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

Trade Show Executive
2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers
Missouri to Nevada
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
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
0 Breakout Rooms
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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ID/C
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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
50 Breakout Rooms
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
See our ad Tab 3, Side 2
and floor plan page 93
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