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ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER
T he Pennsylvania Convention Center’s Located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia,
exceptional staff manages nearly 250 events this is one of the few convention centers in the
per year, ranging from internationally attended world designed to be uniquely woven into the city’s
conventions to regional company retreats. We offer landscape.
decades of combined expertise and are committed
to providing the best experience possible for The Center is close to everything that attendees
everyone who walks through our doors. need for a completely comfortable and memorable
experience. Plus, more than 10,000 hotel rooms
With the ability to host multiple large-scale are within walking distance, as are hundreds of
trade shows and conventions simultaneously, restaurants, shops, and cultural institutions.
the expanded building is now more dynamic and
flexible than ever. No matter how small or large From a local perspective, the Center is much more
your event, we will ensure it is a complete success than a building and meeting space. The success
with our hotel-like amenities and award-winning of the region’s hospitality industry is driven by the
services. international, national, and regional events hosted by
the Center.
There are plenty of comfortable lounges, sprawling
balconies, and terraces with unmatched views of These shows annually attract hundreds of thousands
City Hall and the Museum Mile along the Benjamin of attendees from around the world, driving business
Franklin Parkway. Attendees can rely on technical to the region’s hotels, restaurants, and cultural
support, WiFi connectivity, digital signage, and institutions. That is why the Center is widely viewed
smart rooms inside the facility to make any event as the leading economic engine for the region’s
interactive and user-friendly. hospitality industry.
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