Meeting facilities: in L.A. County, ranked by square footage.

MEETING FACILITIES

In L.A. County, ranked by square footage

Rank   Venue                                           Largest Room
       * name                                             * name
       * address                                       * square feet

 1     Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center            Shrine Expo Center
       649 W. Jefferson Blvd.                             54,000
       Los Angeles 90007
 2     Queen Mary Hotel                                Exhibit Hall
       1126 Queens Highway                                35,000
       Long Beach 90802
 3     Warner Bros. Studios                              Stage 16
       4000 Warner Blvd.                                  32,130
       Burbank 91522
 4     Pacific Design Center 1 LLC                     Center Blue
       8687 Melrose Ave.                                 Galleria
       West Hollywood 90069                               30,000
 5     Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites            California Ballroom
       404 S. Figueroa Ave.                               26,108
       Los Angeles 90071
 6     Hyatt Regency Century Plaza                     Los Angeles
       2025 Avenue of the Stars                          Ballroom
       Los Angeles 90067                                  25,134
 7     Renaissance Hollywood Hotel                    Grand Ballroom
       1755 North Highland Ave.                           25,090
       Hollywood 90028
 8     Hollywood Palladium                               Ballroom
       6215 Sunset Blvd.                                  25,000
       Hollywood 90028
 9     Highlands Nightclub & Restaurant                 Music Hall
       6801 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 433                    20,000
       Hollywood 90028
10     The Beverly Hilton                             International
       9876 Wilshire Blvd.                               Ballroom
       Beverly Hills 90210                                20,000
11     Los Angeles Center Studios                       sound stage
       1201 W. Fifth St., Suite T-100                     18,000
       Los Angeles 90017
12     Peterson Automotive Museum                        Pavilion
       6060 Wilshire Blvd.                                17,280
       Los Angeles 90036
13     Millennium Biltmore Hotel                       Biltmore Bowl
       506 S. Grand Ave.                                  16,800
       Los Angeles 90071
14     Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk    Gibson Amphitheatre
       100 Universal City Plaza, Suite 5454               16,078
       Universal City 91608
15     Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City              Sierra Ballroom
       555 Universal Hollywood Drive                      16,000
       Universal City 91608
16     V20 the Venue                                     Main Room
       81 Aquarium Way                                    16,000
       Long Beach 90802
17     Hilton Burbank Airport & Convention Center    Academy Ballroom
       2500 Hollywood Way                                 15,015
       Burbank 91505
18     Northfield Properties                             Hangar 8
       3100 Donald Douglas Loop North                     15,000
       Santa Monica 90405
19     Regent Beverly Wilshire                         The Ballroom
       9500 Wilshire Blvd.                                14,300
       Beverly Hills 90212
20     Los Angeles County Museum of Art             Conference/Banquet
       5905 Wilshire Blvd.                                 Hall
       Los Angeles 90036                                  14,000
21     Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Airport             International
       6225 W. Century Blvd.                             Ballroom
       Los Angeles 90045                                  13,944
21     Crowne Plaza Hotel at Commerce Casino           Crowne Plaza
       121 E. Telegraph Road                             Ballroom
       Commerce 90040                                     13,600
23     Hilton Los Angeles Airport                     Plaza Ballroom
       5711 W. Century Blvd.                              13,585
       Los Angeles 90045
24     Westin Los Angeles Airport                     Grand Ballroom
       5400 W. Century Blvd.                              13,500
       Los Angeles 90045
25     Pacific Palms Conference Resort                 Majestic Room
       1 Industry Hills Parkway                           12,700
       City of Industry 91744

Rank    Capacity      Total Space              Notable Events
       * reception   * square feet
        * banquet      * meeting
       * classroom       rooms

 1        2,500         54,000       Screen Actors Guild Awards, L.A.
          1,800            1               Comic Book Convention
           N/A
 2        2,000         80,000                      N/A
          1,700           20
           N/A
 3         999            N/A         Harvard Business School, Wells
           999            N/A            Fargo, Concert for George
           999                        premiere, Mercedes Benz, Grace
                                     Center, NBC Friends final episode
 4        1,200         100,000       HBO Emmy party, Elton John AIDS
           500             7           Foundation Oscar event, film
           N/A                        festivals, premieres, American
                                      Idol, Latin Grammys, US Weekly
                                                Oscar event
 5        3,000         110,000                     N/A
          2,350           27
          1,656
 6        2,300         100,000      Race to Erase MS, Women in Film,
          1,812           27               Directors Guild Awards
          1,140
 7        2,634         148,096      Academy Awards, BET Awards, ESPY
          2,080           36           Awards, NBA All-Stars, Latin
          1,731                      Grammy's, T-Mobile Winners Circle,
                                      Best Buy Media Achievers, GLAAD
                                                Media Awards
 8        2,500         57,000        Emmy Awards ceremonies, Rolling
          2,500            6             Stones, Presidents Dinners
          2,500
 9        1,400         30,000        AFI Lifetime Award: Tom Hanks,
           550            N/A         Meryl Streep, NAACP Post Image
           375                         Award party, ER 200th episode
                                        party, NBA All-Star Weekend
10        1,400         60,000          Golden Globe Awards, Milken
          1,256           20            Institute Global Conference,
           750                          Director's Guild of America
                                       Awards, Carousel of Hope Ball,
                                      Starlight Starbright Children's
11        1,000           N/A        Magic Johnson's Mid-Summer Night's
           800            N/A         Magic, NBA Player's Association
           N/A                          All-Star Gala, Activision,
                                       AOL/Time Warner, Maxim, Sony
12        3,000           N/A          Playstation BMW, Cedars-Sinai
          1,000           N/A
           N/A
13        1,000         70,000         Grammy's, Wells Fargo, Nokia,
           700            17                       Amgen
           550
14         N/A            N/A        Teen Choice Awards, University of
          2,000           N/A         Judaism Public Lecture Series,
           N/A                           Universal movie premieres
15        2,000         60,000                      N/A
          1,300           20
          1,000
16        1,350         21,000                      N/A
           500             2
           N/A
17        2,240         50,000           Prostate Cancer Research
          1,300           28           Institute, National Speakers'
           800                       Association, Glendale Quilt Guild,
                                         Alanon, California Retired
                                           Teachers' Association
18         800          15,000         production and private events
           600             1
           N/A
19        1,000         25,529                      N/A
           820             9
           500
20         N/A          16,000                      N/A
           N/A             7
           N/A
21        1,474         42,000                      N/A
          1,150           27
           800
21        1,432         16,794                      N/A
          1,030            6
           800
23        1,500         55,000                      N/A
           900            40
           350
24        1,700         45,000                      N/A
           900            42
          1,088
25        1,250         102,000      95.5 KILOS Mark & Brian Celebrity
           900            32              Golf Tournament, Playboy
           725                           Scramble, Jim Hill Classic

Rank   Hotel Rooms   Top Sales Executive
         * total     * name
        * suites     * title
                     * phone

 1         N/A       Kimberly Walker
           N/A       director of sales
                     [phone]
 2         365       Kathy Weiss
            8        director of sales
                     [phone]
 3         N/A       Hillary Harris
           N/A       director of special events
                     [phone]
 4         N/A       Genevieve Morrill
           N/A       vice president
                     [phone]
 5        1,354      Joe Phillips
           135       director of sales
                     [phone]
 6         728       Robert Wentworth
           46        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
 7         637       Chris Orr
           114       director of hotel sales
                     [phone]
 8          0        Alan Shuman
            0        president
                     [phone]
 9         N/A       Maureen McGrath
           N/A       director of special events
                     [phone]
10         570       Dee Doak
           101       director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
11         N/A       Erica Chambers
           N/A       director of special events
                     [phone]
12         N/A       Stacy Hoffberg
           N/A       director of special events
                     [phone]
13         683       LuAnn Sudarich
           56        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
14         N/A       Jill Przelenski
           N/A       director of special events
                     [phone]
15         483       Barrie Perks
            8        N/A
                     [phone]
16         N/A       Randy Herman
           N/A       sales and marketing manager
                     [phone]
17         488       Victoria Jones
           93        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
18         N/A       Kurt Sebesta
           N/A       General manager and general manager
                     [phone]
19         399       Don Jones
           116       director of marketing
                     [phone]
20         N/A       Terry Bradshaw
           N/A       special events manager
                     [phone]
21         580       Russell Edmond
           21        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
21         176       Ana Segura
           13        director of sales
                     [phone]
23        1,234      Alan Tate
           50        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
24         740       Kevin Schiller
           32        director of sales and marketing
                     [phone]
25         292       Michael Swyney
           10        v.p., sales and marketing
                     [phone]

NA--No Answer

N/A--Not Applicable

Note: Information on this list was provided by L.A. Inc. The
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Additional information was provided by
the venues themselves. Venues are ranked by square-footage of their
largest indoor room. Public, outdoor and open-air venues were excluded.

Researched by David Nusbaum