The Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, is located in Tacoma, Washington and is accessible via Interstate 705. The convention center opened on 2004-11-13. It has over 118,000 square feet (11,000 m2) of meeting and usable prefunction space which includes a 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2), column free exhibition hall, a 13,650 sq ft (1,268 m2) ballroom, and eleven breakout rooms in varying sizes. There are 400 parking stalls on-site with over 2,400 more available at Tacoma Dome Station.
In September 2010, the GTCTC added Commerce Room, a meeting space adding over 1,800 square feet (170 m2) to the center. The Commerce Room can be used by convention groups as an additional breakout room or on its own for smaller events with a capacity for 180 people.