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A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) [1] is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees.
The Grand Concourse of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida The New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana The Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. This is a list of convention centers in the United States by state or insular area.
The Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center in Butuan. ADD Convention Center (Apalit, Pampanga) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center (Cagayan de Oro) Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center ; Boracay Convention Center (Malay, Aklan) Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center (San Fernando, Pampanga) CDO Downtown Event Hall (Cagayan de Oro)
The Phoenix Convention Center is an events venue in downtown Phoenix, Arizona located along East Monroe, East Washington, East Jefferson, North Second, North Third, and North Fifth Streets. The center opened in 1972, and has since hosted national and regional conventions , trade shows , consumer events, musical concerts and theatrical productions.
The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is a convention center in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority . As one of the largest convention centers in the world, it has 2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m 2 ) of exhibit space and hosts shows with an estimated 200,000 ...
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m 2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., ...
The convention center is one of the largest convention centers in the United States with over 720,000 sq ft (67,000 m 2) of exhibition space, 147,000 sq ft (13,700 m 2) of meeting space, 19.6 million sq ft (1,820,000 m 2) of parking, and a 299-seat theater.
The convention center was conceived in 1969 as a way for the City of Columbus to generate economic revenue by hosting events and revitalize the downtown area after a period of decline. [3] Voters approved a $6 million bond in 1971 to purchase 27.5 acres (11.1 ha) which was the site of the first Union Station in the world.