Total meeting and exhibit space: Nearly 900,000 square feet
Exhibit halls: 13
Meeting rooms: 99
Total column-free exhibit space: 312,500 square feet
Phoenix Convention Center
Arizona’s Premier Destination Meetings and EventsVenue
THEAWARD-WINNINGPHOENIXCONVENTIONCENTERIS a state-of-the-art facility with modern amenities in the heart of Phoenix.Asthe centerpiece of the downtown’s renaissance, the center is one of many revitalization projects that have brought new retail, transportation, and educational institu- tions to the city’s core.Within walking distance of major hotels, shopping, entertainment, sports, and arts venues, the center has a dedicated stop on theMETROLight Rail line and is just15minutes fromSkyHarbor International Airport. The recently expanded facility ranks among the top 25
largest U.S. convention centers, offering nearly 900,000 square feet of meeting space with 13 exhibit halls, 99 meet- ing rooms, and three ballrooms. Its accessible layout features a “stacked” floor plan to accommodate multiple groups simultaneously, and its design evokes Arizona’s features. Giant steel canopies jut over Third Street, creating the feel of a canyonwhile providing an expanse of shade; the dramatic glass and stone atrium in theWest Building represents the unique angles and light of an Arizona slot canyon. Colors, textures, and finishes capture thewarm hues of the Sonoran Desert and the cool tones of the Arizona desert sky. A LEED Silver–certified green
building, thePhoenixConventionCen- ter also has won twoValley Forward EnvironmentalExcellenceAwards and is an active participant in the Green
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Meetings Market. As such, it has hosted the U.S. Greenbuild Conference and several other green events. Green amenities abound throughout the facility; native plants and high-efficiency irrigation systems reduce potable-water consumption by 56 per- cent, while a building automation system optimizes energy con- sumption levels.Acomprehensive recycling programhas led to the recycling of more than 1,300tons of materials within the last three years, and its green purchasing programensures that the center’s supplies make the least impact on the environment, including 21,000 K1 Daylight chairs made from recycled car- battery casings and seatbelts. A rooftop solar power plant is expected to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 95 metric tons.
CONVENTION CENTER HIGHLIGHTS The expansion of the Phoenix Convention Center now allows the facility to accommodate 80 percent of U.S. association–meeting business.
The center features nearly 900,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
Underground, 312,500 square feet of contiguous exhibition-hall space con- nects the North and West buildings.
The North Building has 90,000 square feet of virtually column-free exhibition space.
Three ballrooms include a 45,000-square-foot, multipurpose ballroom with retractable telescopic riser seating for 1,200 guests; a 28,000-square-foot, full- production ballroom with permanent stage, production sound, and lighting; and a 46,000-square-foot, street-level ballroom—the largest of its kind in Ari- zona—with a dedicated entrance and porte cochère.
The facility’s versatile meeting-room and breakout space spans more than 150,000 square feet.
A 21,000-square-foot Executive Conference Center is accredited by the Inter- national Association of Conference Centers (IACC).