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

2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive
Oklahoma to Pennsylvania
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
Tulsa
Expo Square Prime Exhibit Space: 400,000 sf Midtown location. Parking for 11,000. Mark Andrus, President & CEO, (918) 744-1113,
P.O. Box 4735 Meeting Space: 2,000 sf Additional outdoor space available. mandrus@exposquare.com;
Tulsa, OK 74159 2 Breakout Rooms Two new facilities: Central Park Hall, Paula Crain, Director of Events, (918) 744-1113 x2025,
www.exposquare.com 43,000 sf exhibit space; Exchange paula@exposquare.com;
Center, 58,500 sf exhibit space.
Amanda Blair, Marketing & Media Relations Manager,
(918) 744-1113 x2010, ablair@exposquare.com
Tulsa Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 102,600 sf Renovation and new 30,000 sf Managed by SMG. Kathy Tinker, Director of
100 Civic Center 35 Breakout Rooms ballroom to be completed in 2010. Convention Sales & Marketing, (800) 678-7177,
Tulsa, OK 74103-3822 Flex Space: 30,000 sf Walking distance to over 1,000 ktinker@smgtulsa.com
www.smgtulsa.com
hotel rooms.
Oregon
Portland
Oregon Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 255,000 sf Awarded the LEED-EB Silver Jeff Blosser, Executive Director, (503) 235-7575,
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Meeting Space: 52,000 sf certification for its green practices. JeffBlosser@oregoncc.org;
Portland, OR 97232 50 Breakout Rooms Situated on the banks of the Willamette Matt Pizzuti, Director of Sales, (503) 235-7577,
www.oregoncc.org River in downtown Portland. MattPizzuti@oregoncc.org
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 333,000 sf Located between downtown Portland Christopher Bailey, Director, (503) 736-5200,
2060 N. Marine Dr. Meeting Space: 7,500 sf and Vancouver, WA. 60-acre campus; chrisbailey@expocenter.org;
Portland, OR 97217 11 Breakout Rooms parking for 2,200. Near airport; Matthew Rotchford, Sales & Events Manager,
www.expocenter.org access to light rail transportation. (503) 736-5200, mpr@expocenter.org
Pennsylvania
King of Prussia
Valley Forge Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 108,000 sf High-speed and wireless Internet Larry Noccolino, Convention Center General Manager,
1160 First Ave. Meeting Space: 45,500 sf access; easy freeway access; over (610) 768-3232, noccolinol@gfhotels.com;
King of Prussia, PA 19406 50 Breakout Rooms 2,500 free parking spaces; close to Candice Ellesin, VP of Sales & Marketing,
www.vfconventioncenter.com many area attractions, shopping (610) 768-3246, ellesinc@gfhotels.com
and restaurants
Lancaster
Lancaster County Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Completion expected in June 2009. Kevin R. Molloy, Executive Director, Lancaster
8 N. Queen St., Ste. 1102 Meeting Space: 9,954 sf County Convention Center Authority,
Lancaster, PA 17603
www.lccca.com
(717) 399-7630, krmolloy@lccca.com
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 440,000 sf 213,000 sf meeting space and 92,000 sf Stephanie Boyd, VP Sales, Marketing & Customer Relations,
1101 Arch St. Meeting Space: 90,000 sf ballroom. Downtown; walk to hotels, (215) 418-4759, sboyd@paconvention.com
Philadelphia, PA 19107 50 Breakout Rooms attractions; high-speed, wireless Internet;
www.paconvention.com Expansion of 700,000 sf of exhibit space free WiFi in public concourses.
to open in late 2011.
Greater Philadelphia Expo at Oaks Prime Exhibit Space: 220,000 sf Opened January 2009. Bill Marchese, General Manager, (267) 718-8013,
100 Station Ave. bmarchese@phillyexpocenter.com;
Oaks, PA 19456 Chris Welch, General Manager, (267) 718-8017,
www.phillyexpocenter.com
cwelch@phillyexpocenter.com
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 330,000 sf 31,000 sf ballroom. First convention Mark Leahy, General Manager, (412) 565-6000;
1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. 53 Breakout Rooms center certified by the U.S. Green Debbie Smucker, Director of Sales & Marketing,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Building Council, Gold Level. (412) 565-6000, dsmucker@pittsburghcc.com
www.pittsburghcc.com
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