California

▪ Moscone Convention Center

San Francisco's Moscone West will be completed in spring 2003, expanding to 900,000 sq. ft.
Exhibit Space: 300,000 sq. ft. will be added to existing 442,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: adding 38 meeting rooms for a total of 175,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (415) 974-4000,
Fax: (415) 974-4073
www.moscone.com, www.sfvisitor.org

Colorado

▪ Colorado Convention Center, Denver

The expansion is scheduled fto be completed in December 2004. A 1,100-room head-quarters hotel directly across the street is slated for a late 2005 opening.
Exhibit Space: expanding to 584,000 sq. ft. with a 5,000-seat auditorium
Meeting Space: doubling to 125,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (303) 228-8000; Fax: (303) 228-8104
www.denverconvention.com, www.denver.org

Connecticut

▪ Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford

This 540,000-sq.-ft. center is scheduled to open in 2005. It will offer a 35,000-sq.-ft. ballroom, a new adjacent convention center hotel, and ample parking. There are more than 6,500 local hotel rooms.
Exhibit Space: 140,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 25,000 sq. ft.
Contact: Greater Hartford CVB
Phone: (860) 728-6789; (800) 793-4480
Fax: (860) 293-2365; www.grhartfordcvb.com

Washington, D.C.

▪ New Washington Convention Center

Completion is slated for March 2003 for this new 2.3-million-sq.-ft. downtown center.
Exhibit Space: 725,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 210,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (202) 371-3024; Fax: (202) 789-7037
www.washington.org
www.dcconvention.com/newcenter

Florida

▪ Fort Lauderdale Convention Center

The expansion opened in February 2002, adding 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit and meeting space. It includes a new 500,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall and a 32,000-sq.-ft. ballroom.
Exhibit Space: 199,526 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 98,592 sq. ft.
Phone: (954) 765-5900
Fax: (954) 763-9551; www.ftlauderdalecc.com

▪ Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center Florida

This $450 million new facility in Kissimmee, near Orlando, opened in February 2002.
Exhibit Space: 178,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: 400,000 sq. ft.
Contact: Gaylord Palms Hotel Florida
Phone: (407) 586-0000
Fax: (407) 586-1999; www.gaylordhotels.comn

▪ Orange County Convention Center

A fifth expansion of this Orlando facility is slated for fall 2003 completion.
Exhibit Space: after expansion will total 2,053,800 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 74 meeting rooms and 254 breakouts will total 492,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (407) 685-9800
Fax: (407) 685-9884; www.orlandoconvention.com

▪ Palm Beach County Convention Center

This new facility is to open in June 2003.
Exhibit Space: 100,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: 80,000 sq. ft.
Contact: Palm Beach County CVB
Phone: (561) 233-3000, (800) 833-5733
Fax: (561) 471-3990; www.palmbeachfl.com

Georgia

▪ Georgia International Convention Center

Expansion of this facility, located less than a mile from the Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport in Gateway Center, is expected to be completed in May 2003. Gateway Center development will also include five hotels with 400 rooms, and two office buildings.
Exhibit Space: 150,000 sq. ft. of new space for a total of 450,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: 16
Phone: (770) 997-3566
Fax: (770) 994-8559; www.gicc.com

▪ Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

A fourth expansion was completed in August.
Exhibit Space: 1.4 million sq. ft
Meeting Rooms: 29 new meeting rooms for a total of 105 rooms, including a new 25,700-sq.-ft. ballroom
Phone: (404) 223-4200
Fax: (404) 223-4211; www.gwcc.com

Idaho

▪ Boise Centre on the Grove

Construction is under way on Idaho's largest convention center. Designed to complement the current Boise Centre on the Grove's 87,000 sq. ft., the new building will be approximately 150,000 sq. ft in area, located on 5 acres bordered by Front, Myrtle, 11th, and 13th streets. It should open in late 2003 or early 2004.
Exhibit Space: a 60,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall
Meeting Rooms: 20 flexible rooms plus a 322-seat auditorium and a 25,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Contact: Boise CVB
Phone: (208) 344-7777
Fax: (208) 344-6236; www.boisecvb.org

Illinois

▪ McCormick Place Complex, Chicago

An $800 million expansion is currently in the bid process, with completion targeted for 2007. Exhibit Space: 2.8 million sq. ft. after expansion
Meeting Rooms: 558,000 sq. ft. of meeting space after expansion
Phone: (312) 791-7000
Fax: (312) 791-6543; www.mccormickplace.com

▪ Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont

A 145,000-sq.-ft. expansion was completed in summer 2001.
Exhibit Space: 780,000 sq. ft. for a total of 840,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: 28
Contact: Rosemont CVB
Phone: (847) 692-2220
Fax: (847) 696-9700; www.rosemont.com

Kansas

▪ Overland Park Convention Center

In the Kansas City area, this $46.5 million center will officially open in December 2002, featuring 237,000 sq. ft. of function space, plus a 25,000-sq.-ft. courtyard. A 412-room Sheraton is connected to the center.
Exhibit Space: 59,000 sq. ft. connected to the 24,500-sq.-ft. ballroom for a total of 85,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space
Meeting Rooms: 14,100 sq. ft. in 7 rooms
Phone: (913) 451-7400
Fax: (913) 451-7406; www.opconventioncenter.com

Massachusetts

▪ Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

The 1.7-million-sq.-ft., $750 million center is scheduled to be completed in 2004. A 1,200-room headquarters hotel is slated to be built across from the new center.
Exhibit Space: 515,000 contiguous sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 72 meeting rooms totaling 160,000 sq. ft., plus two ballrooms of 50,000 and 25,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (617) 954-2000
Fax: (617) 954-2125; www.mccahome.com

Michigan

▪ DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids

Targeted for completion in 2004, the $220 million DeVos Center will be the focal point of the downtown district. It will feature a skywalk system that links it and 12,000-seat Van Andel Arena to nearly 1,000 hotel rooms including a headquarters hotel — the 682-room Amway Grand Plaza — and shopping, dining, and entertainment. The center will have a total area of one million sq. ft. on a 13-acre riverfront site.
Exhibit Space: A 160,000-sq.-ft. exhibition hall the size of three football fields and a 40,000-sq.-ft. ballroom that seats 5,600 people.
Meeting Space: 35,000 sq. ft. of divisible meeting space
Contact: Grand Rapids/Kent County CVB
Phone: (616) 459-8287, (800) 678-9859
Fax: (616) 459-7291; www.visitgrandrapids.org

Minnesota

▪ Minneapolis Convention Center

Expansion was completed April 2002.
Exhibit Space: 480,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: added 37 meeting rooms and increased to 214,000 sq. ft.
Contact: Greater Minneapolis CVB
Phone: (612) 335-6000; Fax: (612) 335-5839
www.minneapolis.org, www.mplsconvctr.org

Mississippi

▪ Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, Biloxi

The facility includes180,000 sq. ft. of newly expanded and decorated meeting and pre-function space located in the center of the Mississippi Gulf coast and directly across from the beach.
Meeting Space: 32 rooms with classroom seating for 36 to 1,200 people
Phone: (228) 594-3700, (800) 7-COAST-1
Fax: (228) 594-3812
www.mscoastcoliseum.com/conv.html

Nebraska

▪ Omaha Convention Center/Arena

This new center, expected to open in August 2003, will include a 17,000-seat arena.
Exhibit Space: 194,000 sq. ft. of dedicated exhibit space, 240,000 sq. ft. with arena
Meeting Space: 16 rooms
Phone: (402) 341-1500
Fax: (402) 996-8453; www.omahameca.com

Nevada

▪ Las Vegas Convention Center

A $150 million expansion was completed in January. It added one million sq. ft. to the 1.9-million-sq.-ft. South Hall for 3.2 million sq. ft. of total space.
Exhibit Space: 1,984,755 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 144 meeting rooms total 243,950 sq. ft.
Phone: (702) 892-0711; Fax: (702) 892- 2933
www.vegasfreedom.com, www.lasvegas24hours.com

▪ Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas

Convention center expansion is under construction. When connected to the resort, it will total about 1.8 million sq. ft. by 2003.
Exhibit Space: approx. one million sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 17 meeting rooms include 342,186 sq. ft. of meeting space.
Phone: (877) 632-7900; Fax: (702) 632-7234
www.mandalaybay.casinocity.com

▪ Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Three months ahead of schedule and $20 million under its $105 million budget, the center's expansion opened in July.
Exhibit Space: 381,000 sq. ft. of exhibit halls
Meeting Space: 79,000 sq. ft. of meeting rooms and a new 30,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Phone: (800) 443-1482
www.renolaketahoe.com/conventions/

New Jersey

▪ Wildwoods Convention Center

This new 260,000-sq.-ft. center, complete with oceanfront deck, opened in December 2001.
Exhibit Space: 75,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: 10, including 11,500 sq. ft. of ballroom space
Phone: (609) 729-9000
Fax: (609) 523-9350; www.wildwoodsnj.com

North Dakota

▪ Alerus Center, Grand Forks

This convention center opened in February 2001 with an arena attached.
Exhibit Space: 30,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall
Meeting Rooms: 12
Phone: (800) 866-4566, (701) 792-1200
Fax: (701) 746-6511; www.aleruscenter.com

Ohio

▪ Greater Columbus Convention Center

An expansion was completed in February 2002.
Exhibit Space: 450,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 67,630 sq. ft.
Phone: (614) 645-5000; Fax: (614) 645-5159
www.columbusconventions.com

Oregon

▪ Oregon Convention Center, Portland

An expansion to be completed in April 2003.
Exhibit Space: adding 139,000 sq. ft. to existing 150,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: will increase from 28 to 50 rooms, plus 2 ballrooms totaling 60,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (503) 235-7577
Fax: (503) 731-7802; www.oregoncc.org

Pennsylvania

▪ David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh

The convention center will triple in size, with final completion in March 2003.
Exhibit Space: 330,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: expanding to 88,535 sq. ft., plus a 34,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Contact: Greater Pittsburgh CVB
Phone: (412) 281-7711; Fax: (412) 644-5512
www.planpittsburgh.com, www.pgh-sea.com

South Carolina

▪ Charleston Area Convention Center Complex

Exhibit Space: 76,960 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 14 meeting rooms and a 25,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Contact: Charleston Area CVB
Phone: (843) 529-5050; Fax: (843) 529-501
www.charlestonconvention.com

Tennessee

▪ Chattanooga Convention Center

An expansion that will triple the size of the facility is expected to be completed spring 2003.
Exhibit Space: adding 101,000 sq. ft., for a total of 301,000 sq. ft. of space
Meeting Rooms: 21
Phone: (423) 756-0001; Fax: (423) 267-5291
www.chattconvention.org

▪ Memphis-Cook Convention Center

A $92 million expansion, to be completed this fall, will add 100,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space.
Exhibit Space: expanding from 155,000 sq. ft. to 190,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Rooms: expanding from 30,000 sq. ft. to 45,683 sq. ft.
Phone: (800) 726-0915
Fax: (901) 576-12121
www.memphisconvention.com/expansion

▪ Knoxville Convention Center

Knoxville's 500,545-sq.-ft. center opened this July in the foothills of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Exhibit Space: 119,922 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 14 meeting rooms and a 461-seat lecture hall
Contact: Knoxville CVB
Phone: 866-790-5373; Fax: 865-673-4400
www.knoxville.org

Texas

▪ Austin Convention Center

An expansion that doubled the size of the Austin Center was completed in May.
Exhibit Space: 246,097 contiguous sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 54,730 sq. ft., comprising 52 meeting rooms with 2 ballrooms
Contact: Austin Convention Center
Phone: (512) 476-5461
Fax: (512) 404-4416
www.austinconventioncenter.com

▪ Dallas Convention Center

Completion of an expansion in mid-September added 200,000 sq. ft. to exhibit halls.
Exhibit Space: 1,018,852 contiguous sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 150,000 sq. ft.
Phone: (214) 939-2738; Fax: (214) 939-2795
www.dallasconventioncenter.com; www.dallascc.com

▪ Fort Worth Convention Center

Phase II of an expansion is targeted for completion in spring 2003, with Phase I having been completed in spring 2002.
Exhibit Space: upon completion, 252,718 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 41, plus a new 30,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Phone: (817) 212-2504; Fax: (817) 212-2756
www.fortworthgov.org/publicevents

▪ George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston

When expansion is completed, the space available will double to nearly one million sq. ft. Completion is scheduled for late fall 2003. The center will be connected to a new 1,200-room convention headquarters hotel.
Exhibit Space: upon completion, 853,000 sq. ft., plus a 3,600-seat amphitheater
Meeting Rooms: 105
Phone: (713) 853-8042; Fax: (713) 853-8090
www.houstonconventionctr.com

▪ Reliant Park (Houston Astrodomain Complex)

The 1.3-million-sq.-ft. Reliant Center opened in April 2002.
Exhibit Space: 706,213 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 72 meeting rooms totaling 84,400 sq. ft.
Phone: (713) 799-9817; Fax: (713) 799-9840
www.reliantpark.com

▪ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio

The 6-year, $218 million expansion and renovation of the center was completed in June 2001 and is located on the city's Riverwalk.
Exhibit Space: 440,000 sq. ft. of contiguous divisible exhibit space
Meeting Rooms: 67, including 90,678 sq. ft. of ballroom space
Phone: (210) 207-8500; Fax: (210) 223-1495
www.sanantonio.gov/convfac/links/hbgcc

▪ Gaylord Opryland Texas, Grapevine

A new hotel and convention facilities just outside the Dallas/Fort Worth airport is set to open in April 2004, with 1,510 guest rooms.
Exhibit and Meeting Space: 400,000 sq. ft.
Contact: Gaylord Opryland Texas
Phone: (817) 410-7990; Fax: (817) 410-4044
www.gaylordoprylandtexas.com

Virginia

▪ Greater Richmond Convention Center

Richmond is expanding its 120,000-sq.-ft. convention center to 650,000 sq. ft. The project, scheduled to open in phases beginning in February 2003, covers six city blocks.
Exhibit Space: 180,000 sq. ft.
Meeting Space: 39 meeting rooms
Contact: Richmond CVB
Phone: (804) 783-7411, (800) 370-9004
www.richmondcenter.com

▪ Virginia Beach Convention Center

Virginia Beach is investing $194 million to more than triple the size of the Virginia Beach Pavilion to 400,000 sq. ft., including meeting and exhibit space to be added in several phases. Groundbreaking will be in April or May 2003 and completion targeted for spring 2005.
Exhibit Space: a 150,000-sq.-ft. exhibition hall
Meeting Space: a 37,700-sq.-ft. ballroom and 25,000 sq. ft. of breakout and conference rooms
Phone: (757) 437-4700; Fax: (757) 437-4747
www.va-beach.com/pavilion; www.virginiabeachconventioncenter.com

Puerto Rico

▪ Puerto Rico Trade and Convention Center

Phase I is scheduled to open in 2004. Phases II and III include two additional 150,000-sq.-ft. exhibit areas. An 800-room hotel will be connected to the center through a covered walkway and will overlook the San Antonio Channel and Old San Juan.
Exhibit Space: 159,000-sq.-ft. exhibition hall
Meeting Rooms: 20, plus a 40,000-sq.-ft. ballroom
Contact: Puerto Rico CVB
Phone: (787) 725-2110, (800) 875-4765
Fax: (202) 331-0824; www.meetpuertorico.com