6-688: Calgary Telus Convention Centre ( CTCC ) is a convention centre in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . Opened in 1974 as the Calgary Convention Centre , it is operated by the Calgary Convention Centre Authority on behalf of the City of Calgary. The facility offers 122,000 square feet of convention space, over 47,000 square feet of exhibit space, five pre-function areas and 36 meeting rooms. In December 1996,
12-484: A convention , where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows , are sometimes known as exhibition halls . Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls , lecture halls , meeting rooms , and conference rooms . Some large resort area hotels include
18-527: A convention center. In Francophone countries, the term is palais des congrès (such as the Palais des Congrès de Paris ) or centre des congrès (such as the Centre des congrès de Quebec). The original convention centers or halls were in castles and palaces . Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords, knights and government officials to attend important meetings with
24-400: The facility was renamed as Calgary Telus Convention Centre due to a naming rights agreement with Telus . In 2000, it was expanded with the addition of the north building. The main level of the north building has seven meeting rooms adjacent to a large pre-function area and two meeting rooms with a semi-private pre-function area. The upper level contains the exhibit hall. The lower level of
30-605: The king. A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people. These administrative actions would be done in the great hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace. One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20, 1789. King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles. This led to
36-471: The south building houses Macleod Hall, four meeting rooms and a large pre-function area. The Ideation Centre, consisting of four meeting rooms with a pre-function area, occupies the main floor, while the upper level houses nine meeting rooms. Convention centre A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English ) is a large building that is designed to hold
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