George R. Brown Convention Center

Opened in 1987, the George R. Brown Convention Center is owned, operated, and leased by the City of Houston through the Houston First Corporation. Later expanded in 2003, the Center ranks as one of the 10 largest convention centers in the nation with more than 1 million square feet of exhibition, meeting and registration space. For the fiscal year ending June 2011, the Center had hosted more than 244 conventions and other large-scale meetings.