DSC headed to Atlanta in 2025

By Craig Nyhus Lone Star outdoor newS

The City of Dallas announced a multi-year plan to demolish and rebuild the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the site of the Dallas Safari Club Annual Convention and Sporting Expo for the last 14 years.

Previous plans of the convention center were to remodel the facility in stages, leaving room for major conventions to continue with limited incon- venience. However, the recent announcement to close the entire facility during the reconstruction caused conventions to adjust.

DSC had to look for a new temporary home. The first goal was to stay in the state, but the two largest facilities in Houston and San Antonio weren’t able to accommodate dates for the convention that uses 800,000 square feet of space, and Fort Worth’s smaller convention center is planning a remodel of its own. DSC reviewed a total of

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32 locations nationwide, eventually coming to the decision that the 2025-2029 conventions would take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

DSC said the search and evaluation took into consideration convention center facilities, hotels, amenities and international airport access, as well as regional outdoor lifestyle demographics.

Convention dates will remain the same as previously announced for each of the five

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