Meeting Planners

The Art of Catering: Seven Massive Meals in the Sails Pavilion

At your San Diego Convention Center, we are in the experience business. And hosting dinners or banquets in the iconic 90,000 sq. ft. Sails Pavilion makes for quite the experience!

What does it take to feed 6,500 people in this one room during one convention?

At this year's Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference (RBC), our in-house staff worked to serve seven meals in the Sails Pavilion over the course of four days. It was a collaboration between the San Diego Convention Center and our food and beverage team, Centerplate.

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From the Meeting Planner: Transforming the Sails Pavilion

How does a meeting planner turn an empty space into a "Wow Moment" during a convention, meeting or trade show?

Patrick Crosson, CMP, senior producer with Agency EA, had that opportunity during a recent event hosted at the San Diego Convention Center for a tri-branded Summit. This was the first time this event was held at the Convention Center.

The General Session created a first-of-its-kind moment in the Sails Pavilion with:

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