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Von Braun Center |
The Von Braun Center features more than 170,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space. Its arena has 6,000 permanent seats. The
convention center overlooks Big Spring International Park in downtown Huntsville. The adjacent Embassy Suites Hotel has 295 guest rooms and
suites. Nearby is Holiday Inn Downtown with 270 rooms.
Huntsville developed the rockets that launched America's first satellite and carried Apollo astronauts to the Moon. The Space Shuttle's propulsion system was developed here. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the earth's largest space museum, is a popular convention venue. The Davidson Center for Space Exploration houses the nation's original Saturn V moon rocket. Some 1,500 can be accommodated at a banquet there.
| Von Braun Center |
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Sq. Ft. |
Booths |
Theater |
Banquet |
Classroom |
| South Hall |
100,800 |
600 |
10,080 |
6,700 |
5,040 |
| East & West Halls |
24,880 |
160 |
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- |
- |
| North Hall |
23,184 |
133 |
2,300 |
1,800 |
1,500 |
| Hotels within walking distance of the downtown convention center: Huntsville Embassy Suites Hotel (adjacent), 295 units; Holiday Inn downtown, 270 units. |
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| U.S. Space & Rocket Center |
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Sq. Ft. |
Booths |
Theater |
Reception/Banquet |
Classroom |
| Saturn V/Davidson Center for Space Exploration |
42,000 |
- |
364 |
1,500/1,000 |
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| The Westin Huntsville |
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Sq. Ft. |
Banquet |
Theater |
Conference |
Reception |
Classroom |
| Mediterranean Ballroom |
7,972 |
600 |
1,000 |
- |
850 |
378 |
| Mediterranean I |
816 |
60 |
102 |
30 |
75 |
38 |
| Mediterranean II |
816 |
60 |
102 |
30 |
75 |
38 |
| Mediterranean III |
2,323 |
175 |
222 |
68 |
215 |
110 |
| Mediterranean IV |
2,323 |
175 |
222 |
68 |
215 |
110 |
| Mediterranean V |
816 |
60 |
102 |
30 |
75 |
38 |
| Mediterranean VI |
816 |
60 |
102 |
30 |
75 |
38 |
| Tripoli Boardroom |
792 |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
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| Outdoor Bridal Courtyard |
3,500 |
- |
- |
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250 |
- |
Huntsville/Madison County has more than 50 hotels and motels, many with meeting facilities for groups of up to 500.
For information on additional hotels with meeting space, contact the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. www.Huntsville.org or phone 1-800-843-0468
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Dine beneath the original Saturn V moon rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center |
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