Exhibition Centers / United States / Nevada / Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center
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Uniqueness
The Las Vegas Convention Center is the largest single-level convention center in the world and one of the world’s most modern and functional exhibition grounds.
Location
The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) is situated adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, Clark County, Nevada, United States.
The Las Vegas Convention Center is located between the resort corridor and downtown, with convenient access to local mass transportation, and only 5 miles / 8 km from McCarran International Airport. Visitors can always get to the venue by car, local public transport or Monorail.
There are more than 150,000 hotel rooms placed in Las Vegas, most within a 15-minute drive from the airport, which makes it even more comfortable for foreign travelers.
Interesting facts
The LVCVA recycles an average of 205 pounds / 93 kg of “Techno Trash” annually with 2013 being a record breaking year of recycling nearly 400 pounds / 181.44 kg.
The LVCVA diverts an equivalent of 15 Statue of Liberties or equivalent of 250 school busses from landfills annually.
The Las Vegas Convention Center has energy savings of 40% by replacing exhibit hall lamps with twin ceramic metal halide lamps, with a saving of $60,000 per month.
90% of vehicles of the Las Vegas Convention Center are powered by electric or propane.
The Las Vegas Convention Center and resort partners MGM Resorts, ARIA, Mandalay Bay, and Palazzo just to name a few are the growing trend of properties offering EV charging stations to visitors at no cost.
The Las Vegas Convention Center counts 20 years as North America’s top convention destination.
A variety of shows have been taped in the Las Vegas Convention Center including Food Network specials and Jeopardy.
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The Las Vegas Convention Center encompasses approximately 297,289 m² / 3,200,000 sq. ft. with exhibit space of 185,806 m² / 2,000,000 sq. ft. and meeting space of nearly 23,225 m² / 250,000 sq. ft. The facilities are located within a short distance of more than 150,000 guest rooms.
The Las Vegas Convention Center, Exterior The center is well known for its versatility, size, and amenities. The Las Vegas Convention Center is comprised of three huge exhibit halls: North Hall, Central Hall and South Hall. It encompasses sixteen exhibit halls which are separable by movable walls. All exhibit halls on the ground level have unlimited floor capacity.
The Las Vegas Convention Center, South Halls 
The Las Vegas Convention Center, North Halls In addition to exhibit and convention space, 144 meeting rooms (more than 22,389 m² / 241,000 sq. ft.) handle seating capacities ranging from 20 to 7,500. They are suitable for public use, meetings, or convention trade show exhibit booth areas.
A grand lobby and registration area cover more than 20,903 m² / 225,000 sq. ft. and efficiently link existing exhibit halls with new exhibit and meeting rooms, and allow simultaneous set-up, break-down and exhibiting of multiple events.
Services
The Las Vegas Convention Center exhibit halls are air conditioned and heated; the premises are also fire sprinkler protected.
Event services include a master antenna system, local, cable and closed circuit television and audio recording; registration services; badges and badge holders. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in designated areas of the convention center. It is also available in all common lobby areas in the convention center, in Lucky's restaurant, in the Grand Lobby and the Aces Restaurant in the South Hall.
The Las Vegas Convention Center maintains a list of staff who speak foreign languages. Seventeen different languages are represented, and translation assistance is available to WTCA members.
Catering
ARAMARK Food and Beverage provides a complete food and beverage service in the Las Vegas Convention Center. It runs two restaurants with seating for over 1,350 people, Lucky's with seating for over 700 guests and Aces with seating for 650 people; 18 permanent concession stands, portable snack bars and group meal function space for unlimited numbers and two Starbucks cafes.
The Las Vegas Convention Center, Hall Interior 
The Las Vegas Convention Center, Monorail Station exit Parking
The Las Vegas Convention Center has a huge parking area for over 5,000 cars. Accessibility is provided directly from parking lot to floor. No dock or lifts are necessary, however docks are available at east end of North, Central and South Halls with levelers.
Access for disabled people
Accessible parking, restrooms, elevators, etc. are marked to assist disabled visitors in getting from one area to another.
Parking spaces for the disabled for both regular vehicles and vans are available at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. Besides these, there are temporary disabled parking permits available through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
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The Las Vegas Convention Center is operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), which manages the Cashman Center (CC) besides the LVCC.
The LVCVA is a quasi-governmental agency. It was established by state law, is funded by a county room tax and is governed by an autonomous board of directors.
The Las Vegas Convention Center is also known as the World Trade Center Las Vegas, a designation in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association and through a license with the World Trade Center Association.
Economic Impact
The Las Vegas Convention Center makes on average $ 45,200,000,000 total impact on Southern Nevada’s economy each year.
Attendance
The Las Vegas Convention Center regularly hosts more than 50 conventions and trade shows per year and approximately 1,200,000 delegates.
Now, Las Vegas regularly hosts more than 22,000 conventions and meetings attended by more than 5,100,000 delegates annually.
Besides, the attractiveness of Las Vegas generates strong attendance for meetings, trade shows or exhibitions held in the city.
International CES 
World of Concrete 
NAB National Association of Broadcasters 
SEMA Show Recap of Events
International CES
Date: JanuaryThe International CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. The International CES is the only consumer technology show that adheres to strict requirements for auditing set by UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry.
The International CES annually gathers visitors from around the world. Mostly the audience is formed by retailers, distributors, developers, engineers, installers, financial analysts and media representatives.
The International CES draws more than 160,000 attendees to Las Vegas every year, 40,800 of them are coming from abroad. The show is attended by over 52,300 exhibitors presenting around 4,000 of the best goods of the industry. The event features many conferences which, according to statistics, are attended by some 4,000 people. The event is widely covered in the Media as no less than 6,500 representatives annually attend the International CES.
The International CES presents industrial electronics, measuring, testing and control technologies and equipment for process control, lighting systems, tools and workshop equipment, information and communication technologies and more.
World of Concrete
Date: JanuaryWorld of Concrete is the only annual exposition and conference on concrete for construction. It is the largest and most important international event in the commercial construction industry for specialists in the field of concrete and stone work all around the world.
Introduced to the commercial construction industry in Houston, Texas in 1975, World of Concrete presented 77 exhibiting companies in 2,062 м² / 22,200 sq. ft. of exhibit space with 1,550 construction industry professionals in attendance. 39 years later, World of Concrete now boasts more than 1,300 exhibiting companies and 50,000 registered industry professionals in more than 46,451 м² / 500,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
World of Concrete offers seminar sessions, more than 100 skill-building seminars with top industry experts.
The main equipment manufacturers from around the world and exclusive American distributors of equipment, tools, products and services for commercial construction, including concrete and masonry work are featured at the exhibition.
NAB National Association of Broadcasters
Date: AprilNAB or the National Association of Broadcasters is the annual convention and international exposition which brings together professionals working in the field of information, entertaining and educational content, electronic media and new media technologies.
The first NAB event was held in 1922, and has become an annual gathering since that time. The exhibition is organized by the National Association of Broadcasters, and is sponsored by HP, Adobe, and BSW.
NAB draws 1,500 companies to participate in the event. The exposition area counts some 80,000 m² / 861,112 sq. ft. Among the exhibitors and visitors are large television and radio broadcasting companies, film studios, distributors, sales agents, producers, owners of internet portals and mobile platforms, developers of video and computer games, advertising and media agencies, representatives of the entertainment industry, investors and many others interested in electronic media professionals.
The exhibition brings such global giants like Adobe, Autodesk, Canon, CNN, Dolby, Evertz, Harris, HP, JVC, Microsoft, Panasonic, Ross Video, Sony, Thomson, Verizon, Vitec Group, and many others to demonstrate their products. The National Association of Broadcasters is truly the voice for the nation's radio and television broadcasters.
SEMA Show
Date: NovemberThe SEMA Show or Specialty Equipment Market Association is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.
The SEMA Show is a trade-only event and not open to the general public.
It annually draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to Las Vegas. The SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports, and RV markets. SEMA Show draws more than 60,000 domestic and international buyers.
The displays are segmented into 12 sections, and the products showcased featured nearly 2,000 newly introduced parts, tools and components. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more.
ASD Las Vegas
Date: AugustASD Las Vegas brings the world’s widest variety of merchandise together in one efficient consumer-goods trade show that’s as easy to shop as it is to love. Loaded with quality choices at every price point, this well-established trade event continues to grow, attracting tens of thousands of loyal attendees from every retail and distribution channel who come here to discover new suppliers, new product categories and new ways to profit.
The showcase features more than 250 manufacturers from top countries such as China, India, the Republic of Korea, Mexico and many African nations.
The ASD consumer merchandise trade show draws approximately 45,000 attendees, hosting buyers from over 88 countries. With more than 2,800 vendors showcasing their newest offerings to every retail market segment and distribution channel. The show also offers volume buyers such as larger retailers, importers, distributors and wholesalers the opportunity to meet face-to-face.
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1950s
Las Vegas has long been a favorite recreation destination for millions of visitors. In the early 1950s, however, community leaders realized that the cyclical nature of tourism caused a significant decline in the number of visitors during the weekdays, throughout the summer months and over the Christmas season.
The initial goal was to increase the occupancy rates of hotels and to attract more visitors and convention attendees to the area during slow tourist months. A site was chosen one block east of the Las Vegas Strip at the site of the Las Vegas Park Speedway, a failed horse and automobile racing facility from the early 1950s.
The Convention Center Collection, 1958 
The Las Vegas Convention Center aerials
with the roof partly completed, 19581959
On April 29th, 1959, the Las Vegas Convention Center officially opened with a silver-domed rotunda for 6,300 guests covering 1,889 m² / 20,340 sq. ft. area, 18 meeting rooms and a 8,361 m² / 90,000 sq. ft exhibit hall. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) was to run the new facility. In its first year of operation, the LVCVA hosted eight conventions that were attended by 22,519 delegates.
1964
The silver dome hosted The Beatles on August 20th, 1964.
1965
The silver dome was the site of the World's Heavyweight Championship fight between Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) and of Floyd Patterson on November 22nd, 1965.
1971
The Las Vegas Convention Center Act of 1971 authorized the use of $7,000,000 to rebuild, remodel or expand.
1978 – 1980
The Convention Center dome hosted two Billy Graham Crusades between 1978 and 1980.
1990
In 1990 the dome was demolished creating space for expansion. When completed, 148,644 m² / 1,600,000 sq. ft. with 120,000 m² / 1,300,000 sq. ft. for exhibitors, makes it one of the largest single-level facilities in the world.
The Las Vegas Convention Center, Demolition of the LVCC Rotunda, 1991 1993
On December 19th, 1993, the draw was made for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
1998
A 1998 expansion increased the center to 176,515 m² / 1,900,000 sq. ft. During the expansion, the Landmark Hotel and Casino (across from LVCC) was imploded adding more parking.
While it functioned, COMDEX was the most attended trade show in the United States with over 200,000 attendees on several occasions.
The Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall Construction, 2001 
Aerial of the Las Vegas Convention Center,
Construction project, 2001
The Las Vegas Convention Center,
South Hall Expansion, 20012002
Another expansion started in 2002, added 120,773 m² / 1,300,000 sq. ft., called the South Hall.
2004
The construction of the South Hall was completed in 2004, and crossed over a major roadway (Desert Inn Road) with four bridges connecting the facilities.
2009
As of 2009, the Consumer Electronics Show is the most attended annual trade show with more than 140,000 attendees.
2012
In 2012, the Las Vegas Convention Center received AIPC Gold Certification from the International Association of Convention Centers (ICCA).
2014
The Las Vegas Convention Center is about to undergo an $890,000,000 expansion, the 14th in its history. The expansion is intended to increase the center's meeting space and improve the building's overall design.
The 46,451 m² / 500,000 sq. ft. expansion includes 7,989 m² /86,000 sq. ft. of dedicated meeting space.
The project is expected to add:
— A meeting room addition spanning the full length of the South Hall;
— A grand concourse linking all three halls;
— A signature facade in front;
— Enclosed pedestrian access for the Las Vegas Monorail;
— Police and fire facilities on property.
