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Black Meetings & Tourism October/November 2008: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 70 DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER The Duke Energy Convention Center is located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, connected to all major hotels, shopping and restaurants by an enclosed skywalk. The Convention Center is a 300,000-sq. ft. facil- ity with 41 meeting rooms, a 30,000-sq. ft. ballroom, and 162,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. Cincinnati USA's convention center recently under- went a $135 million expansion and renovation to become the Midwest's best-in-class center. The expansion means Cincinnati can accommodate 75 percent of the existing convention, conference and meetings market in the United States. meeting rooms and six ballrooms – all with state-of-the-art connectivity. Removable walls complete the package, allow- ing exhibition and meeting spaces to be configured to your specifications. STATS Total exhibit space: 312,000 sq. ft. Largest hall: 100,800 sq. ft. Largest ballroom: 18,306 sq. ft. Number of meeting rooms: 21 Telephone (800) 962-5313 Website: www.chattconvention.orq WWW.GICC.COM Our guests get here from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in just 2 minutes, comfortably and free of charge, by the Automated People Mover. THE GICC. ENJOY THE RIDE. Automated People Mover begins service fall 2009 400,000 TOTAL SQUARE FEET | 150,000 SQ. FT. EXHIBIT HALL 40,000 SQ. FT. BALLROOM | 32 MEETING ROOMS 3 EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOMS 90,000 SQ. FT. OF PRE-FUNCTION SPACE 17 COVERED LOADING DOCKS | 2,000 SURFACE PARKING SPACES 8,500 HOTEL ROOMS IN VICINITY | 2 MINUTE RIDE FROM AIRPORT