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Convention center construction update.


Convention Center                           square feet   square feet
                                            of exhibit    of theatre-
                                            space         style space

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 .

Convention Center                           square feet    break-
                                            of function/   out
                                            ballroom       rooms
                                            space

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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