Notable Conventions
The Indiana Convention Center has been the host to a large variety of meetings and conventions. These include:
- The 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in July 2012.
- Star Wars Celebration II and III - It brought over 30,000 loyal Star Wars fans to Indianapolis, including George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Peter Mayhew, and many other members of the Star Wars cast and crew. Celebration III was April 21–24, 2005.
- Gen Con - One of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. It moved to Indianapolis in 2003 and occurs in August. In 2011, Gen Con saw over 36,000 unique attendees.
- National FFA convention - Has host the event from 2005-2012, alternative with Louisville from year to year after this. This convention attracts around 50,000 FFA members to the city.
- The Indiana Convention Center was also the site of the boxing competitions in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.
- The Indiana Convention Center was the site of the 1980 General Conference of the United Methodist Church as well as the 1972 North Central Jursidictional Conference.
- The Indiana Convention Center is the site of the Pokemon Trading Card Game US National Championships annually.
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