The Oakland Convention Center (aka the George P. Scotlan Memorial Convention Center) is located at 550 10th Street (near Broadway) in Oakland's City Center, immediately adjacent to the Oakland Marriott City Center. The Convention Center includes 64,000 square feet of exhibition and meeting space, and the Marriott includes an additional 25,000 square feet of meeting space in addition to 483 guest rooms. The Oakland Convention Center is managed by the Marriott City Center with additional services provided by the Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Convention Center also includes a garage with space for 575 cars.
More information on the Oakland Convention Center is available on the Center's website.
The Exhibit Hall within the OCC is shown in green; the yellow area is the Jewett Ballroom within the Marriott (from OCVB)
The Meeting Rooms within the OCC are shown in blue; the purple area is the Calvin Simmons Ballroom within the Marriott (from OCVB)The Oakland Convention Center opened in 19__. Before it opened, what is now called the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center (then known as the Oakland Auditorium) was sometimes referred to as "the convention center"—so it is important to make sure you know which "convention center" is meant when you see references to a convention center in Oakland.
