Bayfront Convention Center facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bayfront Convention Center
Location	1 Sassafras Pier Erie, PA 16507
Coordinates	42°8′14″N 80°5′39″W / 42.13722°N 80.09417°W / 42.13722; -80.09417
Owner	Erie County Convention Center Authority
Opened	August 3, 2007
Banquet/ballroom	2,000
Theatre seating	4,000
Enclosed space
• Exhibit hall floor	28,800 sq ft (2,680 m2)
• Breakout/meeting	14,025 sq ft (1,303 m2)
• Ballroom	13,500 sq ft (1,250 m2)

The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a 28,800-square-foot (2,680 m²) Great Hall with a seating capacity of 4,500, and a 13,500-square-foot (1,250 m²) Grand Ballroom. The attached hotels are a Sheraton and Courtyard by Marriott The center held an open house beginning on August 3, 2007. Local promotion continued with public tours during the annual Celebrate Erie festival 17–19 August 2007. The attached hotel opened on April 10, 2008.

Construction manager, Barton Malow completed the construction of this project which won the 2008 Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America.

General Managers

• Kevin R. Molloy, June 3, 2002 – May 11, 2008
• Jeff Esposito, May 12, 2008 – present