Tampa Republic

The Tampa Convention Center is in the running to retain its title as the Best Convention Center in the Southeast U.S., having advanced to the finalist round of the 2024 Stella Awards. The center was among a select group of nominees that garnered sufficient public votes to progress to the final stage.

In 2023, the Tampa Convention Center secured gold in this category and is now vying for top honors for a second consecutive year. A panel of judges, comprised of meeting and event professionals, will determine gold, silver, and bronze winners.

The Stella Awards are a prestigious accolade within the meetings industry. Presented by Northstar Meetings Group, they honor convention centers, conference centers, hotels, and other event suppliers that consistently provide exceptional service to meeting and event professionals.

A record number of venues competed for the 8th Annual Stella Awards with over 1,000 nominations submitted across 16 categories and six regions worldwide. Winners will be announced on October 1st. Updates can be followed on the Tampa Convention Center's social media at @TheTampaCC.

Situated in Downtown Tampa, the Tampa Convention Center boasts waterfront views, 600,000 square feet of adaptable event spaces, and cutting-edge amenities for event and meeting planners. It was named among 20 Centers of Excellence by Exhibitor Magazine and selected as a winner in ConventionSouth’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. The center also achieved 2024 Global Biorisk Advisory CouncilTM (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation for cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention.

The venue is slated to host a record number of large-scale events in 2024 which are projected to bring an estimated economic impact of nearly $136 million dollars and attract more than 354,000 attendees to Tampa over the year.

The Tampa Convention Center collaborates with several companies including Aramark for food and beverage services; Edlen for utilities; Encore for audiovisual and rigging; Sentry Event Services for security; Smart City for internet and telecommunications; and The UPS Store for shipping, printing, branding, and signs.

More information about the Tampa Convention Center can be found at www.TheTampaCC.com.

Northstar Meetings Group is a leading B-to-B information and marketing solutions company serving all segments of the business meetings, events, sports, and incentives market. Its brands — Meetings & Conventions, Successful Meetings, Associations Meetings International, Meetings & Incentive Travel, Meeting News, Incentive and SportsTravel — serve over 500,000 active meeting and event planners and incentive professionals across an integrated suite of data, digital events, and print products. More details can be accessed at www.NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com.