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Marriott Gateway also opened in 2010, complete with 403 rooms and more than 300,000 sq. ft. of event space. Both properties are adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center and utilize an automated peoplemover connected to the airport. Everything about the facility is both beautiful and state of the art. Whether dining on a 4-star meal prepared by the GICC's world-class culinary team or touring the GICC's $1 million+ art collection, the GICC offers only the best to its clients. STATS Total Exhibit Space: Largest Hall: Largest Ballroom: Number of Meeting Rooms: Telephone: Website: 150,000 sq. ft. 150,000 sq. ft. 40, 000 sq. ft. 35 (770) 997-3566 www.gicc.com KANSAS CITY CONVENTION CENTER The eight-square-block Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities can accommodate every need with 388,800 sq. ft. of column-free exhibit space on one floor, 48 state-of-the-art meeting rooms, a 2,400-seat fine arts theater, an arena that seats more than 10,700 people and two unique outdoor reception, festival and activity areas.The complex is connected to major down- town hotels and underground parking by glass-enclosed skywalks and below-ground walkways. With 388,800 sq. ft. of contiguous, column-free space, Bartle Hall's main exhibition hall covers an area the size of eight football fields. This allows for more than 2,000 10-by-10 ft. booths, and enough room to create eye- catching pavilions or huge equipment displays without having to squeeze them between columns. The facility's meeting space is no less impressive. The new 40,500-sq. ft. Grand Ballroom is expandable to 34 Black Meetings & Tourism November/December 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com