Grand Wayne Convention Center

Infobox Venue
name = Grand Wayne Center


image_caption = Façade of the Grand Wayne Center, looking east from West Jefferson Blvd.
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location = 120 West Jefferson Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
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type = convention center
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broke_ground = 1983
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opened = 1985 [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5487577_ITM Lodging industry faces varied threats] , "Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News", July 8, 1993. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.]
renovated = 2003-2005
expanded = 2003-2005
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owner = Fort Wayne-Allen County Convention and Tourism Authority
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website = [http://www.grandwayne.com/ Grand Wayne Center]

The Grand Wayne Center is a convention center located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen County, United States. As a result of a $42 million renovation and expansion between 2003 and 2005, the Grand Wayne now encompasses convert|225000|sqft|m2. [Lengerich, Ryan, [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31619476_ITM Hundreds were wowed during Friday's open house at the Grand Wayne Center] , "The News-Sentinel", May 7, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.]

Facility

Located on the first floor, the central convention hall of the Grand Wayne consists of convert|50000|sqft|m2 in addition to the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, which consists of convert|10000|sqft|m2. [http://www.grandwayne.com/ Grand Wayne Center - Floorplans and Specs] . Retrieved on 2008-06-09.] Together, both the Harrison and Jefferson Meeting Rooms encompass nearly convert|10000|sqft|m2. On the second floor, the Calhoun Ballroom covers convert|6000|sqft|m2 alongside The Gallery, which covers convert|1680|sqft|m2. The Grand Wayne Center's north and south façades feature 1,830 floor-to-sealing exterior windowpanes with two exterior waterfalls, at the intersections of Jefferson and Washington Boulevards with Harrison Street. [Larson, Cindy, [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6521723_ITM Waterfalls will greet visitors] , "The News-Sentinel", May 2, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.] A nine-floor attatched Hilton Hotel operates at the east wing of the Grand Wayne to accommodate event-goers. [ [http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/FWAFHHF-Hilton-Fort-Wayne-at-the-Grand-Wayne-Convention-Center-Indiana/index.do;jsessionid=564F3556E78376DF0534B3263BBE4B89.etc44?brand_id=HI&brand_directory=/en/hi/&xch=209925301,AIYHOGC51HBAICSGBJN2VCQ Hilton Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Center] . Retrieved on 2008-06-09.]

Events

*Ikasucon, July 18-20, 2008. [ [http://ikasucon.org/ Ikasucon] . Retrieved on 2008-06-09.]

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