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29-602: The show was very popular; for the 1999 edition, there were 20,000 attendees at the Moscone Center . For many years, the conference was hosted by Sun executive and Java evangelist John Gage . In 1999, the conference played host to an event called the Hackathon , a challenge set by Gage. Attendees were to write a program in Java for the new Palm V using the infrared port to communicate with other Palm users and register

58-906: A tent, which formed part of the conference venue. In April 2018, Oracle announced that the JavaOne conference would be discontinued, in favor of a more general programming conference called Oracle Code One . The CodeOne conference ran for two years. In March 2022, Oracle announced that JavaOne will return in October 2022, reclaiming the position the now defunct CodeOne conference once occupied. The conference has moved to Las Vegas from its original location in San Francisco. In March 2024, Oracle announced that JavaOne would be held in March, 2025, coinciding with Java's 30th birthday, moving back to (near) its original location in San Francisco. Several of

87-753: The Muni Metro , which connects to Caltrain . The center is also two blocks away from the Powell Street station , which is served by both BART and the Metro. Labor organizations supported the construction of the center, and were granted full labor jurisdiction. All labor in the Convention Center is performed by I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 Stagehands, Sign and Display Workers Local #510, Brotherhood of Teamsters local #65, IBEW Local #6, Security I.A.T.S.E. Local #B-18, Communications Workers of America, and

116-615: The South of Market neighborhood. The convention center originally opened in 1981. It is named after former San Francisco mayor George Moscone , who was assassinated in November 1978. The South of Market Area where Moscone Center was built was claimed by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency , and a protracted battle was fought by the displaced low-income residents during the 1960s and 1970s. Although

145-501: The Hotel & Restaurant Workers Local #2. IUOE Local #39 provides Engineering Services. Projection Presentation Technology is the on-site rental service. Moscone Center hosts many large events each year. During the 2016–17 season, Moscone Center hosted 74 events with a total attendance of 1,021,031. Moscone Center hosts a number of annual professional gatherings, including: In addition, Moscone Center hosts public gated events such as

174-644: The Middle East; Mumbai, India; and Toronto, Canada, where it established its first offices in 1997 with the acquisition of Urbana Architects. Other domestic acquisitions include Caudill Rowlett Scott based in Houston, Texas , in November 1994, adding offices in Houston and Atlanta. The purchase of 360 Architecture in January 2015, a 200-person, Kansas City –based firm, gave the group capabilities in

203-592: The SF Auto Show and the Fancy Foods Show. Moscone Center formerly hosted the following annual events: Other notable events at the convention center have included: Hellmuth, Obata %26 Kassabaum HOK Group, Inc. , formerly Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum , is an American design, architecture , engineering , and urban planning firm. Founded in 1955, it is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri . HOK

232-1064: The US opened in Hong Kong in 1984, and the second in London in 1987, a practice that would be expanded in 1995 by merging with the British architectural practice Cecil Denny Highton. The firm expanded into China in 2013, when it acquired the New York and Shanghai offices of hospitality design firm BBG-BBGM , creating one of the world's largest interior design firms, although BBG-BBGM's office in Washington, D.C., continues to operate as BBGM. By 2007, international work represented more than 40% of HOK's annual revenue. As of June 2024, HOK operates 26 offices across North America, Europe and Asia, including in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in China; Dubai in

261-407: The US to lead a stadium development, design and standards initiative to help house all USL clubs in soccer-specific stadiums across North America by the end of the decade. In 2023, Eli Hoisington and Susan Klumpp Williams were appointed joint co-CEOs of HOK, the firm's youngest CEOs, and the first time it had appointed a woman. They succeeded Bill Hellmuth , founder George Hellmuth ’s nephew, who

290-464: The aboveground structures and beneath Yerba Buena Gardens and the Metreon entertainment center. The massive underground hall has been described as a bunker. Together, Moscone North and South have 504,000 square feet (46,800 m ) of contiguous exhibition space, two ballrooms, 82 meeting rooms, and 107,000 square feet (9,900 m ) of pre-function lobby space. A large solar electricity system

319-456: The center is named after the murdered mayor, Moscone initially opposed the development of the area when he served on the SF Board of Supervisors in the 1960s because he felt it would displace elderly and poor residents of the area. As mayor, Moscone convened a special committee of proponents and opponents of a convention center. Hearings were held throughout SF seeking citizen input. A compromise

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348-586: The commission to design the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum . In 1973, HOK established a presence in New York by acquiring Kahn & Jacobs, designers of many New York City skyscrapers. By the 1970s, the firm was operating internationally and in 1975 the firm was named as architect of the $ 3.5 billion King Saud University in Riyadh , at the time the single largest building project in

377-550: The conferences highlighted a hardware device, typically made available to attendees before it is sold to the general public, or at a steep discount: From 2007 to 2009, an associated one-day event, CommunityOne , was held, for the broader free and open-source developer community. In 2009, CommunityOne expanded to New York City (CommunityOne East, March 18–19) and to Oslo, Norway (CommunityOne North, April 15). The third annual CommunityOne in San Francisco took place from June 1–3, 2009, at Moscone Center. Tracks included: CommunityOne

406-554: The design of stadiums, ballparks and arenas. That acquisition enabled HOK to launch a new global Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment design practice after the breakaway of Populous, and to open new offices in Kansas City and Columbus, Ohio. This return to the firm's tradition of stadium architecture was buoyed on May 15, 2015, when the firm announced a multi-year partnership with the United Soccer League (USL) in

435-480: The device on the Internet. During the 2008 conference, seventy Moscone Center staff members and three attendees were sickened by an outbreak of norovirus . After the acquisition of Sun by Oracle Corporation in 2010, the conference was held concurrently with Oracle OpenWorld. The conference was moved from Moscone Center to hotels on nearby Mason Street. In some years, one block of Mason was closed and covered with

464-841: The early 2000s, HOK began using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to streamline the design and construction process. His team designed the Weather Prediction Center with a four-story waterfall to direct rainwater into bio-retention gardens; and a louvred sunlight system for a building used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. HOK has worked with the Biomimicry Group, co-founded by Janine Benyus , since 2008, which directs designers to use natural models in solving problems such as precipitation capture. In 2010 they collaborated with

493-770: The energy and daylight consultancy, The Weidt Group, to complete Net Zero Court, a zero-emissions class A commercial office building in St. Louis. Using an ocular roof design, their 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium became the first LEED Platinum certified sports stadium in the US. Their design for the Boston Consulting Group HQ in Toronto in 2022, uses principles of wellness-informed architecture, to maximise natural light and encouraging standing, for which it won WELL Platinum Certification from WELL Building Standard accreditation body. HOK and Biomimicry 3.8 released

522-652: The firm. Another prominent school they designed was the Saint Louis Priory School . By the mid-1960s, the firm was winning commissions across the United States and began to open additional offices, starting with San Francisco in 1966 for the design of a library at Stanford University and Dallas in 1968 for the master planning and design of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . Also in 1968, HOK launched its interior design practice. That year, HOK expanded into Washington, D.C. , after winning

551-559: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Moscone Center has struggled to fill its event calendar. Moscone hosted approximately 36 events in 2023 and 22 events in 2024. Some conferences did go forward as scheduled at Moscone Center, only to decide that they will not come back. For example, the American College of Surgeons went forward with its annual meeting in October 2024 and then decided afterwards, without disclosing

580-436: The reason, that it would not return to San Francisco in 2029 as originally scheduled. In general, San Francisco's "high hotel and booking costs have been cited as challenges, along with concerns over street conditions". The Moscone Center complex consists of three main halls: Moscone North and South are connected by a pedestrian bridge over Howard Street, as well as by the underground exhibition hall, which extends far beyond

609-433: The solar system, combined with savings from energy efficiency measures, delivers the equivalent energy to power approximately 8,500 homes. The location of the complex in the South of Market area provides easy access to downtown San Francisco's many hotels and restaurants, as well as major transportation systems. The Yerba Buena/Moscone station , in the southwestern corner of the convention center complex, provides access to

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638-673: The world. In 1979, George Kassabaum was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician. In 1983, HOK formed HOK Sport Venue Event, a subsidiary devoted entirely to designing sport stadiums, arenas, and convention centers, an architectural boom market at the time. In January 2009, the Board of HOK Group, Inc. and managers of HOK Sports Facilities, LLC transferred ownership of HOK Sport to leaders of that practice. The company became an independent firm, and rebranded itself as Populous . HOK's first office outside

667-529: Was completed in 2012. The renewal project was designed by HOK , the center's original architect. A $ 551 million expansion project is underway, which was scheduled for completion in December 2018. The aboveground portions of Moscone South have been demolished and replaced by a more spacious structure. Moscone North was also renovated. The expansion project was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Mark Cavagnero Associates . Since

696-468: Was discontinued after the acquisition of Sun by Oracle . Moscone Center The George R. Moscone Convention Center ( / m ɒ s ˈ k oʊ n i / ), popularly known as the Moscone Center , is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco , California, United States. The complex consists of three main halls spread out across three blocks and 87 acres (35 ha) in

725-529: Was established in St. Louis , Missouri, in 1955. The firm is named for its three founding partners: George F. Hellmuth , Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum , all graduates of the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis . The practice's first building designs were schools in St. Louis suburbs, and St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florissant was the first independent school designed by

754-412: Was featured in the 1995 movie The Net , with Sandra Bullock. The expansion of Moscone North and Moscone West in 1992 and 2003, designed by Gensler with Hunt Construction Group as the general contractor, added an additional 600,000 square feet (56,000 m ) to its original 300,000 square feet (28,000 m ) of exhibit space. Moscone North and South underwent a two-year renovation project that

783-425: Was installed on the roof of the center in March 2004 by PowerLight Corporation. The installation of this system marked San Francisco's first major step towards obtaining all municipal energy from pollution-free sources. With the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) solar array (675 kW capacity) in place, San Francisco boasts one of the largest city-owned solar installations in the country. The electricity generated by

812-429: Was president of the firm from 2004 to 2016 and CEO from 2016 until his passing in 2023. Prior to Bill Hellmuth, Patrick MacLeamy served as HOK’s CEO from 2003 to 2016, and chairman since 2012. MacLeamy succeeded HOK Chairman Bill Valentine when he retired after 50 years with the firm. In 1983, HOK introduced HOK Draw, computer-aided drafting software products that specialized in conceptual architectural design. In

841-452: Was reached which was supported by Moscone. He put the matter on the ballot in November 1976 and it passed overwhelmingly. The original Moscone Convention Center hall opened in 1981 on the site of what is now known as Moscone South. It was designed by a team at Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum led by Bill Valentine . The exhibition hall was placed underground to minimize the controversial convention center's visible footprint. Moscone Center

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