Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. It is one of the largest Convention Centers in the world. The Center opened on April 29, 1959 with a 110,340 square-foot facility. The latest expansion was the addition of a 1.3 million-square-foot addition refered to as the South Hall.

At the end of 2004 Las Vegas had about 9 million square-feet of exhibit and meeting space available. The Las Vegas Convention accounts for about 2 million-square-feet of that total.

The Las Vegas Convention Center is adjacent to the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel and is a stop on the Las Vegas Monorail.