Davis Conference Center

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The '''Davis Conference Center''' is a conference center with over 70,000-square-feet of flexible meeting space located in Layton, Utah, United States.<ref name="Davis has high hopes for center">{{cite news|last=Weist|first=Larry|title=Davis has high hopes for center|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595091411/Davis-has-high-hopes-for-center.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317023954/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595091411/Davis-has-high-hopes-for-center.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2014|accessdate=5 Feb 2014|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=15 Sep 2004}}</ref> The center, which hosts 700 groups a year, is unique in that it offers exhibit space, conference space and an adjoining hotel for lodging. In the conference's first year it hosted 726 events.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saxton|first=Bryon|title=Davis Conference Center to get audio system upgrade|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/28/davis-conference-center-get-audio-system-upgrade|accessdate=5 Feb 2014|newspaper=Standard-Examiner|location=Ogden, Utah|date=28 Feb 2012|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317015956/http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/28/davis-conference-center-get-audio-system-upgrade|url-status=dead}}</ref> The conference center is attached to a Hilton Garden Inn, owned by Kevin Garn, and within walking distance to several hotels, the Layton Hills Mall, and restaurants. The Davis Conference Center features event spaces of different sizes, the biggest of which is a 12,500-square-foot ballroom with a 1,000 person capacity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Witte|first=Michelle|title=Conference center is serving as an economic engine for Davis County|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167845/Conference-center-is-serving-as-an-economic-engine-for-Davis-County.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317023925/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167845/Conference-center-is-serving-as-an-economic-engine-for-Davis-County.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2014|accessdate=5 Feb 2014|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=16 Dec 2005}}</ref>

Two 85-foot-tall towers are mounted with LED light strips that indicate future weather forecasts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saxton|first=Bryon|title=Brilliantly lit weather towers on Davis center get updated look|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/12/10/brilliantly-lit-weather-towers-davis-center-get-updated-look|accessdate=5 Feb 2014|newspaper=Standard-Examiner|date=10 Dec 2012|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000708/http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/12/10/brilliantly-lit-weather-towers-davis-center-get-updated-look|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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== External links == {{official website|http://www.davisconferencecenter.com}}

Category:2004 establishments in Utah Category:Commercial buildings in Utah Category:Convention centers in Utah