Trade Show Executive's 2009 The World's Top Convention Centers
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<strong>2009</strong> Directory of the World’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Executive<br />
California<br />
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management<br />
Palm Springs<br />
Palm Springs <strong>Convention</strong> Center<br />
Prime Exhibit Space: 92,000 sf, Expanded and renovated Fall 2005. Managed and operated by SMG.<br />
expandable to 112,000 sf; 20,000 sf ballroom; 18,000 sf lobby. Jim Dunn, CMP, Executive Director, (760) 322-8400,<br />
Includes 20,000 sf Ballroom Attached to 410-room hotel; 1,200+ jdunn@palmspringscc.com;<br />
19 Breakout Rooms hotel rooms in walking distance. 1 mile Rick Leson, CMP, Director of Sales, (760) 322-8402,<br />
See our ad page 18 and<br />
floor plan page 73<br />
to airport; 4 blocks to downtown.<br />
rleson@palmspringscc.com<br />
277 N. Avenida Caballeros<br />
Palm Springs, CA 92262<br />
www.palmspringscc.com<br />
Pasadena<br />
Pasadena <strong>Convention</strong> Center Prime Exhibit Space: 55,000 sf, $150 MIL expansion completed Michael Ross, CEO, (626) 793-2122,<br />
300 E. Green St. expandable to 80,000 sf March <strong>2009</strong>. Includes new 25,000 sf mross@pasadenacenter.com;<br />
Pasadena, CA 91101 Meeting Space: 28,000 sf ballroom and and historic 3,000-seat James Canfield, Executive Director, (626) 793-2122,<br />
www.pasadenacenter.com 29 Breakout Rooms Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Walking jcanfield@pasadenacenter.com;<br />
distance to 4 hotels, shops, dining Nancy Johnson, Director of Sales, (626) 395-7282,<br />
and nightlife.<br />
njohnson@pasadenacenter.com<br />
Pomona<br />
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,<br />
& Entertainment Center Meeting Space: 11,000 sf includes guest rooms and common demonaco@fairplex.com<br />
1101 W. McKinley Ave. areas.<br />
Pomona, CA 91768<br />
www.fairplex.com<br />
Sacramento<br />
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,<br />
1600 Exposition Blvd. Meeting Space: 62,500 sf (877) CALEXPO, nbartosik@calexpo.com;<br />
Sacramento, CA 95815 9 Breakout Rooms Shauna Allison, Sales Manager, (916) 263-1477,<br />
www.calexpo.com<br />
sallison@calexpo.com<br />
Sacramento <strong>Convention</strong> Center Prime Exhibit Space: 134,000 sf Downtown; 24,000 sf ballroom; 4,000- Judy Goldbar, General Manager, (916) 808-5291,<br />
1030 15th St., Ste. 100 Meeting Space: 52,728 sf seat auditorium; 2,452-seat theater and jgoldbar@cityofsacramento.org;<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814 31 Breakout Rooms 2,000 hotel rooms within walking Matthew Voreyer, Deputy General Manager,<br />
www.sacramentoconventioncenter.com distance. On-site Starbucks and (916) 808-5291, mvoreyer@cityofsacramento.org<br />
Wolfgang Puck Express.<br />
San Diego<br />
San Diego <strong>Convention</strong> Center<br />
Prime Exhibit Space: 615,701 sf Divisible into 7 halls with Carol Wallace, President & CEO, (619) 525-5000,<br />
Meeting Space: 204,114 sf soundproof airwalls. Its 90,000 sf carol.wallace@visitsandiego.com;<br />
72 Breakout Rooms glass Sails Pavilion has views of Brad Gessner, General Manager, (619) 525-5429,<br />
See our ad Tab 1, Side 2<br />
the city and San Diego Bay.<br />
brad.gessner@visitsandiego.com;<br />
Andy Mikschl, CMP, Senior VP of Sales, (619) 525-5282,<br />
andy.mikschl@visitsandiego.com<br />
and floor plan pages 74, 75<br />
111 W. Harbor Dr.<br />
San Diego, CA 92101<br />
www.visitsandiego.com<br />
Town & Country Resort & <strong>Convention</strong> Center Prime Exhibit Space: 162,243 sf Spa on property; golf and shopping Managed by Atlas Hotels. Brad Barnes, Director of Sales,<br />
500 Hotel Circle North Meeting Space: 247,000 sf adjacent. (619) 291-7131, bbarnes@towncountry.com;<br />
San Diego, CA 92108 56 Breakout Rooms Gayen Kinsey, Sales Manager, 619) 291-7131,<br />
www.towncountry.com<br />
gkinsey@towncountry.com.<br />
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