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

Trade Show Executive
2009 Directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers
West Virginia to Puerto Rico
Exhibition Facility by Location Exhibit & Meeting Space Key Features Management
West Virginia
Charleston
Charleston Civic Center & Auditorium Prime Exhibit Space: 50,000 sf Exhibit hall divisible into 4 areas of John Robertson, CFE, General Manager,
200 Civic Center Dr. 16 Breakout Rooms column-free space. Over 1,250 hotel (304) 345-1500, john.robertson@cityofcharleston.org;
Charleston, WV 25301 rooms border the complex; 1,750 Sharon King, Director of Sales & Marketing,
www.charlestonwvciviccenter.com rooms are within six-block radius. (304) 345-1500 x220, sharon.king@cityofcharleston.org
Huntington
Big Sandy Superstore Arena Prime Exhibit Space: 60,000 sf Overlooks the Ohio River; AJ Boleski, General Manager, (304) 696-5990,
One Civic Center Plaza Meeting Space: 15,000 sf near parking, hotels and restaurants. boleski@bigsandyarena.com;
Huntington, WV 25701 12 Breakout Rooms Linda Fouch, Conference Center Coordinator,
www.bigsandyarena.com
(304) 696-5990, fouch@bigsandyarena.com
Wisconsin
Madison
Alliant Energy Center Prime Exhibit Space: 150,000 sf 100,000 sf column-free exhibit space. Bill DiCarlo, Executive Director, (608) 267-3982,
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way Meeting Space: 20,000 sf Unlimited weight load. Climate- dicarlo@alliantnenergycenter.com;
Madison, WI 53713 14 Breakout Rooms controlled walkway to Clarion Suites. Ted Ballweg, Director of Sales & Marketing,
www.alliantenergycenter.com Near state capital and University of (608) 267-3991, ballweg@alliantenergycenter.com
Milwaukee
Midwest Airlines Center
Wisconsin.
Prime Exhibit Space: 189,695 sf Ballroom space: 37,506 sf. High- Richard A. Geyer, President & CEO, Wisconsin Center District,
Meeting Space: 39,364 sf capacity Internet “pipe”, T3 backbone (414) 908-6050, rgeyer@wcd.org;
32 Breakout Rooms and fiber cabling. Adjacent Milwaukee Trace Goudreau, Director of Convention & Corporate Sales,
See our ad page 55
and floor plan page 112
Theatre and U.S. Cellular Arena
available for assemblies, entertainment.
Wisconsin Center District, (414) 908-6072, tgoudreau@wcd.org
400 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
www.midwestairlinescenter.com
West Allis
Wisconsin Exposition Center Prime Exhibit Space: 200,000 sf Located on Wisconsin State Fair Sandra Lange, President, (414) 727-8845,
8200 W. Greenfield Ave. Meeting Space: 3,738 sf grounds, the center is the state’s slange@wiexpocenter.com
West Allis, WI 53214 4 Breakout Rooms largest exhibit hall.
www.wiexpocenter.com Parking for 8,000+.
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Puerto Rico Convention Center
100 Convention Blvd.
San Juan, PR 00907
www.prconvention.com
Prime Exhibit Space: 152,700 sf
The largest center in the Caribbean and Managed by SMG.
Meeting Space: 36,200 sf the most technologically advanced in Rosa M. Luke, Director of Convention Center Sales,
28 Breakout Rooms the Caribbean and Latin America. (800) 875-4765, rluke@prcb.org
Flex Space: 188,900 sf
Features the largest ballroom in the
Caribbean with 39,500 sf and a
12,800 sf outdoor terrace for
receptions.
See our ad page 3
and floor plan page 113
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