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A ___MASK88___ center ( American English ; conference centre outside the USA ) is a large ___MASK5___ that is designed to hold a ___MASK88___ , where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests . Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees . Very large venues , suitable for major trade shows , are sometimes known as ___MASK51___ centres . Convention centers typically have at least one ___MASK53___ and may also contain concert halls , lecture halls , meeting rooms , and conference rooms . Some large resort area hotels include a ___MASK88___ center . Tampa ___MASK7___ is a large natural harbor and estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida , comprising Hillsboro ___MASK7___ , McKay ___MASK7___ , Old Tampa ___MASK7___ , Middle Tampa ___MASK7___ , and Lower Tampa ___MASK7___ . The surrounding area is home to about 4 million residents , making it a heavily used commercial and recreational waterway but putting much stress on the ___MASK7___ ' s ecosystem , which once teemed with enough wildlife to easily support an extensive indigenous culture . Much greater care has been taken in recent decades to mitigate the effects of human habitation on Tampa ___MASK7___ , and water quality has slowly improved over time . The ___MASK22___ ___MASK90___ is one of several channels for ___MASK49___ traffic in and around the Port of Tampa in Tampa , Florida . Anchored by Channelside on the East leading to Ybor ___MASK90___ and Sparkman ___MASK90___ , and by the Tampa Convention Center on the west leading to Hillsborough River . ___MASK22___ ___MASK90___ is home to the Waterside Marriott and St . Pete Times Forum on the north bank and Harbour Island on the south bank . The 60 , 000 - square - foot ( 5 , 600 m2 ) Tampa ___MASK7___ History Center opened on the banks of the channel in 2009 . A ___MASK78___ is a large ___MASK45___ inside a building , the designated purpose of which is holding large formal parties called balls . Traditionally , most balls were held in private residences ; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms . In other large houses , a large ___MASK45___ such as the main drawing ___MASK45___ , long gallery , or ___MASK21___ may double as a ___MASK78___ , but a good ___MASK78___ should have the right type of flooring , such as hardwood flooring or stone flooring ( usually marble ). Florida ( Spanish for " land of flowers ") is a ___MASK70___ located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic ___MASK29___ , and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba . Florida is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated of the U . S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the ___MASK70___ and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami ___MASK11___ area is Florida ' s most populous urban area . ___MASK19___ of Tallahassee is the ___MASK70___ ___MASK91___ . The Tampa ___MASK88___ Center is a mid - sized ___MASK88___ center located in downtown Tampa , Florida at the mouth of the Hillsborough River . It has both waterfront views of Tampa ___MASK7___ and views of the city ' s skyline . Harbour Island is across the eponymous bridge on the other side of the Garrison Channel . The center is connected to the neighboring Channelside District and Ybor City via the TECO Streetcar Line , which has a station across the street . The center opened in 1990 and encompasses in total . It has a exhibit hall , a ballroom capable of accommodating over 2 , 000 guests , and 36 meeting rooms that can be adjusted to various sizes . The facility hosts over 300 events per year . Downtown Tampa is the central business ___MASK72___ of Tampa , Florida , United States , and the chief ___MASK76___ of the Tampa ___MASK7___ Area . Ybor ___MASK54___ is a historic ___MASK38___ in Tampa , Florida , United States , located just northeast of downtown . It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez - Ybor and other ___MASK65___ manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants , mainly from Cuba , Spain , and Italy . For the next 50 years , workers in Ybor ___MASK54___ ' s ___MASK65___ factories rolled hundreds of millions of cigars annually .