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THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER
BREAKS THE GLASS CEILING

According to convention industry leaders in the Professional Convention Managers Association, women meeting planners outnumber men generally two-to-one. In today’s business world, women fill most manager and director positions having the responsibility of meeting planning. This is why the Anaheim Convention Center has broken through the "glass ceiling." The Center hopes to beckon meeting planners and attendees with the soaring 180-foot new glass tower.

According to Greg Smith, general manager of the Anaheim Convention Center, "In the corporate world the glass ceiling represents an invisible barrier that keeps women from progressing in their careers. However, our glass ceiling is just the opposite, it conjures an image of the sky’s the limit. We think that this is one glass ceiling that everyone will welcome." The vast 215,000-square-foot lobby features 235,000 square feet of glass that sets the stage for this spacious building. Charles Ahlers, president of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau noted, "The architects have created a highly user-friendly and artistic building. In addition to providing stunning meeting and exhibit space, it brings our Southern California sunshine inside, providing an open and casual feeling throughout this state-of-the-art venue."

The Anaheim Convention Center’s massive expansion and redesign project just recently completed the second phase, giving the building one-million square feet of meeting and exhibit space. The building features a brand new look, lobby, ballroom, meeting rooms and a spectacular view. The glass tower represents the signature look for the new building’s architecture. In total, $13 million dollars worth of glass will create this dramatic front entrance. The final completion of the 1.6 million-square-foot Anaheim Convention center project is set for December of 2000.

Edited by Kerry Cohen

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