Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004.
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Conference centre' redirects here. For the conference facility in Salt Lake City, Utah that is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, see '
Conference Center'.''
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.
List of convention and exhibition centers
Australia
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Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
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Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
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Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Barbados
★
Sherbourne Conference Centre,
Two Mile Hill,
Saint Michael –
Barbados
Brazil
★
Anhembi-(
Sao Paulo)
★
WTC Nações Unidas-(
Sao Paulo)
Canada
★
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre at
Canada Place (
Vancouver, British Columbia)
★ (
Abbotsford, British Columbia)
★
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (
Toronto, Ontario)
★
Ottawa Congress Centre (
Ottawa, Ontario)
★
World Trade and Convention Centre (
Halifax, Nova Scotia)
★
Exhibition Park (
Halifax, Nova Scotia)
★
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre (
Calgary, Alberta)
★
Stampede Park (
Calgary, Alberta)
★
Shaw Conference Centre (
Edmonton, Alberta)
★
Northlands Park (
Edmonton, Alberta)
★
Palais des congrès de Montréal (
Montreal, Quebec)
China
★
Shanghai New International Expo Center (
Shanghai)
Finland
★
Messukeskus (
Helsinki)
France
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CNIT (
Paris)
★
Palais des Congrès de Paris (
Paris)
Germany
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Hannover Messe (
Hannover)
★
Westfalenhallen (
Dortmund)
Hong Kong
★
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
★
AsiaWorld-Expo
India
★
Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi (a semi-outdoor venue)
★ International Convention Center and the HITEX Exhibition Center,
HITEC City,
Hyderabad
★ Chennai Trade Center, Chennai
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
Israel
★
Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center,
Tel Aviv
Japan
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Tsukuba International Congress center,
Tsukuba
★
Tokyo Big Sight,
Tokyo
★
Tokyo distribution center,
Tokyo
★
Pacifico Yokohama,
Yokohama
★
Sapporo convention center,
Sapporo
★
Makuhari Messe,
Chiba
★
Act city Hamamatsu,
Shizuoka
★
Intex Osaka,
Osaka
★
Marine Messe Fukuoka,
Fukuoka
★
Toki Messe,
Niigata
Korea
★
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center,
Seoul
★
International Convention Center Jeju (ICC
Jeju)
Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
Kuala Lumpur
★
Putra World Trade Centre,
Kuala Lumpur
★
MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre [1],
Kuala Lumpur
★
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre,
Petaling Jaya
★
Persada Johor,
Johor Baru
★
Putrajaya Convention Centre,
Putrajaya
★
Sarawak Convention and Exhibition Centre [2],
Kuching
★
Sime Darby Convention Centre,
[3],
Kuala Lumpur
★
Genting International Convention Centre (GICC),
[4][5],
Pahang
Mexico
★
Siglo XXI Convention Centre,
Mérida, Yucatán
★
Expo Guadalajara,
Guadalajara,
Jalisco
Monaco
★
Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Netherlands
★
Amsterdam RAI (
Amsterdam)
★
Expo Centrum FEC (
Leeuwarden)
★
Jaarbeurs Utrecht (
Utrecht)
★
Martini Plaza (
Groningen)
★
MECC (
Maastricht)
★
Prins Bernhardhoeve (
Zuidlaren)
New Zealand
★
Aotea Centre (
Auckland)
★
Michael Fowler Centre (
Wellington)
★
Christchurch Convention Centre (
Christchurch)
Panama
★
Convention Complex Atlapa
★
Figali Convention Center
★
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center
★
Courtyard Convention Center
★
Flamenco Convention Center
Philippines
★
ADD Convention Center,
Apalit, Pampanga
★
Baguio Convention Center,
Baguio City
★
Cebu International Convention Center,
Cebu City
★
Davao Convention Center,
Davao City
★
Philippine International Convention Center,
Pasay City,
Metro Manila
Puerto Rico
★
Puerto Rico Convention Center
Russia
★
All-Russia Exhibition Centre
★
Exhibition Hall of the Makaryev Fair
Singapore
★
Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Singapore Expo
★
Raffles City Convention Centre
South Africa
★
Cape Town International Convention Centre
★
Durban International Convention Centre
★ Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. url: http:/www.saconvention.co.za
Sweden
★
Malmömässan, (
Malmö)
★
Svenska Mässan, (
Gothenburg)
★
Älvsjömässan, (
Stockholm)
Thailand
★
Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre
★
IMPACT, Mueang Thong Thani
★
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
United States
Arizona
★
Phoenix Civic Plaza (
Phoenix)
★
Tucson Convention Center (
Tucson)
California
★
Anaheim Convention Center (
Anaheim)
★
Fresno Convention Center (
Fresno)
★
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (
Long Beach)
★
Los Angeles Convention Center (
Los Angeles)
★
Moscone Center (
San Francisco)
★
Riverside Convention Center (
Riverside)
★
San Diego Convention Center (
San Diego)
Colorado
★
Colorado Convention Center (
Denver)
Connecticut
★
Connecticut Convention Center (
Hartford)
District of Columbia
★
D.C. Convention Center (
Washington, D.C.)
Florida
★
Miami Beach Convention Center (
Miami Beach)
★
Orlando Orange County Convention Center (
Orlando)
Georgia
★
Georgia World Congress Center (
Atlanta)
★
Georgia International Convention Center (
Atlanta)
Hawai'i
★
Hawai'i Convention Center (
Honolulu)
Illinois
★
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (
Rosemont)
★
McCormick Place (
Chicago)
★
Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, (
Schamburg)
Indiana
★
Indiana Convention Center (
Indianapolis)
★
Grand Wayne Center (
Fort Wayne)
★
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (
Fort Wayne)
Louisiana
★
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (
New Orleans)
★
RiverCenter (
Baton Rouge)
Maryland
★
Baltimore Convention Center (
Baltimore)
Massachusetts
★
Bayside Expo Center[6] (
Boston)
★
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (
Boston)
★
DCU Center (
Worcester)
★
Hynes Convention Center (
Boston)
★
MassMutual Center (
Springfield)
Michigan
★
Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center (
Detroit)
★
Lansing Center (
Lansing)
Minnesota
★
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) (
Duluth)
★
Minneapolis Convention Center (
Minneapolis)
★
RiverCentre (
St. Paul)
Missouri
★
America's Center (
St. Louis)
★
Bartle Hall Convention Center (
Kansas City)
Nevada
★
Las Vegas Convention Center (
Las Vegas)
★
Mandalay Bay Convention Center (
Las Vegas)
★
Sands Expo (
Las Vegas)
New York
★
Buffalo Convention Center (
Buffalo)
★
Jacob Javits Convention Center (
New York)
★
Lincoln Center
★
Madison Square Garden
North Carolina
★
Charlotte Convention Center (
Charlotte)
★
Raleigh Convention Center (
Raleigh)
Ohio
★
Cincinnati Convention Center
★
Cleveland Convention Center
★
Greater Columbus Convention Center
★
International Exposition (I-X) Center (
Cleveland)
★
Cleveland Public Auditorium (
Cleveland)
Oklahoma
★
Cox Convention Center,
Oklahoma City
Oregon
★
Oregon Convention Center (
Portland)
Pennsylvania
★
Bayfront Convention Center (
Erie)
★
David L. Lawrence Convention Center (
Pittsburgh)
★
Pennsylvania Convention Center (
Philadelphia)
South Carolina
★
Greenville Convention Center
★
Palmetto Expo Center (
Greenville)
Tennessee
★
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (
Nashville)
★
Nashville Convention Center
Texas
★
Austin Convention Center
★
Dallas Convention Center,
Dallas
★
George R. Brown Convention Center (
Houston, Texas)
★
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (
San Antonio, Texas)
★
San Antonio Convention Center
★
South Padre Island Convention Centre
★
Waco Convention Center (
Waco)
Utah
★
Salt Palace (
Salt Lake City, Utah)
Washington
★
Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
★
Spokane Convention Center
★
Washington State Convention and Trade Center (
Seattle)
Wisconsin
★
Midwest Airlines Center (
Milwaukee
'Top 5 Largest Convention Centers by Exhibition Space'
★
McCormick Place, Chicago, 2.13 million
★
Las Vegas Convention Center, 2 million
★
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, 2 million
★
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, 1.4 million
★
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, 1.1 million
United Kingdom
'Birmingham'
★
National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
★
★
International Convention Centre - much smaller than the NEC
'Edinburgh'
★
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
'Glasgow'
★
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre - largest in the UK
'Harrogate'
★
Harrogate International Centre
'London'
★
Business Design Centre
★
Earl's Court Exhibition Centre
★
ExCeL
★
Olympia
★
The Royal National Hotel
★
Alexandra Palace
★
Wembley Arena
★
Croydon Arena
★
Royal Albert Hall
★
London County Hall
★
Millennium Dome
★
★ Defunct
★
The Crystal Palace
★
London Arena
★
Wembley Conference Centre
★
White City
'Manchester'
★
G-Mex
★
Manchester Evening News Arena
'Newcastle'
★
Metro Radio Arena Newcastle
'Cardiff'
★ Cardiff Millennium Hall
See also
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conference room
★
concert hall
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stadium
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venue
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Exhibition stand design
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List of convention centers named after people
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