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September 2015 28 www.sportseventsmagazine.com t 2015 Guide To Sports-Friendly Convention Centers Nebraska LINCOLN Lincoln CVB P. O. Box 83737 (68501) 1128 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100 (68508) Phone: (402) 434-5335 Toll Free: (800) 423-8212 Fax: (402) 436-2360 Email: dbombeck@lincoln.org Website: www.lincoln.org Contact: Derek Bombeck, Sales Development Mgr. Metro Area Rooms: 5,014 Lgst. Area Room Block: 1,000+ Meeting Rooms: 19 Exhibit Space: 34,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 100,000 Meeting Cap: 1,200 Banq Cap: 1,600 Arena Cap: 16,000 Venues Available For: Basketball, volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, ice hockey, equestrian, power lifting. Comments: Lincoln has two sports-minded centers to pick from. Pinnacle Bank Arena, located in downtown Lincoln, has 16,000 seats - ners to use. The Lancaster Event center in east Lincoln has over 400,000 square feet of space in fve inter-connected buildings. See Ad On Page 43 Nevada RENO Reno-Sparks Convention Center P. O. Box 837 (89504) 4590 S Virginia St. (89502) Phone: (775) 827-7704 Toll Free: (800) 443-1482 Fax: (775) 827-7666 Email: sfne@renotahoeusa.com Website: www.visitrenotahoe.com Contact: Shelli Fine, Dir. of Sports Development Metro Area Rooms: 15,000 Lgst. Area Room Block: 10,000 Meeting Rooms: 53 Exhibit Space: 500,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 381,000 Meeting Cap: 11,500 Banq Cap: 6,300 Venues Available For: Volleyball, fencing, basketball, karate, team handball, boxing, taekwondo, judo, table tennis, weightlifting, billia cheer/dance. Comments: Reno Tahoe USA has the facil- has a history of hosting an array of sports - tions. And event producers will enjoy working with a dedicated sports development staff. See Ad On Page 19 New Jersey WILDWOOD Wildwoods Convention Center 4501 Boardwalk (08260) Phone: (609) 729-9000 Fax: (609) 846-2631 Website: www.wildwoodsnj.com/cc Metro Area Rooms: 25,000 Meeting Rooms: 15 Exhibit Space: 125,803 Guest Room: 8,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 77,160 Meeting Cap: 7,500 Banq Cap: 3,000 Arena Cap: 7,500 New York SYRACUSE Oncenter Complex 800 S State St. (13201-1400) Phone: (315) 435-8088 Fax: (315) 435-8099 Website: www.oncenter.org Meeting Rooms: 10 Exhibit Space: 110,000 Continguous Exhibit Space: 65,000 Meeting Cap: 300 Banq Cap: 600+ Arena Cap: 6,000 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 2 8 w w w . s p o r t s e v e n t s m a g a z i n e . c o m Piers & Cheers We ' re always game From riverfront cheerleading competitions to a Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon, Wilmington's hosted many diverse events flled with good times. Our year-round weather, breathtaking beaches and bustling riverfront are crowd-pleasers. Book off-season for the best savings, and see where the water takes you. NCCoastalSportsEvent.com | 800.650.9064 ext.124