Overland Park Convention Center : Venue Name
Category: Venue
Location: Overland Park Convention Center – 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, Kansas 66211 USA
Phone: (913) 439-5382
Email: contact[at]opconventioncenter.com
www: opconventioncenter.com
Timings: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM
Overland Park Convention Center named Best Small Convention Center in North America
Overland Park Convention Center, Kansas, USA: About
The Overland Park Convention Center has been named 2023 Best Small Convention Center in North America by EXHIBITOR Magazine, a leading industry publication honoring the best in event venues. This is the fourth year OPCC has won in EXHIBITOR’s special awards category since the awards inception four years ago.
Convention centers throughout North America were considered and evaluated using an objective algorithm and rigorous grading scale. After a survey of past clients as well as exhibit and event managers who have exhibited at or hosted events at each of the top three finalist venues, OPCC was selected.
The recognition also considers criteria categorized into five primary areas:
- Facility & Functionality
- Location & Accommodations
- Service & Execution
- Expansions & Upgrades
- Awards & Industry Participation
“This facility has proven their ability to host trade shows and events of all shapes and sizes while providing world-class service and state-of-the-art accommodations,” said Travis Stanton, editor of EXHIBITOR, noting that everything from the number of nearby hotel rooms to the cost and quality of Wi-Fi access can have a significant impact on exhibiting companies’ experience at events.
In addition to this special recognition, Overland Park is consistently ranked on North America’s Top 30 Convention Centers list released by EXHIBITOR annually. The venue was also awarded Best Customer Service & On-Site Support in North America in 2021 and Best Small Convention Center in North America in 2020 and 2022.
“Our team, this industry and events— are recovering at an unbelievable pace and it feels amazing,” said Brett C. Mitchell, general manager of Overland Park Convention Center. “We have so many things to be proud of this year, like the creation of our sensory room space for neurodivergent attendees and the expansion of our sustainability program with a complete venue roof replacement. It’s recognitions like this award that drive us to never stop innovating, creating and being the absolute best we can be.”
Overland Park Convention Center: Learn More
The award-winning Overland Park Convention Center opened in November of 2002 on a 26-acre site in the heart of Overland Park, the largest suburban city in the Kansas City metropolitan and the second largest city in Kansas. Adorned with over sixty original works of are and equipped with state-of-the-art communications systems, the 245,000 square floor complex features a 60,000 sq. ft. exhibit hall that connects to the 25,000 sq. ft. Edwin C. Eilert Ballroom and 15,000 sq. ft. of meeting room space. Natural light radiates throughout the unusually spacious (44,000 sq. ft.) pre-function and registration areas.
Among the convention centers many awards, the most recent include:
- 2022 Best Small Convention Center in North America
- 2022 – 2020 North America’s Top Convention Centers, EXHIBITOR Magazine
- 2021 Best Customer Service and On-Site Support in North America, EXHIBITOR Magazine
- 2020 Best Small Convention Center in North America, EXHIBITOR Magazine
- 2019 Best Convention Centers in North America, Business View Magazine
- 2021 – 2002 Best Meeting & Conference Facility, Ingram’s Magazine
- 2021 – 2018 Prime Site Award, Facilities & Destinations Magazine