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

Trade Show Executive
2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers
Texas
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
Texas
Amarillo
Amarillo Civic Center Prime Exhibit Space: 98,000 sf 2,300-seat auditorium; 4,800-seat Kris Miller, Manager, (806) 378-4297,
401 S. Buchanan 30 Breakout Rooms coliseum; 1,300-seat performing kris.miller@ci.amarillo.tx.us;
Amarillo, TX 79101 arts center. Dorthy Brown, Booking Coordinator, (806) 378-4297,
www.amarillociviccenter.com
dorthy.brown@ci.amarillo.tx.us
Arlington
Arlington Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Exhibit hall is column-free with easy Pat Payne, Director of National Accounts,
1200 Ballpark Way Meeting Space: 8,500 sf access. Additional 30,000 sf Grand (817) 704-7571, pat@arlington.org;
Arlington, TX 76011 12 Breakout Rooms Hall is carpeted with good but Davis DeBrady, Director of National Accounts,
www.arlingtoncc.com limited electrical service for exhibits. (817) 704-7578, davis@arlington.org
Austin
Austin Convention Center
500 E. Cesar Chavez St.
Austin, TX 78701
www.austinconventioncenter.com
Prime Exhibit Space: 246,097 sf 4 upper-level ballrooms with 43,300 sf; Paul Barnes, Director of Sales, Marketing & Events,
Meeting Space: 61,440 sf 3 lower-level ballrooms with 23,418 sf; (512) 404-4000, paul.barnes@ci.austin.tx.us
54 Breakout Rooms 5 column-free exhibit halls; 5,500 hotel
Flex Space: 43,300 sf
See our ad page 7 and
floor plan page 101
rooms downtown; 800-room Hilton
across the street.
Palmer Events Center Prime Exhibit Space: 70,000 sf Opened in 2002 to replace the City Rusty Nabors, Sales & Events Manager, (512) 320-4400,
900 Barton Springs Rd. Meeting Space: 5,000 sf Coliseum and Palmer Auditorium. rusty.nabors@ci.austin.tx.us
Austin, TX 78704 5 Breakout Rooms Part of Town Lake Park downtown.
www.austinconventioncenter.com
Beaumont
Ford Park Event Center Prime Exhibit Space: 83,000 sf 5 venues; 9,500-seat arena (34,965 sf John Hughes, General Manager, (409) 951-5400,
5115 IH-10 South Meeting Space: 10,900 sf floor space); 48,600 sf exhibit hall and jhughes@fordpark.com;
Beaumont, TX 77705 9 Breakout Rooms 11,000 sf lobby; outdoor pavilion with Linda Waggoner, Marketing & Sales, (409) 951-5400,
www.fordpark.com seating for 14,000; 9-acre paved Midway/ lwaggoner@fordpark.com
Fairgrounds; on-site parking for 6,000.
Corpus Christi
American Bank Center Prime Exhibit Space: 76,500 sf 25,366 sf banquet hall; 20,000 sf Managed by SMG. Marc Solis, General Manager,
1901 N. Shoreline Blvd. Meeting Space: 16,000 sf ballroom; 10,000-seat arena with (361) 826-4100, marcs@cctexas.com;
Corpus Christi, TX 78403 22 Breakout Rooms 25,000 sf space; 2,526-seat auditorium. Donna Cannatella, Director of Convention Center Sales
www.americanbankcenter.com 10 miles to airport; walk to hotels. & Services, (361) 826-4100, donnac@cctexas.com
Dallas
Big Town Exhibition Hall Prime Exhibit Space: 90,000 sf Near downtown. On-site parking Jim Eshleman, Property Manager, (214) 327-4541
800 Big Town Shopping Center Meeting Space: None for 2,000.
Mesquite, TX 75149
0 Breakout Rooms
Dallas Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 1,018,942 sf Located in downtown Dallas. Features Troy Thorn, Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing,
650 S. Griffin St. 88 Breakout Rooms largest column-free exhibit hall in the (214) 939-2700, troy.thorn@dallasconventioncenter.com;
Dallas, TX 75202 U.S. Offers 9,816-seat areana; 1,750- Sonja Miller, Sales Manager, (214) 939-2724,
www.dallasconventioncenter.com person theater. A 1,000-room hotel sonja.miller@dallasconventioncenter.com
on-site is planned.
Dallas Market Center Prime Exhibit Space: 550,000 sf Wholesale merchandise mart with Gary Gabriel, Senior Director of Sales & Operations,
2100 Stemmons Fwy. Meeting Space: 200,000+ sf 2,200 permanent showrooms and (214) 879-8330, ggabriel@dmcmail.com
Dallas, TX 75207 12 Breakout Rooms 214,000 sf of temporary exhibit
www.dallasmarketcenter.com
space; 2 miles north of downtown.
Hilton Anatole Prime Exhibit Space: 128,595 sf 2 dedicated halls: 45,000 sf column-free Jay Best, Director of Sales & Marketing,
2201 N. Stemmons Fwy. Meeting Space: 357,509 sf and 73,000 sf with columns; 10,595 sf (214) 761-7400, jay.best@hilton.com
Dallas, TX 75207 77 Breakout Rooms pre-function area. 45 acres. V Spa;
www.hiltonanatole.com
8 bars/restaurants; 1,606 guest rooms;
128 suites. 2 min. to downtown.
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