Among Kalamazoo's major conference facilities are Bernhard Center at Western Michigan University, which has 25 meeting rooms with a maximum capacity of 1,700 people in meeting-style and 1,250 in banquet-style rooms. The John E. Fetzer Center on the Western Michigan University campus has 13 meeting rooms that can handle 280 banquet-style, 90-seat lecture hall, and a 250-seat auditorium.
The Clarion Hotel offers 13 meeting rooms and features a 400-seat ballroom along with several banquet-style and classroom-style options in 5,000 square feet of meeting space. The Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites has 44,000 square feet of meeting space including 21 meeting rooms with a capacity of 1,000 people, 850 for a banquet, or 544 in classrooms. Holiday Inn West has six meeting rooms including a 400-seat ballroom for receptions.
The County Center Building furnishes five meeting rooms that can accommodate 2,000 banquet-style; the largest exhibit space is 20,000 square feet. The James W. Miller Auditorium, on Western Michigan University's campus, has two meeting rooms that support 3,485 meeting-style or classroom-style. The Wings Stadium Complex has three meeting rooms that seats 8,032 in the stadium, 2,850 in "The Annex," and 250 in "The Cube." The largest exhibit space is 17,000 square feet and seats 5,113 arena-style.
Dr. William E. Upjohn's former home, Brook Lodge, provides 12,000 square feet of meeting space on an exquisite 637-acre estate. The Yarrow Golf & Conference Center has 12 meeting rooms for up to 300 guests with an 18-hole championship course as the backdrop.
Convention Information: Kalamazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Chamber Building, 346 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3783; telephone (269)381-4003; toll-free (800)530-9192