Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/135798
location Vancouver is Canada's Pacific gem – a combination of a natural setting along with the excitement of a modern, culturally diverse city. One of the most walkable cities in the world, Vancouver is centrally located, surrounded by ocean and mountains and perfectly balanced by a vibrant, urban, safe and compact downtown with restaurants, entertainment and shopping. facilities/services Located on Vancouver's downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. Covering four city blocks, the Centre's East and West buildings feature 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary space. Designed with the latest environmentally sustainable features and technologies, coupled with a commitment to green practices, the Centre's new West building has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification. The first-ever repeat winner of the International Association of Congress Centres' award for "World's Best Convention Centre" (2002, 2008), the Centre's team brings together event details seamlessly, from customs and shipping requirements to audiovisual, rigging and lighting. The Centre also offers five-star cuisine from a "scratch" kitchen philosophy of using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, as well as industry-leading technology with connection speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second. Size area Feet metres WeSt ballroom a, b, c, D 266' x 168' 81.08 x 51.21 WeSt exhibition hallS a, b, c 735' x 300' WeSt meeting roomS 118-120 53'11" x 74'8" 16.43 x 22.76 4,016 WeSt meeting roomS 121-122 61'10" x 42' 18.84 x 12.80 2,596 WeSt meeting room 201 The Vancouver Convention Centre ensures superior connectivity with industry-leading technology services at your fingertips. All of your technology requirements are already here, on-site and built right into our infrastructure. On-site experts will customize and manage your technical requirements – across the room or around the world. full West floor plans meeting/exhibition facilities Sample meeting roomS technical facilities 224.03 x 91.44 220,500 ft. [m] full east floor plans capacity [in number of people] ceiling height Sq. Feet Sq. metres 44,688 + + reception banquet theatre claSSroom 4,152 55 [16.75] 5,647 2,520 4,720 2,772 20,485 30 [9.14] 14,933 12,910 14,933 13,866 373 17 [5.18] 507 240 504 273 241 15 [4.57] 322 120 240 144 45'6" x 43' 13.87 x 13.12 1,959 182 17 [5.18] 238 110 203 102 WeSt meeting roomS 211-214 99'8" x 76'6" 30.38 x 23.32 7,594 706 17 [5.18] 951 560 835 546 WeSt meeting roomS 220-222 53'9" x 75' 16.38 x 22.86 3,995 371 17 [5.18] 508 240 442 252 WeSt meeting roomS 301-305 76'8" x 85'2" 23.37 x 25.96 6,504 604 15 [4.57] 811 420 727 450 WeSt meeting room 306 36'9" x 62'9" 11.20 x 19.13 2,306 214 17 [5.18] 283 140 234 120 171'9" x 97'7" 538'4" x 165'4" 81'10" x 75'10" 37'2" x 75'5" 52.36 x 29.75 164.09 x 50.4 24.96 x 23.12 11.33 x 23.01 16,604 91,205 6,495 2,687 1,542 8,473 603.3 249.7 17'2" [5.25] 24'11" - 47'6" [7.6 - 14.6] 13'5" [4.1] 13'4" [4.07] 1,765 9,908 684 283 1,200 6,080 410 180 1,652 8,000 600 260 1,008 4,200 300 168 eaSt ballroomS a, b, c eaSt exhibition hallS a, b, c parkvieW terrace eaSt meeting roomS 8 & 15 convention facilities 23