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35 B M & T ••• November/December 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com South (Level 4). Additionally, McCormick Place North offers a 35,836-Sq. ft. lobby and 84,603 sq. ft. of meeting space in 29 rooms. McCormick Place South features 840,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space with moveable partitions (Hall A1 and Hall A2), and is linked to McCormick Place North and McCormick Place West by a glass-enclosed Grand Concourse. When used in conjunction with McCormick Place North, the exhibit space can span 1.2 million sq. ft. on one level. Planners will be happy to hear that MPS also features two ballrooms, the 33,740-sq. ft. Grand Ballroom and the 21,365-sq. ft. Vista Ballroom, as well as 156,000 sq. ft. of meeting space in 43 rooms McCormick Place South boasts 100-ft. ceilings, a 900-ft. walkway that includes a business center, visitor informa- tion booth, and other amenities, and sky bridges that con- nect to McCormick Place Lakeside Center, McCormick Place North, and McCormick Place West. Whether you're hosting 200 people or 20,000, McCormick Place West is just the right size, featuring 406,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. The entire building was specifically designed to adapt to various needs, never feel- ing too big or too small, while always promoting social interaction and comfort. The facility's 100,000-sq. ft. Skyline Ballroom can be divided into five sections that can be configured in 15 different ways with maximum the- ater-style seating for 11,500. There are 61 Wi-Fi equipped meeting rooms totaling 250,000 sq. ft., while a Rooftop Garden can accommodate receptions for 800 and 300 for a sit-down dinner. Lakeside Center (formerly the East Building) opened in the original McCormick Place structure. It features 583,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, and has been retrofitted to meet the needs of a variety of different groups in the mid- sized and growing event market. A sky bridge on Level 3 connects Lakeside Center to McCormick Place South and McCormick Place North. Lakeside Center is home to the 300,000-sq. ft. Hall D (divisible by two), the 44,754-sq. ft. Lakeside Ballroom, the 4.249-seat Arie Crown Theater, and 141,000 sq. ft. of meeting space in 40 rooms. For more information visit www.mccormickplace.com or call (312) 791-7000. McCormick Exhibit-Hall