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Memphis Cook Convention Center

255 North Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103-0016
Phone: 901-576-1200
FAX: 901-576-1212
http://www.memphisconvention.com

The Memphis Cook Convention Center complex includes 190,000 square feet of exhibit space and registration/prefunction space, 31 breakout rooms with 74,000 square feet meeting space, a 2,100 seat acoustically superior performing arts center, and a 28,000 square foot ballroom with an adjoining kitchen. Memphis Cook Convention Center food service is handled by Marriott Corporation.

Memphis Cook Convention Center
• Over 160,000 square feet of  exhibition space in two halls
   Main hall has 125,000 square feet column free
   South hall has 35,098 square feet

• Space for more than 650 10' x 10' display booths.
• 31 breakout rooms ranging in seating capacity from 10 to 1,000.
• More than 2,700 hotel rooms in the downtown area.
• Three parking levels; 1,000 covered spaces.
• Hotel quality meeting rooms.
• Executive Conference Center.

Main Exhibit Hall
• Booth Capacity: 125,000 square feet column free, divisible into 3 sections, 653 10' x 10' booths.
• Seating: 10,150+
• Floor: Support weight of 225 lbs. per square foot.
• Electrical Telephone Service: 30-foot center floor outlets for 120, 240, 480 volt power provide easy access for electricity and telephones.
• Lighting: 5 levels provided by selective switching.

Loading
• North side of Memphis Cook Convention Center: Entrance to the 30-foot-wide truck ramp and four-slot loading dock.
• Freight elevator: 11' 6" long, 9' wide 8' high: weight capacity: 72,000 lbs.

Parking
• Three underground levels: space for nearly 1,000 cars.
• Adjacent facilities: 2,000 spaces.
• Truck elevator: 12'4" inches wide / 14'6" high, 53' deep: weight capacity: 80,000 lbs.; maximum truck length: 53'.
• Northeast freight elevator "A": 15'5" long, 10' wide, 8' high: weight capacity: 10,000 lbs.
• Northeast freight elevator "B": 12' long, 9' wide, 8' high: weight capacity: 10,000 lbs.
• Cook Convention Center exhibitor parking lot: 528' x 200' (approximately 105,000 sq ft)

Exhibit Hall / Ballrom Level
The 125,000 square-foot, column-free Exhibit Hall can be used as an impressive Main Hall or split into three qually impressive but smaller halls. This level also offers five column-free ballrooms that can be combined into one if required. Five meeting rooms, offering 16-foot ceilings, complement the overall space. A prefunction foyer located between the Hall and the Ballroom is perfect for registration or receptions. An outdoor terrace overlooking the mighty Mississippi provides a relaxing place for breaks.

 

EXHIBIT HALL / BALLROOM LEVEL

 

Square
Feet

Dimension

Ceiling
Height

Banquet
Capacity

Theater
Capacity

Classroom
Capacity

10'x10'
Booths

East Hall

48,686

226'x187'

40'

2,860

5,150

2,860

261

NW or SW Hall

37,450

280'x133'

40'

2,140

2,500

2,140

196

Main Hall

125,000

266'x467'

40'

7,140

10,150

7,140

653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ballroom A

10,664

86'x124'

27'

700

1,050

576

51

Ballroom B

8,228

68'x121'

27'

500

810

480

40

Ballroom C

2,829

41'x69'

27'

150

288

160

10

Ballroom D

2,829

41'x69'

27'

150

288

160

10

Ballroom E

2,829

41'x69'

27'

150

288

160

10

Combined

27,776

224'x124'

27'

1,900

2,900

1,600

140



 

 

MEZZANINE LEVEL

 

Square
Feet

Dimension

Ceiling
Height

Banquet
Capacity

Theater
Capacity

Classroom
Capacity

10'x10'
Booths

Cotton Row

4,485

57'x78'

9'5"

280

392

296

25

Steamboat

7,098

91'x78'

9'5"

400

634

440

40

Combined

11,583

148'x78'

9'5"

680

1,026

736

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

River Bluff 

1,400

28'x50'

9'5"

60

120

72

7

Sultana

2,300

46'x50'

9'5"

110

144

123

10

Mississippi

2,300

46'x50'

9'5"

110

144

123

10

Chickasaw

1,300

28'x50'

9'5"

60

120

72

7

Combined

7,300

148'x50'

9'5"

340

528

390

34

Tapered ceilings 9'5" in middle, 8'10" at sides.

 

Executive Conference Center
• Conference for 25; 1,750 square feet (permanent boardroom table)
• State-of-the-art audio/visual and computer conferencing capabilities

 

LOBBY LEVEL

 

Square
Feet

Dimension

Ceiling
Height

Banquet
Capacity

Theater
Capacity

Classroom
Capacity

10'x10'
Booths

L-1

860

27'x30'

9'5"

40

70

40

n/a

L-2

1,478

26'x54'

9'5"

80

168

80

8

L-3

1,642

30'x54'

9'5"

80

182

80

9

L-2 & L-3

3,120

56'x54'

9'5"

160

350

160

17

L-4

1,478

27'x54'

9'5"

80

168

80

8

L-5

1,650

30'x54'

9'5"

80

182

80

9

L-6

1,567

29'x54'

9'5"

80

168

80

8

L-7

1,767

31'x59'

9'5"

100

210

124

10

L-5, 6 & 7

5,294

85'x59'

9'5"

260

560

284

27

L-8

850

27'x30'

9'5"

40

70

40

n/a

L-9

899

28'x28'

9'5"

40

70

40

n/a

L-10

1,545

30'x50'

8'

80

168

80

8

L-11

1,519

29'x50'

8'

80

168

80

8

L-12

1,494

29'x50'

8'

80

168

80

8

L-13

1,494

29'x50'

8'

80

168

80

8

L-14

1,545

30'x50'

8'

80

168

80

8

Grand Lobby

19,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tapered ceilings 9'5" in middle, 8'10" at sides.

 



 

SOUTH HALL / LOWER LEVEL

 

Square
Feet

Dimension

Ceiling
Height

Banquet
Capacity

Theater
Capacity

Classroom
Capacity

10'x10'
Booths

South Hall

35,098

-

32'

2,040

4,340

2,128

180