The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in Winchester, Nevada.
Being one of the largest convention centers in the world with 3,200,000 sq ft (300,000 m2) of space, it hosts shows with an estimated 200,000 participants. At the end of 2010 Las Vegas Valley had more than 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m2) of exhibit and meeting space. The CONEXPO-CON/AGG construction trade show in 2008 used the most space, 2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2).
The LVCC is adjacent to the Las Vegas Hilton and the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel and is accessible from the Las Vegas Monorail.
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