The George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) is ranked among the nation’s 10 largest convention centers and has approximately 1.2 million square feet of exhibition, meeting and registration space
The GRB is in the east end of downtown Houston where everything from entertainment, shopping and nightlife is within 5 blocks or a 5 minute walk
The GRB is named after the internationally recognized entrepreneur, engineer, civic leader, and philanthropist George Rufus Brown (1898-1983) who donated six of the 11 blocks necessary to build the GRB