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We at Centerplate would like to congratulate you on your selection of the Miami Beach Convention Center as the site of your upcoming event. We are certain you will be pleased with the offerings of Miami Beach.

Heading into the 21st Century, the Miami Beach Convention Center continues to be a popular site for major conventions, trade and consumer shows, especially those international in scope and nature. We are embarking in a new direction of making the Miami Beach Convention Center known as the “Best Kept Secret” venue to host galas, weddings, bar mitzvahs, sweet sixteen, quinces, anniversaries, reunions, retirement and graduation parties.

In 2007, the center opened its doors to a new catering venture into social catering. The Miami Beach Convention Center boasts its abundance of event spaces which allows many different demographics to take part in hosting various social gatherings. Recently, Centerplate hosted the first LEO- Law Enforcement Officers Awards Gala Night welcoming 800 guests, and “BBBS-Big Brothers Big Sisters - The Big Event”, hosting 820 guests. Both of these proved to be a spectacular evening of cocktails, dancing, gourmet cuisine prepared by chefs Jonathan Barnett of Centerplate, Michael Bloise of Wish, and Mike Sabin of Prime 112, and unparalleled South Beach ambiance and entertainment.

Some major conventions held at the Miami Beach Convention Center have included; the Shriners, NATPE for the television and movie industry, POW WOW for the travel industry, the Professional Convention Management Association`s Annual Meeting, MPI-Meeting Planners International, IAEM for the exposition management industry, NCLR-La Raza 2007, NAACP, NMSDC 2007, and various high-tech medical conventions. Most notably, the inaugural Microsoft Global Briefing - July 2001, a major sales and technology meeting of Microsoft employees Worldwide, utilized the entire Miami Beach Convention Center and Jackie Gleason Theater.

Major annual trade shows here include; the Fine Jewelry Show (three shows per year!), Graphics of the Americas, the widely publicized South Beach Food and Wine Festival, and the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference/Expo. Popular annual consumer events include: the Miami International Boat Show, IBEX- International Boat Builders Expo, the South Florida Auto Show, Art Basel Miami Beach (2nd Biggest International Art Fair next to Art Basel in Switzerland), Shoe Market of the Americas(three shows per year!), Swimshow, Trafik, Fispal Latino Food Fair & Forum, HD Boutique, International Congress of Esthetics, Home Design and Remodeling Show (twice a year) and the Original Miami Beach Antique Show (three each year!).

In addition, special events include; the first Food Network Awards, MTV Latin America, Hooters International, Clio Awards, NFL’s Commissioner’s Party during the Super Bowl, and The Miss Universe Pageant. Concerts by Seal, Pet Shop Boys and Itzhak Perlman have been held at the once Centerplate managed Jackie Gleason Theater of the Perfoming Arts.

Whether your needs include a fine dining banquet for 3,000, creative coffee breaks, a board luncheon, or themed party, Centerplate has the resources and experience to insure your event will be one to remember. As the exclusive provider of food and beverages, arrangements must be made through Centerplate Corporation. You will find our pricing very reasonable and our service second to none.

Opened in 1957, the Miami Beach Convention Center has been the heart of Miami Beach for almost fifty years. It served as the site where Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) captured his first Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1964. In 1968, the Miami Beach Convention Center hosted the Republican National Convention and more than 20,000 delegates; while in 1972, more than 45,000 delegates visited the facility during both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.

As the demand for exhibition space has increased, in 1990 the facility underwent a $92 million renovation and doubled in size. Coupled with recently completed multi-million dollar telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, the facility’s high-tech capabilities make it a leader in the meetings industry. The building’s look got a change in Summer/Fall 2001 with new carpet throughout, as well as both an interior and exterior color/paint update, and Summer/Fall 2006 with new rest- rooms in A Halls and the Meeting Room Concourse.

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