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September 2015 24 www.sportseventsmagazine.com 2015 Guide To Sports-Friendly Convention Centers Convention Centers throughout the U.S. were asked to update their information in detail with SportsEvents prior to publication. Only those that confrmed their data were included. Alabama BIRMINGHAM Greater Birmingham CVB 2200 Ninth Ave. N (35203-1100) Phone: (205) 458-8000 Toll Free: (800) 458-8085 Fax: (205) 458-8086 Email: info@inbirmingham.com Website: www.inbirmingham.com Contact: David Galbaugh, Metro Area Rooms: 14,000 Lgst. Area Room Block: 3,500 Meeting Rooms: 90 Exhibit Space: 220,000 Guest Room: 14,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 220,000 Meeting Cap: 5,000 Banq Cap: 6,500 Arena Cap: 19,000 Venues Available For: Basketball, indoor See Ad On Page 33 Birmingham/Jeferson Convention Complex P. O. Box 13347 (35202-3347) 2100 R. Arrington Jr. Blvd. N (35203) Phone: (205) 458-8400 Fax: (205) 458-8438 Website: www.bjcc.org Metro Area Rooms: 16,000 Meeting Rooms: 90 Exhibit Space: 220,000 Guest Room: 1,051 Continguous Exhibit Space: 220,000 Meeting Cap: 5,000 Banq Cap: 6,500 Arena Cap: 19,000 California BAKERSFIELD Bakersfeld CVB 515 Truxtun Ave. (93301) Phone: (661) 852-7236 Toll Free: (866) 425-7353 Fax: (661) 325-7074 Email: mbillingsley@visitbakersfeld.com Website: www.visitbakersfeld.com Contact: Matt Billingsley, Sales Mgr. Metro Area Rooms: 5,400 Lgst. Area Room Block: 200 Meeting Rooms: 21 Exhibit Space: 70,000 Guest Room: 5,400 Continguous Exhibit Space: 28,000 Meeting Cap: 3,000 Banq Cap: 1,500 Arena Cap: 10,000 Venues Available For: dance, archery, badminton, volleyball, boxing, fencing, fgure skating, martial arts, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, arena twirling. Comments: Bakersfeld, a city of sports. We are located within a four hour drive of about 90% of California's population our hotel rates are nearly 40% below the state average. From start to fnish, the sales marketing team at the Bakersfeld CVB will make sure the event is perfect. See Ad On Page 11 FRESNO Fresno / Clovis CVB 1550 E Shaw Ave., Suite 101 (93710) Phone: (559) 981-5506 Toll Free: (800) 788-0836 Fax: (559) 445-0122 Email: gay.fontana@fresnocvb.org Website: playfresno.org Contact: Gay Fontana, VP of Operations Metro Area Rooms: 10,000+ Lgst. Area Room Block: 1,360 Meeting Rooms: 30 Exhibit Space: 137,259 Guest Room: 321 Continguous Exhibit Space: 43,004 Meeting Cap: 2,355 Banq Cap: 6,544 Arena Cap: 9,425 Venues Available For: Basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, indoor soccer, indoor football, crossft, hockey, volleyball, roller skating, mar- Comments: From wrestling to cheerleading, Center has everything for your sporting needs. Contact Gay Fontana at gay.fontana@ fresnocvb.org for more information. See Ad On Page 30 REDDING Visit Redding 2334 Washington Ave., Suite B (96001) Phone: (530) 225-4105 Toll Free: (800) 874-7562 Fax: (530) 225-4354 Website: www.visitredding.com/sporting Contact: Chad New, Sports Commissioner Metro Area Rooms: 2,500 Lgst. Area Room Block: 1,000 See Ad On Page 40 Connecticut DANBURY O'Neill Center 181 White St., Western Connecticut State University (06810) University Blvd. Phone: (203) 837-8348 Fax: (203) 837-8345 Website: www.wcsu.edu Florida DAYTONA BEACH Ocean Center 101 N Atlantic Ave. (32118) Phone: (386) 254-4500 Toll Free: (800) 858-6444 Fax: (386) 254-4512 Website: www.oceancenter.com Metro Area Rooms: 5,000 Lgst. Area Room Block: 1,000 Meeting Rooms: 34 Exhibit Space: 205,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 94,695 Meeting Cap: 9,500 Banq Cap: 800 Arena Cap: 9,500 See Ad On Page 23 PENSACOLA Pensacola Bay Center 201 E Gregory St. (32502) Phone: (850) 432-0800 Fax: (850) 432-1707 Website: www.pensacolabaycenter.com Meeting Rooms: 12 Exhibit Space: 33,571 Meeting Cap: 300 Banq Cap: 1,500 Arena Cap: 9,450 Georgia ATHENS Classic Center 300 N Thomas St. (30601) Phone: (706) 208-0900 Toll Free: (800) 918-6393 Fax: (706) 548-0870 Email: danny@classiccenter.com Website: www.classiccenter.com Contact: Danny Bryant, Arena Mgr. Meeting Rooms: 30 Exhibit Space: 80,000 Guest Room: 1,500 Continguous Exhibit Space: 56,000 Meeting Cap: 6,000 Banq Cap: 2,800 Arena Cap: 2,100 Venues Available For: Indoor sports, includ- ing: gymnastics, ice hockey, roller derby, wrestling, weight lifting tournaments/crossft, cheerleading, etc. Comments: Located in Athens, Georgia, The Classic Center is a multi-use conference outdoor, covered pavilion hosting conventions, conferences, meetings, weddings, concerts, to 6,000 people. See Ad On Page 32 Illinois COLLINSVILLE Gateway Center One Gateway Dr. (62234) Phone: (618) 345-8998 Fax: (618) 345-9024 Website: www.gatewaycenter.com Metro Area Rooms: 850 Lgst. Area Room Block: 180 Meeting Rooms: 17 Exhibit Space: 50,000 Guest Room: 236 Continguous Exhibit Space: 40,000 Meeting Cap: 4,000 Banq Cap: 2,000