<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Executive <strong>2009</strong> Directory of the World’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> * Tied in amount of space <strong>The</strong> World’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> by Size MID-SIZED CENTERS <strong>Convention</strong> centers with Less than 350,000 sf of prime exhibit space <strong>Convention</strong> Center Prime Exhibit Space (sf) <strong>Convention</strong> Center Prime Exhibit Space (sf) 158. *Shreveport <strong>Convention</strong> Center 95,000 159. *Washington Marriott Wardman Park 95,000 160. Ocean Center 94,695 161. Knoxville Expo Center 93,800 162. Trump Taj Mahal Casino & Resort 93,000 163. *Big Town Exhibition Hall 90,000 164. *Foxwoods Resort Casino & MGM Grand at Foxwoods 90,000 165. *Lee Civic Center 90,000 166. *Montana ExpoPark 90,000 167. <strong>The</strong> Mirage Casino-Hotel 89,400 168. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 89,000 169. Connecticut Expo Center 88,000 170. *Bally’s Las Vegas 87,000 171. *Paris Las Vegas 87,000 172. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort 86,000 173. ODEUM Sports & Expo Center 85,000 174. Peppermill Resort Spa Casino 84,784 175. SHOWPLACE 84,000 176. *Ford Park Event Center 83,000 177. *Statehouse <strong>Convention</strong> Center 83,000 178. <strong>The</strong> Lakeland Center 82,582 179. Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center 82,000 180. Empire State Plaza <strong>Convention</strong> Center 81,500 181. *Boca Raton Resort & Club 80,000 182. *El Paso <strong>Convention</strong> & Performing Arts <strong>Centers</strong> 80,000 183. *Pasadena <strong>Convention</strong> Center 80,000 184. *South Point Hotel & Casino 80,000 185. Prime F. Osborn III <strong>Convention</strong> Center 78,500 186. Cajundome/<strong>Convention</strong> Center 77,303 187. Dayton <strong>Convention</strong> Center 77,000 188. Charleston Area <strong>Convention</strong> Center 76,980 189. American Bank Center 76,500 190. Omaha Civic Auditorium 75,920 191. Wynn Las Vegas 75,586 192. *SeaGate <strong>Convention</strong> Centre 75,000 193. *<strong>The</strong> Wildwoods <strong>Convention</strong> Center 75,000 194. Waco <strong>Convention</strong> Center 74,000 195. <strong>The</strong> Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the <strong>Convention</strong> Center 73,000 196. *Disney’s Contemporary Resort 72,000 197. *Lansing Center 72,000 198. Gwinnett Center 71,600 199. *Hyatt Regency Chicago’s Riverside Center 70,000 200. *KCI Expo Center 70,000 201. *Palmer Events Center 70,000 202. *Roberts Centre 70,000 203. Kansas Expocentre 69,500 204. XL Center 68,000 205. *Gatlinburg <strong>Convention</strong> Center 67,000 206. *Roland E. Powell <strong>Convention</strong> Center 67,000 207. *Hilton Americas Houston Hotel 66,000 208. *Lexington Center 66,000 209. Nicholas J. Pirro <strong>Convention</strong> Center at Oncenter 65,250 210. *John Ascauga’s Nugget Resort Casino 65,000 211. *Neal S. Blaisdell Center 65,000 212. Buffalo Niagara <strong>Convention</strong> Center 64,000 213. Garden State <strong>Convention</strong> & Exhibit Center 62,000 214. Meadowlands Exposition Center 61,000 215. *Big Sandy Superstore Arena 60,000 216. *<strong>The</strong> Broadmoor 60,000 217. *Crown Center 60,000 218. *Jackson <strong>Convention</strong> Complex/SMG 60,000 219. *Nashville Municipal Auditorium 60,000 220. *Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 60,000 221. *Norfolk Scope 60,000 222. *Overland Park <strong>Convention</strong> Center 60,000 223. MassMutual Center 59,000 224. Hyatt Regency Atlanta 58,243 225. Hilton Anaheim 57,084 226. Comcast Arena Everett and Edward D. Hansen Conference Center 57,000 227. Reno Events Center 56,000 228. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 55,000 229. Tropicana Resort & Casino 54,720 230. Crown Center Exhibit Hall 52,000 231. Hilton New York 51,084 232. Sioux Falls <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,400 233. *Arlington <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 234. *M.C. Benton Jr. <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 235. *Bismarck Civic Center 50,000 236. *Branson <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 237. *Caesars Palace 50,000 238. *Charleston Civic Center & Auditorium 50,000 239. *Dena’ina Civic & <strong>Convention</strong> Center/Egan Center 50,000 240. *Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts 50,000 241. *Exhibition Building at Osceola Heritage Park 50,000 242. *Fair & Expo Center 50,000 243. *Grand Wayne <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 244. *John S. Knight Center 50,000 245. *Lancaster County <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 246. *Rochester Riverside <strong>Convention</strong> Center 50,000 247. *Greater Tacoma <strong>Convention</strong> & <strong>Trade</strong> Center 50,000 248. *<strong>The</strong> Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa 50,000 Canada’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> by Size 1. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place 1,000,000 2. Metro Toronto <strong>Convention</strong> Centre 600,000 3. *Olympic Stadium 500,000 4. *<strong>The</strong> Toronto Congress Centre 500,000 5. International Centre Toronto 471,000 6. Calgary Stampede Park 330,000 7. Vancouver <strong>Convention</strong> & Exhibition Centre 314,000 8. Place Bonaventure 298,000 9. EVRAZ Place (formerly IPSCO Place) 270,000 10. Northlands 250,000 11. B.C. Place 247,000 12. Palais des congrès de Montréal (<strong>Convention</strong> Centre) 200,000 13. Shaw Conference Centre 109,600 14. Exhibition Park 100,000 15. Moncton Coliseum Complex 93,000 16. Winnipeg <strong>Convention</strong> Centre 78,000 17. Quebec City <strong>Convention</strong> Centre 75,000 18. World <strong>Trade</strong> and <strong>Convention</strong> Centre Halifax 53,000 19. Calgary TELUS <strong>Convention</strong> Centre 50,000 70 <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Executive Directory of the World’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> www.<strong>Trade</strong><strong>Show</strong>Executive.com
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