Grand opening of Turnbull Conference Center

The Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center will hold its grand opening on Feb. 3 to provide members of the university community and the general public an opportunity to check out the new 47,000-square-foot facility.

“The Florida State University conference center team looks forward to hosting the Tallahassee community at the Turnbull Center for academic events, government meetings and corporate seminars,” said Bill Lindner, director of Florida State’s Academic and Professional Program Services (APPS), which oversees the center and its professional conference planning and services. “With our new electronic outreach initiatives, conference participants can meet in the center and connect to the world.”

The three-story center, located on the corner of Copeland and Pensacola streets, features three video walls, LCD screens, webcasting, wireless Internet, e-media services and a staff that provides professional event management. Meeting space includes a 400-seat auditorium, 320-seat dining room, executive boardroom and 11 meeting rooms that can accommodate between 10 and 100 people.

The center is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED-certified facility with meeting rooms that are equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment and webcasting capabilities. The center also features a catering kitchen, loading dock designed to support conference spaces and an attached 1,000 car parking garage.

Several caterers working with the center will provide refreshments at the grand opening. Attendees are asked to RSVP at http://conferencing.fsu.edu/grandopening/. The event will be held:

5:30 – 7:30 P.M.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3

555 W. PENSACOLA ST.

TALLAHASSEE

The center is now booking events to be held beginning in February. For more information, visit http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/conference/index.cfm or call (850) 644-3801.