Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel Hall-by-Hall Specifications (3 Spaces)
| Hall / Ballroom | Net Sq. Ft. | Clear Ceiling | Column Grid & Floor Boxes | Floor Load | Max 10×10s | Theater / Banquet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel Main Exhibit Hall A–C (Contiguous Span) Divisible into 2–3 independent halls with floor utility boxes on 30' × 30' centers. | 22,686 sq. ft. | 20' 0" – 28' 0" | 90' × 90' clear-span steel truss | 350 lbs / sq. ft. heavy industrial slab | 123 | 2,388 Theater / 1,680 Banquet |
| Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom & General Session Plenary Carpeted acoustic plenary ballroom with pre-function registration concourse. | 23,322 sq. ft. | 24' 0" | 100% Pillarless | 150 lbs / sq. ft. | 117 | 2,455 Theater / 1,728 Banquet |
| Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel Executive Breakout Wing (76 Rooms) Bundled alongside contiguous exhibit hall licenses. | 19,435 sq. ft. | 14' 0" – 16' 0" | Pillarless airwall pods | 100 lbs / sq. ft. | Tabletop Sponsors | 30–350 per room |
Facility Floorplans, Ceiling Clearances & Booth Zone Analysis
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McCormick Place Convention Center Master Exhibit Hall & Ballroom Specifications
2,600,000 net sq ft exhibition footprint, 50' 0" Clear clear ceiling heights, marshaling yard & dock schedules.
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Chicago 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. Chicago MPEA Exhibitor Bill of Rights: Exhibitor personnel may set up booths up to 300 sq. ft. using cordless tools and hand-carry personal materials from POV unloading zones for $0 drayage.
Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel offers 13,913+ 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 Chicago is $189/night lodging and $74/day M&IE.
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