Owned and operated by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), Chicago's McCormick Place is North America's premier convention facility and attracts more than 3 million visitors annually. McCormick Place comprises four state-of-the-art buildings, the West, South and North Buildings and Lakeside Center (formerly the East Building). These buildings have a combined total of 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, 1.2 million square feet all on one level, making it the nation's largest convention center. In addition to expansive exhibition space, McCormick Place also features: 173 meeting rooms offering 600,000 square feet of space 4 ballrooms ranging from 21,000 to 100,000 square feet Assembly seating for 18,000 people 4,249 seat theater (Arie Crown) 3 theaters seating 300 each Ceiling heights up to 50 feet Easy access and 6,000 parking spaces The entire McCormick Place campus is linked by dramatic pedestrian promenades and sky bridges, containing retail shops and other visitor amenities.	Floorplans North Building North Level 1 North Level 2 North Level 3 North Level 4 South Building South Level 1 South Level 2.5 South Level 3 South Level 4 South Level 5 Lakeside Center Lakeside Level 1 Lakeside Level 2 Lakeside Level 3 Lakeside Level 4 West Building West Level 1 West Level 2 West Level 3 West Level 4 West Level 5