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San Francisco/Bay Area Events
The San Francisco Bay Area plays host to a variety of exceptional public events, conventions, conferences, trade shows, expositions and job fairs at the Santa Clara Convention Center, the San Jose Convention Center and the Moscone Convention Center. Every year, thousands of people flock to attend to the country’s premiere shows and events, enjoying the beautiful Bay Area surroundings, cultures, dining and ambiance that add to your adventure.

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Santa Clara Convention Center

Located south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Convention Center is one of the most modern, well-equipped convention centers in the country, hosting many Bay Area events, conventions, conferences and expos. This flexible 262,000 square foot state-of-the-art meeting, trade, convention and banquet complex has taken its cue from the dynamic business that surrounds it in exciting downtown Santa Clara. The Santa Clara Convention Center is a complete source for all of your audio/visual, video and computer needs, telecommunications and technology solutions, catering and event planning services. A schedule of upcoming events, floor plans of the Convention Center's meeting rooms and ballrooms, and detailed listings of their services are available at www.sataclara.org.

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San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Framed by a 125-foot abstract tile mural, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center encompasses over 425,000 square feet of function and event space. Designed for convenience and versatility, it offers 143,000 square feet of column-free prime exhibit space, an elegant 22,000 square foot ballroom, up to 30 meeting rooms capable of seating up to 2,400 theater-style, and can accommodate banquets up to 5,000 people. The San Jose Convention Center has 30-foot-high finished ceilings, 12 loading bays with drive-on access to the exhibit hall floors, complete audio-visual, sound and lighting services, cellular, standard and ISDN telephony services, and fiber optic and copper cabling throughout the facility with DS-3 high-speed internet access.

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Moscone Convention Center

San Francisco 's premier meeting and exhibition facility, the Moscone Convention Center features 2 million square feet of building area, including 700,000 square feet of exhibit space, up to 106 meeting rooms, and 123,000 square feet of pre-function lobbies. The completion of Moscone West created a collection of facilities covering more than 20 acres on three adjacent blocks that anchors the 87-acre Yerba Buena Center redevelopment district in a vibrant downtown neighborhood of hotels, theaters, restaurants, museums, galleries, housing, parks and urban recreation centers. The Moscone is the perfect location to attend any function, event or convention in the Bay Area. For a schedule of events, visit www.moscone.com.

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Santa Clara Convention Center Public Events, Conventions & Trade Shows

• Intel Technology & Manufacturing Group Open House – July 11, 2005
• Coin Stamp & Collectibles Expo (Trade Show) – July 22 - 24
• The Gem Faire - July 29-31
• Career Fair – August 3, September 20, November 1
• South Bay Fall Home and Garden Show – September 9 – 11
• Taking Control of Your Diabetes – September 24
• Pacific International Quilt Festival (Trade Show) – October 13 - 16
• Bay Area UFO Expo October 14 - 16
• Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose – October 15
• Miss & Mrs. NRI Global Pageant – October 16
• GSPx 2005 – October 25 – 27
• Dance Masters of California – November 12