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Miami Beach Keeps Global

Global Spectrum will remain part of the Miami Beach meeting and events business. In a unanimous vote, the City of Miami Beach Officials, Finance Committee, and Convention Center Advisory Board approved a 2-year extension to the existing contract, allowing Global Spectrum to continue providing innovative management, sales, marketing, and operations of the Miami Beach Convention Center and Colony Theatre.

"We are pleased to have Global Spectrum managing the Miami Beach Convention Center for the next two years,” said Jorge Gonzalez, City Manager, City of Miami Beach. “Coming into the City, the GS management team committed to enhancing the visitor's experience and focusing on the Center's financial bottom line. In both cases they have exceeded everyone's expectations. Congratulations to John Page, Bob Balsam and the entire Global Spectrum team. "

Global Spectrum was awarded the original contract in October 2008 and within the first fiscal year reduced its operating loss by over $600,000, boasted an electrical savings of over $140,000, and decreased overall expenses by over $1,000,000 over previous management. In three years, Global Spectrum successfully hosted more than 300 events with over 1.5 million attendees and played an integral role in the revitalization and enhancement of the Miami Beach Convention Center.

“We are very lucky to have Global back for two more years,” said Jonah Wolfson, Commissioner, City of Miami Beach. “I've been pleased with their work and look forward to many more years."

Most recently, major city-wide events at the convention center in 2010 and 2011 achieved record breaking attendance numbers including: American Academy of Dermatology (19,500+), American Institute of Architects (17,000+) and Society of Critical Care Medicine (5,900+). Events booked for 2012 include: International Society for Pediatric Adult Diabetes, American Academy of Periodontology, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference, and WrestleMania’s Axxxess.

“Our professional team dedicated themselves to enhancing the Miami Beach Convention Center every

day,” said Bob Balsam, General Manager at the Miami Beach Convention Center. “And on top of these successes, increased survey scores across the board, including Sales and Marketing, Operations, and Event and Guest Services, resulting in an overall positive rating increase to over 94 percent.

Balsam added: “We are proud to have unanimous support for the City of Miami Beach and look forward to continuing long-lasting partnerships with all of our community partners for years to come.”

Miami Beach Convention Center features: 750,000 square feet of exhibit/meeting space; four connected halls open up to offer 502,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space (132,990-square-foot Exhibit Hall; and three more each 100,000+ square feet) and 70 flexible meeting rooms.

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