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September 2015 26 www.sportseventsmagazine.com t 2015 Guide To Sports-Friendly Convention Centers Indiana SOUTH BEND Century Center, Managed by SMG 120 S Saint Joseph St. (46601) Phone: (574) 235-9711 Fax: (574) 235-9185 Website: www.centurycenter.org Metro Area Rooms: 4,000 Lgst. Area Room Block: 290 Meeting Rooms: 18 Exhibit Space: 75,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 24,472 Meeting Cap: 2,400 Banq Cap: 1,400 Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS Cedar Rapids Area CVB 87 16th Ave. SW, Suite 200 (52404) Phone: (319) 398-5009 Toll Free: (800) 735-5557 Fax: (319) 398-5089 Email: marylee@cedar-rapids.com Website: www.cedar-rapids.com Contact: Mary Lee Malmberg, Dir. of Sports Tourism Metro Area Rooms: 3,047 Lgst. Area Room Block: 2,000 Meeting Rooms: 19 Exhibit Space: 80,000 Guest Room: 267 Continguous Exhibit Space: 56,600 Meeting Cap: 2,335 Banq Cap: 1,490 Arena Cap: 6,800 Venues Available For: Volleyball, wrestling, basketball, cheerleading, baton twirling, gym- sports needing fexible space. Comments: The U.S. Cellular Complex, opened May 2013, consists of a 6,800-seat arena 28,754 square feet of fexible exhibit hall. A unique aspect of the facility is the inclu- sion of the 267-room DoubleTree by Hilton which enables athletes, coaches offcials to take the elevator from their hotel room to their competition. Located in downtown Cedar Rapids, the complex is within the city's dining See Ad On Page 2 COUNCIL BLUFFS Mid-America Center One Arena Way (51501) Website: caesars.com/casinos/ mid-america-center/hotel-casino/ Metro Area Rooms: 4,000+ Meeting Rooms: 10 Exhibit Space: 64,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 30,000 Meeting Cap: 3,333 Banq Cap: 1,200 Arena Cap: 6,700 Kansas OVERLAND PARK Overland Park Convention Center 6000 College Blvd. (66211) Phone: (913) 553-2872 Toll Free: (800) 262-7275 Email: jstine@overlandparksportsalliance.com Website: www.overlandpark sportsalliance.com Contact: Justin Stine, Director, Sports Alliance Metro Area Rooms: 5,200 Meeting Rooms: 11 Exhibit Space: 237,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 60,000 Venues Available For: Dance, cheer, Comments: Play in the Heart of Awesome! Full-service convention center perfect for your indoor sport needs, plus banquets, registration walking distance to overfow properties. See Ad On Page 31 Kentucky COVINGTON meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB 50 E RiverCenter Blvd., Suite 200 (41011) Phone: (859) 261-4677 Toll Free: (800) 447-8489 Fax: (859) 261-5135 Email: hello@meetNKY.com Website: www.meetNKY.com Contact: Kathy Ehlman, Sales Account Mgr. Metro Area Rooms: 7,000 Lgst. Area Room Block: 1,000 Arena Cap: 10,000 Venues Available For: Cheer, dance, table tennis, body building, martial arts, wrestling, rife show, archery, ribbon dancing, pageants, chess tournaments, hula hooping, gymnastics, Comments: What do you look for in an event venue? Unbeatable value? Check! Perfect ft? Got it! Close proximity to awesome attrac- tions? Yep! It can be the difference between a double dose of heck yeah! See Ad On Page 35 OWENSBORO Owensboro Convention Center P. O. Box 456 (42302) 501 W Second St. Phone: (270) 687-8800 Fax: (270) 687-8929 Website: www.owensborocenter.com Meeting Rooms: 18 Exhibit Space: 92,294 Continguous Exhibit Space: 44,096 Meeting Cap: 4,640 Banq Cap: 3,674 Louisiana SHREVEPORT Shreveport Convention Center 400 Caddo St. (71109) Phone: (318) 841-4000 Fax: (318) 841-4040 Email: eroberts@shreveportcenter.com Website: www.shreveportcenter.com Contact: Erika Roberts, Dir. of Sales/Mktg. Meeting Rooms: 15 Exhibit Space: 350,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 95,000 Meeting Cap: 8,600 Banq Cap: 18,212 Venues Available For: Cheerleading, dance, wrestling, tennis, MMA, volleyball, baskteball, cross ft, body building, karate more. Comments: Located in the heart of down- town, the 350,000-square-foot Shreveport Convention Center is the second largest the tri-state area known as Ark-la-tex. It is the perfect venue for tradeshows, conventions, Maryland ANNAPOLIS Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau 26 West St. (21401) Phone: (410) 280-0445, ext. 310 Toll Free: (888) 302-2852 Website: www.meetinannapolis.com Metro Area Rooms: 11,000 Meeting Rooms: 56 Meeting Cap: 850 Banq Cap: 800 Arena Cap: 5,710 Venues Available For: 17 turf felds, nation- ally recognized BMX Arena, 38,000-seat stadium, 100+ multi-use felds parks have professional sporting events. Comments: Enjoy the extensive variety of our top-notch felds state-of-the-art sports facilities. Players, familie - reaps the benefts that come from our team approach to staging your event. See Ad On Page 49 BEL AIR APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College 401 Thomas Run Road (21015) Phone: (443) 412-2570 Fax: (443) 412-2133 Email: skahle@harford.edu Website: LIVEatHarfordCC.com Contact: Sheila Kahle, General Manager Exhibit Space: 18,600 Arena Cap: 3,000 Venues Available For: Volleyball, basketball, martial arts, cheerleading, wrestling, roller Comments: Largest indoor venue in Northeastern Maryland, convenient to See Ad On Page 29 Massachusetts SPRINGFIELD MassMutual Center 1277 Main St. (01103) Phone: (413) 787-6610 Fax: (413) 787-6645 Website: www.massmutualcenter.com Metro Area Rooms: 1,000 Meeting Rooms: 8 Exhibit Space: 100,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 40,000 Meeting Cap: 3,600 Banq Cap: 2,900 Arena Cap: 8,000 Use this planning tool as you research sports-focused convention centers for your upcoming events. Please also see our monthly Site Selection Guides for details on convention centers in the profled states. 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