NCRS National Convention
San Jose Information
San José, CA is the third largest city in California and the 10th largest city in the nation. The city’s accessible location, comfortable climate and affordable amenities, make it an ideal destination for hosting meetings and conventions or enjoying a leisure visit. Conveniently situated 45 minutes south of San Francisco and 1.5 hours north of Monterey this city is rich in history and cultural diversity, and internationally recognized as a city of innovation and entrepreneurial success. Six million people visit San José each year.
Airport Access
The City of San Jose is serviced
through the Norman Y.
Mineta San Jose International
Airport conveniently located just
a few miles from the host hotels
and convention center site.
Recently named the third “Most Fun City” in America by Cranium Inc., San José offers world class cultural arts, nightlife, professional sports (including the NHL's San Jose Sharks), theme parks, shopping, nationally recognized hotels and restaurants. The NCRS welcomesour members to join us in making this event a outstanding success.
McEnery Convention Center
Framed by a 125-foot abstract tile mural, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center encompasses
over 425,000 square feet of function space. Designed for convenience nd versatility, it offers
143,000 square feet of column-free prime exhibit space divisible by three, an elegant 22,000 square
foot ballroom, up to 30 meeting rooms capable of seating up to 2,400 theater-style, and can accommodate
banquets to 5,000. In addition, the Convention Center has 30-foot-high finished ceilings, 12 loading
bays with drive-on access to the exhibit hall floors, recessed utility boxes with electricity, water
and rainage capabilities, complete audio-visual, sound and lighting services, cellular, standard and
ISDN telephony services and fiber optic and copper cabling throughout the facility with DS-3 highspeed
Internet access. The McEnery Convention Center hosts automotive events year-round.
The McEnery Convention Center is located conveniently adjacent to California Hwy 280, Hwy
87, and Hwy 101 within just a few minutes from Mineta San Jose airport.
Convention Center Diagram
Host Hotels - Hilton San Jose and Marriott San Jose
The NCRS National Board
of Directors invites you to the Hilton
San Jose and Towers and the
San Jose Marriott. Both hotels
are recent additions to the
downtown San Jose area. These
two state of the art hotel facilities
provide a combined 861
hotel rooms, including luxury
and junior suites accommodating
the diverse needs of all
NCRS convention participants. |
