Introduction
The Orange County Convention Center consists of two buildings joined together by a covered pedestrian sky-bridge. The West Building, opening in four phases from February 27, 1983[2] (with an initial 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of exhibition space) and 1996, is located on the south side of International Drive. The North/South Building, located on the north side of International Drive, was completed in 2003.
In its entirety, the Orange County Convention Center features:
? 2,100,000 square feet (200,000 m2) of exhibition space
? Two 92,000-square-foot (8,500 m2) general assembly areas
? 74 meeting rooms/235 breakouts
? The 2,643-seat Chapin Theater
? A 200-seat Lecture Hall
? The 62,000-square-foot (5,800 m2) multi-purpose Valencia Room
? Three full-service restaurants/8 food courts
? Three business centers
? In-house electric, plumbing, rigging and technical services, plus wireless mobility throughout the complex
? On-site parking for 6,227
? Three covered loading docks/173 truck bays