Lake Placid Convention Center Opens

The new Conference Center at Lake Placid (N.Y.) is hosting its inaugural event, the Child Passenger Safety Regional Technical & Training Conference, on May 11-13. The facility has 90,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibition space, including a total of 12 breakout rooms, a 9,000-square-foot ballroom and a full-service production kitchen, and is connected to two existing facilities -- the Herb Brooks 1980 Arena and the Jack Shea 1932 Arena -- each of which has 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space.