Convention center
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A convention center, in American English, is an exhibition hall, or conference center, that holds conventions. A large, cavernous public building with enough open space to host public and private business and social events for the surrounding municipal and metropolitan areas.
In British English very large venues suitable for major trade shows are known as exhibition centres while the term "convention centre" is sometimes used for intermediate venues between exhibitions centres and "conference centres", which are much smaller and contain lecture halls and meeting rooms.
Convention centers typically offer enough floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Convention centers rent space for meetings such as: corporate conferences, industry trade shows, formal dances entertainment spectacles and concerts. The largest in the United States is McCormick Place in Chicago. Larger Convention centers located in resort areas also host conventions that attract additional visitors to the municipality. It is not uncommon for large resort area hotels to include a convention center.
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[edit] List of convention and exhibition centers
[edit] Australia
- Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
[edit] Barbados
[edit] Canada
- Metro Toronto Convention Centre
- Calgary TELUS Convention Centre (Calgary, Alberta)
- Ottawa Congress Centre
- Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
- World Trade and Convention Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Exhibition Park (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Shaw Conference Centre (Edmonton, Alberta)
- Northlands Park (Edmonton, Alberta)
[edit] China
[edit] Germany
- Hannover Messe (Hannover)
- Westfalenhallen (Dortmund)
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Indonesia
- Jakarta International Expo or JIExpo, Jakarta, Official Site
- Arena Pekan Raya Jakarta or Jakarta Fair Ground, Jakarta, Official Site
- Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta
- Semanggi Expo, Jakarta
- Balai Kartini, Jakarta
- Jogja Expo Center, Yogyakarta, Central Java
[edit] Japan
- Tokyo Big sight, Tokyo
- Tokyo distribution center, Tokyo
- Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama
- Sapporo convention center, Sapporo
- Makuhari Messe, Chiba
- Act city Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
- Intecks Osaka, Osaka
- Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
[edit] Korea
[edit] Malaysia
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] New Zealand
- Aotea Centre (Auckland)
- Michael Fowler Centre (Wellington)
- Christchurch Convention Centre (Christchurch)
[edit] Panama
- Convention Complex Atlapa
- Figali Convention Center
- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center
- Courtyard Convention Center
- Flamenco Convention Center
[edit] Philippines
- ADD Convention Center, Apalit, Pampanga
- Cebu International Convention Center, Cebu City
- Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila
[edit] Puerto Rico
[edit] Singapore
- Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Singapore Expo
- Raffles City Convention Centre
[edit] South Africa
[edit] United States
- Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
- Austin Convention Center
- Baltimore Convention Center
- Bartle Hall Convention Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
- Charlotte Convention Center
- Cincinnati Convention Center
- Cleveland Convention Center
- Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center (Detroit, Michigan)
- Colorado Convention Center
- Columbus Convention Center
- Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
- Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City
- McCormick Place, Chicago
- David L. Lawrence Convention Center (Pittsburgh)
- Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont, Illinois)
- D.C. Convention Center (Washington, D.C.)
- DCU Center (Worcester)
- Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) (Duluth, Minnesota)
- Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (New Orleans)
- Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (Nashville)
- George R. Brown Convention Center (Houston, Texas)
- Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta)
- Georgia International Convention Center (Atlanta)
- Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
- Greenville Convention Center
- Hawai'i Convention Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome (Indianapolis)
- Jacob Javits Convention Center (New York, New York)
- Lansing Center (Lansing, Michigan)
- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (Long Beach, California)
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Mandalay Bay Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Miami Beach Convention Center
- Minneapolis Convention Center
- Moscone Center (San Francisco)
- Nashville Convention Center
- Oregon Convention Center (Portland, Oregon)
- Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, Florida)
- Palmetto Expo Center (Greenville, South Carolina)
- Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Phoenix Civic Plaza
- Riverside Convention Center {Riverside, California}
- Cleveland Public Auditorium (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Salt Palace (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Sands Expo (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- San Antonio Convention Center
- San Diego Convention Center
- South Padre Island Convention Centre
- Waco Convention Center (Waco, Texas)
- Washington State Convention and Trade Center (Seattle)
[edit] United Kingdom
Birmingham
- National Exhibition Centre (NEC) - largest in the UK
- International Convention Centre - much smaller than the NEC
Glasgow
London
Manchester
[edit] See also
- conference room
- concert hall
- stadium
- venue
- Exhibition stand design
