Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

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United States of America

For state-of-the-art advantages, there’s no place like the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. If you’re a meeting planner looking for the freedom to stage an event just the way you imagine it, the BCEC was made for you. Built by users, for users, the award-winning BCEC is the most flexible, customer-friendly and technologically-advanced convention facility in the world. It’s also the largest convention center in the Northeast, located on Boston’s famous waterfront just 8 minutes from Logan International Airport and just steps away from all other transportation systems — allowing more attendees to come to your event from a two-hour travel time than any other convention destination.

Centre Details: 
  • Exhibit halls that can be set up in 10 different configurations
  • 84 meeting rooms
  • 8 registration areas and function areas on every level
  • Two private ring roads
  • Sky bridges  enable attendees to access any part of the building within 8 minutes.
  • 62-bay loading dock

Superior technologies

  • Complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout the building.
  • Complete cell-phone coverage, even in back of house areas.
  • Network infrastructure features virtual LANs, T-3 Internet connections via numerous carriers, and satellite feeds.
  • Utility floor boxes distributed throughout the exhibit halls make it easy to accommodate any floor configuration.
  • Central broadcasting capabilities facilitate common broadcast to and from any meeting room.
  • High-tech security systems give planners peace of mind with controlled access to all meeting rooms.
  • More “green” benefits for clean air, energy minimization, water conservation, and commitment to using recycled products.

At-A-Glance

516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space

  • Exhibit space can be divided into 10 different configurations
  • 180-foot clear span in the center of hall
  • Utility services conveniently provided from in-floor boxes
  • Each exhibit hall has multiple access points that you control

160,000 square feet of flexible meeting space

  • 84 meeting rooms provide easy access to each other and exhibit halls
  • Many rooms partitionable with sound-proof room dividers for multi-use or different sized meetings
  • Modern acoustics and state-of-the-art lighting control in each room
  • All meeting rooms feature the most advanced IT and AV capabilities for state-of-the-art presentations, networking, webcasts, satellite services and more

40,020-square-foot grand ballroom

  • Use for your general sessions, keynotes or special events
  • Column-free space with 32-foot high wood panel ceiling, acoustically built for optimal sound
  • Attached 19,340-square-foot pre-function space with 270-degree view of Boston Harbor and skyline

More than 300,000 square feet of registration and function space

  • Eight separate registration areas
  • Function areas throughout the building to host any activity, with food and AV distribution available anywhere

Food services

  • Food court with seating capacity for over 400, full bar service
  • Four conveniently located permanent concession stands
  • Temporary dining units can be placed anywhere for additional concessions
  • Catered food services available throughout the building, design menus to meet your needs

Superior attendee navigation

  • 32 escalators and 12 elevators
  • Two pedestrian skybridges span the exhibit halls
  • Access to any part of the building in no more than eight minutes

Loading dock

  • 62 bays including five elephant doors for drive-on access to the exhibit hall
  • Designed for fast and easy move-in, move-out
  • Weather protected with covered truck pull-in and indoor pre-fab space

State-of-the-art telecommunication services

  • Free Wi-Fi access
  • Complete cell phone coverage available throughout building
  • Technology includes fiber-optic backbone and T3 lines for rapid Internet connection

Two private ring roads

  • 2 ring roads for exhibitor and attendee traffic only
  • Separate, secure freight entrance
  • Seven separate drop-off and pick-up locations
     

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