Meetings and Conventions

MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS INDUSTRY
In 2006, 6.3 million convention and trade show delegates traveled to Las Vegas, generating $8.2 billion in non-gaming revenue. Las Vegas hosts the largest number of Tradeshow Week's top 200 largest conventions and rents more convention space than any other U.S. city.

Currently, Las Vegas has more than 9.5 million square feet of convention and meeting space, including the Las Vegas Convention Center's 2 million square feet, Mandalay Bay's 1.5 million-square-foot conference center and the 1.8 million-square-foot Sands Expo and Convention Center.

To access the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's (LVCVA) meetings and facilities guide, visit www.lvcva.com/meetings.

The Las Vegas Convention Center
Centrally located in the Las Vegas Valley, with convenient access to nearly 133,000 guest rooms and in close proximity to McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) is one of the largest convention centers in America.

Planning is now under way for the facility's multi-million dollar enhancement project. The effort to improve the center is one of several components of the LVCVA's five-year vision plan geared toward supporting the destination's enormous growth and reaching the goal of a record-setting 43 million visitors by the end of the decade. Construction for the improvement project is expected to be implemented in phases over several years. Total project costs and timelines will be determined as the scope of the enhancements are finalized and approved by the LVCVA Board of Directors.

The Las Vegas Convention Center is host to some of the largest conventions and trade shows each year, including the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The LVCC features the services of Smart City Networks, which provides all electronics and data services as well as the maintenance of a fully functional business center for clients, vendors and attendees.

Mandalay Bay Convention Center
The Mandalay Bay Convention Center opened in 2003 with approximately one million square feet of exhibit space. The center features the largest pillarless hotel ballroom in the country at 100,000 square feet. The center has booked numerous large shows, including portions of the World Shoe Association (WSA) show and the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE).

Las Vegas Sands MEGACENTER(tm),
As part of the Las Vegas Sands MEGACENTER(tm), The Palazzo, along with The Venetian and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, forms the ultimate meeting, incentive-travel, convention, or exposition destination. It begins with over 2.25 million square feet of meeting space - more than in the entire cities of San Francisco, San Diego,
and Phoenix combined. With all facilities consolidated into one area, convention planners find more interaction between attendees, making for a uniquely productive working environment.