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2015 Guide To Sports-Friendly Convention Centers
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY
Cox Business Services Convention Center
One Myriad Gardens (73102)
Phone: (405) 602-8500
Fax: (405) 602-8505
Website: www.coxconventioncenter.com
Meeting Rooms: 21
Exhibit Space: 132,000
Continguous Exhibit Space: 80,000
Meeting Cap: 15,000
Banq Cap: 5,000
Arena Cap: 15,000
Pennsylvania
ERIE
Bayfront Convention Center
One Sassafras Pier (16507)
Phone: (814) 455-1260
Fax: (814) 879-0910
Email: ldiluzio@erieevents.com
Website: www.bayfrontconventioncenter.com
Contact: Lisa DiLuzio, Dir. of Sales/Mktg.
Metro Area Rooms: 4,000
Lgst. Area Room Block: 200
Meeting Rooms: 17
Exhibit Space: 100,000
Continguous Exhibit Space: 28,800
Venues Available For: Gymnastics, boxing,
Comments: Erie's Bayfront Convention
Center, located on the shores of Lake Erie's
Presque Isle Bay, offers world-class facilities,
round recreation, perfect for your next
sporting event.
Erie Insurance Arena
809 French St. (16501)
Phone: (814) 453-7117
Fax: (814) 455-9931
Website: www.erieevents.com
Contact: John "Casey" Wells, Exec. Dir.
Metro Area Rooms: 4,000
Lgst. Area Room Block: 200
Meeting Rooms: 5
Exhibit Space: 17,000
Continguous Exhibit Space: 17,000
Banq Cap: 1,000
Arena Cap: 6,800
Venues Available For: Hockey, basketball,
wrestling, cheerleading, gymnastics, volleyball
Comments: The Erie Insurance Arena is
professional hockey basketball teams. We
look forward to the opportunity for our minor
league facility to provide you with a major
league experience.
Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN
Puerto Rico
Convention Center
100 Convention Blvd. (00910)
Phone: (787) 725-2110
Toll Free: (800) 875-4765
Fax: (787) 725-2133
Email: osantiago@meetpuertorico.com
Website: www.meetpuertorico.com
Contact: Oscar Santiago,
National Sales Mgr. - Sports/Entertainment
Metro Area Rooms: 7,500
Lgst. Area Room Block: 3,000
Meeting Rooms: 28
Exhibit Space: 241,400
Continguous Exhibit Space: 152,700
Meeting Cap: 16,576
Banq Cap: 7,560
Venues Available For: Aerobics, basketball,
boxing, entertainment, equestrian, extreme
games, fencing, gymnastics, martial arts,
swimming, table tennis, track feld, volley-
Comments: This is the magnifcent Puerto
Rico Convention Center, accommodating
groups of 10 to 10,000 in true world-class
for any sports event, including yours. And at
600,000 square feet, its size ranks it at the
largest meeting facility in the region.
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