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The Dr. Pedro Rosselló González, Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC) (or ''Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico y Dr. Pedro Rosselló González'' in Spanish)〔(Lexjuris - Para designar con el nombre del “Dr. Pedro Rosselló González” el nuevo Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico - LEY NUM. 53 DE 15 DE MAYO DE 2010 )〕 is a convention center located in Isla Grande (recently named the Convention Center District), in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a government agency of Puerto Rico, and managed by SMG. Designed by tvsdesign, it is the largest convention center in the Caribbean and one of the most technologically advanced in The Americas. The Convention Center includes a Exhibition Hall that can seat up to 16,965 persons〔http://www.prconvention.com/eng/center/floorplans.asp〕 and a ballroom that can accommodate up to 4,158 persons. All in all, approximately 25,000 persons can be accommodated within the center simultaneously and can handle conventions of organizations as large as 10,000 participants. The Center is operated by the Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, which also operates the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, also known as the "Choliseo", and the Government Reception Center in Old San Juan, as well as the 113-acre district on which the Convention Center and the atttached Sheraton hotel are located. Its current executive director is Jaime López. The convention center is named after former Governor Pedro Rossello, who proposed and initiated the design, finance and construction of the structure. ==History== 1994 - Governor Rosselló and Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Fortuño announce the development of the Golden Triangle Project to be located in the Miramar section of Santurce, the old Isla Grande naval station and the Puerta de Tierra section of San Juan. 1996 - Design of new Convention Center commences 1997 - Three-year long relocation and razing of state government facilities at old Isla Grande naval station begins 2000 - Groundbreaking ceremony held and construction begins 2001 - Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority begins operations 2005 - Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá inaugurates Convention Center 2009 - Convention Center achieves 1.5 Million Visitors in 1,500 Events 2009 - Sheraton's anchor Hotel at the Convention District initiates operations 2010 - Gov. Luis Fortuño signs law naming center after his predecessor, Gov. Rosselló 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puerto Rico Convention Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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