Boston Marriott Copley Place Hall-by-Hall Specifications (3 Spaces)
| Hall / Ballroom | Net Sq. Ft. | Clear Ceiling | Column Grid & Floor Boxes | Floor Load | Max 10×10s | Theater / Banquet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Marriott Copley Place Main Exhibit Hall A–C (Contiguous Span) Divisible into 2–3 independent halls with floor utility boxes on 30' × 30' centers. | 23,436 sq. ft. | 21' 0" – 27' 0" | 90' × 90' clear-span steel truss | 350 lbs / sq. ft. heavy industrial slab | 127 | 2,467 Theater / 1,736 Banquet |
| Boston Marriott Copley Place Grand Ballroom & General Session Plenary Carpeted acoustic plenary ballroom with pre-function registration concourse. | 12,000 sq. ft. | 24' 0" | 100% Pillarless | 150 lbs / sq. ft. | 55 | 1,157 Theater / 814 Banquet |
| Boston Marriott Copley Place Executive Breakout Wing (47 Rooms) Bundled alongside contiguous exhibit hall licenses. | 10,000 sq. ft. | 14' 0" – 16' 0" | Pillarless airwall pods | 100 lbs / sq. ft. | Tabletop Sponsors | 30–350 per room |
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Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) Master Exhibit Hall & Ballroom Specifications
516,000 net sq ft (+40k Harbor-View Ballroom) exhibition footprint, 30' – 45' Clear clear ceiling heights, marshaling yard & dock schedules.
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Boston Union Labor Jurisdiction. Exhibitors may hand-carry small pop-up materials in a single trip without dollies; crated dock freight, forklift drayage, overhead rigging, and electrical distribution route through official facility and show contractors. BCEC Boston Union Carry-In Rule: One exhibitor may hand-carry lightweight display gear in one trip via Summer Street pedestrian doors (no wheeled carts/dollies); dock freight uses union material handling.
Boston Marriott Copley Place offers 7,030+ convention corridor rooms within a 10-minute walk/skybridge plus 3 vetted corridor steakhouses and full-venue buyouts. Federal FY 2027 GSA Per-Diem for Boston is $189/night lodging and $74/day M&IE.
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