Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Address 4590 S. Virginia St.
Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates 39°29′10″N 119°47′28″W / 39.486°N 119.791°W / 39.486; -119.791Coordinates: 39°29′10″N 119°47′28″W / 39.486°N 119.791°W / 39.486; -119.791
Owner Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
Built 1965 (1965)
Renovated 2009 (2009)
Former names
 Centennial Coliseum
Classroom-style seating
 20,100
Meeting-room seating
 50-3000
Banquet/ballroom 19,100
Theatre seating
 36,100
Enclosed space
 • Total space 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2)
 • Exhibit hall floor 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2)
 • Breakout/meeting (53 rooms)
 • Ballroom 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2)
Website
http://www.visitrenotahoe.com/meetings-conventions/facilities/reno-sparks-convention-center

The Reno-Sparks Convention Center is a convention center in the western United States, located in Reno, Nevada.[1][2] Opened 53 years ago in 1965 as Centennial Coliseum,[1] it hosted the Big Sky Conference basketball tournament in 1983,[3] and also hosts boxing matches.[4]

Southwest of the airport, its elevation at street level is approximately 4,450 feet (1,355 m) above sea level.

Facilities

The main exhibit space is 381,000 square feet (35,400 m2), which can be divided into five halls. Freight access is provided via a set of nineteen freight doors, eight of which are drivable, and of which one is a hangar-style door that measures 39 feet (12 m) wide by 32 feet (10 m) tall.

In addition, the Mt. Rose Ballroom, a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) column-free space, can be divided into seven meeting rooms. A total of 53 meeting rooms, of capacities ranging from fifty to over three thousand, are available within the complex.

References

  1. 1 2 County History at co.washoe.nv.us, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 12/9/09
  2. ↑ Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority: the most affordable destination offers first-class service and amenities. at allbusiness.com, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 12/9/09
  3. ↑ Killen, John (March 11, 1983). "Will UI fly high in the Sky?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ↑ http://mynews4.com/news/local/live-boxing-returns-to-the-reno-sparks-convention-center
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