CONVENTION CENTER SPECS

Exhibit hall: 100,000 square feet

Ballroom: 20,000 square feet

Total meeting rooms: 23

Rhode Island Convention & Entertainment Complex & Nearby Hotels

Big City, Small Town Mix in Lively, Lovely Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I., DEFTLY MIXES THE VIBRANCY AND amenities of a big city with the walkability and personal ser- vice of a small town. This unique blend has generated buzz and critical acclaim. This past year, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted Providence one of “America’s Favorite Cities,” bestowing high marks on the area’s dynamic arts community, stellar restaurants, and stylish citizens. In addition, this past year, Providence was named one of the “coolest” small cities in America byGQmagazine and one of the nation’s most underrated cities by Sherman’sTravel magazine. Providence offers a crowd-pleasing

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array of dining, shopping, arts, and entertainmentoptions—all withinwalk- ing distance ofoneanother. Shining in the heart of the city, the Rhode Island Con- vention & Entertainment Complex includes the Rhode Island Convention Center (RICC), the newly renovated Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Dunk), and theVeterans Memorial AuditoriumArts&CulturalCenter(VMA).TheComplexis

Schriever, Senior Vice President; phone: (401) 456-0200; fax: (401) 273- 7046; e-mail: Meetings@Go Providence .com;

website: www.Go Providence .com

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conveniently located withinonemile of 2,200 hotelrooms(a total of 5,500 rooms are available in the Greater Providence area). The RICC consists of a 100,000-con-

tiguous-square-foot exhibition hall, a 20,000-square-foot ballroom, 23meeting rooms, and the Rotunda Room, which affords spectacular views of the city.There also are two adjacent parking garages with 2,400 parking spaces. The 13,000- seat Dunk arena now is connected to the RICC by skywalk, and has added more than 35,000 square feet of space; it now features 31,000 square feet of arena space, a ceiling height of 90 feet, a 25,000- square-foot concourse, a new, 12,000- square-foot lobby, two party suites, two loges, a new restaurant, and five renovat- edmeeting/hospitality rooms. The 1,900- seat VMA, a historic performing-arts venue, is the newest additionto theRhode Island Convention Center family. This easily accessible theater is known for its unique combination of size and intimacy, superb acoustics, and great sightlines. The

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