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The Palmer Events Center has achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. Under the guidance of GBAC, a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association ...

The Palmer Events Center has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the most widely used green building rating system in the world and ...

Dear valued clients, partners, and the community of Austin,

These are extremely challenging and unprecedented times; the extraordinary impact of COVID-19 on our overall industry, our clients, their partners, and our service industry community ...

The Palmer Events Center, a 132,700 square foot multi-purpose flexible space venue, has earned the U.S. Green Building Councils – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification under LEED v3.0 Existing Buildings Operations...

With all our scheduled events, the Austin Convention Center Department is following the official guidelines of the City of Austin. We are vigorously reaching out to all clients and are actively responding to those who expressed concerns ...

In light of the growing concerns regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Austin Convention Center Department (ACCD) has implemented enhanced housekeeping protocols to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.

Trisha Tatro, Assistant Director of the Austin Convention Center Department (ACCD), has been named Interim Director of the department, effective Feb. 9, 2020. As Interim Director, Tatro will temporarily replace former ACCD Director Mark Tester.

Approximately 55,000 attendees are scheduled to visit Palmer Events Center (PEC) in February 2020, spread throughout 13 events, nearly doubling PEC’s number of attendees from the month of January.

12 events throughout the month expected to bring more than 30,000 people through Palmer Events Center doors.