Trade Show Executive's 2009 The World's Top Convention Centers

2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive
California
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
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,
See our ad Tab 1, Side 2
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.
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