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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. 50 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 Texas Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management El Paso El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Centers Prime Exhibit Space: 80,000 sf Column-free exhibit space. 3 halls. Brooke Underwood, Director of Sales, (915) 534-0672, One Civic Center Plaza Meeting Space: 133,100 sf 28-ft. ceilings. 2,500-seat theater. bunderwood@elpasocvb.com; El Paso, TX 79901 19 Breakout Rooms Downtown location. Lanor Sanchez, Facility Sales Manager, www.visitelpaso.com (915) 534-0609, lsanchez@elpasocvb.com Fort Worth Fort Worth Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 253,226 sf 30,000 sf ballroom; 13,500-seat Kirk Slaughter, Director, (817) 392-2501, kirk.slaughter@fortworthgov.org; 1201 Houston St. 41 Breakout Rooms arena. WiFi; LCD widescreen event Charles Mayer, Director of Convention Sales, (817) 392-2735, Fort Worth, TX 76102 announcement monitors throughout charles.mayer@fortworthgov.org; Feleshia Cochran, Assistant Director/ www.fortworthconventioncenter.com the building. Sales & Marketing, (817) 392-2529, feleshia.cochran@fortworthgov.org Will Rogers Memorial Center Prime Exhibit Space: 100,000 sf Located in the Cultural District; Kirk Slaughter, Director, (817) 392-2501, 3401 W. Lancaster Meeting Space: 1,800 sf 2,856-seat auditorium; 6,000-seat kirk.slaughter@fortworthgov.org; Fort Worth, TX 76107 coliseum. Feleshia Cochran, Assistant Director/Sales & Marketing, www.willrogersmemorialcenter.com (817) 392-5989, feleshia.cochran@fortworthgov.org Grapevine Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Prime Exhibit Space: 180,000 sf 400,000 sf flexible space, including John Imaizumi, Senior VP & General Manager, 1501 Gaylord Trail Meeting Space: 220,000 sf 2 ballrooms; 6 min. from airport; (817) 778-3000, jimaizumi@gaylordhotels.com; Grapevine, TX 76051 68 Breakout Rooms 1,511 guest rooms; golf, spa and Robert McPherrin, VP of Sales & Marketing, www.gaylordhotels.com nightclub on property or nearby. (817) 778-3000, texasmeetings@gaylordhotels.com Houston George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston, TX 77010 www.houstonconventionctr.com Prime Exhibit Space: 893,590 sf 1.2 million sf exhibit, meeting and Luther Villagomez, General Manager, Meeting Space: 185,000 sf registration space; 639,000 sf (713) 853-8033, luther.villagomez@cityofhouston.net; 100 Breakout Rooms contiguous space; 31,590 sf ballroom; Art Zehnder, CMP, LES, Director of Sales, Flex Space: 180,000 sf 2 skywalks to 1,203-room hotel. (713) 853-8141, art.zehnder@cityofhouston.net See our ad Cover 4 and floor plan page 103 12-acre multi-function park, Discovery Green, is directly across the street. Hilton Americas Houston Hotel Prime Exhibit Space: 66,000 sf Connected by skywalk to George R. Janice O’Neill-Cox, Director of Sales & Marketing, 1600 Lamar Meeting Space: 91,500 sf Brown Convention Center. 1,203 guest (713) 739-8000, janice_oneill-cox@hilton.com Houston, TX 77010 33 Breakout Rooms rooms and 36 hospitality suites. www.americashouston.hilton.com Reliant Park One Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054 www.reliantpark.com Prime Exhibit Space: Part of Reliant Park, which includes Managed by SMG. Reliant Center: 706,213 sf / Reliant Stadium, Reliant Center, Barbara Beaton, Director of Sales, (832) 667-3976, Reliant Arena: 350,000 sf Reliant Arena and Reliant Astrodome. bbeaton@reliantpark.com Meeting Space: 1.5 million sf single-level exhibition center Reliant Center: 78,992 sf / with 5 halls; accommodates 118 trucks; Reliant Arena: 360,300 sf on-site marshalling yard, parking for 26,000 cars. See our ad Tab 1, Side 1 and floor plan pages 104, 105 Irving Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas NEW facility Unique facility for high-end exhibitions, Managed by SMG. Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf conventions, meetings and events; set Cyndi Golden, Assistant Executive Director/Sales, 20 Breakout Rooms to open late 2010. 20,000 sf ballroom; Irving CVB, (972) 252-7476, cgolden@irvingtexas.com column-free exhibit space. Phase 2 includes 300,000 sf entertainment venue, 215,000 sf restaurants, retail, 555 W. Las Colinas Blvd. cinema and hotel. Irving, TX 75039 www.irvingconventioncenter.com EX ID/C REN NB See our floor plan page 106 www.TradeShowExecutive.com Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers Trade Show Executive 51
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