The stadium can be covered to be converted to convention space.
Chicago, for example, has 4.5 million square feet of convention space.
The increase in convention space has led to a buyer's market for trade associations and corporate planners, who are being offered a range of incentives.
Sleeping on the convention space has become a problem in recent years.
The design will allow for future expansion of the convention space, if needed.
As you note, the stadium could be used to supplement convention space.
The center encompasses 115 hectares and has 246,000 m of convention space in eight halls.
Prompting this race for more convention space is the steady rise in the number of trade shows and conventions.
The hotel was unable to compete with other downtown hotels due to a lack of central air conditioning and convention space.
Despite the large increase in convention space, overflow still occurred at some events.
