George R Brown Convention Center

Founded in 1987, the George R. Brown Convention Center is one of the largest convention centers in North America with nearly 1.2 million square feet of exhibition, meeting and registration space. It is connected to the 1,200-room Hilton Americas-Houston hotel with a doubledeck pedestrian sky bridge. The center features a full-service kitchen and a more than 240-seat cafe. The George R. Brown...

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This massive convention center on the east side of downtown, one of the 10 largest in the nation, is named for Houston entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist George R. Brown. Adjacent to the hotel are the new Discovery Green park and the newish Hilton Americas-Houston, which is connected to the convention center via several skywalks. With 1,800,000 square feet, the center hosts the...

In Short
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The Background
Built in 1987 to replace the dreary Albert Thomas convention complex, the George R. Brown is Houston's most exuberant public building, brightening up the east side of...

One of America's 10 largest convention centers, the George R. Brown(GRB) features 1.8 million square feet of dedicated meeti...ng space, including seven exhibit halls, a 3,600 tier-seated amphitheater, a level-three exhibit hall featuring arena-style seating for 6,500 with additional floor seating for 1,000,four 2,880 square-foot open-air event balconies, 100 flexible meeting rooms and a 31,590...