6-483: The Buffalo Convention Center (formerly Buffalo Niagara Convention Center ) is a convention center in downtown Buffalo, New York . Opened in 1978 at 64,410 square feet, the convention center underwent an expansion in 2010. The center holds events such as job fairs, food events, comic cons, and the World's Largest Disco . In 2019, following a 90-day period taking input from the public, Erie County officials began exploring
12-846: A building or structure in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English ) is a large building that is designed to hold 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
18-519: 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
24-589: 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
30-399: The potential replacement or further expansion of the convention center. According to the study, the majority of residents polled (86 percent) are in favor of investing in a new facility. The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center has been seen as "outdated" and smaller than convention centers in cities similar to Buffalo. The Convention Center received an extensive renovation in 2021-2023. The name
36-412: Was changed from "Buffalo Niagara Convention Center" to "Buffalo Convention Center" with new, larger lettering on the facade. Other updates included a new sidewalk layout with heated sidewalks, and new lighting panels which can be changed to show different colors for different events. The venue also implemented a reconfigured door entry, improved wayfinding signage, and higher ceilings This article about
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