FACILITIES
The Greater Columbus Convention Center features:

• 426,000 square feet of exhibition space
• 61 individual meeting rooms
• two ballrooms totaling 45,000 square feet
• 33 loading docks
• 3 drive-in ramps

The facility is connected by a heated and air conditioned walkway to the Hyatt Regency Columbus (the CENTS Shows headquarters hotel), retail shops and a variety of restaurants. The hall is further connected by overhead walkways to three additional hotels: The Crowne Plaza, Marriott Courtyard, and the Drury Inn & Suites. (Visit the convention center website by clicking here.)

FRIENDLY
CENTS continues to be one of the most "exhibitor friendly" trade shows in the country. Show management offers:

FREE

• No-hassle move-in to all exhibitors
• Forklift service for palleted material from the loading dock to their booth space
• Washes for display vehicles, machinery and equipment
• Morning refreshments exclusively for exhibitors each morning of the three-day show
• Parking lot shuttle bus service is offered to all attendees
• Fully stocked and professionally administered first aid station
• Email Express

PAY PER USE

• On-site exhibitor's business center offering fee-paid incoming/outgoing faxes, copying, typesetting and printing is available
• Four concession areas are located throughout the hall

OSU SHORT COURSE, EVENTS, MORE!
The nationally acclaimed Ohio State University (OSU) Nursery Short Course runs concurrently with the show. (OSU Nursery Short Course attendees are charged fees by the Ohio State University.)

Other events held during CENTS include:

• The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association's (ONLA) Annual Business Meeting/Luncheon
• The ONLA Annual Job Fair
• Ohio Certified Nursery Technician testing
• Certified Landscape Technician testing
• The American Nursery & Landscape Association's (ANLA) Ohio Chapter meeting and reception
• The ANLA Plant Professionals meeting
• Ohio FFA Landscape Career Development Event
• PLANET Town Hall Meeting
• NHL Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detriot Red Wings (1/27/09)

AN INDUSTRY SHOW!
CENTS is a show specifically for people engaged in any aspect of the green industry: grower, garden center, landscape contractor, landscape maintenance, turf grass and arborist. The show is closed to the general public. There is a nominal fee to attend the show, and all visitors must be registered and wear a badge.