The crown jewel of the Windy City's expo and event scene, McCormick Place is just minutes from downtown Chicago. The convention centre is the largest in North America and comprises four buildings. Together, they account for 2.6 million square feet of exhibit halls, 170 meeting rooms, six ballrooms and four theatres.

The entire convention center is very large and spacious and it can hold up to 10,000 people at a time.

The 160´ tall pavilions provide dramatic entry to the facility, with exposed space frame structures of white steel tubing. The pavilions and exhibition halls are joined by a link of meeting halls hovering above Pico Boulevard.

The convention center is one of the largest convention centers in the United States with over 720,000 sq ft (67,000 m²) of exhibition space, 147,000 sq ft (13,700 m²) of meeting space, 19.6 million sq ft (1,820,000 m²) of parking, and a 299-seat theater.