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The San Jose McEnery Convention Center is a convention center in San Jose, California, United States. The 550000sqft facility is named after former mayor Tom McEnery. Team San Jose manages the convention center along with several nearby event centers.The convention center is located on West San Carlos Street between Almaden Boulevard and South Market Street, adjacent to City National Civic, the California Theatre, and the SoFA District. The convention center's main hall houses of exhibit space. An adjacent, tent-like structure called the South Hall provides additional exhibit space.The San Jose Convention Center opened in 1989, replacing a convention hall of the same name at City National Civic . The South Hall opened in 2005, and the main hall was renovated and expanded in 2013. The main hall hosts a number of annual technology conferences and fan conventions, while the South Hall has hosted auto shows and political campaign stops.FacilityThe convention center covers, including of exhibit space, 31 meeting rooms, and banquet facilities for some 5,000. There are entrances on West San Carlos Street, Almaden Boulevard, and South Market Street. The San Jose Hilton and Marriott hotels both adjoin the convention center. A two-story hallway connecting the three entrances is called the "Parkway" on the ground floor and the "Concourse" on the second floor.A recessed main entrance along West San Carlos Street features two prominent art installations. A tile mural by Lin Utzon (1988) adorns a façade surrounding the entrance. The two-story-tall mural, resembling a flock of birds in flight, consists of over 8,000 red, white, and black porcelain tiles manufactured by Royal Copenhagen. An interactive sculpture, Idea Tree by South Korean architect Soo-in Yang, stands in the plaza fronting the entrance.