Convention Center

Description

At the moment the Convention Centre Puerto Vallarta is in construction as we speak, and doors are expected to be opened in December 2007.

Expectations are high, and it will most likely become one of the most complete ones of the country. It will have magnificent facilities and is situated in a pleasant natural environment which converts it into the perfect choice to have cultural-, social- and business events at a national or international level. The total surface of the project is about 50.000m².

The Convention Centre is built on a surface of 13 hectares, and is home to different facilities: 4,522 m² for expositions, 9 rooms for events with a capacity varying from 10 to 1600 persons. In the building you will also find the ´Cuale´ Theater, the interactive library, an investigation center for the ecologic reservation of ´el estero´, the expo center, streets and plazas. All this is surrounded by 70,000m² of mangrove swamps, all part of ´el estero el Salado´.

Location

Its excellent location makes it the best option for locals and visitors, given that the building is located strategically for an easy accessibility and close to important places in Puerto Vallarta. It is located just 5 minutes from the Hotel Zone, 5 minutes from the International Airport ´Gustavo Díaz Ordaz´ and 20 minutes from the centre of the city.

Installations

The center is designed to offer all the needs for a convention, like the Expocenter, the five rooms, rooms for business meetings, theater, the investigation center, cafeteria, the cultural shop, the education center, culture workshop or exposition, all provided with advanced technology, services and elegant facilities to give your events that special touch.

Expo Center
The expo center will have magnificent facilities like a big lobby, the ideal place for the realization of artistic expositions and register areas. On the second floor will be 4 VIP rooms with the necessary services in order to function as offices for congress visitors and/or exhibitors, which will allow them to coordinate their events in a flawless way.

There will also be a conference room which can be divided in four separate rooms with a capacity of 90 persons per room. In the upper part will be a parking with space for 600 cars.

Egretta Salon
This elegantly decorated and carpeted room of 1,045 m², will have the possibility to be transformed into 7 separate sections. There will be three emergency exists, two entrance doors and two doors for the access of equipment (both 2 m wide and 2,25 m high).

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 1600 persons
School: 600 persons
Banquet: 800 persons

Furthermore this salon will have many services like air conditioning, telephone connections, neon lighting and an integrated display with projector.

Sterna Salon
This room is designed with the best materials in order to make your event a success; it is carpeted, has two entrance doors (1m wide, 2,10 high) and two emergency exits.

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 320 persons
School: 180 persons
Banquet: 200 persons

Furthermore this salon will have offer services like a kitchen, telephone connections, anti-fire system, an integrated display with projector and air conditioning.

Laurus Salon
This magnificent room with a rectangular shape is a little smaller then the other rooms. It has two entrance doors (1m wide, 2,10 high) and a entrance for people with a handicap.

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 120 persons
School: 40 persons
Banquet: 70 persons

This salon offers services like telephone connections, anti-fire system, neon lighting, an integrated display with projector and air conditioning.

Columba Salon
This room has option of hosting events simultaneously, has the third largest size and has a special entrance for people with a handicap. Furthermore the elegance of the decoration will not go by unnoticed.

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 280 persons
School: 400 persons
Banquet: 70 persons

The Columba Salon has telephone connections, an anti-fire system, neon lighting, an integrated display with projector, air conditioning and more.

Wilsonia Salon
The Wilsonia Salon is characterized for its eccentric structure and offers the same impressive installations similar to the other rooms. The room is carpeted and has an elegant decoration.

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 140 persons
School: 60 persons
Banquet: 60 persons

The salon offers services like telephone connections, an anti-fire system, neon lighting, an integrated display with projector and air conditioning.

Didelphys and Crassum Salons
These small rooms are designed with the best communication technology and has internet, so the meetings will be comfortable and pleasant.

Different set ups with capacity:

Auditorium: 70 persons
School: 30 persons
Banquet: 40 persons

These rooms are equipped with telephone connections, an anti-fire system, neon lighting, an integrated display with projector, air conditioning and more.

Los Arcos Theater
This broad space with a capacity for 1339 persons could be the scenery for inauguration ceremonies, artistic events like theater pieces and cultural expositions and much more.

The theater has a lobby, a stage, projection and lighting, audio, dressing rooms, an administration office, area to load and discharge, a bar and toilets.

Library
The library of the convention center will have more than 100.000 books, 7500 news paper publications, and 450 online data bases, an internet room, rooms for group work, an informal reading salon and a digital library.

Information classes are being offered for acquisition and transmission of human, scientific and technological knowledge, but also for your entertainment.

We integrate with the suppliers during our events in order to reach the quality and satisfaction we want our services to have.

Ecologic Center
The ecologic center is a proof that the development and the conservation of the environment are not two separate things.

Working carefully and harmonious with nature, ´el estero el Salado´ is a unique environment where you can experiment the natural world.

It is a platform for ecologic education that tries to give the visitors (in an entertaining way) a different perspective on the world; pro conservation and with respect for nature.

Services

Some of the services the Convention Center will have to offer are:

o Artificial climate
o Big parking
o International kitchen
o Experienced personnel
o Computing equipment with an Internet connection
o Projector
o Sound equipment
o Video projection
o Television
o Video recorder
o Translations English-Spanish
o Hostesses
o Cored microphone, wireless microphone and stick microphone

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