A Guide to Georgia World Congress and Exhibition Centre

Atlanta's major centre, the Georgia Worldadjacent 21-acre centennial Olympic Park along
Congress and Exhibition Centre is the fourthwith the 71,250-seat Georgia Dome only adds to
largest in the US and is the United States' firstthe glory of the congress centre.
state owned Convention Centre. A centre thatThe centre's prime location makes it easily
has witnessed all kinds of events ranging fromaccessible especially for visitors and exhibitors
the world's finest conventions to all kinds ofcoming from outside Atlanta as it is located at
sporting events, the Georgia Centre was thejust a distance of 15 minutes from the
chosen venue for the 41st Miss World Pageant inHartsfield-Jackson Airport which has almost 2,500
1991.flights to over 250 destinations around the world.
Located in the heart of Atlanta's business centre,Atlanta's state-of-the-art public transportation
the Georgia World Congress and Exhibition Centresystem called the MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta
has an experience of over twenty years in itsRapid Transit Authority) is a safe and affordable
field and has built a reputation for itself with itsbus and rail system connecting all parts of Atlanta.
world-class facilities and exceptional customerAnother option for conveyance in Atlanta is the
service. Opened in 1976, this structure hasover 1,500 taxi services available for trips in and
undergone expansions in 1985, 1992 and 2002 andaround Atlanta at flat rates.
includes three adjacent buildings which were addedAtlanta has on offer a huge range of guestrooms,
to its campus during the expansions.hotels and inns which are well equipped to meet
While the centre has 12 exhibition halls and 106the requirements of guests in terms of facilities,
meeting rooms, it also includes the Sidney Marcusconvenience, standards as well as budget. With
Auditorium which is a 1,746 fixed-seat auditoriumvarious hotels located close to the Georgia World
and two well designed and richly decoratedCongress Centre, guests have no reason to
ballrooms in Building B and Building C called theworry about accommodation on their trip to
Thomas.B.Murphy Ballroom and the GeorgiaAtlanta.
Ballroom respectively.The centre has many reasons to be one among
The Georgia World Congress Centre has a totalthe most favoured and prioritised in the list of
exhibit space of about 1.4 million square feet onvenues made by event organizers. This is one of
offer. It also homes the 1996 opened Georgiathe reasons why it hosts annual events like the
International Plaza which is a 6-acre green-spaceSEC Football Fanfare in its convention hall. The
pedestrian plaza that doubles up as the roof of itsFanfare event runs alongside the two day SEC
2,000 space parking lot. The 3.6 acre footballChampionship Game which is held in the Georgia
themed West Plaza within its campus, and theDome.