Jul 1, 2020 | Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, COVID-19, Features
Mark Tester became Orange County Convention Center’s executive director on Feb. 10 this year. He is responsible for overall operations, planning, marketing and all activities at the OCCC, while ensuring its positive economic impact for the community. Tester was...
Jun 15, 2020 | Association News, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Corp. News, COVID-19, Features
(Pictured above: Boston’s convention center became a field hospital during the crisis, just as many others did) by Cynthya Porter The word “catastrophic” hardly begins to describe the impact that COVID-19 is having on the face-to-face marketing industry as...
Feb 7, 2020 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by F. Andrew Taylor The 1.8 million sq. ft. ACC opened in 1967 across the street from Disneyland on Katella Avenue. It was designed by Adrian Wilson & Associates and built by the Del Webb Corporation, known for building various Sun City communities around the...
Oct 4, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA airport code: DEN Location: 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO Year Opened: 1995, replacing Stapleton International Airport, where gate space was limited and runways couldn’t handle Denver’s weather and winds. Size: 52.4 square miles with six runways (about the size of...
Aug 30, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA Airport Code: ATL Location: 6000 N. Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia Year Opened: Built and opened in 1926. It was originally named Candler Field; it was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport in 1942, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in 1971, and...
Aug 15, 2019 | Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA airport code: BNA Location: 1 Terminal Dr., Nashville, TN Year Opened: 1937. Originally named Berry Field, (hence IATA code of BNA). It was re-named in 1988, when a larger, more modern terminal was built. Size: The airport covers 3,900 acres with four runways...
