Aconvention center (American English; orconference centre inBritish English)[1] is a large building that is designed to hold aconvention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for majortrade shows, are sometimes known asexhibition halls. Convention centers typically have at least oneauditorium and may also containconcert halls,lecture halls,meeting rooms, andconference rooms. Some largeresort areahotels include a convention center.
Meeting facilities with lodging: hotels that include their own convention space in addition to accommodation and other related facilities, known as convention hotels.
Meeting facilities without lodging: are convention centers that do not include accommodation; usually located adjacent to or near a hotel(s).[3]
Other: any convention and meeting facilities designed to hold large numbers of people. Can exist alone (e.g., stadiums, arenas, parks, etc.) or within other structures (e.g., university lecture halls, museums, theaters). Usually do not include accommodation.[4]
The original convention centers or halls were incastles andpalaces. Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords,knights and government officials to attend important meetings with the king. A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people. These administrative actions would be done in thegreat hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace.
One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20, 1789.King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles. This led to the revolutionary group holding their meeting in an indoor tennis court. This was the first modern democratic conference center and lead to theTennis Court Oath[5] and theFrench Revolution.
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