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Trade Show Executive 2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers New York to North Carolina Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management 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 42 Trade Show Executive Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers www.TradeShowExecutive.com
2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive North Carolina to Ohio Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management 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 Flex Space: 32,000 sf 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 9 Breakout Rooms 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 www.TradeShowExecutive.com Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive 43
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