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Originally Posted by thatprogrammer
I do believe the Washington State Convention Center is big enough.. though I may be mistaken!
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It might take some doing. There isn't a one single giant open hall in the Convention Center like the one in St Louis, but if things were able to be spread out a little, it might work. The Convention Center is at the north end of the bus tunnel, one stop away from Westlake Center, which is the terminus of both the Light Rail to/from the airport and the monorail to/from Seattle Center. It isn't too far from Pike Place Market, and there are hotels nearby. Pretty much everything is within decent walking distance, as long as you don't mind hills.
As another option, the Tacoma Dome is about thirty miles south, and it is a giant domed field. It also has hotels nearby, though the transportation to/from the airport is a bit more difficult. (Our public transportation isn't that bad, as long as you're only trying to get in and out of Seattle. Elsewhere, it gets a bit spotty.)
More general pros: SeaTac airport is a decent sized hub, and there's no danger of either tornados or hurricanes (though April might be the wrong time of year for hurricanes anyway).
Cons: We're kind of all alone in our little corner of the country, and teams from elsewhere might have some trouble getting here as easily as they would to a more central (read: midwest) location.
Anyway, just the $0.02 of a local.