Cindy Bonilla
Dr. Woojin Lee
TDM 386
November 2, 2010
Conversion Center Excursion
The Phoenix Convention Center was built in 1972 and since then it has gone through
several renovations which have aided the convention center in accomplishing its current
grandeur. When you first walk into the convention center you sense an air or professionalism,
and that together with its intricate and modern architecture has landed the Phoenix Convention
Center its place in the top 20 best conventions centers in the United States.
The Phoenix Convention Center has many pros which will be covered in the next few
lines. First, the Phoenix Convention Center has a very strong “green initiative,” which a
characteristic highly sought by meeting planner and other meeting planning entities. The
convention center has a very effective program which recycles vast amounts of plastic, another
which conserves energy, and solar panels in its roof which produces enough energy to power up
to 14 homes. The Phoenix convention Center comes equipped with all types of meeting spaces
which allow the perfect setting for any type of event, whether it is a general conference with its
appropriate break-out rooms, automobile exhibitions, or trade show spaces, elegant breath taking
spaces perfect for a luxurious event like a weeding in its award winning ballroom which has
beautiful dramatic ceiling lighting. Another pro to the Phoenix Convention Center is its location;
located in the heart of Phoenix convention center visitors have the amenity to simply walk to
many of the well known hotels because of their proximity to the meeting space, which is also
