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==Exhibit Halls==
The largest exhibit hall in the complex is the Fran Hill Exhibit Hall with 106,200 square feet of exhibit space and a capacity of up to 9,048.<ref>[http://www.itsatrip.org/!userfiles/pdf/MPG/2011/ABQConventionCtr3WEB.pdf Albuquerque Convention Center at itsatrip.org]</ref>. With a ceiling height of 30 feet to low steel and 47 feet to the roof, Hill Exhibit Hall has also doubled as an multipurpose sports [[arena]], and is the home of the [[University of New Mexico]] [[New Mexico Lobos|Lobos]] indoor [[track and field]]<ref>[http://www.golobos.com/facilities/nm-convention-center.html Albuquerque Convention Center at golobos.com]</ref> and [[Duke City Derby]] [[roller derby]] teams. It is also used for [[concerts]], [[trade shows]], [[graduation]] ceremonies and other special events. The track inside the Convention Center was installed in [[2005]] is a 200-meter, 60-degree-banked track with 60-meter straightaways running the entire length of the hall, as well as running runways, pits, facilities for [[shot put]],[[pole vault]] and [[high jump]] events. Albuquerque Convention Center hosted the 2011 [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]<ref>[http://www.golobos.com/facilities/nm-convention-center.html Albuquerque Convention Center at golobos.com]</ref>
 
Two other separate convention halls, the Northwest and Mel C. Aragon Southwest Exhibit Halls, are also located at the convention center and have 30,173 square feet of space each.<ref>[http://www.itsatrip.org/!userfiles/pdf/MPG/2011/ABQConventionCtr3WEB.pdf Albuquerque Convention Center at itsatrip.org]</ref>