000 sf Ballroom space: 12,367 sf. Melissa Burke, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

Convention Center Plaza Meeting Space: 27,170 sf Unobstructed exhibit hall; 21 flexible (800) 995-7570, melissa@buffaloconvention.com 

Buffalo, NY 14202 21 Breakout Rooms breakout rooms. 1,200 commitable 

www.buffaloconvention.com Flex Space: 8,560 sf hotel rooms close by. 


Our competition is green with envy! 

Atlantic City Ad 

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• Wind energy 

• Investment in renewable energy and efficiencies 

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New York to North Carolina 


New York City 

Hilton New York Prime Exhibit Space: 51,084 sf Recently completed $290 MIL Kellie Cahill, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

1335 Avenue of the Americas Meeting Space: 100,000 sf renovation. Midtown Manhattan (212) 261-5966, Kellie.Cahill@hilton.com 

New York, NY 10019 42 Breakout Rooms location. Largest meeting room is 

www.hnymeetings.com 

25,000 sf. 

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 760,000 sf New York City location; James Hamilton, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

655 W. 34th St. Meeting Space: 28,000 sf space can be divided into 11 (212) 216-2186, jhamilton@javitscenter.com 

New York, NY 10001 102 Breakout Rooms different halls. 

www.javitscenter.com 

Piers 92/94 Prime Exhibit Space: 210,000 sf Located in Midtown West on Hudson Jenniel Davis, Sales Manager, Piers 92/94, 

55th St. & West Side Hwy./711 12th Ave. 0 Breakout Rooms River. Natural lighting, high ceilings (646) 778-3211, jdavis@mmart.com 

New York, NY 10019 Flex Space: 80,000 sf and column-free corridors. 

www.piers9294.com 

Rochester 

Fair & Expo Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 2,100-seat dome; parking for 1,000 Fran Tepper, Executive Director, (585) 334-4000, 

2695 E. Henrietta Rd. 5 Breakout Rooms cars; outdoor exposition space. fairlady7@rochester.rr.com 

Henrietta, NY 14467 

www.fairandexpocenter.org 

Rochester Riverside Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf State-of-the-art presentation, Joseph A. Floreano, CFE, Executive Director, 

123 E. Main St. Meeting Space: 79,352 sf entertainment and multimedia (585) 232-7200; jfloreano@rrcc.com 

Rochester, NY 14604 25 Breakout Rooms capabilities. Enclosed walkways to 

www.rrcc.com 

hotels and sheltered parking. 

Syracuse 

Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 65,250 sf 14,880 sf ballroom space. Connected Terri Toennies, President & CEO, (315) 435-8010; 

at Oncenter 10 Breakout Rooms to 7,000-seat Onondaga County War Sandra Baker, VP of Sales & Marketing, (315) 435-8031, 

800 S. State St. Memorial and next to Civic Center s_baker@oncenter.org 

Syracuse, NY 13202 

www.oncenter.org 

Uniondale 

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena; Chris Wright, General Manager, 

1255 Hempstead Turnpike 0 Breakout Rooms located on Long Island. (516) 794-9303, cwright@nassaucoliseum.com; 

Uniondale, NY 11553 

www.nassaucoliseum.com 

theaters. 

Jackie Pribyl, Booking Coordinator, 

(516) 794-9300 x117, JPribyl@nassaucoliseum.com 

North Carolina 

Charlotte 

Charlotte Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 280,000 sf The NASCAR Hall of Fame plans include Ted Lewis, Convention Center Manager, (704) 339-6000, 

501 S. College St. Meeting Space: 90,000 sf a new ballroom, larger than the center’s info@charlotteconventionctr.com 

Charlotte, NC 28202 46 Breakout Rooms 35,000 sf space, that will connect via a 

www.charlotteconventionctr.com Expansion of 40,000 sf meeting space convenient overstreet walkway. 

to open Apr. 2010 

Charlotte Merchandise Mart Prime Exhibit Space: 224,000 sf 3 interconnected halls; largest is Rick Lappi, Facility Leasing, (704) 333-7709 x3351, 

800 Briar Creek Rd. Meeting Space: 15,000 sf 104,000 sf. Streaming media studio; rlappi@charlottemerchmart.com 

Charlotte, NC 28205 4 Breakout Rooms 3,000 parking spaces. 

www.carolinasmart.com 

Concord 

Cabarrus Arena & Events Center Prime Exhibit Space: 142,000 sf Four separate exhibit halls plus arena. Frank Lapsley, General Manager, (704) 920-3976, 

4751 Hwy. 49 North Meeting Space: 20,000 sf 20 min. from downtown. fjlapsley@cabarrusarena.com; 

Concord, NC 28025 3 Breakout Rooms Parking for 2,500. Pamela R. Sossamon, Sales & Marketing Manager, 

www.cabarrusarena.com 

(704) 920-3976, prsossamon@cabarrusarena.com 



North Carolina to Ohio 


Faytteville 

Crown Center Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf 5,000-seat arena area can be used Danielle Durante, Sales Manager, (910) 438-4128, 

1960 Coliseum Dr. Meeting Space: 10,000 sf for additional exhibit space. ddurante@crowncoliseum.com 

Fayetteville, NC 28306 

www.atthecrown.com 

Greensboro 

Greensboro Coliseum Complex Prime Exhibit Space: 149,738 sf 23,500-seat coliseum; 2,376-seat Matt Brown, Coliseum Managing Director, 

1921 W. Lee St. Meeting Space: 23,000 sf auditorium. Over 6,000 parking (336) 373-7400, matt.brown@greensboro-nc.gov; 

Greensboro, NC 27403 13 Breakout Rooms spaces. Scott Johnson, Deputy Director, (336) 373-7449, 

www.greensborocoliseum.com 

scott.johnson@greensboro-nc.gov 

Joseph S. Koury/Sheraton Greensboro Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Hotel and convention center Kelly Harrill, Director of Sales, (800) 242-6556, 

at Four Seasons Convention Center Meeting Space: 250,000 sf complex; 990 rooms; 5 on-site ckh@sheratongreensboro.com 

3121 High Point Rd. at I-40 75 Breakout Rooms restaurants. 

Greensboro, NC 27407 

www.kourycenter.com 

High Point 

SHOWPLACE Prime Exhibit Space: 84,000 sf Contemporary design; 100-ft. tall Joanna Easter, COO, (336) 886-4700; 

211 E. Commerce Ave. 5 Breakout Rooms atrium for gala events; wireless Karen Wall, Director of Event Sales & Operations, 

High Point, NC 27260 Flex Space: 78,300 sf Internet; carpeted exhibit halls; (336) 886-4700, karen@showplace-highpoint.com 

www.showplace-highpoint.com 

exceptional service. 

Raleigh 

Raleigh Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf Adjoining 400-room Laurie Okun, Director of Sales, (919) 831-6315, 

500 S. Salisbury St. Meeting Space: 32,601 sf Marriott. Abundance of natural laurie.okun@raleighconvention.com 

Raleigh, NC 27601 20 Breakout Rooms light. 

www.raleighconvention.com 


Winston-Salem 

M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Wireless Internet. Connected to a Ron Stephens, Director of Marketing, (336) 725-3500, 

301 W. 5th St. Meeting Space: 43,000 sf 146-room Embassy Suites hotel and ron.stephens@twincityquarter.com; 

Winston-Salem, NC 27101 18 Breakout Rooms a 315-room Marriott hotel. 1,400 Marcia Sheats, Director of Group Sales, (336) 725-3500, 

www.twincityquarter.com parking spaces. marcia.sheats@twincityquarter.com 

North Dakota 

Bismarck 

Bismarck Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 10,000-seat arena. 2,500 parking Ross Horner, Marketing & Sales Director, 

315 S. 5th St. Meeting Space: 13,600 sf spaces. Wireless Internet. (701) 355-1376, rdhorner@state.nd.us 

Bismarck, ND 58504 17 Breakout Rooms Downtown location. 

www.bismarckciviccenter.com 

Fargo 

Fargodome Prime Exhibit Space: 110,000 sf 3,100 parking spaces; near airport. Rob Sobolik, General Manager, (701) 298-2658, 

1800 N. University Dr. Meeting Space: 16,000 sf rsobolik@fargodome.com 

Fargo, ND 58102 

www.fargodome.com 


Ohio 

Akron 

John S. Knight Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 11,678 sf ballroom. State-of-the-art Dirk Breiding, VP of Sales, (800) 245-4254, 

77 E. Mill St. 18 Breakout Rooms communications systems. In-house dbreiding@visitakron-summit.org 

Akron, OH 44308 

www.johnsknightcenter.org 

culinary services. Wireless Internet 

connectivity; video conferencing. 

Cincinnati 

Duke Energy Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 195,000 sf Newly renovated and expanded. Ric Booth, General Manager, (513) 419-7300, 

525 Elm St. Meeting Space: 102,380 sf 39,500 sf and 17,472 sf ballrooms; rbooth@duke-energycenter.com; 

Cincinnati, OH 45202 35 Breakout Rooms 48,500 sf pre-function space. Downtown; Jim Downton, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.duke-energycenter.com walk to shopping, attractons and dining. (513) 419-7304, jdownton@duke-energycenter.com 




Ohio to Oklahoma 


Cleveland 

Cleveland Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 375,000 sf Centrally located near downtown James Glending, Commissioner, (216) 348-2683, 

500 Lakeside Ave. East Meeting Space: 37,000 sf hotels, restaurants and attractions. jglending@city.cleveland.oh.us 

Cleveland, OH 44114 

www.city.cleveland.oh.us 


International Exposition Center (I-X Center) Prime Exhibit Space: 1,050,000 sf Located at Cleveland Hopkins Int’l. Robert Peterson, President, (216) 676-6000; 

One I-X Center Dr. Meeting Space: 150,000 sf Airport, 10 min. from downtown. John O’Brien, Director of Sales, (216) 265-2673, 

Cleveland, OH 44135 30 Breakout Rooms Complete in-house services; parking for jobrien@ixcenter.com; 

www.ixcenter.com 10,000; 3,500 hotel rooms within 5 min.; Eric German, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, 

additional 4,000 hotel rooms nearby. 

(216) 265-2617, egerman@ixcenter.com 

Columbus 

Greater Columbus Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 426,000 sf Ballroom space: 40,000 sf. Connected Managed by SMG. Craig Liston, SMG Regional 

400 N. High St. Meeting Space: 99,410 sf to 4 hotels by covered walkway; General Manager, (614) 827-2500; 

Columbus, OH 43215 61 Breakout Rooms across from entertainment district; Sherry Chambers, CMP, Senior Director of Sales, (800) 626-0241, 

www.columbusconventions.com on-site food court and shops; exclusive schambers@columbusconventions.com 

caterer; abundant parking; close to airport. 

Franklin County Veterans Memorial Prime Exhibit Space: 110,000 sf Riverfront. Short walk to downtown; John Loree, General Manager, (614) 221-4341, 

300 W. Broad St. 11 Breakout Rooms 3,916-seat auditorium. 5,000 sf johnl@fcvm.com 

Columbus, OH 43215 

www.fcvm.com 

Dayton 

Dayton Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 77,000 sf 672-seat theater. Downtown location; Michael Cashman, Director of Sales, (937) 333-4784, 

ballroom. 

22 E. Fifth St. 19 Breakout Rooms connected hotel via skywalk. High- Michael.Cashman@cityofdayton.org; 

Dayton, OH 45402 speed wireless Internet. In-house Leslie Barrow, Sales Manager, (937) 333-4714, 

www.daytonconventioncenter.com coffee shop. leslie.barrow@cityofdayton.org 

Hara Arena, Conference & Exhibition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 98,400 sf 4 exhibit halls, arena, conference Cory Rose, General Manager, (937) 278-4776 x213, 

1001 Shiloh Springs Rd. Meeting Space: 10,000 sf center and on-site golf course. crose@haracomplex.com 

Dayton, OH 45415 

www.haracomplex.com 

20 acres on-site parking. 

Toledo 

SeaGate Convention Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 75,000 sf All exhibit space is column-free. Managed by SMG. 

401 Jefferson Ave. Meeting Space: 13,000 sf Over 600 hotel rooms adjoining. Carol DuPuis, Director of Sales & Marketing, (419) 392-0937, 

Toledo, OH 43604 25 Breakout Rooms Downtown. Attached to new Lucas cdupuis@meettoledo.org 

www.toledo-seagate.com 

County Arena. 

Wilmington 

Roberts Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sf Upscale property located in the Judy Clark, Director of Catering/Trade Shows, 

123 Gano Rd. 6 Breakout Rooms center of three markets: (800) 654-7036, jclark@robertscentre.com 

Wilmington, OH 45177 

www.robertscentre.com 

Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus. 

Oklahoma 

Oklahoma City 

Cox Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 25,000 sf ballroom. 15,000-seat arena. Gary Desjardins, General Manager, (405) 602-8500, 

Meeting Space: 30,000 sf High-speed WiFi Internet service; state- gdesjardins@coxconventioncenter.com; 

22 Breakout Rooms of-the-art AV and video conferencing. Tim Linville, Marketing Director, (405) 602-8500, 

Flex Space: 50,000 sf Underground building parking. tlinville@coxconventioncenter.com 



Adjacent to entertainment district. 

1 Myriad Gardens 

Oklahoma City, OK 73102 

www.coxconventioncenter.com 



Oklahoma to Pennsylvania 


Tulsa 

Expo Square Prime Exhibit Space: 400,000 sf Midtown location. Parking for 11,000. Mark Andrus, President & CEO, (918) 744-1113, 

P.O. Box 4735 Meeting Space: 2,000 sf Additional outdoor space available. mandrus@exposquare.com; 

Tulsa, OK 74159 2 Breakout Rooms Two new facilities: Central Park Hall, Paula Crain, Director of Events, (918) 744-1113 x2025, 

www.exposquare.com 43,000 sf exhibit space; Exchange paula@exposquare.com; 

Center, 58,500 sf exhibit space. 

Amanda Blair, Marketing & Media Relations Manager, 

(918) 744-1113 x2010, ablair@exposquare.com 

Tulsa Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 102,600 sf Renovation and new 30,000 sf Managed by SMG. Kathy Tinker, Director of 

100 Civic Center 35 Breakout Rooms ballroom to be completed in 2010. Convention Sales & Marketing, (800) 678-7177, 

Tulsa, OK 74103-3822 Flex Space: 30,000 sf Walking distance to over 1,000 ktinker@smgtulsa.com 

www.smgtulsa.com 

hotel rooms. 

Oregon 

Portland 

Oregon Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 255,000 sf Awarded the LEED-EB Silver Jeff Blosser, Executive Director, (503) 235-7575, 

777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Meeting Space: 52,000 sf certification for its green practices. JeffBlosser@oregoncc.org; 

Portland, OR 97232 50 Breakout Rooms Situated on the banks of the Willamette Matt Pizzuti, Director of Sales, (503) 235-7577, 

www.oregoncc.org River in downtown Portland. MattPizzuti@oregoncc.org 

Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 333,000 sf Located between downtown Portland Christopher Bailey, Director, (503) 736-5200, 

2060 N. Marine Dr. Meeting Space: 7,500 sf and Vancouver, WA. 60-acre campus; chrisbailey@expocenter.org; 

Portland, OR 97217 11 Breakout Rooms parking for 2,200. Near airport; Matthew Rotchford, Sales & Events Manager, 

www.expocenter.org access to light rail transportation. (503) 736-5200, mpr@expocenter.org 

Pennsylvania 

King of Prussia 

Valley Forge Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 108,000 sf High-speed and wireless Internet Larry Noccolino, Convention Center General Manager, 

1160 First Ave. Meeting Space: 45,500 sf access; easy freeway access; over (610) 768-3232, noccolinol@gfhotels.com; 

King of Prussia, PA 19406 50 Breakout Rooms 2,500 free parking spaces; close to Candice Ellesin, VP of Sales & Marketing, 

www.vfconventioncenter.com many area attractions, shopping (610) 768-3246, ellesinc@gfhotels.com 

and restaurants 

Lancaster 

Lancaster County Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Completion expected in June 2009. Kevin R. Molloy, Executive Director, Lancaster 

8 N. Queen St., Ste. 1102 Meeting Space: 9,954 sf County Convention Center Authority, 

Lancaster, PA 17603 

www.lccca.com 

(717) 399-7630, krmolloy@lccca.com 

Philadelphia 

Pennsylvania Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 440,000 sf 213,000 sf meeting space and 92,000 sf Stephanie Boyd, VP Sales, Marketing & Customer Relations, 

1101 Arch St. Meeting Space: 90,000 sf ballroom. Downtown; walk to hotels, (215) 418-4759, sboyd@paconvention.com 

Philadelphia, PA 19107 50 Breakout Rooms attractions; high-speed, wireless Internet; 

www.paconvention.com Expansion of 700,000 sf of exhibit space free WiFi in public concourses. 

to open in late 2011. 

Greater Philadelphia Expo at Oaks Prime Exhibit Space: 220,000 sf Opened January 2009. Bill Marchese, General Manager, (267) 718-8013, 

100 Station Ave. bmarchese@phillyexpocenter.com; 

Oaks, PA 19456 Chris Welch, General Manager, (267) 718-8017, 

www.phillyexpocenter.com 

cwelch@phillyexpocenter.com 

Pittsburgh 

David L. Lawrence Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 330,000 sf 31,000 sf ballroom. First convention Mark Leahy, General Manager, (412) 565-6000; 

1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. 53 Breakout Rooms center certified by the U.S. Green Debbie Smucker, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Building Council, Gold Level. (412) 565-6000, dsmucker@pittsburghcc.com 

www.pittsburghcc.com 




Rhode Island to Tennessee 


Rhode Island 

Providence 

Rhode Island Convention Center 

& Entertainment Complex 

Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf 20,000 gsf ballroom space. 2,200 hotel Tim Muldoon, General Manager, (401) 458-6000, 

Meeting Space: 37,000 sf rooms within 1 mile; skywalks to Dunkin’ tmuldoon@smgricc.com; 

23 Breakout Rooms Donuts Center, The Westin Providence John J. McGinn, CEM, Senior Director of Sales & Marketing, 

and shopping; 15 min. to airport. (401) 458-6001, jmcginn@smgricc.com 


One Sabin St. 

Providence, RI 02903 

www.riconvention.com 

South Carolina 

Charleston 

Charleston Area Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 76,980 sf Virtual tour online. Includes Embassy Ed Riggs, Director of Sales, (843) 529-5011, 

5001 Coliseum Dr. 14 Breakout Rooms Suites with 255 rooms; 2,300-seat eriggs@knology.net 

Charleston, SC 29418 

performing arts theater; 14,000-seat 

www.charlestonconvention.com 

coliseum. 

Greenville 

Carolina First Center Prime Exhibit Space: 280,000 sf Includes 30,000 sf ballroom and Managed by SMG. 

Greenville, SC 29607 Meeting Space: 30,000 sf 88,000 sf conference center. Elizabeth Lyons, Director of Sales, (864) 255-5857, 

www.carolinafirstcenter.com 16 Breakout Rooms Centrally located between Charlotte elyons@carolinafirstcenter.com 

and Atlanta. 

Myrtle Beach 

Myrtle Beach Convention Center 

P.O. Box 1828 

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 

www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 100,800 sf Divisible into 3 halls; 35-ft. ceilings; Paul Edwards, General Manager, (800) 537-1690, 

17 Breakout Rooms column-free. 17,000 sf Grand Ballroom. pedwards@cityofmyrtlebeach.com; 

Adjoining 402-room hotel. Limited Brian Monroe, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

exclusives. 1,400 complimentary (800) 537-1690, brian.monroe@mb-cc.com 

parking. Near airport and beaches. 



South Dakota 

Rapid City 

Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf 1,752-seat theater; 10,000-seat Brian Maliske, General Manager, (605) 394-4115; 

444 Mt. Rushmore Rd. North Meeting Space: None arena; in-house catering. Jayne Kraemer, Director of Event Services, (605) 394-4115 

Rapid City, SD 57701 

www.gotmine.com 

Sioux Falls 

Sioux Falls Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,400 sf Attached to 243-room Sioux Falls Scott Kavanaugh, General Manager, 

1101 N. West Ave. Meeting Space: 10,292 sf Sheraton with additional 5,000+ sf (605) 367-4100, skavanaugh@siouxfallscc.com; 

Sioux Falls, SD 57104 12 Breakout Rooms meeting space. Krista Orsack, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.siouxfallsconventioncenter.org 

(605) 367-4102, korsack@siouxfallscc.com 

Tennessee 

Chattanooga 

Chattanooga Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Downtown in walking distance or on Managed by Carter Street Corporation. 

One Carter Plaza Meeting Space: 77,000 sf complimentary shuttle route to many Tim Riddle, Executive Director, (800) 962-5213, 

Chattanooga, TN 37402 21 Breakout Rooms attractions and restaurants. Up to triddle@chattconvention.org; 

www.chattconvention.org 100,000 sf column-free exhibit space. Lisa Hyman, Convention Sales Manager, (800) 962-5213, 

hyman@chattconvention.org 


Take certain precautions, such as covering all windows with drapes 

and blinds, so as not to tempt attendees. They may try to escape 

to the pool—or worse—the beach. 

Myrtle Beach Ad 

At the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, we only have one rule. Host great meetings. 

And we do. Our amazing facilities provide everything you need during the convention, 

and the pristine beaches and world-class golf offer endless opportunities for fun when it’s over. 

Why settle for poolside when you can have the Atlantic Ocean at your doorstep? 

A FACILITY OF THE CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH 

Break with convention. 

Book your next meeting at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. 

1-800-537-1690 or 843-918-1225 • Fax: 843-918-1243 

www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com



Tennessee 


Gatlinburg 

Gatlinburg Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 67,000 sf 17,064 sf and 8,800 sf ballrooms. Sharon Rinehart, Director of Sales, (800) 343-1475, 

Meeting Space: 13,730 sf Nestled in the foothills of the Great (865) 436-2392, sharonr@ci.gatlingburg.tn.us 

18 Breakout Rooms Smoky Mountains; offers family-friendly, 




walkable environment conducive to 

productive meetings and events. 

234 Historic Nature Trail/Mail: 303 Reagan Dr. 

Gatlinburg, TN 37738 

www.gatlinburg-tennessee.com 

Knoxville 

Knoxville Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 119,922 sf 27,500 sf ballroom; 461-seat Managed by SMG. Mary Bogert, General Manager, 

Meeting Space: 54,000 sf lecture hall. Views of Knoxville (856) 522-5669, mbogert@kccsmg.com; 

16 Breakout Rooms and World’s Fair Park. Susan Eaton, Assistant General Manager & Sales Director, 

(865) 522-5669, seaton@kccsmg.com 


P.O. Box 2543 

Knoxville, TN 37901-2543 

www.kccsmg.com 

Knoxville Expo Center Prime Exhibit Space: 93,800 sf Crystal White, General Manager, (865) 686-3200, 

5441 Clinton Hwy. Meeting Space: 10,080 sf crystal@knoxvilleexpocenter.com; 

Knoxville, TN 37912 4 Breakout Rooms Eric Julian, Sales Coordinator, (865) 686-3200, 

www.knoxvilleexpocenter.com 

eric@knoxvilleexpocenter.com 

Memphis 

Memphis Cook Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 160,000 sf Includes 125,000 sf column-free Pierre Landaiche, General Manager, (901) 576-1200, 

255 N. Main St. Meeting Space: 74,141 sf exhibit hall and 2,100-seat theater. High- plandaiche@memphisconvention.com 

Memphis, TN 38103-0016 31 Breakout Rooms speed, wireless Internet throughout. 

www.memphisconvention.com 

Nashville 

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 263,000 sf 600,000 sf flexible space; 6 ballrooms Randy Miller, VP, Sales, (615) 458-2899, 

2800 Opryland Dr. Meeting Space: 337,000 sf totaling more than 130,000 sf; 10 min. rmiller@gaylordhotels.com 

Nashville, TN 37214-1297 101 Breakout Rooms from airport; 2,881 guest rooms; near 

www.gaylordhotels.com 

downtown, attractions. 

Nashville Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 118,675 sf Downtown. Connected to Brian Ivey, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

601 Commerce St. 25 Breakout Rooms Renaissance Hotel and Nashville (615) 742-2053, brian.ivey@nashville.gov 

Nashville, TN 37203 

Arena. 2,000 commitable hotel 

www.nashvilleconventionctr.com 

rooms in walking distance. 

Nashville Municipal Auditorium Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf Located within walking distance of Sharon Hill, Sales Manager, (615) 862-6390, 

4174th Ave. North 4 Breakout Rooms the Nashville Convention Center sharon.hill@nashville.gov 

Nashville, TN 37201 

and the Second Avenue 

www.nashvilleauditorium.com 

entertainment district. 

Sevierville 

Sevierville Events Center Prime Exhibit Space: 108,290 sf 19,260 sf ballroom; 54,500 sf outdoor Mike Wilds, Director, Development & Marketing, 

P.O. Box 5500 Meeting Space: 20,312 sf space with utilities and anchors for tents. (865) 868-1551, mwilds@seviervilletn.org; 

Sevierville, TN 37864-5500 8 Breakout Rooms Martha Norris, Sales, (865) 868-1554, 

www.seviervilleeventscenter.com 

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Texas 


Texas 

Amarillo 

Amarillo Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 98,000 sf 2,300-seat auditorium; 4,800-seat Kris Miller, Manager, (806) 378-4297, 

401 S. Buchanan 30 Breakout Rooms coliseum; 1,300-seat performing kris.miller@ci.amarillo.tx.us; 

Amarillo, TX 79101 arts center. Dorthy Brown, Booking Coordinator, (806) 378-4297, 

www.amarillociviccenter.com 

dorthy.brown@ci.amarillo.tx.us 

Arlington 

Arlington Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Exhibit hall is column-free with easy Pat Payne, Director of National Accounts, 

1200 Ballpark Way Meeting Space: 8,500 sf access. Additional 30,000 sf Grand (817) 704-7571, pat@arlington.org; 

Arlington, TX 76011 12 Breakout Rooms Hall is carpeted with good but Davis DeBrady, Director of National Accounts, 

www.arlingtoncc.com limited electrical service for exhibits. (817) 704-7578, davis@arlington.org 

Austin 

Austin Convention Center 

500 E. Cesar Chavez St. 

Austin, TX 78701 

www.austinconventioncenter.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 246,097 sf 4 upper-level ballrooms with 43,300 sf; Paul Barnes, Director of Sales, Marketing & Events, 

Meeting Space: 61,440 sf 3 lower-level ballrooms with 23,418 sf; (512) 404-4000, paul.barnes@ci.austin.tx.us 

54 Breakout Rooms 5 column-free exhibit halls; 5,500 hotel 




rooms downtown; 800-room Hilton 

across the street. 

Palmer Events Center Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sf Opened in 2002 to replace the City Rusty Nabors, Sales & Events Manager, (512) 320-4400, 

900 Barton Springs Rd. Meeting Space: 5,000 sf Coliseum and Palmer Auditorium. rusty.nabors@ci.austin.tx.us 

Austin, TX 78704 5 Breakout Rooms Part of Town Lake Park downtown. 

www.austinconventioncenter.com 

Beaumont 

Ford Park Event Center Prime Exhibit Space: 83,000 sf 5 venues; 9,500-seat arena (34,965 sf John Hughes, General Manager, (409) 951-5400, 

5115 IH-10 South Meeting Space: 10,900 sf floor space); 48,600 sf exhibit hall and jhughes@fordpark.com; 

Beaumont, TX 77705 9 Breakout Rooms 11,000 sf lobby; outdoor pavilion with Linda Waggoner, Marketing & Sales, (409) 951-5400, 

www.fordpark.com seating for 14,000; 9-acre paved Midway/ lwaggoner@fordpark.com 

Fairgrounds; on-site parking for 6,000. 

Corpus Christi 

American Bank Center Prime Exhibit Space: 76,500 sf 25,366 sf banquet hall; 20,000 sf Managed by SMG. Marc Solis, General Manager, 

1901 N. Shoreline Blvd. Meeting Space: 16,000 sf ballroom; 10,000-seat arena with (361) 826-4100, marcs@cctexas.com; 

Corpus Christi, TX 78403 22 Breakout Rooms 25,000 sf space; 2,526-seat auditorium. Donna Cannatella, Director of Convention Center Sales 

www.americanbankcenter.com 10 miles to airport; walk to hotels. & Services, (361) 826-4100, donnac@cctexas.com 

Dallas 

Big Town Exhibition Hall Prime Exhibit Space: 90,000 sf Near downtown. On-site parking Jim Eshleman, Property Manager, (214) 327-4541 

800 Big Town Shopping Center Meeting Space: None for 2,000. 

Mesquite, TX 75149 


Dallas Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 1,018,942 sf Located in downtown Dallas. Features Troy Thorn, Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing, 

650 S. Griffin St. 88 Breakout Rooms largest column-free exhibit hall in the (214) 939-2700, troy.thorn@dallasconventioncenter.com; 

Dallas, TX 75202 U.S. Offers 9,816-seat areana; 1,750- Sonja Miller, Sales Manager, (214) 939-2724, 

www.dallasconventioncenter.com person theater. A 1,000-room hotel sonja.miller@dallasconventioncenter.com 

on-site is planned. 

Dallas Market Center Prime Exhibit Space: 550,000 sf Wholesale merchandise mart with Gary Gabriel, Senior Director of Sales & Operations, 

2100 Stemmons Fwy. Meeting Space: 200,000+ sf 2,200 permanent showrooms and (214) 879-8330, ggabriel@dmcmail.com 

Dallas, TX 75207 12 Breakout Rooms 214,000 sf of temporary exhibit 

www.dallasmarketcenter.com 

space; 2 miles north of downtown. 

Hilton Anatole Prime Exhibit Space: 128,595 sf 2 dedicated halls: 45,000 sf column-free Jay Best, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

2201 N. Stemmons Fwy. Meeting Space: 357,509 sf and 73,000 sf with columns; 10,595 sf (214) 761-7400, jay.best@hilton.com 

Dallas, TX 75207 77 Breakout Rooms pre-function area. 45 acres. V Spa; 

www.hiltonanatole.com 

8 bars/restaurants; 1,606 guest rooms; 

128 suites. 2 min. to downtown. 



Texas 


El Paso 

El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Centers Prime Exhibit Space: 80,000 sf Column-free exhibit space. 3 halls. Brooke Underwood, Director of Sales, (915) 534-0672, 

One Civic Center Plaza Meeting Space: 133,100 sf 28-ft. ceilings. 2,500-seat theater. bunderwood@elpasocvb.com; 

El Paso, TX 79901 19 Breakout Rooms Downtown location. Lanor Sanchez, Facility Sales Manager, 

www.visitelpaso.com 

(915) 534-0609, lsanchez@elpasocvb.com 

Fort Worth 

Fort Worth Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 253,226 sf 30,000 sf ballroom; 13,500-seat Kirk Slaughter, Director, (817) 392-2501, kirk.slaughter@fortworthgov.org; 

1201 Houston St. 41 Breakout Rooms arena. WiFi; LCD widescreen event Charles Mayer, Director of Convention Sales, (817) 392-2735, 

Fort Worth, TX 76102 announcement monitors throughout charles.mayer@fortworthgov.org; Feleshia Cochran, Assistant Director/ 

www.fortworthconventioncenter.com the building. Sales & Marketing, (817) 392-2529, feleshia.cochran@fortworthgov.org 

Will Rogers Memorial Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Located in the Cultural District; Kirk Slaughter, Director, (817) 392-2501, 

3401 W. Lancaster Meeting Space: 1,800 sf 2,856-seat auditorium; 6,000-seat kirk.slaughter@fortworthgov.org; 

Fort Worth, TX 76107 coliseum. Feleshia Cochran, Assistant Director/Sales & Marketing, 

www.willrogersmemorialcenter.com 

(817) 392-5989, feleshia.cochran@fortworthgov.org 

Grapevine 

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 180,000 sf 400,000 sf flexible space, including John Imaizumi, Senior VP & General Manager, 

1501 Gaylord Trail Meeting Space: 220,000 sf 2 ballrooms; 6 min. from airport; (817) 778-3000, jimaizumi@gaylordhotels.com; 

Grapevine, TX 76051 68 Breakout Rooms 1,511 guest rooms; golf, spa and Robert McPherrin, VP of Sales & Marketing, 

www.gaylordhotels.com nightclub on property or nearby. (817) 778-3000, texasmeetings@gaylordhotels.com 

Houston 

George R. Brown Convention Center 

1001 Avenida de las Americas 

Houston, TX 77010 

www.houstonconventionctr.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 893,590 sf 1.2 million sf exhibit, meeting and Luther Villagomez, General Manager, 

Meeting Space: 185,000 sf registration space; 639,000 sf (713) 853-8033, luther.villagomez@cityofhouston.net; 

100 Breakout Rooms contiguous space; 31,590 sf ballroom; Art Zehnder, CMP, LES, Director of Sales, 

Flex Space: 180,000 sf 2 skywalks to 1,203-room hotel. (713) 853-8141, art.zehnder@cityofhouston.net 

See our ad Cover 4 and 


12-acre multi-function park, Discovery 

Green, is directly across the street. 

Hilton Americas Houston Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 66,000 sf Connected by skywalk to George R. Janice O’Neill-Cox, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

1600 Lamar Meeting Space: 91,500 sf Brown Convention Center. 1,203 guest (713) 739-8000, janice_oneill-cox@hilton.com 

Houston, TX 77010 33 Breakout Rooms rooms and 36 hospitality suites. 

www.americashouston.hilton.com 

Reliant Park 

One Reliant Park 

Houston, TX 77054 

www.reliantpark.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: Part of Reliant Park, which includes Managed by SMG. 

Reliant Center: 706,213 sf / Reliant Stadium, Reliant Center, Barbara Beaton, Director of Sales, (832) 667-3976, 

Reliant Arena: 350,000 sf Reliant Arena and Reliant Astrodome. bbeaton@reliantpark.com 

Meeting Space: 

1.5 million sf single-level exhibition center 

Reliant Center: 78,992 sf / 

with 5 halls; accommodates 118 trucks; 

Reliant Arena: 360,300 sf 

on-site marshalling yard, parking for 

26,000 cars. 


and floor plan 

pages 104, 105 

Irving 

Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas 

NEW facility 

Unique facility for high-end exhibitions, Managed by SMG. 

Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf conventions, meetings and events; set Cyndi Golden, Assistant Executive Director/Sales, 

20 Breakout Rooms to open late 2010. 20,000 sf ballroom; Irving CVB, (972) 252-7476, cgolden@irvingtexas.com 

column-free exhibit space. Phase 2 

includes 300,000 sf entertainment 

venue, 215,000 sf restaurants, retail, 

555 W. Las Colinas Blvd. cinema and hotel. 

Irving, TX 75039 

www.irvingconventioncenter.com 

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Texas to Virginia 


San Antonio 

Alamodome Prime Exhibit Space: 160,000 sf Contiguous exhibit space with a curtain Michael Flores, Booking Agent & Services Manager, 

100 Montana St. Meeting Space: 30,000 sf wall system for flexible configuration; (210) 207-3642, michael.flores@alamodome.com 

San Antonio, TX 78203 16 Breakout Rooms 4-sided video screen; 2 LED screens. 

www.alamodome.com 

Walk to downtown hotels and Riverwalk. 

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 

P.O. Box 1809 

San Antonio, TX 78296 

www.sanantonio.gov/convfac 

Prime Exhibit Space: 440,000 sf Contiguous exhibit space with 4 halls, Michael J. Sawaya, Director, (210) 207-8500; 

Meeting Space: 115,646 sf 3 major ballrooms; 4 junior ballrooms; Jeff Cook, CMP, Booking & Services Manager, 

67 Breakout Rooms 2,500-seat theatre. Walk to downtown (210) 207-8500, jcook2@sanantonio.gov 



hotels and Riverwalk. Attached 1,003- 

room Grand Hyatt San Antonio. 

Waco 

Waco Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 74,000 sf Downtown riverfront location. Carla Pendergraft, CMP, Director of Sales, 

P.O. Box 2570 9 Breakout Rooms Virtul tour online. 1,000 first-class (254) 750-5810, carlap@ci.waco.tx.us 

Waco, TX 76702-2570 

hotel rooms within one mile. 

www.wacocvb.com/conv.html 

Utah 

Salt Lake City 

Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 515,000 sf 45,000 sf column-free ballroom. Exhibit Managed by SMG. Allyson Jackson, General Manager, 

100 S. West Temple Meeting Space: 160,000 sf space is contiguous and divisible; wireless (801) 534-6325, a.jackson@saltpalace.com 

Salt Lake City, UT 84101 65 Breakout Rooms available throughout; single-source 

www.saltpalace.com 

recycling program. 

Sandy 

South Towne Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 243,000 sf Exhibit space is contiguous and divisible; Managed by SMG. Allyson Jackson, General Manager, 

9575 S. State St. Meeting Space: 15,000 sf single-source recycling program; (801) 534-6325, a.jackson@saltpalace.com 

Sandy, UT 84070 9 Breakout Rooms free on-site parking for 2,000. 

www.southtowneexpo.com 

Virginia 

Chantilly 

Dulles Expo & Conference Center Prime Exhibit Space: 185,000 sf Near Dulles Airport. 2,400 free Bob Morgan, General Manager, (703) 766-1308, 

P.O. Box 221075 7 Breakout Rooms parking spaces. 233-room, on-site, rmorgan@dullesexpo.com 

Chantilly, VA 20153 

full-service hotel. 

www.dullesexpo.com 

Fredericksburg 

Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center Prime Exhibit Space: 82,000 sf Located off I-95 midway between Laurie Cassel, Event Coordinator, 

2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy. Meeting Space: 14,000 sf Washington, DC and Richmond, VA; (540) 548-5555 x105, lcassel@feacc.com 

Fredericksburg, VA 22401 11 Breakout Rooms in mixed retail shopping complex; 60+ 

www.fredericksburgexpocenter.com 

restaurants/entertainment options; 

3 hotels adjacent to center. 

Hampton 

Hampton Roads Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 102,600 sf 27,907 sf ballroom divisible into 6. Eric Nealy, General Manager, (757) 315-1610, 

1610 Coliseum Dr. Meeting Space: 27,377 sf Connects to new 295-suite Embassy enealy@thehrcc.com; 

Hampton, VA 23666 35 Breakout Rooms Suites Hotel. Business center; Mary Vann, Senior Sales Manager, (757) 315-1628, 

www.thehrcc.com cybercafe; water wall. mvann@thehrcc.com 

Norfolk 

Norfolk Scope Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf Near revitalized downtown. Scott Warren, Event & Booking Manager, 

201 E. Brambleton Ave. Meeting Space: None Complex includes 12,600-seat arena. (757) 664-6973, scott.warren@norfolk.gov 

Norfolk, VA 23510 


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Virginia to Washington 


Richmond 

Greater Richmond Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 178,159 sf Downtown location, near airport. Michael Meyers, General Manager, (804) 783-7311, 

403 N. 3rd St. Meeting Space: 80,000 sf 30,000 sf ballroom. Skywalk to hotel. mmeyers@greaterrichmondcc.com; 

Richmond, VA 23219 32 Breakout Rooms On-site business center and cyber café. Lori Coyne, Director of Sales & Marketing, (804) 783-7335, 

www.richmondcenter.com 

lcoyne@greaterrichmondcc.com 

Virginia Beach 

Virginia Beach Convention Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf Opened Jan. 2007. Wireless broadband Courtney Dyer, General Manager, 

Meeting Space: 28,929 sf connectivity; 31,000 sf ballroom with LED (757) 385-2161, CDyer@vbgov.com; 

28 Breakout Rooms lighting, column-free exhibit space; 360-ft Al Hutchinson, Director of Sales, 

video art wall; 3,000 committable rooms (757) 385-6652, ahutchin@vbgov.com 

within 2 miles. 


1000 19th St. 

Virginia Beach, VA 23451 

www.vbconventioncenter.com 

Washington 

Everett 

Comcast Arena Everett and Prime Exhibit Space: 57,000 sf 3,000 sf reception space; 12,000 sf Kim Bedier, General Manager, (425) 322-2611, 

Edward D. Hansen Conference Center Meeting Space: 14,000 sf ballroom; 10,000-seat arena. kbedier@comcastarenaeverett.com; 

2000 Hewitt Ave., Ste. 200 3 Breakout Rooms Mountain-view location; 20 min. Debbie Campbell, Conference Center Manager, 

Everett, WA 98201 north of Seattle. (425) 322-2630, dcampbell@comcastarenaeverett.com 

www.comcastarenaeverett.com 

Seattle 

Qwest Field and Event Center Prime Exhibit Space: 350,000 sf Views of Puget Sound and downtown; Sarah Elswick, Director of Facility Sales & Marketing, 

800 Occidental Ave. South 8 Breakout Rooms 3 halls plus concourse for exhibits; (206) 381-7555, sarahe@qwestfield.com 

Seattle, WA 98134 

40-ft. clearance in West Hall. 

www.qwestfield.com 

Washington State Convention & Trade Center 

Prime Exhibit Space: 205,700 sf Ballroom space: 45,000 sf. Michael McQuade, CMP, Director, Sales & Marketing, 

Meeting Space: 102,200 sf 90 ft.-wide glass hall with views. (206) 694-5105, Mmcquade@wsctc.com 

56 Breakout Rooms Central to hotels, shopping, dining and 


entertainment. 

Expansion of 20,000 sf of exhibit 

space to open June 2010 

800 Convention Pl. 

Seattle, WA 98101 

www.wsctc.com 

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Spokane 

Spokane Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,160 sf 25,310 sf ballroom. Located next to Johnna Boxley, General Manager, (509) 279-7000, 

334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Meeting Space: 42,900 sf 100-acre park on the banks of the jboxley@spokanepfd.org; 

Spokane, WA 99201 24 Breakout Rooms Spokane River in downtown core. Betsy Hammond, Booking Manager, (509) 279-7117, 

www.spokanecenter.com Flex Space: 17,390 sf Certified LEED Silver Rating. 3,000 bhammond@spokanepfd.org 

hotel rooms within walking distance. 

Tacoma 

Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Column-free exhibit space. Second- David Bobo, General Manager, 

1500 Broadway Plaza Meeting Space: 25,000 sf largest meeting facility in state. Portions (253) 573-2554, dbobo@gtct.org; 

Tacoma, WA 98402 15 Breakout Rooms flanked by glass-enclosed pre-function Carmen McIntyre, Sales Director, 

www.gtct.org areas. Downtown Tacoma. (253) 830-6608, cmcintyre@gtct.org 




West Virginia to Puerto Rico 


West Virginia 

Charleston 

Charleston Civic Center & Auditorium Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Exhibit hall divisible into 4 areas of John Robertson, CFE, General Manager, 

200 Civic Center Dr. 16 Breakout Rooms column-free space. Over 1,250 hotel (304) 345-1500, john.robertson@cityofcharleston.org; 

Charleston, WV 25301 rooms border the complex; 1,750 Sharon King, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.charlestonwvciviccenter.com rooms are within six-block radius. (304) 345-1500 x220, sharon.king@cityofcharleston.org 

Huntington 

Big Sandy Superstore Arena Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf Overlooks the Ohio River; AJ Boleski, General Manager, (304) 696-5990, 

One Civic Center Plaza Meeting Space: 15,000 sf near parking, hotels and restaurants. boleski@bigsandyarena.com; 

Huntington, WV 25701 12 Breakout Rooms Linda Fouch, Conference Center Coordinator, 

www.bigsandyarena.com 

(304) 696-5990, fouch@bigsandyarena.com 

Wisconsin 

Madison 

Alliant Energy Center Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf 100,000 sf column-free exhibit space. Bill DiCarlo, Executive Director, (608) 267-3982, 

1919 Alliant Energy Center Way Meeting Space: 20,000 sf Unlimited weight load. Climate- dicarlo@alliantnenergycenter.com; 

Madison, WI 53713 14 Breakout Rooms controlled walkway to Clarion Suites. Ted Ballweg, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.alliantenergycenter.com Near state capital and University of (608) 267-3991, ballweg@alliantenergycenter.com 

Milwaukee 

Midwest Airlines Center 

Wisconsin. 

Prime Exhibit Space: 189,695 sf Ballroom space: 37,506 sf. High- Richard A. Geyer, President & CEO, Wisconsin Center District, 

Meeting Space: 39,364 sf capacity Internet “pipe”, T3 backbone (414) 908-6050, rgeyer@wcd.org; 

32 Breakout Rooms and fiber cabling. Adjacent Milwaukee Trace Goudreau, Director of Convention & Corporate Sales, 



Theatre and U.S. Cellular Arena 

available for assemblies, entertainment. 

Wisconsin Center District, (414) 908-6072, tgoudreau@wcd.org 

400 W. Wisconsin Ave. 

Milwaukee, WI 53203 

www.midwestairlinescenter.com 

West Allis 

Wisconsin Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf Located on Wisconsin State Fair Sandra Lange, President, (414) 727-8845, 

8200 W. Greenfield Ave. Meeting Space: 3,738 sf grounds, the center is the state’s slange@wiexpocenter.com 

West Allis, WI 53214 4 Breakout Rooms largest exhibit hall. 

www.wiexpocenter.com Parking for 8,000+. 

Puerto Rico 

San Juan 

Puerto Rico Convention Center 

100 Convention Blvd. 

San Juan, PR 00907 

www.prconvention.com 

Prime Exhibit Space: 152,700 sf 

The largest center in the Caribbean and Managed by SMG. 

Meeting Space: 36,200 sf the most technologically advanced in Rosa M. Luke, Director of Convention Center Sales, 

28 Breakout Rooms the Caribbean and Latin America. (800) 875-4765, rluke@prcb.org 


Features the largest ballroom in the 

Caribbean with 39,500 sf and a 

12,800 sf outdoor terrace for 

receptions. 



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Alberta to Nova Scotia 



Alberta 

Calgary 

Calgary Stampede Park Prime Exhibit Space: 330,000 sf Calgary’s largest and most versatile Orest Iwanylo, Facilities Marketing Manager, (403) 261-0216, 

1410 Olympic Way SE Meeting Space: 20,000 sf group of facilities, hosting over 1,000 oiwanylo@calgarystampede.com; 

Calgary, AB T2G 2W1 16 Breakout Rooms events per year, including trade and David Beck, Senior Manager, (403) 261-0531, 

www.stampedevenues.com Expansion of 400,000 sf of exhibit consumer shows, meetings, banquets. dbeck@calgarystampede.com 

space to open Aug. 2009 

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 20,000 sf ballroom space. Located in Marcia Lyons, General Manager, (403) 261-8528, 

120 Ninth Ave. SE Meeting Space: 55,000 sf downtown Calgary and 20 min. marcial@calgary-convention.com; 

Calgary, AB T2G OP3 36 Breakout Rooms from airport. Connected to three 4- Helen Greenwood, Director of Sales, (403) 261-8530, 

www.calgary-convention.com star hotels with 1,100 guest rooms. heleng@calgary-convention.com 

Edmonton 

Northlands Prime Exhibit Space: 250,000 sf With adjacent Rexall Place, offers Leanne Smoliak, Director, Sales, (780) 491-3426, 

Box 1480 6 Breakout Rooms 400,000+ sf exhibit space. 7 min. lsmoliak@northlands.com; 

Edmonton, AB T5J 2N5 Expansion of 522,000 sf of prime from downtown; train access. Trent Evans, Manager, Event Sales, (780) 471-7128, 

www.northlands.com exhibit space to open Dec. 2009 tevans@northlands.com 

Shaw Conference Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 109,600 sf Hall D’s 26-ft. windows offer a 270- Mike Fitzpatrick, General Manager, (780) 917-7607, 

9797 Jasper Ave. Meeting Space: 33,000 sf degree, panoramic view of North mfitzpatrick@edmonton.com; 

Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9 Saskatchewan River valley. Martin J. Linlove, Director of Sales, (780) 917-7610, 

www.shawconferencecentre.com 

mlinlove@edmonton.com 

British Columbia 

Vancouver 

B.C. Place Prime Exhibit Space: 247,000 sf Located in the heart of Vancouver’s Graham Ramsay, Director, Business Development, 

777 Pacific Blvd. Meeting Space: 16,868 sf entertainment district. Close to (604) 669-2300, gramsay@bcpavco.com; 

Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8 12 Breakout Rooms hotels, transportation. 154,000 sf Lynn Cissell, Sales & Event Manager, 

www.bcplace.com of column-free exhibit space. (604) 661-3410, lcissell@bcpavco.com 

Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 314,000 sf 55,000 sf ballroom. Walk to 13,000+ Lynn Menzies, Sales Manager, (604) 647-7345, 

999 Canada Pl., Ste. 200 Meeting Space: 85,000 sf hotel rooms; resturants; shopping. lmenzies@vancouverconventioncenter.com; 

Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1 72 Breakout Rooms Anita Sodhi-Cavezza, Sales Manager, (604) 647-7343, 

www.vncouverconventioncenter.com 

asodhi@vancouverconventioncentre.com 

Manitoba 

Winnipeg 

Winnipeg Convention Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 78,000 sf Located in heart of the city, 15 min. Klaus Lahr, President & CEO, (204) 957-4501, 

375 York Ave. Meeting Space: 82,000 sf from airport. 2,500 downtown hotel klausl@wcc.mb.ca; 

Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J3 30 Breakout Rooms rooms. State-of-the-art technology David Chizda, Director of Sales & Marketing, (204) 956-1720, 

www.wcc.mb.ca and award-winning culinary team. davidc@wcc.mb.ca 

New Brunswick 

Moncton 

Moncton Coliseum Complex Prime Exhibit Space: 93,000 sf Show offices. Restaurant facility with Nicole Pugh, Events and Guest Services Manager, 

377 Killam Dr., Unit 100 Meeting Space: 500 sf seating for 250; full catering service. (506) 389-5949, nicole.pugh@moncton.ca; 

Moncton, NB E1C 3T1 3 Breakout Rooms Louise D’Amours, Sales Coordinator Conventions/ 

www.monctoncoliseum.com 

Special Events, (506) 389-5913, louise.d’amours@moncton.ca 

Nova Scotia 

Halifax 

Exhibition Park Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Banquet room. Located 15 min. from Fred R. MacGillivray, President & CEO, (902) 421-8686, 

200 Prospect Rd. Meeting Space: 20,000 sf downtown Halifax and 25 min. from fmacgillivray@tradecentrelimited.com; 

Halifax, NS B3T 1P2 3 Breakout Rooms the Halifax International Airport; free Nina Kressler, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, 

www.exhibitionpark.com parking for 2,200 cars. (902) 421-8686, nkressler@tradecentrelimited.com; 

Peter Thornhill, Sales Manager Exhibition Park, 

(902) 421-8686, pthornhill@tradecentrelimited.com 

World Trade and Convention Centre Halifax Prime Exhibit Space: 53,000 sf 100,000+ sf flexible exhibit and meeting Fred R. MacGillivray, President & CEO, Trade Center Limited, 

1800 Argyle St., Box 955 space; 3 floors flexible and multi-purpose (902) 421-8686, fmacgillivray@tradecentrelimited.com; 

Halifax, NS B3J 2V9 meeting and banquet rooms. Connected Scott Ferguson, Executive Vice President, Trade Center Limited, 

www.wtcchalifax.com to 1,000+ guest rooms. (902) 421-8686, sferguson@tradecentrelimited.com 






Ontario to Saskatchewan 

Ontario 

Niagara Falls 

Niagara Convention & Civic Centre NEW FACILITY 17,000 sf, 12,000 sf and 5,400 sf Kerry Painter, CFE, President, (905) 357-6222, 

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6380 Fallsview Blvd., Ste. 202 Prime Exhibit Space: 80,000 sf ballrooms; 1,000-seat theater. LEED kpainter@fallsconventions.com 

Niagara Falls, ON L2G 7Y6 Meeting Space: 10,500 sf Silver certification. In Niagara Falls tourist 

www.fallsconventions.com 16 Breakout Rooms district; 5,000 hotel rooms in half-mile. 

Flex Space: 29,000 sf Expected completion date Spring 2011. 

Ottawa 

Ottawa Convention Center NEW FACILITY New building under construction on Patrick Kelly, President, (613) 563-1984, 

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NB 

55 Colonel By Drive Prime Exhibit Space: 56,000 sf existing site to be completed pkelly@ottawaconventioncentre.com; 

Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2 Meeting Space: 114,000 sf April 2011. 14,500 sf ballroom, designed Andrew Beattie, Director of Sales, (613) 563-1984, 

www.ottawaconventioncentre.com 29 Breakout Rooms to meet LEED Silver Certification. abeattie@ottawaconventioncentre.com 


Toronto 

Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place Prime Exhibit Space: 1,000,000 sf Canada’s largest exhibition and convention Managed by SMG. Arlene Campbell, General Manager, 

100 Princes’ Blvd. Meeting Space: 25,000 sf center. 8 state-of-the-art exhibit halls plus (416) 263-3030, acampbell@directenergycentre.com; 

Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 24 Breakout Rooms Ricoh Coliseum, a 10,000-seat sports Laura Purdy, Director of Sales & Marketing, 

www.directenergycentre.com and entertainment center. Downtown. (416) 263-3020, lpurdy@directenergycentre.com 

International Centre Toronto Prime Exhibit Space: 471,000 sf 500,000+ sf total exhibit space for Michael Prescott, General Manager & CEO, 

6900 Airport Rd., Ste. 120 Meeting Space: 76,866 sf trade and consumer shows, meetings, (905) 677-6131, mprescott@internationalcentre.com; 

Mississauga, ON L4V 1E8 40 Breakout Rooms banquets, concerts and special events. Leslie Bruce, Director of Sales, (905) 677-6131, 

www.internationalcentre.com New 48,000 sf Conference Centre. lbruce@internationalcentre.com 

Metro Toronto Convention Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 600,000 sf Downtown Toronto, within walking John Houghton, VP Sales & Marketing, 

255 Front St. West Meeting Space: 104,000 sf distance of 12,000+ hotel rooms, (416) 585-8131, jhoughton@mtccc.com; 

Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 64 Breakout Rooms shopping, restaurants and attractions. David Chisholm, Director of Sales, 

www.mtccc.com 20 min. to airport. 78,000 sf ballroom. (416) 585-8296, dchisholm@mtccc.com 

The Toronto Congress Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 500,000 sf 10,000 sf ballroom. State-of-the-art. Alain Sutton, President & CEO, (416) 245-5000, 

650 Dixon Rd. Meeting Space: 60,000 sf Minutes to airport; 15 min. to downtown. gem@torontocongresscentre.com 

Toronto, ON M9W 1J1 73 Breakout Rooms 10,000 guest rooms in walking distance 

www.torontocongresscentre.com Flex Space: 60,000 sf and short shuttle ride. HACCP-accredited. 

Quebéc 

Montreal 

Olympic Stadium Prime Exhibit Space: 500,000 sf 30 min. from airport; 15 min. from Michel Aird, Marketing Director, (514) 252-4614, 

4141 Pierre-De Coubertin Ave. Meeting Space: 77,000 sf downtown Montreal. 500 hotel rooms michel.aird@rio.gouv.qc.ca 

Montréal, QC H1V 3N7 3 Breakout Rooms in immediate Olympic Park area. 

www.rio.gouv.qc.ca 

Palais des congrès de Montréal (Convention Centre) Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf 20 min. from airport; walk to Old Montréal Robert Cazelais, Director of Sales, 

159, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, 9e étage Meeting Space: 131,700 sf and business center; 25,000 hotel rooms (514) 871-8122, robert.cazelais@congresmtl.com 

Montréal, QC H2Z 1H2 65 Breakout Rooms in vicinity, accessible by public transit. 

www.congresmtl.com Flex Space: 200,000 sf 200,000 sf on 1 floor; 18 loading docks. 

Place Bonaventure Prime Exhibit Space: 298,000 sf In the heart of downtown Montreal. Marylene Beaudry, Director, Exhibition Halls, 

800, De La Gauchetière St. West, Ste. 240 Meeting Space: 17,000 sf Accessible to over 3,000 hotel rooms. (514) 397-2380, mbeaudry@placebonventure.com 

Montreal, QC H5A 1K6 9 Breakout Rooms Easy access by subway and bus. 

www.placebonaventure.com 


Quebéc City 

Quebec City Convention Centre Prime Exhibit Space: 75,000 sf Ballroom space: 34,500 sf and 25,000 sf. Caroline Langelier, Director of Sales, 

900, Boul. René-Lévesque Est, 2e étage Meeting Space: 58,000 sf Located in downtown Québec. Eco- (888) 679-4000, clangelier@convention.qc.ca 

Québec, QC G1R 2B5 30 Breakout Rooms friendly solutions. Surrounded by 

www.convention.qc.ca Flex Space: 59,500 sf 12,000+ hotel rooms. 

SaskatchEwan 

Regina 

EVRAZ Place (formerly IPSCO Place) Prime Exhibit Space: 270,000 sf Multi-purpose facility accommodating Mark Allan, President & CEO, (306) 781-9200, 

1700 Elphinstone St., Box 167 Meeting Space: 40,000 sf sports, business and community mallan@evrazplace.com; 

Regina, SK S4P 2Z6 10 Breakout Rooms organizations. Neil Donnelly, VP Marketing & Events, 

www.evrazplacecom Expansion of 278,000 sf in late 2009. (306) 781-9200, ndonnelly@evrazplace.com 


Chihuahua to Guerrero 




Chihuahua 

Chihuahua 

Expo Chihuahua Prime Exhibit Space: 69,965 sf 2 exhibition halls; 13 meeting rooms. Francisco Alonso, General Director, 

Tecnológico y Escudero s/n, Santo Niño, Meeting Space: 107,639 sf Important venue in northern region of +52 (614) 214 2600, falonso@expochihuahua.com.mx 

CP 31320, Chihuahua, Chih 13 Breakout Rooms the country. 

www.expochihuahua.com.mx 

Distrito Federal 

Mexico City 

Centro Banamex Prime Exhibit Space: 365,973 sf Highest quality standards. Host to some Antonieta Gámez Sánchez, International Director, 

Av. del Conscripto 311, Lomas de Sotelo, Meeting Space: 75,347 sf of Mexico’s most relevant international +52 (55) 5268 2000, agamez@centrobanamex.com 

CP 11200, México, DF 25 Breakout Rooms events. State-of-the-art technology and 

www.centrobanamex.com 

infrastructure. Member Mexico Congress. 

Expo Bancomer Santa Fe Prime Exhibit Space: 348,750 sf Located in Santa Fe, Mexico City’s most Eutimio García, General Director, +52 (55) 5292 5351, 

Av. Santa Fe 270, Santa Fe, Meeting Space: 64,583 sf active business area. One of the few egarcia@expobancomer.com.mx; 

CP 01210, México, DF 16 Breakout Rooms centers offering more than 400,000 sf. Luis Diaz, Commercial Manager, +52 (55) 5292 5351, 

www.expobancomer.com.mx 

luisdiaz@expobancomer.com.mx 

Expo Reforma CANACO Prime Exhibit Space: 60,816 sf 12 multi-functional rooms. Located Monica Gutíerrez, +52 (55) 5140 9460, 

Av. Morelos 67, Juárez, Meeting Space: 63,389 sf in the heart of Mexico City. direccion@exporeforma.com.mx 

CP 06600, México, DF 


www.exporeforma.com.mx 

WTC Mexico City International Exhibition Prime Exhibit Space: 185,214 sf Strategically located within Mexico Ed Kelley, General Director, +52 (55) 9000 9000; 

& Convention Center Meeting Space: 191,845 sf City. Managed by SMG Mexico. Elena Covarrubias, Marcom Manager, 

Filadelfia s/n, Col. Nápoles, 23 Breakout Rooms +52 (55) 9000-9000, ecovarrubias@exposwtc.com 

CP 03810, México, DF 

www.exposwtc.com 

Estado de Mexico 

Lerma 

CIECEM Prime Exhibit Space: 64,583 sf 6 halls and every service required. Rosa Kalach de Cohen, General Director, 

Blvd. Miguel Alemán 166, Ex Hacienda Santa Rosa, Meeting Space: 16,146 sf 40 min. away from Mexico City. +52 (722) 273 1502, rosak@ciecem.com; 

CP 52000, Lerma, Edo. Méx 6 Breakout Rooms Braulio Miranda, P.R., +52 (722) 273 1503, braulio@ciecem.com 

www.ciecem.com 

Guanajuato 

Irapuato 

Inforum Irapuato Prime Exhibit Space: 107,639 sf Includes 280,000 sf outdoor exhibition Gabriel Morones, General Director, +52 (477) 710 7000, 

Av. Siglo XXI 1156, Predio Los Sauces, Meeting Space: 107,639 sf space. All services available. gmorones@inforumirapuato.com; 

CP 36547, Irapuato, Gto 3 Breakout Rooms Sergio Uribe, Commercial Director, +01 800 7 INFORUM, 

www.inforumirapuato.com 

suribe@inforumirapuato.com 

Leon 

Poliforum Leon Prime Exhibit Space: 413,603 sf One of the largest exhibition centers Alejandro Gutierrez, General Director, +52 (477) 710 7000, 

Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos, esq. Blvd. Fco. Villa s/n, Meeting Space: 123,763 sf in Mexico. 8 halls and every service direccion@poliforumleon.com; Hector Velazquez, Commercial 

Oriental, CP 37510, León, Gto 8 Breakout Rooms available. High-quality catering. Director, +52 (477) 710 7000, comercializacion@poliforumleon.com; 

www.poliforumleon.com 

Services Center: servicios@poliforumleon.com 

Guerrero 

Acapulco 

Acapulco International Center Prime Exhibit Space: 244,169 sf Located in the classic beach town Miguel Angel Soberanis, General Director, 

Av. Costera M. Alemán 4455, Fracc. Costa Azul, Meeting Space: 278,161 sf of Acapulco. Recently renovated. +52 (744) 435 0130, msoberanis@centroacapulco.com.mx; 

CP 39850, Acapulco, Gro 15 Breakout Rooms Lic. Melquiades Olmedo Montes, +52 (744) 435 0130 x299, 

www.centroacapulco.com.mx 

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ID/C 

REN 

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molmedo@centroacapulco.com 

Expo Imperial NEW FACILITY Located in the exclusive Diamante Zeyed Rezvany, Managing Director, +52(744) 4663322 / 4621357, 

Blvd. de las Naciones y Blvd. Barra Vieja, Prime Exhibit Space: 242,188 sf Zone of Acapulco. zeyed.rezvany@mundoimperial.com; Armando Barona, Booking 

Plan de los Amates, CP 39690, Acapulco, Gro Meeting Space: 113,021 sf Completion date unavailable. Manager, Forum Imperial, + 52(744) 4663322 / 4621357, 

www.expoimperial.com 50 Breakout Rooms armando.barona@mundoimperial.com 





Jalisco to Sonora 


Jalisco 

Guadalajara 

Expo Guadalajara Prime Exhibit Space: 414,411 sf Multi-functional space; state-of-the-art Miguel Angel Fong, General Director, +52 (33) 3343 3000, 

Av. Mariano Otero 1499, Verde Valle, Meeting Space: 207,743 sf technology. Host to some of the most magonf@expo-guadalajara.com; 

CP 44550, Guadalajara, Jal 26 Breakout Rooms relevant shows in Mexico. Thelma Garcia, Sales Director, +52 (33) 3343 3000, 

www.expo-guadalajara.com 

tgarcia@expo-guadalajara.com 

Michoacan de Ocampo 

Morelia 

CECONEXPO Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 10 min. away from Morelia’s Paula Espinosa, General Director, +52 (443) 232 4400, 

Av. Ventura Puente esq. Camelinas s/n, Meeting Space: 11,248 sf downtown area. World Heritage Site pespinoza@hotmail.com; 

Félix Ireta, CP 58070, Morelia, Mich 11 Breakout Rooms (UNESCO). Next door to 253 rooms, Olga Jaramillo, Sales Director, +52 (443) 232 4400; 

www.ceconexpo.com theater, planetarium and more. ju.cel10@yahoo.com 

Nuevo Leon 

Monterrey 

CINTERMEX Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 282,876 sf One of the leading venues in Mexico. Jesus Franco, General Director, +52 (81) 8369 6900; 

Av. Fundidora 501, Obrera, Meeting Space: 110,868 sf Highest-quality standards. Within Parque jfranco@cintermex.com.mx; 

CP 64010, Monterrey, NL 19 Breakout Rooms Fundidora complex. More than 500 hotel Juan Gabriel Tamez, Commercial Director, 

www.cintermex.com.mx rooms next door. +52 (81) 8369 6969, jgtamez@cintermex.com.mx 

CONVEX Prime Exhibit Space: 57,049 sf 25 meeting rooms. Recently renovated. Humberto Mena, Commercial Director, 

Av. Morones Prieto 1500 Pte., Meeting Space: 68,996 sf +52 (81) 8122 5800, hmena@centroconvex.com 

Nuevas Colonias, CP 64710, Monterrey, NL 

www.centroconvex.com 


Puebla 

Puebla 

Puebla Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 63,830 sf Located within a World Heritage Site Lic. Jose Yitani, General Director, +52 (222) 223 6432, 

William O. Jenkins Blvd. Meeting Space: 63,830 sf (UNESCO). 104@convenciones-puebla.com.mx; 

Héroes del 5 de Mayo 402, 11 Breakout Rooms Gloria Fernandez, P.R., +52 (222) 223 6432, 

Centro Histórico, CP 72000, Puebla, Pue 

www.convenciones-puebla.com.mx 

117@convenciones-puebla.com.mx 

Quintana Roo 

Cancun 

Cancun Center Conventions & Exhibitions Prime Exhibit Space: 77,500 sf Founded in 1994. Designed to meet Javier Gámez, Executive Director, +52 (998) 881 0400, 

Blvd. Kukulcán Km. 9, Oficina 9, 1er. Piso, Meeting Space: 75,347 sf the highest standards in architecture, jgamez@cancuncenter.com; 

Zona Hotelera, CP77500, Cancún, Qro 37 Breakout Rooms top technology and functionality for Eduviges Marmolejo, Sales Director, +52 (998) 881 0400, 

www.cancuncenter.com international level events, conventions vmarmolejo@cancuncenter.com 

and meeting planning. 

Moon Palace Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 63,507 sf Located at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Bernardo Santillana, Sales Director, 

Carretera Cancún – Chetumal Km. 340, Meeting Space: 129,167 sf Resort in the Mayan Riviera. +52 (998) 881 6000, bsantillana@palaceresorts.com 

CP 77500, Cancún, Qro 

www.palaceresorts.com 


San Luis Potosi 

San Luis Potosi 

Feria Nacional Potosina Prime Exhibit Space: 405,046 sf 4 halls and every service available. 

Francisco Martínez De la Vega 255, Tepeyac, 

CP 78384, San Luis Potosí, SLP 

www.visitasanluispotosi.com 

Meeting Space: 177,281 sf 


Sonora 

Hermosillo 

Expo Forum Prime Exhibit Space: 77,500 sf New center located in the industrial Roberto Romero, General Director, 

Blvd. Vildósola 251, Emiliano Zapata, Meeting Space: 21,528 sf city of Hermosillo, on the northern +52 (662) 254 6300, info@expoforum.com.mx 

CP 83280, Hermosillo, Son 8 Breakout Rooms Pacific Coast. All required services. 

www.expoforum.com.mx 



Tabasco to Yucatan 



TAbAsCo 

Villahermosa 

Tabasco 2000 Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf 6 meeting rooms; basic services available. +52 (993) 131 3415, ocv@visitetabasco.com 

Municipio Libre 7, Tabasco 2000, 

CP 86107, Villahermosa, Tab 

Meeting Space: 46,790 sf 


VErACruz-llAVE 

Veracruz 

World Trade Center Veracruz Prime Exhibit Space: 96,875 sf Affiliated with the World Trade Centers Beatriz García Hernández,General Director, +01 (229) 923 03 00, 

x1301,Blvd. Adolfo Ruiz Cortines 3497, Meeting Space: 36,705 sf Association; located in the most modern b_garcia@wtcveracruz.com.mx 

Ylang Ylang, CP 94298, Boca del Río, Ver 16 Breakout Rooms area of Veracruz. Hotels, services and 

www.wtcveracruz.com.mx 

facilities available on-site. 

yuCATAn 

merida 

Yucatan Siglo XXI Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 82,408 sf Located in the city of Merida on the Alvaro Chan Luo, General Director, +52 (999) 942 1900, 

Calle 60 Norte 299– E Ex-Cordemex, Meeting Space: 38,653 sf Yucatan Peninsula, the jewel of Mexico’s agchanl@hotmail.com; 

Revolución, CP 97118, Merida, Yuc 5 Breakout Rooms colonial heritage. Near the Elsy Lixai Dáguer, Public Relations, +52 (999) 942 1900, 

www.mayayucatan.com.mx archaeological site of Chichen Itza. elsylixai@hotmail.com 

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Argentina to Indonesia 

Location/Web Site Location/Web Site Location/Web Site Location/Web Site 

Argentina 

Costa Salguero Center, Buenos Aires 

Beijing Exhibition Center 

www.bjexpo.com 

Messecenter Herning 

www.messecenter.dk 

Hamburg Messe & Congress 

www.hamburg-messe.de 

www.ccs.com.ar 

La Rural, Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires 

www.la-rural.com.ar 

Beijing International Convention Center (BICC) 

www.bcghotel.com 

China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou 

www.21cantonfair.com 

Egypt 

Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Centre 

www.cicc.egnet.net 

Hannover Messe 

www.hannovermesse.de 

Koeln (Cologne) Messe 

www.koelnmesse.de 

Australia 

Adelaide Convention Centre 

www.adelaidecc.com.au 

China International Exhibition Center, Beijing 

www.ciec-expo.com 

England (United Kingdom) 

ACC Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre 

www.accliverpool.com 

Leipziger Messe 

www.leipziger-messe.de 

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 

www.bcec.com.au 

Cairns Convention Centre 

www.cairnsconvention.com.au 

Darwin Convention Centre 

www.darwinconvention.com.au 

Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre , 

Queensland 

www.gccec.com.au 

Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre 

www.mecc.com.au 

Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre 

Darling Harbour 

www.scec.com.au 

Austria 

Design Center Linz 

www.design-center.at 

China Kunming International Convention 

& Exhibition Center 

www.kmicec.com 

China World Trade Center, Beijing 

www.cwtc.com 

Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition 

Center, Pazhou Island 

www.adsale.com.hk/aes/en/res-gz-more1.asp 

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 

www.hkcec.com.hk 

Shanghai Everbright Convention 


www.secec.com 

Shanghai International Convention Center/ 

Oriental Riverside Hotel 

www.shicc.net 

Shanghaimart Expo, Shanghai 

www.shanghaimart.com 

EC&O Venues: Earls Court & Olympia, London 

www.eco.co.uk 

ExCeL London 

www.excel-london.co.uk 

Harrogate International Centre 

www.harrogateinternationalcentre.co.uk 

National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham 

www.necgroup.co.uk 

Wellington Convention Centre 

www.wellingtonconventioncentre.com 

Ethiopia 

Addis Ababa Exhibition Centre 

www.bds-ethiopia.net/tradefairs-addiscenter.html 

Finland 

Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 

www.finlandiatalo.fi 

Messe Berlin 

www.messe-berlin.de 

Messe Dusseldorf 

www.messe-duesseldorf.de 

Messe Frankfurt 

www.messefrankfurt.com 

Messe Munchen International 

www.messe-muenchen.de 

Nuremberg Messe 

www.nuernbergmesse.com 

Greece 

HELEXPO PALACE - Attica Exhibition & Conference 

Centre, Athens 

www.helexpo.gr 

HELEXPO’s Thessaloniki International Exhibition 

& Congress Center 

www.helexpo.gr 

Reed Exhibitions Congress Center Vienna 

www.messe.at 

Salzburg Congress 

www.salzburginfo.at 

Bahrain 

Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention 

Centre (BIEC), Manama 

www.bahrainexhibitions.com 

Belgium 

Brussels Expo 

www.bruexpo.be 

Kortrijk Xpo 

www.kortrijkxpo.com 

Bulgaria 

Inter Expo Center – Sofia 

www.bulgarreklama.com 

Chile 

Espacio Riesco, Santiago Convention & Exhibition 

Center Chile 

www.espacioriesco.cl 

China 

AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong 

www.asiaworld-expo.com 

Shanghai New International Expo Centre 

www.sniec.net 

Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center 

www.szcec.com 

Suzhou International Expo Center (SuzhouExpo) 

www.suzhouexpo.com 

Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition 

Center, Xiamen/Fujian 

www.xicec.com 

Croatia 

The Hypo Centre/Hypo Expo XXI, Zagreb 

www.hypoexpocentre.hr 

Cuba 

Pabexpo, Havana 

www.cpalco.com 

Czech Republic 

Brno Exhibition Centre 

www.bvv.cz 

Prague Congress Centre 

www.kcp.cz 

Denmark 

Bella Center, Copenhagen 

www.bellacenter.dk 

Tampere Exhibition & Sports Centre 

www.tampereenmessut.fi 

France 

Alpexpo, Parc des Expositions & Centre de Congrès 

de Grenoble 

www.alpexpo.com 

Cité Centre de Congrès Lyon 

www.palais-des-congres.com 

Congrès & Expositions de Bordeaux 

www.bordeaux-expo.com 

Eurexpo, Lyon Convention & Exhibition Center 

www.eurexpo.com 

Montpellier Exhibition Centre 

www.enjoy-montpellier.com 

Le Palais des Festivals & des Congrès de Cannes 

www.palaisdesfestivals.com 

Paris Nord Villepinte Convention 

& Exhibition Centre 

www.expoparisnord.com 

Germany 

EXPO XXI Cologne 

www.expoxii.de 

Hungary 

Budapest Congress & World Trade Center 

www.bcc.hu 

Kölcsey Convention Center, Debrecen 

www.kolcseykozpont.hu 

Syma Sport & Event Centre, Budapest 

www.syma.hu 

India 

HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad 

www.hitex.co.in 

India Expo Centre EXPO XXI, Greater Noida 

www.expoxxi.in 

New Delhi International Convention 


www.newdelhiconvention.com 

Renaissance Mumbai Hotel 

& Convention Centre 

www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/ 

BOMBR 

Indonesia 

Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center 

www.jcc.co.id 



Iraq to South Africa 


Exhibition Location/Web Facility Siteby Location Location/Web Exhibit & Meeting Site Space Key Features Location/Web Site Management Location/Web Site 

Iraq 

Erbil Exhibition Centre, Sulaymanya 

www.dbxkurdistan.com 

Ireland 

RDS Irish International Convention 

& Exhibition Centre, Dublin 

www.rds.ie 

Israel 

ICC Jerusalem International Convention Center 

www.iccjer.co.il 

The Israel Trade Fairs & Convention, Tel-Aviv 

http://itf-en.beatman.eu 

Makuhari Messe, Chiba-City 

www.m-messe.co.jp 

Pacifico Yokohama 

www.pacifico.co.jp 

Tokyo Big Sight 

www.bigsight.jp 

West Japan General Exhibition Center, Kitakyushu 

www.convention-a.jp 

Jordan 

King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, 

Dead Sea 

www.visitjordan.com 

The Netherlands 

Ahoy Rotterdam 

www.ahoy.nl 

Amsterdam RAI 

www.rai.nl 

Jaarbeurs Utrecht 

www.jaarbeursutrecht.nl 

Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC) 

www.mecc.nl 

New Zealand 

Auckland Convention Centre at THE EDGE 

www.the-edge.co.nz 

Romexpo Exhibition Centre, Bucharest 

www.romexpo.org 

Russia 

All-Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow 

www.vvcentre.ru/eng 

Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, 

Moscow 

www.crocusexpo.ru 

Expocentr Fairgrounds, Moscow 

www.expocentr.ru 

SibExpoCentre, Irkutsk 

www.sibexpo.ru 

Italy 

BolognaFiere, Bologna 

www.bolognafiere.it 

Fiera Milano 

www.fieramilano.com 

Fiera Roma, Rome 

www.fieradiroma.it 

Milano Convention Center (MIC) 

www.micmilano.it 

Japan 

INTEX Osaka 

1-5-102, Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-ku 

Osaka, 559-0034, Japan 

Zara Expo Amman 

www.zaraexpo.com 

Kuwait 

Kuwait International Fair, Mischref 

www.kif.net 

Lebanon 

Dbayeh Convention Center 

www.idal.com.lb 

Libya 

Rashid Karami International Fair Complex, Tripoli 

www.tripoli-lebanon.com/fair.htm 

Luxembourg 

Luxexpo Exhibition & Congress Center 

www.luxexpo.lu 

Macau 

Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Center 

www.macautower.com.mo 

Norway 

Norway Convention Center, Oslo 

www.messe.no 

Oman 

Oman International Exhibition Centre S.A.O.C., 

Muscat 

www.omanexhibitions.com 

Pakistan 

Karachi Expo Centre 

www.epb.gov.pk/v1/expocenter 

Panama 

Atlapa Convention Center 

www.atlapa.gob.pa 

Philippines 

Megatrade Hall, Mandaluyong City 

www.megatrade.com.ph 

SMX Convention Center, Pasay City 

www.smxconventioncenter.com 

World Trade Center Moscow 

www.wtcmoscow.ru 

Saudi Arabia 

Dhahran International Exhibition Center, 

Dammam 

www.dhahran-expo.com 

Riyadh Exhibition Center 

www.recexpo.com 

Scotland 

Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) 

www.aecc.co.uk 

Edinburgh International Conference Centre 

www.eicc.co.uk 

Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh 

www.royalhighlandcentre.co.uk 

Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre, Glasgow 

www.secc.co.uk 

Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sq/m 

Meeting Space: N/A 

Breakout Rooms: N/A 

Contact: Katuo Inuyama, Director, 

Business Promotion Division 

Phone: 81-6-6612-8800 

Fax: 81-6-6612-8686 

E-mail: inuyama@intex-osaka.com 

Website: www.intex-osaka.com/en/index.php 

Sands Macao 

www.sands.com.mo 

Malaysia 

Borneo Convention Centre Kuching 

Borneo, www.bcck.com.my 

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre 

www.klccconventioncentre.com 

Poland 

EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre 

www.expocentres.pl 

Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre 

www.hilton.com 

Poznan International Fair Congress Center 

www.mtp.pl 

Serbia 

EXPO XXI Belgrade International Expocentre 

www.expoxxi.rs 

Master Congress Centre of Novi Sad Fair, 

Vojvodina 

www.nsfair.co.yu 

World Trade Center Belgrade 

www.sajam.co.rs 

Description: Nine exhibition zones varying in size 

from 4,748 sqm to 10,535 sqm occupy the six 

exhibition halls. A total of 3,000 parking spaces 

are available at Hall 6 Rooftop Parking Lot. New 

Tram Line west of Nakafuto Station and other 

locations outside INTEX Osaka. 

Kobe Convention Center 

Kobe, www.kobe-cc.jp 

Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) 

www.icckyoto.or.jp 

Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur 

www.pwtc.com.my 

Putrajaya International Convention Centre, 

Kuala Lumpur 

www.piccmy.com 

Malta 

Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta 

www.mcc.com.mt 

Monaco 

Grimaldi Forum Monaco 

www.grimaldiforum.com 

Portugal 

Europarque Congress Center, Porto 

www.europarque.pt 

Qatar 

Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha 

www.qatarconvention.com 

Romania 

Expo Arad International, Arad 

www.expoarad.ro 

Singapore 

Changi Exhibition Centre 

www.changiexhibitioncentre.com 

Singapore Expo 

www.singapore-expo.com.sg 

Suntec Singapore International Convention 


www.suntecsingapore.com 

South Africa 

BMW Pavilion Conference Centre in V&A 

Waterfront, Cape Town 

www.sa-venues.com/wc/bmw_pavilion.htm 





South Africa to Zimbabwe 

Location/Web Site Location/Web Site Location/Web Site Location/Web Site 

Cape Town International Convention Centre 

www.cticc.co.za 

Expo Centre Johannesburg 

www.expocentrejhb.co.za 

Gallagher Estate, Midrand 

www.gallagher.co.za 

International Convention Center (ICC) Durban 

www.icc.co.za 

Sandton Convention Centre South Africa, 

Johannesburg 

www.saconvention.co.za 

South Korea 

BEXCO/Busan Exhibition & Convention Center 

www.bexco.co.kr 

COEX 

World Trade Center, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu 

Seoul 135-731, South Korea 


Meeting Space: 12,000 sq/m 

Breakout Rooms: 51 

Contact: Ms. Geenie Chung, Manager, 

Convention Marketing Team 

Phone: 82-2-6000-1123 

Fax: 82-2-6000-1303 

E-mail: mwchung@coex.co.kr 

Website: www.coex.co.kr 

Description: COEX is a prominent landmark in 

Seoul. Located in the central business area, it is a 

destination for business, culture, entertainment 

and more. With a world-class convention and 

exhibition center, musical theater, Asia’s largest 

underground shopping mall, restaurants and 

entertainment facilities, COEX is virtually a city 

within itself. 

Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju 

www.kdjcenter.or.kr 

KINTEX, Gyeonggi-do 

www.kintex.com 

Spain 

Bilbao Exhibition Centre 

www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com 

Feria Valencia 

www.feriavalencia.com 

Valencia Conference Centre 

www.palcongres-vlc.com 

Sweden 

Göteburg Convention Centre 

www.gcc.se 

Kistamässan, Sollentuna 

www.kistamassan.se 

Malmö Exhibition & Convention Center 

www.malmomassan.se 

Sollentuna Expo Center 

www.sollentunaexpo.se 

Stockholm International Fairs 

www.stofair.se 

Svenska Massan/Swedish Exhibition Centre, 

Göteburg 

www.swefair.se 

Switzerland 

Beaulieu Lausanne Congress & Exhibition Centre, 

Lausanne 

www.beaulieu.org 

Congress Center Basel 

www.congress.ch 

Geneva PALEXPO 

www.palexpo.ch 

Syria 

Damascus Fairground, Airport Road 

www.bradmans.com 

Taiwan 

Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 

No. 5, Hsin-Yi Rd., Sec. 5 

Taipei 11011, Taiwan 


Meeting Space: 700 sq/m 


Contact: Judy Lo, Project Manager 

Phone: 886-2-27255200 x2663 

Fax: 886-2-27586203 

E-mail: lomami@taitra.org.tw 

Website: www.twtc.com.tw 

Description: The 23,450 sq/m TWTC show-ground 

Taipei World Trade Center Nangang 

Exhibition Hall 

No.1, Jingmao 2nd Rd., Nangang District 

Taipei 11568, Taiwan 

Prime Exhibit Space: 

Group level exhibition hall: 22,680 sq/m 

Upper level exhibition hall: 22,680 sq/m 

Total prime exhibit space: 45,360 sq/m 

Meeting Space: 1,891 sq/m 


Contact: Patty Lu, Project Manager 

Phone: 886-2-2725-5200 x5522 

Fax: 886-2-2788-8353 

E-mail: pattylu@taitra.org.tw 

Website: www.twtcnangang.com.tw 

Description: Bi-level exhibition hall; column-free 

exhibit space. Free wireless Internet access. 

Convenient transportation network: four freeways, 

three railways, two metro lines; 15-minute drive to 

TWTC Exhibition Hall 1. 

Tanzania 

Arusha International Conference Centre 

www.aicc.co.tz 

Thailand 

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre 

www.bitec.net 

Pattaya Exhibition & Convention Hall (PEACH) 

www.peachthailand.com 

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center 

(QSNCC), Bangkok 

www.qsncc.co.th 

Turkey 

Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) 

www.icec.org 

KTO - Tüyap Konya Convention 

& Congress Center, Konya 

www.tuyap.com 

Tüyap Adana International Fair 

& Congress Center, Adana 

www.tuyap.com 

Tüyap Bursa International Fair 

& Congress Center, Bursa 

www.tuyap.com 

World Trade Center Istanbul – 

Istanbul Expo Center 

Ataturk Havalimani Karsisi 

34149, Yesilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey 


Meeting Space: 500 sq/m 


Contact: Mr. Seyit Ali Demirer, 

Foreign Affairs Manager 

Phone: +90 2124650300 

Fax: +90 2124655959 

E-mail: info@wtcistanbul.net 

Website: www.wtcistanbul.net 

Description: Istanbul Expo Center covers the largest 

exhibition area in Turkey, with a perfect location 

just across from the airport, metro line, on-site 

hotels and business centers. World Trade Center 

Istanbul strives to make Istanbul the capital 

of the exhibition world and currently hosts 

approximately 100 exhibitions each year. 

Ukraine 

ACCO International, Kyiv 

www.acco.ua 

International Exhibition Centre (IEC), Kyiv 

www.iec-expo.com.ua 

United Arab Emirates 

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Center (ADNEC) 

www.adnec.ae 

Dubai International Convention 


www.dicec.ae 

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) 

www.dwtc.com 

Expo Centre Sharjah 

www.expo-centre.ae 

Ras Al Khaimah Exhibition Centre 

(RAK Exhibition Centre) 

www.rakchamber.com 

Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre, 

Bulawayo 

www.zitf.mweb.co.zw 

Fira Barcelona 

www.firabcn.com 

IFEMA Feria de Madrid 

www.ifema.es 

has a combined capacity for 1,300 standard 9m 2 

exhibition booths. The International Trade Mart 

from F2 to F7 hosts 1,052 showrooms and is one 

of the world’s largest permanent exhibitions. The 

Mart includes the International Business Center 

Offices which welcome companies new to Taiwan 

to use short-term, low-rent, equipped offices. 

Tüyap Diyarbakır International Fair 

& Congress Center 

www.tuyap.com 

Tüyap Fair Convention & Congress Center, Istanbul 

www.tuyap.com 


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The World’s Top Convention Centers by Size 

1. McCormick Place 2,600,000 

2. Orange County Convention Center 2,100,000 

3. Las Vegas Convention Center 1,984,755 

4. Georgia World Congress Center 1,400,000 

5. *Kentucky Exposition Center 1,100,000 

6. *New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 1,100,000 

7. Reliant Park 1,056,213 

8. International Exposition Center (I-X Center) 1,050,000 

9. Sands Expo & Convention Center/The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino 1,040,600 

10. Dallas Convention Center 1,018,942 

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Convention centers with one million sf or more 

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Convention centers with 350,000 sf or more of prime exhibit space 

11. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino 934,731 

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27. *America’s Center 502,000 

12. George R. Brown Convention Center 893,590 

13. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 840,000 

14. Anaheim Convention Center 815,000 

15. Los Angeles Convention Center 770,000 

16. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 760,000 

17. The Moscone Center (includes Moscone West) 738,092 

18. Walter E. Washington Convention Center 703,000 

19. Cobo Convention Center 700,000 

20. Phoenix Convention Center 645,500 

21. San Diego Convention Center 615,701 

22. AmericasMart Atlanta 600,000 

23. Colorado Convention Center 584,000 

24. Dallas Market Center 550,000 

25. Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 516,000 

26. Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center 515,000 

28. *Miami Beach Convention Center 502,000 

29. Atlantic City Convention Center 500,000 

30. Minneapolis Convention Center 475,000 

31. Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium 449,200 

32. *Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 440,000 

33. *Pennsylvania Convention Center 440,000 

34. Greater Columbus Convention Center 426,000 

35. Expo Square 400,000 

36. Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities 388,800 

37. Reno-Sparks Convention Center 381,000 

38. Cleveland Convention Center 375,000 

39. Atlanta Exposition Center 366,000 

40. *Qwest Field and Event Center 350,000 

41. *World Market Center Las Vegas 350,000 






MID-SIZED CENTERS 

CONVENTION CENTERS WITH LESS THAN 350,000 SF OF PRIME EXHIBIT SPACE 


42. Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center 333,000 

43. David L. Lawrence Convention Center 330,000 

44. American Royal Center/Kemper Arena 325,000 

45. Gillette Stadium 305,000 

46. Baltimore Convention Center 300,000 

47. Moscone West 296,092 

48. *Carolina First Center 280,000 

49. *Charlotte Convention Center 280,000 

50. Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center 270,000 

51. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center 263,000 

52. Oregon Convention Center 255,000 

53. Fort Worth Convention Center 253,226 

54. Fairplex, Southern California’s Event & Entertainment Center 250,000 

55. Cow Palace 248,000 

56. Austin Convention Center 246,097 

57. South Towne Exposition Center 243,000 

58. Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center 240,000 

59. Charlotte Merchandise Mart 224,000 

60. San Jose McEnery Convention Center 223,000 

61. *Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex 220,000 

62. *Greater Philadelphia Expo at Oaks 220,000 

63. Rock Financial Showplace 214,000 

64. Piers 92/94 210,000 

65. CAL EXPO/California Exposition & State Fair 209,000 

66. Washington State Convention & Trade Center 205,700 

67. *Florida State Fairgrounds 200,000 

68. *Hawaii Convention Center 200,000 

69. *Kentucky International Convention Center 200,000 

70. *Las Vegas Hilton 200,000 

71. *San Mateo County Event Center 200,000 

72. *Tampa Convention Center 200,000 

73. *Wisconsin Exposition Center 200,000 

74. Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center 199,526 

75. Iowa Events Center 198,000 

76. Denver Merchandise Mart Complex 197,000 

77. Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center 195,500 

78. Duke Energy Convention Center 195,000 

79. Qwest Center Omaha 194,000 

80. MGM Grand Hotel & Conference Center 192,000 

81. Midwest Airlines Center 189,695 

82. Dulles Expo & Conference Center 185,000 

83. *Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 180,000 

84. *Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center 180,000 

85. Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center 178,500 

86. Greater Richmond Convention Center 178,159 

87. John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center 175,000 

88. Navy Pier 170,100 

89. *Allen County War Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Center 170,000 

90. *Grand Sierra Resort & Casino 170,000 

91. Albuquerque Convention Center 166,546 

92. Louisiana Superdome 166,000 

93. Orlando World Center Marriott 165,000 

94. Town & Country Resort & Convention Center 162,243 

95. DeVos Place 162,000 

96. Alamodome 160,000 

97. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena 160,000 

98. Memphis Cook Convention Center 160,000 

99. University of Phoenix Stadium 160,000 


100. New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center at Raritan Center 155,207 

101. Puerto Rico Convention Center 152,700 

102. *Alliant Energy Center 150,000 

103. *Georgia International Convention Center 150,000 

104. *Raleigh Convention Center 150,000 

105. *Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 150,000 

106. *Virginia Beach Convention Center 150,000 

107. Greensboro Coliseum Complex 149,738 

108. Tucson Convention Center 147,000 

109. Saint Paul RiverCentre 145,182 

110. Cobb Galleria Centre 144,000 

111. Cabarrus Arena & Events Center 142,000 

112. *Connecticut Convention Center 140,000 

113. *Doubletree Miami Mart/Airport Hotel & Exhibition Center 140,000 

114. Sacramento Convention Center 134,000 

115. Hilton Anatole 128,595 

116. Von Braun Center 125,700 

117. *The Concourse Exhibition Center 125,000 

118. *D.C. Armory 125,000 

119. *Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center 125,000 

120. North Atlanta Trade Center 120,000 

121. Knoxville Convention Center 119,922 

122. Nashville Convention Center 118,675 

123. Seaport Hotel & Seaport World Trade Center 118,000 

124. Ontario Convention Center 115,000 

125. *Palm Springs Convention Center 112,000 

126. *Springfield Exposition Center 112,000 

127. Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort 110,500 

128. *Fargodome 110,000 

129. *Franklin County Veterans Memorial 110,000 

130. *Peoria Civic Center 110,000 

131. Sevierville Events Center 108,290 

132. Valley Forge Convention Center 108,000 

133. The Hilton Chicago 105,000 

134. Hot Springs Civic & Convention Center 103,000 

135. *Hampton Roads Convention Center 102,600 

136. *Tulsa Convention Center 102,600 

137. Georgia Dome 102,000 

138. Myrtle Beach Convention Center 100,800 

139. DCU Center 100,310 

140. Spokane Convention Center 100,160 

141. *Baton Rouge River Center 100,000 

142. *Chattanooga Convention Center 100,000 

143. *Cox Convention Center 100,000 

144. *Duluth Entertainment Convention Center 100,000 

145. *Joseph S. Koury/Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons Convention Center 100,000 

146. *Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center 100,000 

147. *Palm Beach County Convention Center 100,000 

148. *Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center 100,000 

149. *Rhode Island Convention Center & Entertainment Complex 100,000 

150. *Will Rogers Memorial Center 100,000 

151. *Santa Clara Convention Center 100,000 

152. *Savannah International Trade & Convention Center 100,000 

153. Hara Arena, Conference & Exhibition Center 98,400 

154. Las Vegas Cashman Convention Center 98,100 

155. *Amarillo Civic Center 98,000 

156. *Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center 98,000 

157. Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel & Golf Club 95,848 


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Convention centers with Less than 350,000 sf of prime exhibit space 


158. *Shreveport Convention Center 95,000 

159. *Washington Marriott Wardman Park 95,000 

160. Ocean Center 94,695 

161. Knoxville Expo Center 93,800 

162. Trump Taj Mahal Casino & Resort 93,000 

163. *Big Town Exhibition Hall 90,000 

164. *Foxwoods Resort Casino & MGM Grand at Foxwoods 90,000 

165. *Lee Civic Center 90,000 

166. *Montana ExpoPark 90,000 

167. The Mirage Casino-Hotel 89,400 

168. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 89,000 

169. Connecticut Expo Center 88,000 

170. *Bally’s Las Vegas 87,000 

171. *Paris Las Vegas 87,000 

172. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort 86,000 

173. ODEUM Sports & Expo Center 85,000 

174. Peppermill Resort Spa Casino 84,784 

175. SHOWPLACE 84,000 

176. *Ford Park Event Center 83,000 

177. *Statehouse Convention Center 83,000 

178. The Lakeland Center 82,582 

179. Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center 82,000 

180. Empire State Plaza Convention Center 81,500 

181. *Boca Raton Resort & Club 80,000 

182. *El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Centers 80,000 

183. *Pasadena Convention Center 80,000 

184. *South Point Hotel & Casino 80,000 

185. Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center 78,500 

186. Cajundome/Convention Center 77,303 

187. Dayton Convention Center 77,000 

188. Charleston Area Convention Center 76,980 

189. American Bank Center 76,500 

190. Omaha Civic Auditorium 75,920 

191. Wynn Las Vegas 75,586 

192. *SeaGate Convention Centre 75,000 

193. *The Wildwoods Convention Center 75,000 

194. Waco Convention Center 74,000 

195. The Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center 73,000 

196. *Disney’s Contemporary Resort 72,000 

197. *Lansing Center 72,000 

198. Gwinnett Center 71,600 

199. *Hyatt Regency Chicago’s Riverside Center 70,000 

200. *KCI Expo Center 70,000 

201. *Palmer Events Center 70,000 

202. *Roberts Centre 70,000 

203. Kansas Expocentre 69,500 

204. XL Center 68,000 

205. *Gatlinburg Convention Center 67,000 

206. *Roland E. Powell Convention Center 67,000 

207. *Hilton Americas Houston Hotel 66,000 

208. *Lexington Center 66,000 

209. Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter 65,250 

210. *John Ascauga’s Nugget Resort Casino 65,000 

211. *Neal S. Blaisdell Center 65,000 

212. Buffalo Niagara Convention Center 64,000 

213. Garden State Convention & Exhibit Center 62,000 

214. Meadowlands Exposition Center 61,000 

215. *Big Sandy Superstore Arena 60,000 

216. *The Broadmoor 60,000 

217. *Crown Center 60,000 

218. *Jackson Convention Complex/SMG 60,000 

219. *Nashville Municipal Auditorium 60,000 

220. *Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 60,000 

221. *Norfolk Scope 60,000 

222. *Overland Park Convention Center 60,000 

223. MassMutual Center 59,000 

224. Hyatt Regency Atlanta 58,243 

225. Hilton Anaheim 57,084 

226. Comcast Arena Everett and Edward D. Hansen Conference Center 57,000 

227. Reno Events Center 56,000 

228. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 55,000 

229. Tropicana Resort & Casino 54,720 

230. Crown Center Exhibit Hall 52,000 

231. Hilton New York 51,084 

232. Sioux Falls Convention Center 50,400 

233. *Arlington Convention Center 50,000 

234. *M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center 50,000 

235. *Bismarck Civic Center 50,000 

236. *Branson Convention Center 50,000 

237. *Caesars Palace 50,000 

238. *Charleston Civic Center & Auditorium 50,000 

239. *Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center/Egan Center 50,000 

240. *Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts 50,000 

241. *Exhibition Building at Osceola Heritage Park 50,000 

242. *Fair & Expo Center 50,000 

243. *Grand Wayne Convention Center 50,000 

244. *John S. Knight Center 50,000 

245. *Lancaster County Convention Center 50,000 

246. *Rochester Riverside Convention Center 50,000 

247. *Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center 50,000 

248. *The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa 50,000 

Canada’s Top Convention Centers by Size 

1. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place 1,000,000 

2. Metro Toronto Convention Centre 600,000 

3. *Olympic Stadium 500,000 

4. *The Toronto Congress Centre 500,000 

5. International Centre Toronto 471,000 

6. Calgary Stampede Park 330,000 

7. Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre 314,000 

8. Place Bonaventure 298,000 

9. EVRAZ Place (formerly IPSCO Place) 270,000 

10. Northlands 250,000 

11. B.C. Place 247,000 

12. Palais des congrès de Montréal (Convention Centre) 200,000 

13. Shaw Conference Centre 109,600 

14. Exhibition Park 100,000 

15. Moncton Coliseum Complex 93,000 

16. Winnipeg Convention Centre 78,000 

17. Quebec City Convention Centre 75,000 

18. World Trade and Convention Centre Halifax 53,000 

19. Calgary TELUS Convention Centre 50,000 


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beaches, mountains, Hollywood, Disneyland, local wineries, golf, 

fishing and one of California's largest outlet and entertainment complexes, Ontario Mills Mall. The 

convention center has easy access to major freeways and is located just two blocks from the traveler-friendly 

LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), which offers more than 250 daily flights on most major airlines. 

An 

ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Ontario Convention Center 

is contemporary in design and equipped with a full range of technology services, including Wi-Fi, 

Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing capabilities. It is an ideal venue for mid-size conventions 

representing 250 to 950 hotel rooms on a peak night, with up to 5,000 delegates. 

•225,000 total square feet of flexible meeting space 

including 70,000 square feet of prime, column-free 

exhibit space, 20,000 square foot ballroom--divisible 

into three sections and 24,000 square feet of 

additional meeting room space. 

•Catering by SMG offers a world-class dining experience 

to the guests of the convention center. 

First Floor 

•Dedicated Event Manager assigned to your event 

from initial planning through move-out to make sure 

your event runs smoothly and successfully. 

Second Floor 

•30 hotels from full-service to economy, with 

2,500 rooms within walking distance of the convention 

center. Several properties offer shuttle service to the 

LA/Ontario Airport, convention center and Ontario 

Mills Mall. 

Contact Amita Patel,CHSP, Director of Sales at 

(909) 937-3002 or apatel@ontariocvb.com. 

2000 E. Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764 

Ontario, California.The center of it all! 

ACCESSIBLE • APPROACHABLE • AMENABLE 


CALIFORNIA, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center 


THE MEETING OASIS 

Tahquitz Canyon Way 

Snow Creek 840 

27 26 

San 

Jacinto 

2,304 

28 

Santa 

Rosa 

3,520 

Cafe 

Terraza 

29 

Cactus 

529 

Andreas 1,232 

Chino 1,512 

Pueblo 1,512 

24a&b 23 

25 

a&b 

6 

Mojave 

3,132 

30 

California Grand 

Ballroom 

12,571 

Esplanade 

1 

2 

21,099 

3A 

3B 

A 

5 

B 

C 

D 

C 

M 

Y 

CM 

MY 

CY 

CMY 

K 

WYNDHAM HOTEL MEETING SPACE 

Mojave 

3,132 sf 

Andreas 

1,232 sf 

Chino 

1,512 sf 

Chino A 

756 sf 

Chino B 

756 sf 

Pueblo 

1,512 sf 

Pueblo A 

756 sf 

Pueblo B 

756 sf 

Snow Creek 

840 sf 

San Jacinto 

2,304 sf 

Santa Rosa 

3,520 sf 

Cactus 

529 sf 

Grand Ballroom 12,571 sf 

THE MEETING OASIS 

PALM SPRINGS 

22 

24,888 

North Avenida Caballeros 

OASIS HALLS AND LOBBY 

OASIS HALL 1 21,265 


OASIS HALL 3A 12,360 

OASIS HALL 3B 8,760 

OASIS 3 A-B 21,120 


OASIS HALLS 1-4 92,545 

LOBBY 18,000 

PRIMROSE BALLROOMS 

PRIMROSE A 6,337 

PRIMROSE B 7,669 

PRIMROSE C 2,825 

PRIMROSE D 3,185 

PRIMROSE A-D 20,016 

MESQUITE ROOMS 

7. MESQUITE A 906 

8. MESQUITE B 1,762 

9. MESQUITE C 1,861 

7-9. MESQUITE A-C 4,529 

4 

29,061 

MESQUITE ROOMS (CONT.) 

10. MESQUITE D 912 

11. MESQUITE E 924 

12. MESQUITE F 816 

13. MESQUITE G 924 

14. MESQUITE H 912 

10-14. MESQUITE D-H 4,488 

SMOKETREE ROOMS 

15. SMOKETREE A 806 

16. SMOKETREE B 806 

17. SMOKETREE C 1,612 

18. SMOKETREE D 754 

19. SMOKETREE E 754 

15-19. SMOKETREE A-E 4,680 

20. SMOKETREE F 1,200 

AGUA CALIENTE BOARD ROOMS 

21A. BOARD ROOM A 412 

21B. BOARD ROOM B 480 

C O N V E N T I O N C E N T E R 

www.palmspringscc.com 


Palm Springs, California 92262 

760 325-6611 SALES DEPARTMENT 

800 333-7535 TOLL FREE 

760 322-6921 FAX 



CALIFORNIA, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center 

SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER 

BUILDING 

SPECIFICATIONS 

UPPER LEVEL 

Ground Gross 

Level Sq.Ft. 

• Hall A 48,613 

• Hall B1 72,642 

• Hall B2 36,043 

• Hall C 92,040 

• Hall D 58,725 

• Hall E 43,350 

• Hall F 54,638 

• Hall G 54,808 

• Hall H 64,842 

• 525,701 gross sq. ft. of 

exhibit space 

• 50 Loading docks with 

8 direct drive-ins to 

exhibit halls 

GROUND LEVEL 

Upper/ 

Mezzanine Level 

• 72 Meeting Rooms 

992 sq.ft. - 3,509 sq. ft. 

• 2 Ballrooms 

40,706 - 40,781 sq. ft. 

• 90,000 sq. ft. column 

free special events 

Sails Pavilion 

• 400-seat outdoor 

amphitheater 

• 284,494 sq. ft. 

Lobby & Ancillary space 

525,701 TOTAL CONTIGUOUS SQUARE FEET 

111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 • 619.525.5000 • Floor plans can be downloaded from our website at visitsandiego.com • For more 


CALIFORNIA, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center 


• 2,618,190 TOTAL GROSS SQUARE FEET 

information contact Andy Mikschl, Associate Vice President of Sales • 619.525.5282 • andy.mikschl@visitsandiego.com 

San Diego 


Center 



FLORIDA, Orlando, Orange County Convention Center 

WEST 

BUILDING 

FEATURES INCLUDE 

• 1,103,535 square feet of exhibition space 

• 49 meeting rooms/141 breakouts 

• 62,182 square foot multi-purpose Valencia Room 

• 2,643-seat Chapin Theater 

• 160-seat lecture hall 

• 1 full-service restaurant (Osprey Café) 

• 4 food courts 

• 2 business centers 

• In-house rigging and technical services 

• Internet and telecommunications services, 

plus wireless mobility throughout the facility 

• In-house electric, plumbing and utilities services 

• 97 covered truck bays on one level 

• 14 exhibit-floor truck entrances 

• 1,450 on-site parking spaces 

• Covered boarding for 32 buses 

• Beautiful atriums, skylights and intimate courtyards 

West Building Level II - Exhibition Halls/Meeting Rooms 

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D R I V E 

Meeting Rooms/Chapin Theater 

Exhibition Halls 

Ramp to 

Level II 

CENTER OVERVIEW 

LEVEL IV 

LEVEL III 

LEVEL II 

LEVEL I 

WESTWOOD 

LOBBY 

ENTRANCE 

LEVEL III Meeting Rooms 

LEVEL II Reg/Meeting Rooms 

Exhibition Halls/Meeting Rooms Exhibition Halls/Meeting Rooms 

P A R K I N G 

U N I V E R S A L B O U L E V A R D 

Chapin Theater 

Balcony Level 

and 

Valencia 

NA1 


W E S T E N T R A N C E D R I V E 

NA 

NA2 

Registration/Meeting Rooms 


SA 

Connecting Bridge 

SA1 

SA2 

Meeting Rooms/ Lecture Hall 

NB 

SB 

P A R K I N G 

LEVEL III Meeting Rooms 

LEVEL II Registration/Meeting Rooms 

LEVEL I Exhibition Halls 

I N T E R N A T 

I O N 

A L 

D 

R I 

V E 

BEE LINE EXPRESSWAY 

665 Linear Ft./16 Covered Truck Bays/4 Drive In Ramps 900 Linear Ft./33 Covered Truck Bays/4 Drive In Ramps 

1000 Linear Ft./ 

E E E E E E E 

E E E E 

RR 

42'x18'H 

WA1 WA2 WA3 WA4 WB1 WB2 WB3 WB4 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

RR 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

Stairs 

56'8"x18'H 

56'8"x18'H 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

6 Movable Walls/ 7 Tracks 

Open To Below 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

RR 

56'8"x22'8"H 

Open 

To 

Below 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

RR 

45,900 SF 

4,264 SM 

(90' x 510') 

45,900 SF 

4,264 SM 

(90' x 510') 

Stairs RR Stairs 

Stairs RR Stairs RR 

RR Stairs RR Stairs 

Stairs RR Stairs 

26'8"x18'H 

RR RR 

RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR 

Stairs 

E 

E 

C 

RR 

Stairs 

W201 

Elevator 

Open 

To 

Below 

WEST 

HALL A 

367,200 SF 

34,113 SM 

(510'x720') 

2,080 10x10 Booths 

40' to beam 

W202 

A B C 

W203 

A B C 

W204 

A B C 

W205 

Stairs 

E 

C 

A 

B 

C 

Elevator 

W206 

C 

A 

B 

C 

Stairs 

E 

26'8"x18'H 

WEST 

HALL B 

275,400 SF 

25,585 SM 

(510'x540') 

1,487 10x10 Booths 

40' to beam 

W207 

A B C 

W208 

A B C 

Open To Below 

26'8"x18'H 

91,800 SF 

8,528 SM 

(180' x 510') 

W209 

A B C 

C 

RR 

Ramp to Level One 

18'2" Ceiling Height 

to First Column Row Only 

Food 

Court 

WEST 

HALL C 

RR RR + 

RR RR 

RR 

E 

Elevator 

E 

25'x18H 

108,000 SF 

10,033 SM 

(360'x300') 

599 10x10 Booths 

33' to beam 

Elevator 

Elevator 

WEST C LOBBY 

50,850 sq.ft. 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

18'2" Ceiling Height 

to First Column Row Only 

FedEx/Kinko’s 

Business Center 

RR 

Elevator 

E 

E 


Center 

Admin. 

Offices 

Room 

W220 

West Concourse 

WD1 

49,468 SF 

4,596 SM 

(166'x298') 

226 10x10 booths 

40' to beam 

EE 

W221 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

35'x18'H 

C 

C 

RR 

RR 

32'x12'H 

Elevator 

WEST HALL D 

32'x12'H 

106,190 SF 

9,865 SM 

(328'x323.75') 


40' to beam 

E 

D W222 

A B 

C 

WEST D 

LOBBY 

B 

B 

A 

A 

RR 

W223 

WD2 

A 

E 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

RR 

RR 

B 

F 

C 

C 

W224 

BRIDGE TO NORTH/SOUTH BUILDING 




L E G E N D 

West Building Level IV - Meeting Room/Valencia 

FedEx/Kinko’s Business Center 

C Concession / Food Courts 

Concourse-Carpet 

Concourse 

Elevator 

EE 

Emergency Exit Only Access 

E 

Exit Only 

Escalator 


+ First Aid 

Guest Services / Information 

Meeting Room 

= = Movable Partition 

Not Accessible 

OCCC Administration Offices 

Registration Area-Carpet 

RR Restroom 

Support 

RR 

RR 

Entry 

D 

C 

W414 

B 

A 

Kitchen 

VALENCIA 

Carpeted 

6000 Max. Capacity 

W415 

A B C D 

Elevator 

RR 

Elevator 

Entry 

Open 

To 

Below 

Elevator 

Open To Below 

Entry 

Balcony 

Elevator 

RR 

RR 

W420 

RR RR 

CHAPIN 

THEATER 


West Building Level III - Meeting Rooms, Lecture Hall, Theater 

OSPREY 

CAFÉ 

Gallery Rm. W333 

Elevator 

Elevator 

W300 

Lecture 

Hall 

W301 

Exhibition Halls Below 

SHOW 

SHOW 

SHOW 

MANAGER 

MANAGER 

MANAGER 

OFFICES 

OFFICE 

OFFICE 

WA1 WA2 

RR 

RR 

Open 

To Below 

Elevator 

Open 

To 

Below 

W302 

Stairs RR RR Stairs Stairs RR RR Stairs WA4 

WB1 Stairs RR RR Stairs Stairs RR RR Stairs 

Open 

Open 

Open 

To Below 

To Below 

To Below 

Elevator 

A A E A 

A A E A 

A 

A 

B B F B 

B B F 

B 

W304 

B 

B 

W311 

Open 

C C G A W307 

W308 A C 

To 

G C 

C Below C 

D H B 

B D H 

D 

D 

W303 

W305 

W306 

W309 

W310 

W312 

SHOW 

MANAGER 

OFFICE 

WB4 

Open 

To Below 

W313 

RR RR 

B 

W315 

A 

B 

W314 

A 

Elevator 

Open 

To 

Below 

Elevator 

Open To Below 

W320 

RR RR 

CHAPIN 

THEATER 

OCCC CLIENT 

PRE-CONFERENCE 

RM. W323 

RR 

Stairs 

OCCC 

COURTYARD 

CONFERENCE 

RM. W324 

Open 

To 

Below 

RR 

OCCC 

INTERNATIONAL 

CONFERENCE 

RM. W322 

G F E 

W330D 

C B A 

RR 

Open 

To 

Below 

Open 

To 

Below 

Open 

To 

Below 

RR 

W332 

W331 

RR 

Ceiling 

Hall WF 

Open 

W340 

A B C D 

Stairs 

05/04FL 


West Building Level I - Meeting Rooms, Registration 

E 

48 Covered Truck Bays/ 5 Drive In Ramps 

E E E E E 

35'x18'H 

SHOW MANAGER 

OFFICE E1 

Second Floor 

SHOW MANAGER 

OFFICE D2 

Second Floor 

C 

G 

W225 

D 

H 

Concessions 

Registration Offices 

30'x18'H 

Concessions 

RR 

Covered Bus 

Loading 

20 Buses 

RR 

30'x18'H 

+ 

30'x18'H 

+ RR 

RR RR Elevator 

RR RR 

Stairs 

78,600 SF 

7,302 SM 

(250'x300') 


30' to beam 

B W231 

A A B C 

EE 

WE1 

W230 

Food 

Court 

W232 

A B C 

D 

C 

B 

A 

Stairs 

MOVABLE WALL CORRIDOR 

(3,000 sq.ft.) 

S 

N 

RR 

RR 

REG. WF REG. WF 

30'x18'H 

WEST HALL E 

66,000 SF 

6,132 SM 

(220'x300') 


30' to beam 

WF3 

WEST E/F 

LOBBY 

46,350 sq.ft. WF1 

FedEx/ 

Kinko’s 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

EE 

WE2 

60'x18'H 

WF5 

WEST 

HALL F 

48,600 SF 

4515 SM 

(180'x270') 


30' to beam 

RR 

WF2 

30'x30'H 

Ground Level 

Freight Entry 

E 

Concessions 

RR 

WF4 

W240 

A B C D 

Receiving 

Kitchen 

EE 

Stairs 

05/04FL 

E 

E 

10'x13'H 

Ground Level 

Freight Entry 

Stairs Stairs 

E 

EE 

E 

Stairs 

Entry 

EE 

Elevator 

EE 

EE 

Entry 

+ 

WEST A 

LOBBY 

REG 

AREA 

EE 

RR 

REGISTRATION CONCOURSE 102' x 180' 

Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. 

WA1 WA2 WA3 WA4 

REG AREA 

Stairs 

E 

W109 

A B 

W105 

A B 

W101 

A B 

R 

R 

Stairs Stairs Stairs Entry Stairs Stairs 

Registration 

Offices 

W106 

W102 

A B 

ALTERNATE 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

Concourse 

REG AREA 

R 

R 

W110 

A B 

W107 

W103 

A B 

Kitchen 

Food 

Court 

Stairs 

E 

W108 

A B 

W104 

A B 

RR RR 

Elevator 

WEST A/B 

LOBBY 

28,000 Sq. Ft. 

ENTRANCE/ 

EXIT 

Kitchen 

Food 

Court 

Stairs 

E 

Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs 

Registration Offices 

REGISTRATION CONCOURSE 103' x 224' 

Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. 

WB1 WB2 WB3 WB4 

REG AREA 

EE 

Covered Bus Loading 

12 Buses 


The Center of Hospitality, 

where it’s all about your experience. 

RR 

Ramp to Level Two 

P.O. Box 691509 • Orlando, Florida 32869-1509 

Phone: 407-685-9800 • Toll Free: 1-800-345-9845 

www.occc.net 

E 




NORTH/SOUTH 

BUILDING 

North/South Building Level I - Exhibition Halls 

Kitchen 

RR 

RR 

RR 

RR 

RR 

RR 

RR 

RR 

E 

E 

E 

E 

E 

E 

E 

E 

NA1 

92,466 SF 

E E E 

E 


6 Buses 

Escalator 

E 

Escalator 

NORTH HALL A 

287,495 SF 

26,708 SM 

(540'4"x540'4") 

SOUTH HALL A 

287,495 SF 

26,708 SM 

(540'4"x540'4") 

North Concourse 

Loading Dock 

RR RR RRRR RR 

3342 SF Food Court 

E E 

Food Court 3125 SF RR 

NA2 

195,029 SF 

E 

E 

SA2 

RR 

RR 

195,029 SF 

RR 

RR 

E 

E 


5 Buses 

Escalator 

E 

Escalator 

NORTH HALL B 

187,646 SF 

17,432 SM 

(540'4"x361'10") 

SOUTH HALL B 

187,646 SF 

17,432 SM 

(540'4"x361'10") 

+ 

E 

E 

RR 

RR 

E 

58'Wx20'H 

Aircraft 

Door 

32'Wx22'8"H 

Roll-up Door 

32'Wx22'8"H 

Roll-up Door 

FEATURES INCLUDE 

• 950,282 square feet of 

exhibition space 

• Two 92,000 square foot general 

assembly areas 

• 25 meeting rooms/94 breakouts 

• 2 full service restaurants 

• 4 food courts 

• 2 business centers 

• In-house rigging and 

technical services 

• Internet and telecommunications 

services, plus wireless mobility 

throughout the facility 

• In-house electric, plumbing and 

utilities services 

• Full utility grid on 30-foot centers 

• 2 covered loading docks/ 

76 truck bays 

• 9 exhibit-floor truck entrances 

• Covered boarding for 27 buses 

• 4,777 on-site parking spaces 

• Connected to the West Building 

via a pedestrian bridge with moving 

sidewalks 

SA1 

92,466 SF 

E 

E 

Food Court 

E E 

Food Court 

3403 SF 3194 SF 

RR RR RRRR RR RR 

+ 

Escalator 

Escalator 

Loading Dock 

E 

E 

E E E 

Escalator 


6 Buses 

South Concourse 

Escalator 


10 Buses 

05/04FL 




North Building Level III - Meeting Rooms 

Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs 

Escalator 

Escalator 

A 

N310 

E 

A 

N320 

E 

A 

B 

F 

B 

F 

RR RR RR RR RR 

Open 

Open 

N311 To 

N321 To 

C 

G 

Below 

C 

G 

Below 

N312 

N319 

N322 

N329 

D 

H 

D 

H 

Corridor 

Corridor 

Elevator 

Elevator 

B 

N330 

C 

D 

L E G E N D 

North Building Level II - Meeting Rooms 

E 

Stairs 

Entrance/Exit 

Walkway to 

South Building 

Stairs 

FedEx/ 

Kinko’s 

Business 

Center 

RR 

RR 

Stairs 

A B C D E A B C D E F G A B 

N210 

N211 

+ 


N212 Escalator 

Escalator N228 

REGISTRATION 

OFFICE RM. N211 

Stairs 

Elevator 

North Concourse 

Entrance/Exit 

Escalator 

SHOW MANAGER 


Stairs Stairs Stairs 

RR RR 

Restaurant 

N 

219 

SHOW MANAGER 


Stairs 

N220 

N221 

REGISTRATION 


Entrance/Exit 

Escalator 

Elevator 

RR 

RR 

N 

229 

SHOW MANAGER 


N230 

SHOW MANAGER 


To North 

Concourse 

Parking 

Stairs 

E 

FedEx/Kinko’s Business Center 

Concourse / Registration Area 

Elevator 

E Exit 

Escalator 


+ First Aid 

Guest Services / Information 

Meeting Room 

Meeting Room / Registration Area 

Movable Partition 

OCCC Administration Annex 

and OCCC Client Pre-Conference 

Room S212 

Restaurant / Food Court 

RR Restroom 

Show Manager Office 

Support 

Veranda 

OPEN TO NORTH 

EXHIBIT HALL BELOW 

South Building Level II - Meeting Rooms 

OPEN TO SOUTH 

EXHIBIT HALL BELOW 

Walkway to 

North Building 

OCCC CLIENT SHOW MANAGER 

PRE-CONFERENCE OFFICE RM. S213 

RM. S212 

REGISTRATION 

OFFICE RM. S211 

SHOW MANAGER 


REGISTRATION 


SHOW MANAGER 


SHOW MANAGER 


Stairs 

Stairs 

Escalator 

Escalator 

S213 Stairs 

Stairs 

S228 Stairs 

Stairs 

OCCC 

ADMIN. 

Restaurant 

ANNEX 

Entrance/Exit 

Bridge to 

West Building-Level II 

E 

Stairs 

RR 

RR 

FedEx/ 

Kinko’s 

Business 

Center 

S 

RR RR 219 

A B C D E S211 

A B C D E F G 

S210 

S212 

Elevator 

S220 

S221 

Elevator 

+ 

RR RR 

S 

229 

A B C D E F G 

S230 

RM. 

S231 

H 

Stairs 

To South Concourse 

Parking 

E 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Stairs 

05/04FL 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Stairs 

Escalator 

Escalator 

Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit 

South Concourse 

South Building Level III - Meeting Rooms 

Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs 

Elevator 

Elevator 

D S310 H 

D S320 H 

D S330 H 

RR 

S312 

S319 

S322 

S329 

Open 

Open 

C 

G 

To 

C 

G 

To 

C 

G 

S311 Below 

S321 Below 

RR RR RR RR RR 

B 

F 

B 

F 

B 

F 

Corridor 

Corridor 

A 

E 

A 

E 

A 

E 

Escalator 

Escalator 


Stairs 

Corridor 

D 

C 

S331 

B 

A 

Stairs 

05/04FL 

E 

The Center 

of Hospitality, 

where it’s all about 

your experience. 

P.O. Box 691509 

Orlando, FL 32869-1509 

Phone: 407-685-9800 

Toll Free: 1-800-345-9845 

www.occc.net 


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is no secret... 

it’s service 

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United can provide cleaning, security and temp services anywhere, 

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We understand your event has to be perfect. With United’s dedicated 

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GEORGIA, Atlanta, Cobb Galleria Centre 


TO WAVERLY 

HOTEL 

EAST 

CONCOURSE 

ENTRANCE 

EXHIBIT HALL D 

101 

BR 

3 

102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

BR 

1 BR 

113 

114 

115 

2 

GALLERIA MALL 

(LOWER LEVEL) 

EXHIBIT HALL B 

107 

108 

109 

110 

116 

117 

118 

111 

112 

120 

AV 

BUS. 

CENTER 

BR 

4 

CONCOURSE 

EXHIBIT HALL C 

• 320,000 gsf overall space 

• 144,000 gsf of flexible 

exhibition space 

• Unlimited floor load capacity 

in exhibit halls 

• 13 docks with oversized freight doors 

and on-grade access to exhibit halls 

• Fixed and mobile food outlets 

• 25,000 gsf ballroom 

• 20 meeting rooms 

• 4boardrooms 

• High speed fiber optics and wireless access 

• Full-service business center 

• In-house audiovisual specialists 

• More than 3,700 complimentary parking spaces 

• Adjacent to the 520-room, four-star, four-diamond 

Renaissance Waverly Hotel and the 278-suite Sheraton 

Suites Galleria 

• Connected to Cumberland Mall and the Galleria 

Specialty Mall 

119 

ROTUNDA 

ENTRANCE 

(LOWER 

LEVEL) 

112 12 

A 

• A wide selection of restaurants to suit every taste 

• Access to more than 3,500 sleeping rooms 

• Dedicated shuttle service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 

International Airport (twenty minutes away) 

• Concierge Service 

E 

B 

BALLROOM 

EXHIBIT HALL A 

G 

C 

F 

BRIDGE TO CUMBERLAND MALL 

& SHERATON SUITES GALLERIA 

D 

N 

E 

W 

S 

Atlanta, GA www.cobbgalleria.com 770.955.8000 • 770.955.7719 fax 



GEORGIA, Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center 

Georgia World Congress Center Authority Campus - Atlanta, GA 

Level 3 

1 Georgia Ballroom 

2 Meeting Rooms C301-C308 

Level 2 

3 Food World 


5 West Plaza 

6 Gold Parking Deck 

7 Access To: 

Georgia Dome 

MARTA Station 

Level 1 

8 Auditoriums C101 & C102 

9 Business Center 

10 Exhibit Halls C1-C4 


12 Registration Hall 

13 Access To: 

Buses/Taxi Stand 

Blue/Yellow Parking Lots 

14 Concourse to Building B 

Level 5 

1 Thomas Murphy Ballroom 

Level 4 

2 Administration 

3 Meeting Rooms B401-B411 

4 Terraces Restaurant 


6 Access To: 

International Plaza 

Buses/Taxi Stand 

Red Parking Deck 

MARTA Station 

Level 3 

7 Commons Cafe 

8 Conference Center 


Level 2 

10 Foodworks Restaurant 


Level 1 

12 Exhibit Halls B1-B5 

13 Concourse to Building A 

Level 4 

1 Sidney Marcus Auditorium 

2 Business Center 

3 Courtyard Cafe 

4 Meeting Rooms A401-A412 


6 Access To: 

East Plaza 

Centennial Olympic Park 

CNN Center/Philips Arena 

Downtown Atlanta 

Green Parking Lot 

Level 3 

7 Meeting Rooms A301-A316 

Level 1 

8 Exhibit Halls A1-A3 


Super Suite 7 

GEORGIA, Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center 


Super Suite 8 

Super Suite 6 

Super Suite 5 

Super Suite 4 

Super Suite 3 

Super Suite 1 

Super Suite 2 

PARK 

ADMINISTRATION 

PARK AVENUE WEST 

GEORGIA AQUARIUM 

CHILDREN’S GARDEN & 

PLAYGROUND 

BAKER STREET 

ANDROGYNE PLANET 

WORLD OF COKE 

ALL CHILDREN’S 

PLAYGROUND 

great 

lawn 

GARDEN 

PAVILIONS 

PARALYMPIC 

LEGACY 

IMAGINE IT! 

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 

QUILT OF 

NATIONS 

QUILT OF 

olympic spirit 

QUILT OF 

HARRIS STREET 

origins 

Georgia Dome 

71,250-seat Stadium 

102,000 Square Foot Floor 

5 Meeting Rooms 

2 Club Lounges 

Owner’s Club 

Press Box 

Club Level Restaurants 

GREEN LOT 

N 

EMBASSY SUITES 

BELVEDERE 

GATEWAY OF DREAMS 

GAME PLAZA 

ALLEN FAMILY TRIBUTE 

ATLANTA 

CHAMBER 

OF 

VISITOR CENTER 

COMMERCE 

FOUNTAINSIDE CAFE 

PARK AVENUE WEST 

GARDEN 

CENTENNIAL TREE WALK 

REFLECTING POOL 

CENTENNIAL PLAZA 

FOUNTAIN OF RINGS 

QUILT OF 

remembrance 

QUILT OF 

dreams 

5 

ANDREW YOUNG INTERNATIONAL BLVD. 

Centennial Olympic Park 

21 Acres 

Fountain of Rings 

2 Garden Pavilions 

Southern Company Amphitheater 

Great Lawn 

GEORGIA 

WORLD 

CONGRESS 

CENTER 

& 

GEORGIA 

DOME 

ANDREW YOUNG INTERNATIONAL BLVD. 

INFORMATION 

KIOSK 

DONOR TRIBUTE WALL 

LUCKIE STREET 

THE 

TABERNACLE 

OMNI HOTEL 

SOUTHERN 

COMPANY 

AMPHITHEATER 

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK DRIVE 

NASSAU STREET 

MARIETTA STREET 

CNN CENTER 

WALTON STREET 


Exhibition Services & 

Contractors Association 

The Exhibition Services & Contractors Association is dedicated to the advancement of 

the exhibition, meetings and special events industry. Through the education, 

information exchange and level of professionalism shared by our members and their 

clients, ESCA promotes cooperation among all segments of the industry. 

Since 1970, ESCA has provided a unified voice for service contractors and their partners in 

the exhibition industry. ESCA now has more than 175 members throughout the United 

States, Canada and Mexico, and maintains alliances with IAEE, SISO, TSEA, CIC, EITF and 

CEIR to promote the exhibition industry and our member benefits. 

ESCA is: 

· The association for firms engaged in providing services and materials for 

the trade show, exhibition, convention and meetings industry. 

· The contractors’ voice in the exhibition service industry. 

· A clearinghouse for the exchange of information between members and all 

other entities of the vast exhibition and convention industry. 

· Your source for leading general service contractors, specialty contractors, 

facilities, independent contractors, labor organizations and their suppliers. 

· Your source for information and assistance in the current business climate. 

Exhibition Services & Contractors Association 

2340 E Trinity Mills Road #100 

Carrollton, TX 75006 

469.574.0698 

www.esca.org

Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Convention Center 




ILLINOIS, Rosemont, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 


ILLINOIS, Rosemont, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 




MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 

The Boston Convention 


Truck 

Entrance 

West Service Road 

Ramp Ramp Ramp Ramp 

Downtown 

Boston 

59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1110 9 8 

Dock 

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Manager 

Public Parking 

(1350 Spaces) 

Dock 

#60 

Loading Dock 

M W M W M W 

Valet 

Parking 

Lot 

Low Roof (35’5”) 

High Roof (76’ to 100’) 

Skybridge 

(Level 1 Access) 

Skybridge 

(Level 1 Access) 

Up Ramp 

to Level 1 

Ramp access 

to Level 1 

Ramp to 

Hall C 

Down Ramp 

from Level 1 

Dock 

#61 

Exhibit Hall C 

(162,000 sq ft) 

Exhibit Hall B 

(184,000 sq ft) 

Exhibit Hall B2 

Exhibit Hall B1 

(92,000 sq ft) 

(92,000 sq ft) 

Exhibit Hall A 

(170,000 sq ft) 

Service Corridor 

Ramp access 

to Level 1 

High Roof 

Service Road 

Dock 

#62 

Low Roof 

054 

053 

052 B 

M 

W 

052 

A 

Southeast 

Pre-function 

SE Lobby C 

SE Lobby B2 

W M 

051 050 

ATM 

Drop-off 

M W 

East Registration 

East Service Road 

NE Lobby B1 

M W 

Drop-off 

NE Lobby A 

M W 

Public Safety 

Office 

MCCA Executive Offices 

Guest Network 

Operations Center 

Silver Line 

Stop 

to I-90 

Skybridge Access 

(Level 2) 

EXHIBITION LEVEL 

The Westin Boston 

Waterfront 

to South 

Station 

Drop Off West Side Drive Drop Off 

to Summer 

Street 

Downtown 

Boston 

Up to 

Meeting 

Level 1 

Down to 

Exhibit 

Level 

Southwest Pre-function 

atm 

Northwest Pre-function 

Bar 

Food 

Food 

109 109 108 107 107 107 106 

Court 

WM 

Tastes of Boston 

Court 

105 104 104 104 103 

B A C B A 

Food Court 

C A 102 102 

A 101 

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

B 

B 



Business Center 

Hall B2 East 

Hall B1 East 

Hall A1 West 

Show Office 




Hall A2 West 


High Roof (76’ to 100’) 

Skybridge 

Skybridge 

Open to 

Open to 

Open to 




below 

below 

below 

First Aid 

High Roof 

Low Roof 

Hall B2 East 

Hall B1 East 



Service Corridor Service Corridor 


162 162 161 160 160 160 159 158 157 

C 157 157 

B A 156 

C 156 156 155 154 153 

B A C 153 153 152 151 151 

A C A 

B A B A 150 

B B 

Southeast Pre-function 

W M 

W 

M 

W M 

SW Lobby C 

SE Lobby C 

SW Lobby B2 

SE Lobby B2 

Center East Pre-function 

NW Lobby B1 

NE Lobby B1 

NW Lobby A 

NE Lobby A 

Northeast Pre-function 

NE Corner Pre-function NW Corner Pre-function 

atm 

W M 

North Lobby 

Entrance 

Plaza 

W M 

to Stop 

Summer Street 

to 

Summer 

Street 

Viaduct 

Street 

Drop Off 

East Side Drive 

Drop Off 

Skybridge Access 

(Level 2) 

LEVEL 1 


Waterfront 

For complete floorplans and specs, call 877-393-3393 or visit us online at www.AdvantageBOSTON.com 


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What do you look for in 

a great convention center? 

COME LOOK AT AMERICA’S MOST 

SPECTACULAR AND MOST USER-FRIENDLY 

CONVENTION FACILITY. 

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, named “Convention Center of the Year” 

in 2007, is ready to host events of virtually any size and scope. Built by users, for users, 

this state-of-the-art high-tech facility has been designed to maximize a successful event 

experience for you, your exhibitors and your attendees. A stunning architectural triumph, 

the BCEC is like no other facility in the world. And you will capture more qualified attendees 

at your Boston-based event than at any other convention city in North America. 

BOSTON. MAKING CONVENTION HISTORY. 

Low Roof 

(Outside) 


High Roof (76’ - 100’) 

Open to 


below 

High Roof 

Low Roof 

Low Roof 

(Outside) 

Southwest Pre-function 

Southwest 

Lobby 

210 210 210 

W M 

C B A 

213 212 211 (Ballroom 210) 209 208 

Skybridge 

(Level 1) 

A/V Storage 

A/V Storage 


Open to 


below 


A/V Storage 

M 

207 206 

B 

261 260 259 259 

W M 

258 258 258 

257 257 256 

255 254 254 

W 

M 

253 253 253 

252 252 

B A 

C B A 

B A 

B A 

C B A 

B A 

W 

Northwest 

Lobby 

A/V Storage 

Skybridge 

(Level 1) 

206 

A 

Northwest Pre-function 

205 

C 

205 

B 

205 

A 


Open to 


below 


Catering 

Office 

204 204 203 

B A 

251 

NE Corner Pre-function NW Corner Pre-function 

Kitchen 

Bakery 

Lobby 

below 

BCMC 

Sales Dept. 

Downtown 

Boston 

West Boardroom 

Pre-function 

Kitchen 

Storage 

Boardroom 

Suite 201,202 

East BCMC 

Pre-function 

Bridge 

Plaza 

below 

Southeast 

Lobby 

Southeast Pre-function 

Northeast 

Lobby 

Northeast Pre-function 

Skybridge 

Access 

LEVEL 2 


Waterfront 

Exhibit 

• 516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit 

space over three halls, which can be divided 

into ten different configurations 

Meeting/Ballroom 

• 160,000 square feet of flexible meeting 

space with 84 separate single, double, and 

triple meeting rooms, all with easy access 

to each other and the exhibit halls 

• 40,020 square foot grand ballroom with 

views of Boston 

Loading Dock 

• 62 covered bay loading dock with five 

elephant doors for drive on access to the 

exhibit hall and weather-protected pre-fab 

inside the facility 

Non-Public Access 

Pre-Function 

• Over 300,000 square feet of flexible function 

and registration space including 19,340 square 

foot ballroom pre-function area 

Lobby 

• Eight separate registration areas on two 

separate levels of the facility 

Food Services 

• Tastes of Boston Food Court with seating 

capacity for over 400, full bar service available 

Ring Road 

• Two private ring roads around the facility 

with seven drop off points 

Public Use 

• Superior attendee navigation, with two pedestrian 

sky-bridges that allow access to any part of the 

building in no more than eight minutes 

• Free wireless internet access 

Finishing 

Kitchen 

Green Room 

M 

W 

Ballroom West 

Grand 

Ballroom 

(40,020 sq ft) 

Ballroom East 

BALLROOM LEVEL 

Lobby 

Lobby 

Pre-function 

(19,340 sq ft) 

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority owns and operates the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center. 



MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center 

The John B. Hynes Veterans 

Memorial Convention Center 

Prudential Plaza Entrance 

W 

South 

Lobby 

M 

W 

M 

M 

W 

Coat Room 

Business 

Center 

Food Court Kitchen 

Cafeteria 

First Aid 

Main 

Lobby 


(38,770 sq ft) 




(36,900 sq ft) 

Dalton Street 

Food Court 

Kitchen 

Coffee 

House 


Main Lobby 



Ramp 

Truck Access 

from 

Dalton Street 

20’ x 14’ 

Public Safety Office 

Sales Office 

Pre-function Hall A 

Pre-function Hall B 

Key 

Ring Road 

Up 

Down 

M 

107 

108 109 110 111 

Pre-function 

Meeting 

Loading Dock 

Lobby 

Exhibit 

Food 

Services 

Public Use 

Non-Public 

Access 

Restaurant 

Space 

Restaurant 

Space 

W 

101 


102 103 104 105 

W 

M 

Restaurant 

Space 

Restrooms 

Elevator 

Escalator 

Freight 

Boylston Hallway 

PLAZA LEVEL 

Drop-Off 

(Lower Level) 

Sidewalk (Lower Level) 

W 

South 

Lobby 

Sheraton Entrances 

M 

Low roof (balcony) 

High roof 

Veteran’s Memorial 

Auditorium 

(25,760 sq ft) 

(4,000 Person 

Seating Capacity) 

Moveable Partitions 




(37,750 sq ft) 

W 

M 

M 

W 

Low roof 

High roof 


Exhibit Hall D 

Exhibit Hall D 

(37,300 sq ft) 

Pre-function Auditorium 

Pre-function Hall C 

Pre-function Hall D 

Up 

M 

Dressing 

Room 

207 

208 209 210 


200 201 

202 203 204 205 W 

M 206 

W 

Boylston Hallway 

LEVEL 2 

Drop-Off 

(Lower Level) 

For complete floorplans and specs, call 877-393-3393 or visit us online at www.AdvantageBOSTON.com 


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NEVADA, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Convention Center 


CONVENTION CENTER 

LEVELS 1 & 2 FLOOR PLANS 



NEW JERSEY, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center 


NEW JERSEY, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center 




OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma City, Cox Convention Center 


Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island Convention & Entertainment Complex 


Rhode Island Convention & Entertainment Complex 

Providence, Rhode Island 

Exhibit Halls GSF 

Max. 

10X10’S 

Theater Classroom 

Exhibit A–D 100,000 500 9,470 5,436 

A 28,195 150 2,880 1,638 

B 29,304 150 2,728 1,638 

C 28,902 150 2,698 1,584 

D 13,616 50 1,164 576 

All ceiling heights are 30’ 

Ballroom GSF Banquet Theater Classroom 

A–E 20,000 1,400 2,300 1,404 

A/B/C 15,050 960 1,725 1,080 

A/D/E 15,050 960 1,725 1,080 

B/C 5,050 280 550 324 

D/E 5,050 280 550 324 

A 10,000 680 1,175 756 

B 3,700 210 414 234 

C 1,350 80 120 54 

D 3,700 210 414 234 

E 1,350 80 120 54 

All ceiling heights are 23’ 

Meeting 

Rooms 

GSF Banquet Theater Classroom 

550 A/B 1,178 80 110 57 

550 A 589 40 55 24 

550 B 589 40 55 24 

551 A/B 1,936 120 192 108 

551 A 968 60 96 54 

551 B 968 60 96 54 

552 A/B 2,024 120 198 108 

552 A 1,012 60 99 54 

552 B 1,012 60 99 54 

553 A/B 1,444 120 160 90 

553 A 722 60 80 36 

553 B 722 60 80 36 

554 A/B 1,444 120 160 90 

554 A 722 60 80 36 

554 B 722 60 80 36 

Jr. Ballroom 

555/556 

4,004 240 420 216 

555 A/B 2,024 120 210 108 

555 A 1,012 60 105 54 

555 B 1,012 60 105 54 

556 A/B 1,980 120 210 108 

556 A 990 60 105 54 

556 B 990 60 105 54 

557 1,350 110 132 84 

558 A/B 608 40 60 36 

558 A 304 20 24 18 

558 B 304 20 24 18 

Rotunda 2,552 160 212 108 

All ceiling heights are 15’ except for the Rotunda which is 30’ 

Arena Floor 

31,000 GSF 

Concourse 

25,000 GSF 

Ceiling Height 90’ 

Lobby 

9,000 GSF 

THIRD FLOOR–EXHIBITION HALLS 

FIFTH FLOOR–BALLROOMS/MEETING ROOMS 

p: 401.456.0200 

e: meetings@GoProvidence.com 

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach Convention Center 

The Myrtle Beach Convention Center offers: 

• Over 100,000 column-free square feet 

• 17 meeting/breakout rooms 

• Full catering service available 

• Grand Ballroom spacious enough to seat 1,200 for dinner 

• 402-room Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel adjoining 

• Affordable accommodations and entertainment 

• Event Plaza offers additional options to move events outdoors 


SOUTH CAROLINA, Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach Convention Center 


MYRTLE BEACH CONVENTION CENTER 

FUNCTION ROOM CAPACITY CHART 

* Represents combination spaces 

Note: The addition of staging, dance floors, theme decor, etc. will reduce above-quoted 

seating capacities/booth spaces. 

All sets include: one 8-ft. head table and one standing lectern. 



tennessee, Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg Convention Center 


TEXAS, Austin, Austin Convention Center 



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TEXAS, Irving, Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas 

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BALLROOM LEVEL 

SECTION 3 A SECTION 4 



MEETING ROOM LEVEL 

PREFUNCTION 

MEETING 

ROOM 

6 

MEETING 

ROOM 

7 

MEETING 

ROOM 

11 

MEETING 

ROOM 

12 

MEETING 

ROOM 

13 

MEETING 

ROOM 

5 

MEETING 

ROOM 

8 

MEETING 

ROOM 

15 

MEETING 

ROOM 

14 

EXHIBIT HALL LEVEL 

MEETING 

ROOM 

4 

MEETING 

ROOM 

3 

MEETING 

ROOM 

9 

MEETING 

ROOM 

10 

MEETING 

ROOM 

16 

PREFUNCTION 

MEETING 

ROOM 

17 

EXHIBIT HALL 

A 

EXHIBIT HALL 

B 

MEETING 

ROOM 

2 

MEETING 

ROOM 

1 

BOARD 

ROOM 

MEETING 

ROOM 

19 

MEETING 

ROOM 

18 

PREFUNCTION 

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TEXAS, San Antonio, The Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center 


HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER LEVELS 

• 630,000 square feet of meeting space 

• 438,000 contiguous square feet of exhibit space 

• Three hotel quality ballrooms totaling 90,000 square feet 

• Located on the famous River Walk convenient to hotels, restaurants and historical attractions 

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VIRGINIA, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Convention Center 


Level 1 Exhibition Hall/Ballroom 

EXHIBITION HALL — Column free; ceiling height 40' 

Space 

10x10 

Square 

Feet Theater Booths Banquet 

Ex Hall A 37,503 3 2,240 220 2,240 

Ex Hall B 37,503 3 3,680 220 2,500 

Ex Hall C 37,503 3 3,680 220 2,500 

Ex Hall D 37,503 3 2,240 220 2,240 

Ex Hall A-B 75,006 6,420 440 5,000 

Ex Hall A-C 112,509 10,100 0 660 60 7,500 

Ex Hall B-C 75,006 7,360 440 5,000 

Ex Hall C-D 75,006 6,720 440 5,000 

Ex Hall B-D 112,509 11,180 660 7,500 

Ex Hall A-D 150,000 13,440 880 10,000 

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BALLROOM — ceiling height 35' 

Space 

Classroom 

Square 

Feet Theater 4/Table Banquet 

BR One 10,472 1,048 600 600 

BR Two 10,085 1,014 600 580 

BR Three 10,472 1,046 600 600 

BR One-Two 20,557 2,062 1,200 0 1,300 

BR Two-Three 20,557 2,062 1,200 1,300 

BR One-Three 31,000 3,108 1,800 2,000 

Level 2 Meeting Rooms/Tower 

MEETING SUITES — ceiling height 15' 6" 

Space 

Square 

Feet Theater Class 

lassro 

room 

om 

Banquet 

4/Table 

MR 1A 2,359 240 140 160 

MR 1B 1,583 144 104 80 

MR 1C 1,583 144 104 80 

MR 1D 2,359 240 140 160 

MR 1AB 3,942 

382 244 240 

MR 1A-C 5,525 5 588 348 360 

MR 1BC 3,166 

336 208 180 

MR 1B-D 5,525 

5888 348 360 

MR 1CD 3,942 382 244 240 

Total Suite 1 7,884 861 488 490 

MR 2A 1,315 140 84 80 

MR 2B 1,328 140 84 80 

MR 2C 654 63 32 40 

MR 2D 661 63 32 40 

MR 2AB 2,643 

280 168 150 

MR 2BCD 2,643 

266 6 168 150 

MR 2CD 1,315 126 64 80 

Total Suite 2 3,958 406 244 230 

MR 2E 903 

77 44 50 

MR 3A 661 63 32 40 

MR 3B 654 63 32 40 

MR 3C 1,328 140 84 80 

MR 3D 654 63 32 40 

MR 3E 661 63 32 40 

MR 3AB 1,315 

126 76 80 

MR 3ABC 2,643 266 160 150 

MR 3CDE 2,643 266 160 150 

MR 3DE 1,315 126 76 80 

Total Suite 3 3,958 392 236 230 

MR 4A 661 63 32 40 

MR 4B 654 63 32 40 

MR 4C 1,328 140 84 80 

MR 4D 654 63 32 40 

MR 4E 661 63 32 40 

MR 4AB 1,315 

126 76 80 

MR 4ABC 2,643 266 160 150 

MR 4CDE 2,643 266 160 150 

MR 4DE 1,315 126 76 80 

Total Suite 4 3,958 392 236 230 

MR 4F 903 

77 44 50 

MR 5A 914 91 56 60 

MR 5B 664 64 36 40 

MR 5C 1,583 178 108 90 

MR 5D 1,568 178 108 100 

MR 5AB 1,568 

164 92 100 

MR 5ABC 3,151 1 342 200 200 

MR 5CD 3,151 3000 216 200 

Total 

Suite 5 4,719 

514 308 310 

PREMIUM MEETING SPACE 

Space 

Square 

Feet Theater Classroom Banquet 

(4 Table) 

LEVEL ONE 

LEVEL TWO 

Suite 

D 5 A 

C B 

D C B A 

4F 

Suite 

E 4 A 

D C B 

THREE TWO ONE 

Exhibit Areas 

150,000 Sq. Ft. Ballroom 

31,000 Sq. Ft. 

Total Meeting 

Space 

28,929 Sq. Ft. 

Suite 

E 3 A 

D C B 

2E 

2 

D 

1 

A 

C B C B 

Suite 

D 

Suite 

A 

Board Room 1,569 

31 21 21 

VIP Lounge 1,077 

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205,700 square feet of 

dedicated heavy-load 

exhibit space 

 

WM 

20 covered loading docks 

at two loading bays 

Direct drive-in access to 

exhibit floor 

 

 

4E 

(64,200 SF) 

4F 

(30,600 SF) 

Two independent 

registration lobbies 

 

4D 

(10,900 SF) 

W 

M 

Coming Fall 2010: 

50,000 Square Feet of 

Additional Meeting Space! 

4C-3 

4C-2 

W 

M 

4C-4 

4C-1 

4C 

(20,000 SF) 

4B 

(40,000 SF) 

4A 

(40,000 SF) 

Washington State 

Convention & 

Trade Center 

800 Convention Place 

Seattle, WA 98101 USA 

206-694-5030 

www.wsctc.com 

ACT 

Theatre 

W M 

W M 

M 

W 

Meeting Rooms 

102,201 square feet of 

fully carpeted meeting 

rooms and ballrooms 

 

6E 

(15,048 SF) 

6C 

(9,512 SF) 

6B 

(11,500 SF) 

6A 

(8,532 SF) 

Up to 61 versatile 

meeting rooms 

Two additional 

registration lobbies 

Nationally acclaimed, 

award-winning catering 

 

 

 

M 

618 617 

619 

620 

W 

6F 

(9,184 SF) 

616 

615 

M 

614 

611 

612 

W 

613 

610 

605 

609 606 

6D 

(10,050 SF) 

608 607 

603 

604 

601 

MWMWMW 

602 

Advanced connectivity, 

telecommunications 

and A/V services 

 



WISCONSIN, Milwaukee, Midwest Airlines Center 


PUERTO RICO, San Juan, Puerto Rico Convention Center 


PRCC74072_SPAN_Lev2_4c.eps 

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 

A 

Loading Docks 

90 ft. 

(27 m) 

EXHIBIT HALL 

152,700 sq. ft. 

(14,186 sq. m) 

Elephant Door 

22 ft. w x 27 ft. h 

(6.7 m w x 8.2 m h) 

C 

Sala 

Corr 

Con 

Esca 

Asce 


40,500 sq. ft. 

(3,762 sq. m) 

150 ft. 

(46 m) 


71,300 sq. ft. 

(6,624 sq. m) 


40,900 sq. ft. 

(3,800 sq. m) 

EXHIBIT HALL 

BELOW 

C 

207 

Mezzanine 

Suite 

Alm 

Man 

Área 

Bañ 

211 

210 

Mezzanine Suite 

4,000 sq. ft. 

207 206 

(372 sq. m) 

205 

204 

1,400 sq. ft. 

(130 sq. m) 

C 

104 

4,800 sq. ft. 

(447 sq. m) 

B 

A 

103 

3,100 sq. ft. 

(288 sq. m) 

B 

A 

B 

@ 

C 

102 

3,800 sq. ft. 

(353 sq. m) 

B 

A 

101 

3,200 sq. ft. 

(297 sq. m) 

B 

A 

C 

209 

4,900 sq. ft. 

(455 sq. m) 

B 

A 

C 

208 

4,900 sq. ft. 

(455 sq. m) 

B 

A 

C 

203 

1,400 sq. ft. 

(130 sq. m) 

C 

202 

3,600 sq. ft. 

(334 sq. m) 

B A 

201 

3,200 sq. ft. 

(297 sq. m) 

B 

A 

Main Entrance 

LEVEL 3 

LEGEND 

Back of Back House of House 

B 

Business B Business Center Center 

Concessions Concessions 

+ 

+ 

First Aid First Aid 

Escalators, Escalators, Elevators, Elevators, Stairs Stairs 

Information Information Desk Desk 

39,500 sq. ft. 

(3,670 sq. m) 

Exhibit Exhibit Hall Hall 

Rest Room Rest Room 

14,000 sq. ft. 

(1,301 sq. m) 

25,500 sq. ft. 

(2,369 sq. m) 

Housekeeping Housekeeping 

@ 

Cyber @ Café Cyber Café 

Meeting Meeting Space Space 

Telephone Telephone 

Office Office Space Space 

Public Public Circulation Circulation 

12,800 sq. ft. 

(1,189 sq. m) 

Storage Storage 

BREATHLESS 

PRCONVENTION.COM 

For more information, please call the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau at 1-800-214-0420 or email info@prconvention.com. 




INDEX to advertisers 

Advertiser City, State Display Floor Plan 

Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ 41 94, 95 

Austin Convention Center Austin, TX 7 101 

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, MA 88, 89 

Branson Convention Center Branson, MO 35 

George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, TX Cover 4 103 

Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Dallas, TX 66 

Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, GA 25 81 

COEX Seoul, South Korea 64 

Cox Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK 9 96 

Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) Carrollton, TX 84 

Gatlinburg Convention Center Gatlinburg, TN 49 100 

Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA 23 82, 83 

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX 53 107 

Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, HI 27 85 

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center Boston, MA 90, 91 

International Association of Assembly Managers, Inc. (IAAM) Coppell, TX 108 

INTEX Osaka Osaka, Japan 63 

Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Irving, TX 106 

Knoxville Convention Center Knoxville, TN 5 

Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Tab 3, Side 2 93 

MassMutual Center Springfield, MA 92 

Midwest Airlines Center Milwaukee, WI 55 112 

Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, MN 33 

Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC 47 98, 99 

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA Tab 3, Side 1 

Ontario Convention Center Ontario, CA 72 

Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL Tab 2, Side 2 76, 77, 78, 79 

Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, CA 18 73 

Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZ Tab 2, Side 1 71 

PrivilegedAccess.tv Chicago, IL 110 

Puerto Rico Convention Center San Juan, PR 3 113 

Reliant Park Houston, TX Tab 1, Side 1 104, 105 

Rhode Island Convention Center & Entertainment Complex Providence, RI 97 

San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA Tab 1, Side 2 74, 75 

Sands Expo & Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Cover 2 

South Point Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV 39 

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL 29 86, 87 

Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall Taipei, Taiwan 64, 65 

Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall Taipei, Taiwan 64 

Trade Show Executive Oceanside, CA 11, 12, 13, 26, 37, 61, 69, 102 

United Service Companies Chicago, IL 80 

Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA 109 

Washington State Convention & Trade Center Seattle, WA Cover 3 111 

World Trade Center Istanbul Istanbul Expo Center Istanbul, Turkey 64 


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