Convention center construction update.
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Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre 32,250 23,949
Aberdeen, Scotland
Brian Horsburgh
Phone: 44 (0) 1224 824824
Fax: 44 (0) 1224 825276
E-mail: aecc@aecc.co.uk
Web address: www.aecc.co.uk
A $28.5 million dollar expansion and refurbishment project at AECC was
completed in April 2003. The Centre boasts world-class facilities and
plenary capacity for 2,000 delegates.
Acapulco Convention Center 148,000 n/a
Houston, Texas
Lupina McMains
Phone: 832-249-9823
Fax: 832-249-6762
E-mail: mcmainsllc@aol.com
Web address: www.acapulco.org.mx
Acapulco's convention center provides an enormous complex made up of
five architecturally striking buildings that intercommunicate with each
other, surrounded by extensive tropical gardens.
Amarillo Civic Center 50,000+ 2,300
Amarillo, Texas
Kris Miller
Phone: 806-378-4297
Fax: 806-378-4234
E-mail: civama@ci.amarillo.tx.us
Web address: www.civicamarillo.com
The Amarillo Civic Center's addition of 70,000 square feet of meeting,
exhibit, and banquet space brings the facility to 340,000 square feet.
The new 24,500-square-foot North Exhibit Hall has 25-foot ceilings and
floor boxes for electrical and telecommunication service with
fiber-optic cable wiring. The North and South Exhibit Halls combined
have space for 305 10x10 booths. The 20,700-square-foot Heritage
Ballroom rivals hotel ballrooms in all major Texas cities. The room
will seat 1,100 for dinner and 2,000 theater style. The room will
subdivide into 20 breakouts.
Baltimore Convention Center 300,000 36,672
Baltimore, Maryland
Debra Dignan
Phone: 410-659-7300
Fax: 410-727-2308
E-mail: ddignan@baltimore.org
Web address: www.baltimore.org
Baltimore, a bustling city built on old tradition and civic pride, is
an American success story with more than $3 billion in development
projects planned by the end of 2004. Attractions, hotels, and
restaurants surround the famous Inner Harbor and historic
neighborhoods. The Baltimore Convention Center is situated in the
center of downtown and boasts more than 300,000 square feet of exhibit
space, 116,000 square feet of meeting space divisible into 54 meeting
rooms, and a 36,672-square-foot multipurpose ballroom. For more
information, visit www.baltimore.org or call 877-BALTIMORE.
Bayfront Plaza Convention Center 76,500 2,526
Corpus Christi, Texas
Martha Kleine
Phone: 361-881-1829
Fax: 361-887-9023
E-mail: mkleine@cctexas.org
Web address: www.corpuschristicvb.com
Corpus Christi, Texas, is growing to better serve our convention
delegates! The Texas State Aquarium completed its $14 million Dolphin
Bay Exhibit in May 2003. The Bayfront Plaza Convention Center expansion
and new 9,500-seat arena is scheduled for completion in fall 2004. Our
new baseball stadium, in cooperation with Nolan Ryan, is scheduled for
completion in 2005. The $36.6 million renovation of the Corpus Christi
International Airport is complete. Come see why meetings held in Corpus
Christi consistently break attendance records! Corpus Christi, Texas,
has been awarded the All-America City award for 2003 by the National
Civic League!
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 516,000 n/a
Boston, Massachusetts
Milton Herbert
Phone: 617-867-8286
Fax: 617-424-7664
E-mail: info@advantageboston.com
Web address: www.advantageboston.com
The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center is the world's newest, most
spectacular, and most user-friendly convention center. "Built from the
inside out," with input from event producers and meeting planners
around the world, the 1.6 million-square-foot facility has everything
you need to stage a successful event. It's all here--516,000 square
feet of contiguous, almost column-free exhibition space, 84 separate
configurable meeting rooms, flexible prefunction and registration
space, a 52-bay loading dock with five roll-up elephant doors, and a
40,020-square-foot ballroom with views of Boston's skyline and harbor.
Go to www.advantageboston.com and find out more!
Chattanooga Convention Center 100,800 100,800
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Susan Flynn
Phone: 423-424-4420
Fax: 423-265-1630
E-mail: susanf@chattanoogacvb.com
Web address: www.chattanoogameetings.com
Expansion at the Chattanooga Convention Center offers 298,000 square
feet of multiuse space, with a 100,800-square-foot, column-free exhibit
hall; daylighting; technology; high-speed connectivity; and more.
Cincinnati Convention Center 200,000 200,000
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mark Wallisa
Phone: 513-632-5369
Fax: 513-621-5020
E-mail: mwallisa@cincyusa.com
Web address: www.cincymeetings.com
The Cincinnati Convention Center expansion will give customers more
space, flexibility, and improved access/pedestrian flow,
re-establishing Cincinnati as a prime meeting and convention
destination.
Cintermex 197,800 41,930
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Ing. Jesus Franco
Phone: 52 (81) 8369-6969
Fax: 52 (81) 8369-6911
E-mail: info@cintermex.com.mx
Web address: www.cintermex.com.mx
Cintermex has experienced 100 percent growth in its exhibition area and
almost 11,000 square feet of extra convention space.
Colorado Convention Center 584,000 5,000
Denver, Colorado
Eugene Dilbeck
Phone: 303-571-9400
Fax: 303-571-9457
E-mail: edilbeck@dmcvb.org
Web address: www.denver.org
Denver's doubling ... a $300 million expansion! When completed in
December 2004, it will be the sixth largest convention center west of
the Mississippi, and 15th largest nationwide. The new center will
offer 584,000 square feet of new exhibit space; 100,000 square feet of
new meeting space; 50,000- and 35,000-square-foot ballrooms; a
5,000-fixed-seat auditorium; and a 1,000-space parking garage. With the
construction of a new 1,000-room Hyatt Convention Center hotel, there
will be 6,400 first-class rooms within walking distance and 36,000
total rooms in metro Denver. The new Hyatt is slated to open in late
2005.
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 25,000 2,470
Columbia, South Carolina
Sandi Owen
Phone: 800-264-4884
Fax: 803-545-0013
E-mail: sowen@columbiaauthority.com
Web address: www.columbiacvb.com
State-of-the-science 142,500-square-foot facility offers flexible,
affordable meeting and exhibit space in Columbia, South Carolina.
Expect exceptional service, amenities, and attractions in a convenient
location beautiful year-round!
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 330,000 21,300
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Craig T. Davis
Phone: 412-325-0271
Fax: 412-644-5512
E-mail: craigd@gpcvb.org
Web address: www.planpittsburgh.com
Pittsburgh's new $367 million convention center on the Allegheny
River, right in the heart of the downtown business and cultural
districts, is triple the size of the former center and provides
313,400 square feet of exhibition space (236,900 square feet of which
is column-free), 51 meeting rooms, two lecture halls, 37 loading
docks, and a 31,610-square-foot ballroom. The new center uniquely
incorporates high-performance green features, with an interior bathed
in natural light and a curved roof that draws in fresh air as part of
the natural ventilation system. The facility also features landscaped
terraces overlooking the river.
DeVos Place 250,000 40,000
Grand Rapids, Michigan
George Helmstead
Phone: 616-459-8287
Fax: 616-459-7291
E-mail: ghelmstead@meetgrandrapids.org
Web address: www.meetgrandrapids.com
Grand Rapids is the grand city of Michigan's west coast. From DeVos
Place, our new high-performance convention center, to our sandy Lake
Michigan beaches, championship golf courses, and thriving
nightlife--Michigan's west coast is the perfect place for convention
delegates to get their work done while having fun at the same time.
Experience the latest innovations in convention and meeting facilities
in the new $220 million DeVos Place convention center in downtown Grand
Rapids. Adjacent to DeVos Place is the elegant 700-room, four-diamond,
four-star, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Hop on the skywalk to the
entertainment district and 12,000-seat arena.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 840,000 9,500
Rosemont, Illinois
Grant Bailey
Phone: 847-993-4608
Fax: 847-696-9700
E-mail: gbailey@rosemont.com
Web address: www.rosemont.com
The new center will accommodate up to 50 meetings, with an additional
40,000 square feet of meeting space, a new grand ballroom, a theatre,
banquet room, and school room.
Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort and
Convention Center 180,000 5,500
Grapevine, Texas
Robert McPherrin
Phone: 817-410-4033
Fax: 817-410-4044
E-mail: rmcpherrin@gaylordhotels.com
Web address: www.gaylordoprylandtexas.com
Gaylord Opryland Texas offers expansive convention space, fine dining,
and exciting entertainment. Overlooking Lake Grapevine, this
magnificent resort welcomes you to a quintessential Texas experience.
George R. Brown Convention Center 1,000,000+ n/a
Houston, Texas
Sallynda Montz
Phone: 713-853-8042
Fax: 713-853-8090
E-mail: ccinfo@cityofhouston.net
Web address: www.houstonconventionctr.com
The George R. Brown Convention Center will nearly double its exhibit
space when expansion is complete in November 2003, growing to more
than 1 million square feet of exhibit, meeting, and registration
space. Exhibit halls will increase from four to seven and breakout
meeting rooms will increase from 41 to 105. In addition, the center
will be adjoined to a 1,200-room convention headquarters hotel when
the simultaneous construction projects are completed. The two
buildings will be connected with a double-deck pedestrian skybridge.
Located in downtown Houston, you're right in the middle of SpaceCity
sports, dining, theater, and nightlife. Visit
www.houston-spacecityusa.com!
Georgia International Convention Center 150,000 190,000
College Park, Georgia
Hugh S. Austin
Phone: 770-997-3566
Fax: 770-994-8559
E-mail: haustin@gicc.com
Web address: www.gicc.com
The new Georgia International Convention Center replaces the old
facility, which was bought by Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
for its fifth runway project. The new facility is state of the art and
has more than 400,000 square feet of prime meeting, dining, and
exhibition space with the largest ballroom in the state of Georgia at
40,000 square feet.
Grand Wayne Convention Center 50,000 50,000
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jim Yarnelle, CMP
Phone: 260-426-4100
Fax: 260-420-9080
E-mail: jyarnelle@grandwayne.com
Web address: www.grandwayne.com
This $28 million dollar expansion will offer the largest convention
facilities in northern Indiana, including a multipurpose convention
hall, ballrooms, and 12 meeting rooms.
Greater Richmond Convention Center 180,000 18,000
Richmond, Virginia
Linda Valinsky
Phone: 804-783-7405
Fax: 804-780-2577
E-mail: lvalinsky@richmondva.org
Web address: www.richmondva.org
Newly opened in February 2003, the Greater Richmond Convention Center
boasts 640,000 square feet of meeting space and is the largest of its
kind in Virginia.
Greensboro Coliseum Complex 150,000 60,000
Greensboro, North Carolina
Andrew Brown
Phone: 336-373-7400
Fax: 336-218-5597
E-mail: andrew.brown@ci.greensboro.nc.us
Web address: www.greensborocoliseum.com
The pavilion is a permanent fabric-walled structure located adjacent to
the complex's special events center, providing 30,000 square feet of
exhibit space, heat, and air conditioning.
Gulf Park Resort & Convention Center 20,000 18,000
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Lynn Hodges
Phone: 251-948-4853
Fax: 251-948-5998
E-mail: gulfstld@gulf.com
Web address: n/a
Construction will begin spring 2004 for the new 300-room resort and
convention center featuring 50,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit
space. Opening 2006.
Hampton Roads Convention Center 344,000 28,000
Hampton, Virginia
Director of Sales
Phone: 757-722-1222
Fax: 757-896-4600
E-mail: sales@hamptoncvb.com
Web address: www.hamptoncvb.com
The 344,000-square-foot Hampton Roads Convention Center opens in 2005
with a 300-suite Embassy Suites, Hampton Coliseum, and 1,200 hotel
rooms within walking distance.
Kentucky Exposition Center 1,300,000 425,000
Louisville, Kentucky
Dave Patrone
Phone: 502-367-5150
Fax: 502-367-5159
E-mail: david.patrone@mail.state.ky.us
Web address: www.kyfairexpo.org
Adding 166,500 square feet of class-A space, 57,000 square feet of
meeting space, renovating East Wing and East Hall, and building a
600-room flagship hotel.
Lexington Convention Center 66,000 66,000
Lexington, Kentucky
Joe Fields
Phone: 859-233-4567
Fax: 859-253-2718
E-mail: jfields@lexingtoncenter.com
Web address: www.lexingtoncenter.com
The final phases of a $50 million renovation and expansion to the
Lexington Convention Center includes the new Bluegrass Ballroom and new
conference center.
Mandalay Bay Convention Center 1.5 million 335,000
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jim Lewis
Phone: 702-632-7900
Fax: 702-632-7919
E-mail: jwlewis@mrgmail.com
Web address: www.mandalayconventions.com
The 1.5-million-square-foot Mandalay Bay Convention Center, at the Four
Diamond Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, at opening was the largest
facility on the Strip. It offers nearly 1 million square feet of
exhibit space and pillar-less ballrooms up to 100,000 square feet.
Along with an outstanding meeting and convention facility, Mandalay Bay
is home to some of the finest dining and entertainment in Las Vegas,
including the smash hit Mamma Mia!, hit music concerts, and world
championship sporting events. Additionally, the 3,200-room resort adds
1,122 new suites--the largest suite rooms on the Las Vegas Strip--in
late 2003.
Memphis Cook Convention Center 214,000 125,000
Memphis, Tennessee
Debbi Foshee
Phone: 901-576-1200
Fax: 901-576-1212
E-mail: dfoshee@memphisconvention.com
Web address: www.memphisconvention.com
This $92 million dollar project added do additional meeting rooms, a
28,000-square-foot ballroom, 35,000-square-foot exhibit hall, and
2,100-seat performing arts center.
McCormick Place 500,000 TO BE
Chicago, Illinois DETERMINED
Deborah Sexton
Phone: 312-567-8500
Fax: 312-567-8533
E-mail: sales@choosechicago.com
Web address: www.choosechicago.com
The McCormick Place West expansion will include approximately 500,000
square feet of exhibit space and approximately 200,000 square feet of
meeting room space including a 100,000-square-foot ballroom.
Moody Gardens Convention Center 69,500 7,000
Galveston, Texas
Jamie Weir
Phone: 800-582-4673
Fax: 409-683-4936
E-mail: jweir@moodygardens.com
Web address: www.moodygardens.com
Nestled among acres of lush tropical landscaping, the spectacular
303-room Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa, and Convention Center offers all
you'll need for work or play. The hotel and convention center features
formal and casual dining and more than 60,000 square feet of meeting
space. We are adding a new wing to the hotel with 125 well-apportioned
sleeping rooms, including three magnificent suites, set for completion
in December 2003. The newly expanded convention center will have 92,700
square feet of meeting space and a 1,000-car parking garage, giving
easy access to the convention center.
Moscone Center 741,748 741,748
San Francisco, California
Melody Lendaro
Phone: 415-974-4023
Fax: 415-974-4073
E-mail: mlendaro@moscone.com
Web address: www.moscone.com
Moscone West offers 100,000 square feet of function space on each
floor and adds 300,000 square feet (773,000 gross square feet) total
to the pre-existing Moscone Center.
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 100,800 100,800
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bill Sigmon, Jr.
Phone: 800-537-1690
Fax: 843-918-1243
E-mail: bill.sigmon@mb-cc.com
Web address:
www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com
Adjoining Radisson now open--400 rooms. AAA four-diamond 2003!
Convention center event spaces beautifully renovated;
100,800-square-foot exhibit hall, shopping, golf, airport nearby.
New Jersey Convention and Exposition
Center 150,000 125,000
Edison, New Jersey
Joseph D. Cascio
Phone: 732-417-1400
Fax: 732-417-1414
E-mail: joe@njexpocenter.com
Web address: www.njexpocenter.com
This new space includes a ballroom, meeting space, and additional
exhibit floor space. The total expansion includes an additional 25,000
square feet.
Orange County Convention Center 2.1 million 92,446
Orlando, Florida
Yulita Osuba
Phone: 407-685-9875
Fax: 407-685-9876
E-mail: yulita.osuba@occc.net
Web address: www.orlandoconvention.com/
home.asp
With its phase five expansion now complete, the Orange County
Convention Center boasts 7 million square feet of exhibition, meeting
room, and public space.
Oregon Convention Center 255,000 130,000
Portland, Oregon
Matt Pizzuti
Phone: 503-235-7577
Fax: 503-731-7802
E-mail: mattpizzuti@oregoncc.org
Web address: www.oregoncc.org
Boasting nearly 1 million square feet, the Oregon Convention Center
reigns as the largest convention facility in the Pacific Northwest. In
April 2003, the OCC unveiled a $116 million, state-of-the-art expansion
that literally blew out the walls and doubled the center's size.
Currently, the facility offers 255,000 square feet of contiguous
exhibit space; 50 meeting rooms; two grand ballrooms; full-service
catering; and an 800-space, weather-protected parking garage. In
addition, the OCC features convenient, free light rail train service
between the center and Portland's downtown hotel core; many
environmentally friendly design elements; and more than $2 million in
original artwork.
Osceola County Convention Center 250,000 TO BE
Kissimmee, Florida DETERMINED
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
An anticipated groundbreaking October 2003 for 500,000-square-foot
convention center with 250,000 square feet of exhibit space and 37,500
square feet of meeting space. Adjacent 800-room hotel to offer 60,000
square feet of meeting space.
Osceola Heritage Park 47,000 47,000
Kissimmee, Florida
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
A multipurpose complex including an 8,300-seat arena and
89,500-square-foot meeting and exhibition building.
Palm Springs Convention Center 100,000 94,000
Palm Springs, California
Jim Dunn
Phone: 760-322-8400
Fax: 760-322-6921
E-mail: jdunn@palmspringscc.com
Web address: www.palmspringscc.com
The Palm Springs Convention Center is expanding. This meeting oasis
will have a new blueprint that will nearly double the size of the
existing facility and render it unrecognizable from its original
appearance. The $27.5 million expansion will add 20,000 square feet of
meeting and ballroom space, 35,000 square feet of exhibit space, and
38,000 square feet of prefunction and registration space. A new main
entrance will serve to further the city's strategic plan of unifying
the downtown Palm Springs area, allowing convention-goers easier
walking access via scenic landscaped walkways to area hotels, inns,
shops, and restaurants that give the city its historic appeal.
Pasadena Conference Center 57,000 47,000
Pasadena, California
Matt Hourihan
Phone: 800-307-7977
Fax: 626-795-9656
E-mail: mhourihan@pasadenacal.com
Web address: www.pasadenacal.com
When completed, the expanded Pasadena Conference Center will feature
57,000 square feet of exhibition space, 38,000 square feet of meeting
space, and a 25,000-square-foot ballroom.
Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center 680,000 200,000
Phoenix, Arizona
Scott White
Phone: 602-452-6212
Fax: 602-253-4415
E-mail: sswhite@visitphoenix.com
Web address: www.meetingsinphoneix.com
Phoenix will become a top-tier convention destination by expanding its
downtown Civic Plaza Convention Center (CPCC), creating a spacious,
high-tech, and client-friendly facility. Total rentable space will
increase from 302,000 to 910,000 square feet. The facility will
feature a below-grade exhibition hall of approximately 320,000
contiguous square feet, 180,000 square feet of meeting rooms, and a
50,000-square-foot ballroom. Phase I involves construction of a new
meeting facility on the CPCC terrace, an adjacent location that does
not affect the current convention center. Phase II entails replacement
of the CPCC north building, and Phase III involves renovation of the
south CPCC building.
Poliforum Leon, Convention and
Exposition Center 484,048 484,048
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Susana Velazquez Rocha
Phone: 477-710-7000
Fax: 477-710-7048
E-mail: poliforumleon@poliforumleon.com
Web address: www.poliforumleon.com
The new area links the two buildings of the Poliforum Leon with
escalators, elevators, a warehouse, an area for first aid, and a
high-tech kitchen. With the connecting lobby, it is easy to
simultaneously organize expositions and congresses, because the
specialized conventions areas from building one are now connected with
the magnificent exhibition areas of building two. Furthermore, this
connecting lobby is so versatile that even the largest events can use
this space as an exhibition area.
Puerto Rico Convention Center 152,700 16,965
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dawn Seay
Phone: 202-457-9262
Fax: 202-331-0824
E-mail: dseay@prcb.org
Web address: www.prconvention.com
The new 580,000-square-foot Puerto Rico Convention Center will feature
a 152,700-square-foot exhibit hall, 36,200 square feet of meeting
rooms, and 39,500 square feet of banquet space. The center will be
outfitted with state-of-the-art telecommunications technology,
audiovisual systems, and lighting. The Puerto Rico Convention Center
will be the centerpiece of a 113-acre waterfront development with
attractions and activities for convention delegates and tourists. The
Convention Center District will include an adjacent hotel, offices,
entertainment, shops, and restaurants. Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
is the sales and marketing agent for the Puerto Rico Convention
Center. Now accepting bookings for late 2005!
Raleigh Convention Center 150,000 TO BE
Raleigh, North Carolina DETERMINED
Shirley Tucker
Phone: 800-849-8499
Fax: 919-831-2887
E-mail: stucker@visitraleigh.com
Web address: www.visitraleigh.com
Construction will start by late 2004 on a new downtown Raleigh
Convention Center providing 212,000 square feet of rentable space and a
450-room hotel.
Sarasota Bradenton International
Convention Center 93,000 3,000
Sarasota, Florida
Ron Scott
Phone: 941-355-9161
Fax: 941-355-9163
E-mail: ron@sbicc.net
Web address: www.sbicc.net
Completely renovated 120,000-square-foot, air-conditioned facility
adjacent to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport with on-site
catering; 3000-plus hotel rooms; and abundant cultural, beach, and
recreational activities.
Springfield Expo Center 110,000 45,000
Springfield, Missouri
Dana Maugans
Phone: 800-678-8767, ext. 111
Fax: 417-881-5300
E-mail: dmaugans@springfieldmo.org
Web address: www.springfieldmo.org
Springfield's new Expo Center is located in beautiful Jordan Valley
Park next to John Q. Hammons University Plaza Hotel, which has 39,000
square feet of meeting space.
Spokane Center 100,000 100,000
Spokane, Washington
Mina Gokee
Phone: 509-624-1341
Fax: 509-623-1297
E-mail: mgokee@visitspokane.com
Web address: www.visitspokane.com
A billion dollar renaissance is taking place in downtown Spokane, and
an expanding convention center is part of the good news! More to
follow.
Vail Convention Center 50,000 40,000
Vail, Colorado
Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau
Phone: 970-476-1000
Fax: 970-476-6008
E-mail: n/a
Web address: www.visitvailvalley.com
Vail's new 50,000-square-foot convention center will feature two
20,000-square-foot rooms that can be combined to create one large open
space or two 5,000-square-foot spaces.
The Venetian Resort 1.9 million 8,770
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kelly Corrieri
Phone: 702-414-4185
Fax: 702-414-4806
E-mail: groupsales@venetian.com
Web address: www.venetian.com
The Venetian Resort Hotel-Casino is not only Las Vegas's premier
vacation destination, but also the ideal location foryour convention
and exhibition needs. With the June 2003 opening of its Venezia tower
and expanded convention space, the Venetian is now the third-largest
hotel in the world, boasting 4,049 suites and nearly 1.9 million
square feet of meeting, convention, and exhibition space. Awarded AAA's
coveted four-diamond rating and the Exxon/Mobil Travel Guide's
four-star rating, the Venetian offers its guests what the Guinness Book
of World Records has recognized as the largest standard accommodations
in the world, along with unparalleled entertainment, dining, and
shopping opportunities.
Virginia Beach Convention Center 142,000 13,990
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Al Hutchinson
Phone: 757-437-6470
Fax: 757-437-4747
E-mail: ahutchinson@vbgov.com
Web address: www.vbmeetings.com
In Virginia Beach, where blue skies meet blue waters, you'll discover
the ideal meeting and convention destination. With $125 million in
resort improvements across the past few years and additional projects
on the horizon, including a new $193.5 million convention center,
planners and attendees will find all their needs met. Virginia Beach
boasts a famous boardwalk, pristine ocean and bay beaches, lush golf
courses, quaint museums, new hotels, and a nationally renowned
aquarium. An award-winning CVB staff is available to help plan every
meeting, from selecting the perfect site to developing customized
itineraries. For more information, call 800-700-7702, or visit
www.vbmeetings.com. Phase one: summer 2005; Phase two: January 2006 .
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Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre 23,949 20
Aberdeen, Scotland
Brian Horsburgh
Phone: 44 (0) 1224 824824
Fax: 44 (0) 1224 825276
E-mail: aecc@aecc.co.uk
Web address: www.aecc.co.uk
Acapulco Convention Center n/a 32
Houston, Texas
Lupina McMains
Phone: 832-249-9823
Fax: 832-249-6762
E-mail: mcmainsllc@aol.com
Web address: www.acapulco.org.mx
Amarillo Civic Center 21,000 32
Amarillo, Texas
Kris Miller
Phone: 806-378-4297
Fax: 806-378-4234
E-mail: civama@ci.amarillo.tx.us
Web address: www.civicamarillo.com
Baltimore Convention Center 36,672 54
Baltimore, Maryland
Debra Dignan
Phone: 410-659-7300
Fax: 410-727-2308
E-mail: ddignan@baltimore.org
Web address: www.baltimore.org
Bayfront Plaza Convention Center 25,000 23
Corpus Christi, Texas
Martha Kleine
Phone: 361-881-1829
Fax: 361-887-9023
E-mail: mkleine@cctexas.org
Web address: www.corpuschristicvb.com
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 40,020 84
Boston, Massachusetts
Milton Herbert
Phone: 617-867-8286
Fax: 617-424-7664
E-mail: info@advantageboston.com
Web address: www.advantageboston.com
Chattanooga Convention Center 100,800 21
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Susan Flynn
Phone: 423-424-4420
Fax: 423-265-1630
E-mail: susanf@chattanoogacvb.com
Web address: www.chattanoogameetings.com
Cincinnati Convention Center 57,400 37
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mark Wallisa
Phone: 513-632-5369
Fax: 513-621-5020
E-mail: mwallisa@cincyusa.com
Web address: www.cincymeetings.com
Cintermex 25,359 19
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Ing. Jesus Franco
Phone: 52 (81) 8369-6969
Fax: 52 (81) 8369-6911
E-mail: info@cintermex.com.mx
Web address: www.cintermex.com.mx
Colorado Convention Center 85,000 62
Denver, Colorado
Eugene Dilbeck
Phone: 303-571-9400
Fax: 303-571-9457
E-mail: edilbeck@dmcvb.org
Web address: www.denver.org
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 17,135 10
Columbia, South Carolina
Sandi Owen
Phone: 800-264-4884
Fax: 803-545-0013
E-mail: sowen@columbiaauthority.com
Web address: www.columbiacvb.com
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 31,610 n/a
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Craig T. Davis
Phone: 412-325-0271
Fax: 412-644-5512
E-mail: craigd@gpcvb.org
Web address: www.planpittsburgh.com
DeVos Place 40,000 30
Grand Rapids, Michigan
George Helmstead
Phone: 616-459-8287
Fax: 616-459-7291
E-mail: ghelmstead@meetgrandrapids.org
Web address: www.meetgrandrapids.com
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 92,000 50
Rosemont, Illinois
Grant Bailey
Phone: 847-993-4608
Fax: 847-696-9700
E-mail: gbailey@rosemont.com
Web address: www.rosemont.com
Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort and
Convention Center 400,000 86
Grapevine, Texas
Robert McPherrin
Phone: 817-410-4033
Fax: 817-410-4044
E-mail: rmcpherrin@gaylordhotels.com
Web address: www.gaylordoprylandtexas.com
George R. Brown Convention Center 31,500 105
Houston, Texas
Sallynda Montz
Phone: 713-853-8042
Fax: 713-853-8090
E-mail: ccinfo@cityofhouston.net
Web address: www.houstonconventionctr.com
Georgia International Convention Center 126,000 27
College Park, Georgia
Hugh S. Austin
Phone: 770-997-3566
Fax: 770-994-8559
E-mail: haustin@gicc.com
Web address: www.gicc.com
Grand Wayne Convention Center 16,000 12
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jim Yarnelle, CMP
Phone: 260-426-4100
Fax: 260-420-9080
E-mail: jyarnelle@grandwayne.com
Web address: www.grandwayne.com
Greater Richmond Convention Center 29,111 34
Richmond, Virginia
Linda Valinsky
Phone: 804-783-7405
Fax: 804-780-2577
E-mail: lvalinsky@richmondva.org
Web address: www.richmondva.org
Greensboro Coliseum Complex 60,000 11
Greensboro, North Carolina
Andrew Brown
Phone: 336-373-7400
Fax: 336-218-5597
E-mail: andrew.brown@ci.greensboro.nc.us
Web address: www.greensborocoliseum.com
Gulf Park Resort & Convention Center 18,000 13
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Lynn Hodges
Phone: 251-948-4853
Fax: 251-948-5998
E-mail: gulfstld@gulf.com
Web address: n/a
Hampton Roads Convention Center 28,000 35
Hampton, Virginia
Director of Sales
Phone: 757-722-1222
Fax: 757-896-4600
E-mail: sales@hamptoncvb.com
Web address: www.hamptoncvb.com
Kentucky Exposition Center 45,000 47
Louisville, Kentucky
Dave Patrone
Phone: 502-367-5150
Fax: 502-367-5159
E-mail: david.patrone@mail.state.ky.us
Web address: www.kyfairexpo.org
Lexington Convention Center 60,000 18
Lexington, Kentucky
Joe Fields
Phone: 859-233-4567
Fax: 859-253-2718
E-mail: jfields@lexingtoncenter.com
Web address: www.lexingtoncenter.com
Mandalay Bay Convention Center 335,000 120
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jim Lewis
Phone: 702-632-7900
Fax: 702-632-7919
E-mail: jwlewis@mrgmail.com
Web address: www.mandalayconventions.com
Memphis Convention Center 125,000 31
Memphis, Tennessee
Debbi Foshee
Phone: 901-576-1200
Fax: 901-576-1212
E-mail: dfoshee@memphisconvention.com
Web address: www.memphisconvention.com
McCormick Place 100,000 TO BE
Chicago, Illinois DETERMINED
Deborah Sexton
Phone: 312-567-8500
Fax: 312-567-8533
E-mail: sales@choosechicago.com
Web address: www.chooscchicago.com
Moody Gardens Convention Center n/a 17
Galveston, Texas
Jamie Weir
Phone: 800-582-4673
Fax: 409-683-4936
E-mail: jweir@moodygardens.com
Web address: www.moodygardens.com
Moscone Center 124,124 101
San Francisco, California
Melody Lendaro
Phone: 415-974-4023
Fax: 415-974-4073
E-mail: mlendaro@moscone.com
Web address: www.moscone.com
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 16,890 17
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bill Sigmon, Jr.
Phone: 800-537-1690
Fax: 843-918-1243
E-mail: bill.sigmon@mb-cc.com
Web address:
www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com
New Jersey Convention and Exposition
Center 20,000 7
Edison, New Jersey
Joseph D. Cascio
Phone: 732-417-1400
Fax: 732-417-1104
E-mail: joe@njexpocenter.com
Web address: www.njexpocenter.com
Orange County Convention Center 62,182 232
Orlando, Florida
Yulita Osuba
Phone: 407-685-9875
Fax: 407-685-9876
E-mail: yulita.osuba@occc.net
Web address: www.orlandoconvention.com/
home.asp
Oregon Convention Center 60,000 50
Portland, Oregon
Matt Pizzuti
Phone: 503-235-7577
Fax: 503-731-7802
E-mail: mattpizzuti@oregoncc.org
Web address: www.oregoncc.org
Osceola County Convention Center TO BE TO BE
Kissimmee, Florida DETERMINED DETERMINED
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
Osceola Heritage Park 47,000 5
Kissimmee, Florida
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
Palm Springs Convention Center 22,000 21
Palm Springs, California
Jim Dunn
Phone: 760-322-8400
Fax: 760-322-6921
E-mail: jdunn@palmspringscc.com
Web address: www.palmspringscc.com
Pasadena Conference Center 25,000 28
Pasadena, California
Matt Hourihan
Phone: 800-307-7977
Fax: 626-795-9656
E-mail: mhourihan@pasadenacal.com
Web address: www.pasadenacal.com
Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center 50,000 60+
Phoenix, Arizona
Scott White
Phone: 602-452-6212
Fax: 602-253-4415
E-mail: sswhite@visitphoenix.com
Web address: www.meetingsinphoneix.com
Poliforum Leon, Convention and
Exposition Center 484,048 n/a
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Susana Velazquez Rocha
Phone: 477-710-7000
Fax: 477-710-7048
E-mail: poliforumleon@poliforumleon.com
Web address: www.poliforumleon.com
Puerto Rico Convention Center 39,500 25
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dawn Seay
Phone: 202-457-9262
Fax: 202-331-0824
E-mail: dseay@prcb.org
Web address: www.prconvention.com
Raleigh Convention Center 32,000 TO BE
Raleigh, North Carolina DETERMINED
Shirley Tucker
Phone: 800-849-8499
Fax: 919-831-2887
E-mail: stucker@visitraleigh.com
Web address: www.visitraleigh.com
Sarasota Bradenton International
Convention 3,000 5
Sarasota, Florida
Ron Scott
Phone: 941-355-9161
Fax: 941-355-9163
E-mail: ron@sbicc.net
Web address: www.sbicc.net
Springfield Expo Center n/a 7
Springfield, Missouri
Dana Maugans
Phone: 800-678-8767, ext. 111
Fax: 417-881-5300
E-mail: dmauganspspringfieldmo.org
Web address: www.springfieldmo.org
Spokane Center 30,000 30
Spokane, Washington
Mina Gokee
Phone: 509-624-1341
Fax: 509-623-1297
E-mail: mgokee@visitspokane.com
Web address: www.visitspokane.com
Vail Convention Center n/a n/a
Vail, Colorado
Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau
Phone: 970-476-1000
Fax: 970-476-6008
E-mail: n/a
Web address: www.visitvailvalley.com
The Venetian Resort 85,000 110
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kelly Corrieri
Phone: 702-414-4185
Fax: 702-414-4806
E-mail: groupsales@venetian.com
Web address: www.venetian.com
Virginia Beach Convention Center 31,029 26
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Al Hutchinson
Phone: 757-437-6470
Fax: 757-437-4747
E-mail: ahutchinson@vbgov.com
Web address: www.vbmeetings.com
Convention Center completion
date
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre April 2003
Aberdeen, Scotland
Brian Horsburgh
Phone: 44 (0) 1224 824824
Fax: 44 (0) 1224 825276
E-mail: aecc@aecc.co.uk
Web address: www.aecc.co.uk
Acapulco Convention Center April 2003
Houston, Texas
Lupina McMains
Phone: 832-249-9823
Fax: 832-249-6762
E-mail: mcmainsllc@aol.com
Web address: www.acapulco.org.mx
Amarillo Civic Center April 2003
Amarillo, Texas
Kris Miller
Phone: 806-378-4297
Fax: 806-378-4234
E-mail: civama@ci.amarillo.tx.us
Web address: www.civicamarillo.com
Baltimore Convention Center Fall 2004
Baltimore, Maryland
Debra Dignan
Phone: 410-659-7300
Fax: 410-727-2308
E-mail: ddignan@baltimore.org
Web address: www.baltimore.org
Bayfront Plaza Convention Center October 2004
Corpus Christi, Texas
Martha Kleine
Phone: 361-881-1829
Fax: 361-887-9023
E-mail: mkleine@cctexas.org
Web address: www.corpuschristicvb.com
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center June 2004
Boston, Massachusetts
Milton Herbert
Phone: 617-867-8286
Fax: 617-424-7664
E-mail: info@advantageboston.com
Web address: www.advantageboston.com
Chattanooga Convention Center April 2003
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Susan Flynn
Phone: 423-424-4420
Fax: 423-265-1630
E-mail: susanf@chattanoogacvb.com
Web address: www.chattanoogameetings.com
Cincinnati Convention Center 2006
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mark Wallisa
Phone: 513-632-5369
Fax: 513-621-5020
E-mail: mwallisa@cincyusa.com
Web address: www.cincymeetings.com
Cintermex April 2003
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Ing. Jesus Franco
Phone: 52 (81) 8369-6969
Fax: 52 (81) 8369-6911
E-mail: info@cintermex.com.mx
Web address: www.cintermex.com.mx
Colorado Convention Center December 2004
Denver, Colorado
Eugene Dilbeck
Phone: 303-571-9400
Fax: 303-571-9457
E-mail: edilbeck@dmcvb.org
Web address: www.denver.org
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center September 2004
Columbia, South Carolina
Sandi Owen
Phone: 800-264-4884
Fax: 803-545-0013
E-mail: sowen@columbiaauthority.com
Web address: www.columbiacvb.com
David L. Lawrence Convention Center April 2003
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Craig T. Davis
Phone: 412-325-0271
Fax: 412-644-5512
E-mail: craigd@gpcvb.org
Web address: www.planpittsburgh.com
DeVos Place December 2003
Grand Rapids, Michigan
George Helmstead
Phone: 616-459-8287
Fax: 616-459-7291
E-mail: ghelmstead@meetgrandrapids.org
Web address: www.meetgrandrapids.com
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center July 2004
Rosemont, Illinois
Grant Bailey
Phone: 847-993-4608
Fax: 847-696-9700
E-mail: gbailey@rosemont.com
Web address: www.rosemont.com
Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort and
Convention Center April 2004
Grapevine, Texas
Robert McPherrin
Phone: 817-410-4033
Fax: 817-410-4044
E-mail: rmcpherrin@gaylordhotels.com
Web address: www.gaylordoprylandtexas.com
George R. Brown Convention Center November 2003
Houston, Texas
Sallynda Montz
Phone: 713-853-8042
Fax: 713-853-8090
E-mail: ccinfo@cityofhouston.net
Web address: www.houstonconventionctr.com
Georgia International Convention Center April 2003
College Park, Georgia
Hugh S. Austin
Phone: 770-997-3566
Fax: 770-994-8559
E-mail: haustin@gicc.com
Web address: www.gicc.com
Grand Wayne Convention Center March 2005
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jim Yarnelle, CMP
Phone: 260-426-4100
Fax: 260-420-9080
E-mail: jyarnelle@grandwayne.com
Web address: www.grandwayne.com
Greater Richmond Convention Center February 2003
Richmond, Virginia
Linda Valinsky
Phone: 804-783-7405
Fax: 804-780-2577
E-mail: lvalinsky@richmondva.org
Web address: www.richmondva.org
Greensboro Coliseum Complex March 2003
Greensboro, North Carolina
Andrew Brown
Phone: 336-373-7400
Fax: 336-218-5597
E-mail: andrew.brown@ci.greensboro.nc.us
Web address: www.greensborocoliseum.com
Gulf Park Resort & Convention Center March 2006
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Lynn Hodges
Phone: 251-948-4853
Fax: 251-948-5998
E-mail: gulfstld@gulf.com
Web address: n/a
Hampton Roads Convention Center January 2005
Hampton, Virginia
Director of Sales
Phone: 757-722-1222
Fax: 757-896-4600
E-mail: sales@hamptoncvb.com
Web address: www.hamptoncvb.com
Kentucky Exposition Center Fall 2007
Louisville, Kentucky
Dave Patrone
Phone: 502-367-5150
Fax: 502-367-5159
E-mail: david.patrone@mail.state.ky.us
Web address: www.kyfairexpo.org
Lexington Convention Center March 2004
Lexington, Kentucky
Joe Fields
Phone: 859-233-4567
Fax: 859-253-2718
E-mail: jfields@lexingtoncenter.com
Web address: www.lexingtoncenter.com
Mandalay Bay Convention Center January 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jim Lewis
Phone: 702-632-7900
Fax: 702-632-7919
E-mail: jwlewis@mrgmail.com
Web address: www.mandalayconventions.com
Memphis Convention Center January 2003
Memphis, Tennessee
Debbi Foshee
Phone: 901-576-1200
Fax: 901-576-1212
E-mail: dfoshee@memphisconvention.com
Web address: www.memphisconvention.com
McCormick Place 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Deborah Sexton
Phone: 312-567-8500
Fax: 312-567-8533
E-mail: sales@choosechicago.com
Web address: www.chooscchicago.com
Moody Gardens Convention Center May 2004
Galveston, Texas
Jamie Weir
Phone: 800-582-4673
Fax: 409-683-4936
E-mail: jweir@moodygardens.com
Web address: www.moodygardens.com
Moscone Center June 2003
San Francisco, California
Melody Lendaro
Phone: 415-974-4023
Fax: 415-974-4073
E-mail: mlendaro@moscone.com
Web address: www.moscone.com
Myrtle Beach Convention Center February 2003
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bill Sigmon, Jr.
Phone: 800-537-1690
Fax: 843-918-1243
E-mail: bill.sigmon@mb-cc.com
Web address:
www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com
New Jersey Convention and Exposition
Center January 2004
Edison, New Jersey
Joseph D. Cascio
Phone: 732-417-1400
Fax: 732-417-1104
E-mail: joe@njexpocenter.com
Web address: www.njexpocenter.com
Orange County Convention Center May 2003
Orlando, Florida
Yulita Osuba
Phone: 407-685-9875
Fax: 407-685-9876
E-mail: yulita.osuba@occc.net
Web address: www.orlandoconvention.com/
home.asp
Oregon Convention Center April 2003
Portland, Oregon
Matt Pizzuti
Phone: 503-235-7577
Fax: 503-731-7802
E-mail: mattpizzuti@oregoncc.org
Web address: www.oregoncc.org
Osceola County Convention Center March 2006
Kissimmee, Florida
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
Osceola Heritage Park October 2003
Kissimmee, Florida
Janet Jones
Phone: 800-831-1844, ext. 445
Fax: 407-847-4114
E-mail: jjones@floridakiss.com
Web address: www.floridakiss.com
Palm Springs Convention Center Early 2005
Palm Springs, California
Jim Dunn
Phone: 760-322-8400
Fax: 760-322-6921
E-mail: jdunn@palmspringscc.com
Web address: www.palmspringscc.com
Pasadena Conference Center Early 2007
Pasadena, California
Matt Hourihan
Phone: 800-307-7977
Fax: 626-795-9656
E-mail: mhourihan@pasadenacal.com
Web address: www.pasadenacal.com
Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center Mid-2009
Phoenix, Arizona
Scott White
Phone: 602-452-6212
Fax: 602-253-4415
E-mail: sswhite@visitphoenix.com
Web address: www.meetingsinphoneix.com
Poliforum Leon, Convention and
Exposition Center January 2003
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Susana Velazquez Rocha
Phone: 477-710-7000
Fax: 477-710-7048
E-mail: poliforumleon@poliforumleon.com
Web address: www.poliforumleon.com
Puerto Rico Convention Center Late 2005
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dawn Seay
Phone: 202-457-9262
Fax: 202-331-0824
E-mail: dseay@prcb.org
Web address: www.prconvention.com
Raleigh Convention Center January 2007
Raleigh, North Carolina
Shirley Tucker
Phone: 800-849-8499
Fax: 919-831-2887
E-mail: stucker@visitraleigh.com
Web address: www.visitraleigh.com
Sarasota Bradenton International
Convention August 2003
Sarasota, Florida
Ron Scott
Phone: 941-355-9161
Fax: 941-355-9163
E-mail: ron@sbicc.net
Web address: www.sbicc.net
Springfield Expo Center September 2003
Springfield, Missouri
Dana Maugans
Phone: 800-678-8767, ext. 111
Fax: 417-881-5300
E-mail: dmauganspspringfieldmo.org
Web address: www.springfieldmo.org
Spokane Center October 2006
Spokane, Washington
Mina Gokee
Phone: 509-624-1341
Fax: 509-623-1297
E-mail: mgokee@visitspokane.com
Web address: www.visitspokane.com
Vail Convention Center 2006
Vail, Colorado
Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau
Phone: 970-476-1000
Fax: 970-476-6008
E-mail: n/a
Web address: www.visitvailvalley.com
The Venetian Resort June 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kelly Corrieri
Phone: 702-414-4185
Fax: 702-414-4806
E-mail: groupsales@venetian.com
Web address: www.venetian.com
Virginia Beach Convention Center January 2006
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Al Hutchinson
Phone: 757-437-6470
Fax: 757-437-4747
E-mail: ahutchinson@vbgov.com
Web address: www.vbmeetings.com
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