Moscone Center West Guide

San Francisco's largest convention and exhibition complex, Moscone Center was initially built in 1981 and has witnessed great historical events like the 1984 Democratic National Convention, WonderCon (an annual comic book, science fiction and motion picture convention) and MacWorld Expo (the most distinguished exposition at the center).

Consisting of three buildings, Moscone Center was originally built as one single hall - Moscone South, named after San Francisco former mayor George Moscone. The whole complex was completed with the expansion of Moscone North in 1992 and Moscone West in 2003. The expansion added an extra 600,000 square feet to its original 300,000 square feet of exhibit space.

When it comes to the newest building, Moscone West is an exhibition center as part of the Moscone Center. With a separate entrance on 4th Street between Howard and Mission Streets, the Moscone West is located at 800 Howard Street (between 4th Street and Holland Ct). Its location offers easy access to downtown San Francisco and major public transportation such as BART and Muni Metro.

Moscone West has three levels. The first level features a 96,660-square-foot exhibit hall and a 27,540-square-foot lobby. The second level is made up of 19 meeting rooms and a 28,261-square-foot lobby. The third level comprises 19 meeting rooms, a 56,294-square-foot ballroom and a 28,261-square-foot lobby.

For exact capacity figures and room capacity, check this page:

Moscone West Floor Plans

http://www.moscone.com/mtgplanners/floorplans/west.shtml

Note: Moscone Center doesn't rent individual meeting rooms. These rooms are offered for use only along with rental of major exhibit halls. If you are an exhibitor or a participant onsite, you may get in touch with show office about availability for meeting space during their show. Or check with the event's sponsoring organization about room availability.

This newest building hosts many large events each year. Now, most of the conventions and trade shows at the center are held at Moscone West. The upcoming events taking place at this building include:

- Google I/O 2011 (May 10 - 11, 2011) - bringing thousands of developers together for deep technical content, centered on building the next generation of web, mobile and enterprise applications with Google and open web technologies

- INTA 133rd Annual Meeting (May 14 - 18, 2011) - the trademark community's principle event for networking, continuing legal education and committee as well as client meetings

- Citrix Synergy 2011 (May 24 - 26, 2011) - the international conference where virtual computing takes center stage

- Apple WWDC 2011 (June 6 - 10, 2011) - a preview of the future of iOS and Mac OS X

- America's Health Insurance Plans Institute 2011 (June 15 - 17, 2011)

- Corporate Event (June 22 - 23, 2011)

- NAFCU 44th Annual Conference & Exhibition (June 29 - July 2)

You can explore more info about upcoming events at the center on this page:

Upcoming Events at Moscone Center

http://www.moscone.com/site/do/event/list

Note: There is no wheelchair rental available at the Moscone Center. If you need a wheelchair when taking part in an event, you need to contact the event's sponsoring organization and let them know. However, the center offers designated handicapped pick-up and drop-off area during events.

In addition, meeting room floors are non-slip, level and accessible to persons in wheelchairs. For the sake of convenience, there are also wheelchair lifts available to use with all raised podiums or head tables.