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EXHIBITOR Magazine Honors Best Convention Centers with 2025 Centers of Excellence Awards
10/23/2024
ROCHESTER MN. – Exhibitor Group is proud to announce the following 25 convention centers as winners of its sixth annual Centers of Excellence Awards. Exhibitor Group, which produces both EXHIBITOR magazine and Find It Marketplace, the buyer’s guide to trade show products and services, launched this initiative to identify and recognize the best convention centers for trade shows and events.
“The Centers of Excellence Awards allows exhibit managers to identify exhibitor-friendly venues that make their experiences at trade shows and events smooth and successful,” said Emily Olson, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine, noting that everything from health and safety protocols to the cost and quality of Wi-Fi access can have a significant impact on exhibiting companies’ experiences at events. “The facilities on this list have proven their ability to host trade shows and events of all sizes while providing world-class service and state-of-the-art accommodations.”
The 25 venues that qualified for EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 2025 Centers of Excellence include:
Special Awards Finalists
In addition to naming the world’s 25 best convention centers for trade shows and events, EXHIBITOR Magazine’s Centers of Excellence program will present five special awards. The finalists for those awards are listed below, and the winners will be announced on November 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. CDT during a special EXHIBITORInsight session.
Best Convention Center (Over 1 Million sq. ft. of Exhibit Space)
The highest-scoring venues were then named among EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 2025 Centers of Excellence, and they will be featured in a special supplement in October/November issue of EXHIBITOR, as well as via the online portal where readers can learn more about each of the facilities that qualified for this honor. The portal enables face-to-face marketers to quickly and easily research potential event venues and learn more about the convention centers that are hosting the trade shows and exhibitions on their annual calendars.
For more information on the Centers of Excellence competition, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/Awards/CoE.
For more information on all of the 2025 Centers of Excellence recipients, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/FindIt/CoE.asp.
About Exhibitor Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, The Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Corporate Event Marketing; EXHIBITOR Education Week, the Professional Learning Conference for Exhibit and Corporate Event Marketers; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Group is also the founder of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program, and the EXHIBITORNOW podcast, your source for the latest news and interviews with thought leaders in trade shows and events. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.
EXHIBITOR is a registered trademark, and EXHIBITORLIVE, EXHIBITOR Education Week, and EXHIBITOR eTrak, are trademarks of Exhibitor Media, LLC, in the USA and other countries. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.
Contact:
[email protected]
ROCHESTER MN. – Exhibitor Group is proud to announce the following 25 convention centers as winners of its sixth annual Centers of Excellence Awards. Exhibitor Group, which produces both EXHIBITOR magazine and Find It Marketplace, the buyer’s guide to trade show products and services, launched this initiative to identify and recognize the best convention centers for trade shows and events.
“The Centers of Excellence Awards allows exhibit managers to identify exhibitor-friendly venues that make their experiences at trade shows and events smooth and successful,” said Emily Olson, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine, noting that everything from health and safety protocols to the cost and quality of Wi-Fi access can have a significant impact on exhibiting companies’ experiences at events. “The facilities on this list have proven their ability to host trade shows and events of all sizes while providing world-class service and state-of-the-art accommodations.”
The 25 venues that qualified for EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 2025 Centers of Excellence include:
- Anaheim Convention Center
- Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart
- Baird Center
- Baltimore Convention Center
- Charlotte Convention Center
- Colorado Convention Center
- Edmonton EXPO Centre
- Greater Columbus Convention Center
- Greater Tacoma Convention Center
- Hawaii Convention Center
- Huntington Place
- Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas
- Kentucky Exposition Center
- Kentucky International Convention Center
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Miami Beach Convention Center
- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
- Overland Park Convention Center
- Owensboro Convention Center
- Raleigh Convention Center
- Renasant Convention Center
- San Diego Convention Center
- Seattle Convention Center
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Special Awards Finalists
In addition to naming the world’s 25 best convention centers for trade shows and events, EXHIBITOR Magazine’s Centers of Excellence program will present five special awards. The finalists for those awards are listed below, and the winners will be announced on November 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. CDT during a special EXHIBITORInsight session.
Best Convention Center (Over 1 Million sq. ft. of Exhibit Space)
- Anaheim Convention Center
- Kentucky Exposition Center
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Baird Center
- Colorado Convention Center
- Seattle Convention Center
- Greater Tacoma Convention Center
- Overland Park Convention Center
- Owensboro Convention Center
- Huntington Place
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Facility & Functionality
- Location & Accommodations
- Service & Execution
- Upgrades & Expansions
- Sustainability
The highest-scoring venues were then named among EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 2025 Centers of Excellence, and they will be featured in a special supplement in October/November issue of EXHIBITOR, as well as via the online portal where readers can learn more about each of the facilities that qualified for this honor. The portal enables face-to-face marketers to quickly and easily research potential event venues and learn more about the convention centers that are hosting the trade shows and exhibitions on their annual calendars.
For more information on the Centers of Excellence competition, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/Awards/CoE.
For more information on all of the 2025 Centers of Excellence recipients, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/FindIt/CoE.asp.
About Exhibitor Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, The Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Corporate Event Marketing; EXHIBITOR Education Week, the Professional Learning Conference for Exhibit and Corporate Event Marketers; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Group is also the founder of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program, and the EXHIBITORNOW podcast, your source for the latest news and interviews with thought leaders in trade shows and events. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.
EXHIBITOR is a registered trademark, and EXHIBITORLIVE, EXHIBITOR Education Week, and EXHIBITOR eTrak, are trademarks of Exhibitor Media, LLC, in the USA and other countries. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.
Contact:
[email protected]
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