page_title: Georgia International Convention Center
hierarchical_section_title: Georgia International Convention Center
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a photo of a plane flying of the ATL Skytrain located in College Park, Georgia at the Gateway Center which houses the Georgia International Convention Center.
context_page_description: The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2009, is the second largest convention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, the largest being the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, just off Camp Creek Parkway and Roosevelt Highway in College Park. The Convention Center is accessible from the Airport MARTA station, Interstate 285, and Interstate 85.
  It has a number of exhibit halls, meeting rooms and ballrooms that can be rented.
  Behind the Convention Center, the Atlanta Airport people-mover called ATL Skytrain, connects airport patrons with the new rental car complex, four hotel accommodations, and restaurants at the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center. It is connected via ATL Skytrain.
  In 2016, it was to be the home to the Atlanta Vultures of American Indoor Football but they never played a home game due to turf issues.
  On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced it had purchased an expansion team to play in the NBA Development League with the intentions of building a new 3,500-seat arena at the Gateway Center Arena to be its home for the 2019–20 season.
context_section_description: The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2009, is the second largest convention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, the largest being the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, just off Camp Creek Parkway (S.R. 6) and Roosevelt Highway (U.S. 29) in College Park. The Convention Center is accessible from the Airport MARTA station (via a connection to the ATL Skytrain), Interstate 285, and Interstate 85.
  It has a number of exhibit halls, meeting rooms and ballrooms that can be rented.
  Behind the Convention Center, the Atlanta Airport people-mover called ATL Skytrain, connects airport patrons with the new rental car complex, four hotel accommodations, and restaurants at the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center. It is connected via ATL Skytrain.
  In 2016, it was to be the home to the Atlanta Vultures of American Indoor Football but they never played a home game due to turf issues.
  On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced it had purchased an expansion team to play in the NBA Development League with the intentions of building a new 3,500-seat arena at the Gateway Center Arena to be its home for the 2019–20 season. The expansion team then began play in 2017 as the Erie BayHawks in Erie, Pennsylvania, while the arena was being finished.
  On November 8, 2019 the Gateway Center Arena officially opened. The Gateway Center Arena will be home to the WNBA's Atlanta Dream for the 2020 season   as well as the NBA G League team the College Park Skyhawks.
caption: Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA
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