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Stephen C. O’Connell Center
250 Gale Lemerand Drive Suite 2110, Gainesville, FL, USA, 32611
Venue Details
Total meeting space45,000 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms-
Standing capacity10,000
Seating capacity-
Built1980
Renovated2016
Venue typeArena or stadium
Amenities
Facilities
- Furniture
- Internet access
- Lighting
- Space (private)
- Wheelchair accessible
Recreational activities
- Indoor pool
Equipment
- Staging area
Alcohol and catering
- Alcohol (Preferred vendors)
- Alcohol allowed
- Onsite catering
Facilities
- Furniture
- Internet access
- Lighting
- Space (private)
- Wheelchair accessible
Recreational activities
- Indoor pool
Equipment
- Staging area
Alcohol and catering
- Alcohol (Preferred vendors)
- Alcohol allowed
- Onsite catering
Meeting rooms
Total meeting space
45,000 sq. ft.
Largest room
108,108 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
6
Second largest room
6,016 sq. ft.
Standing capacity
10,000
Meeting rooms
Total meeting space
45,000 sq. ft.
Largest room
108,108 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
6
Second largest room
6,016 sq. ft.
Standing capacity
10,000
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Name | Room size | Maximum capacity | Banquet rounds | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Main Arena | 108,108 sq. ft. - | 12000 | 2800 | 12000 |
Martial Arts Room | 4,177 sq. ft. - | 450 | - | - |
Practice Court | 6,016 sq. ft. - | 500 | - | - |
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Stephen C. O’Connell Center
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Gainesville, US
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108,108 sq. ft.
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Sustainable Practices
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Does Stephen C. O’Connell Center have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
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Diversity and Inclusion
For US hotels only, is Stephen C. O’Connell Center and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
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Health and Safety
Were practices at Stephen C. O’Connell Center developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
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Does Stephen C. O’Connell Center clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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