Austin Convention Center

03.15.2010 | Comments Off

The beautiful Austin Convention Center is a busy place, and there’s a good reason for that.

The Austin Convention Center is a busy place because it has such awesome facilities for any kind of convention, conference, trade show, corporate retreat, reunion, reception, along with plenty of handy parking, more-than-enough electrical outlets, reliable internet access, and, and, and, well, what else could anyone need for a meetup?

In fact, RIGHT NOW, the Austin Convention Center is hosting the huge and diverse South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) and is being featured on Twitter, etc, possibly more than any other keyword this weekend.

Just understanding the complexity of this particular conference will help you understand the diversity of the Austin Convention Center; it is quite capable of handling thousands of techies, musicians, bands, bloggers, podcasters, speakers, and hands-on “stuff” of every conceivable kind, without batting an eyelash. I’ve heard, too, that “things” are going quite smoothly in Austin, which is also an excellent advertisement for the conference center.

If you are interested in having your next conference/convention/retreat/trade show, etc, in a beautiful city with an enviable climate, in a venue that will turn itself inside out to accommodate your any and every need, you might want to consider the Austin Convention Center.

Here’s how to contact the Austin Convention Center:

Austin Convention Center Department

Mark Tester, Director
Monica Hammond, Assistant Director – Convention Center Operations
Darin Upchurch, Assistant Director – Finance / Palmer Events Center
Paul Barnes, Assistant Director – Sales, Marketing and Event Services
Michele Gizelbach, Chief Financial Manager
Lisa Kidder, Director of Sales
Alycia Sparkman, Event and Exhibitor Services Manager
Joe Gonzalez, IT Services Manager
Terri McBride, Public Information Specialist / Media Relations
Van Jobe, Manager – Guest Services and Purchasing