Conference & Meetings World Issue 99 | Page 12

Big picture Caesars Entertainment puting steel into the Vegas events soul Caesars Entertainment Corporation has marked a construction milestone for the 51,096sqm conference facility underway in Las Vegas. The first steel truss for CAESARS FORUM, a $375m conference centre has been built and will be part of what will be one of the two largest column-free ballrooms in the world when it opens in 2020. The 27.8m wide and 200-ton steel truss marks the first of over a mile of trusses that will be used in the venue construction. “This is an exciting step towards the development of CAESARS FORUM which will redefine the offerings for meetings and events in Las Vegas,” said Michael Massari, Chief Sales Officer at Caesars Entertainment. Additional one-of-a-kind features of CAESARS FORUM include: • 9,500 tons of steel and 2,000 tons of rebar • 30,000 cubic yards of concrete footings • 36,232sqm of carpeting • 2 miles of airwalls Within walking distance to more than 20,000 Caesars Entertainment hotel rooms, the new LEED silver-rated facility will provide a major new option for meetings and events. CAESARS FORUM will be the first facility of this size built on one level and will also feature FORUM Plaza, the first 9,290sqm dedicated outdoor meeting and event space in Las Vegas. 12 / CONFERENCE & MEETINGS WORLD / ISSUE 99