Beginning later this year, the Indiana Convention Center will undergo a dramatic expansion that will grow the convention center from 403,000 to 745,000 square feet of exhibit space when completed in 2010, including 179,000 square feet of exhibit space in the new Lucas Oil Stadium when it opens in August.

Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-use, all-weather venue that features a retractable roof. When completed in August, the stadium will seat 63,000 for football games and other events. It also will feature 12 meeting rooms and be connected to the Indiana Convention Center via a climate-controlled walkway. Click here for the Lucas Oil Stadium construction webcam.

Once the stadium is completed, construction will begin on the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. When completed in 2010, the Convention Center will feature 83 meeting and ballroom spaces and 566,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Overall, the stadium and convention center expansion will give Indianapolis a facility that has 745,000 square feet of space for trade shows and 131,000 square feet of meeting space. It will be the 17^th largest facility in the country, but physically connected via skywalks to more hotel rooms (4,700) than any convention center in the U.S.