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

Trade Show Executive
2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers
Minnesota to Missouri
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
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
16 Breakout Rooms
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
Flex Space: 23,000 sf
newest retail and entertainment area.
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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
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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
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