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Short North Ballroom A at Greater Columbus Convention Center an ASM Global Facility

Published dimensions

Short North Ballroom A is 20.4 x 33.5 m (67 x 110 ft), 683 m² (7,356 sq ft), with a 6.4 m (21 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 9 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 33.5 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 53 x 9 (10600 x 1800 px, 3,721 kg, 76.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	44 x 13 = 572	26.4 x 4.4 m	33792 x 5616	2,574 kg / 5,675 lb	50.6 kW, 243 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	53 x 9 = 477	26.5 x 4.5 m	10600 x 1800	3,721 kg / 8,202 lb	76.3 kW, 367 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	53 x 9 = 477	26.5 x 4.5 m	6784 x 1152	3,721 kg / 8,202 lb	66.8 kW, 321 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Short North Ballroom A holds about 1,332 theater seats, 544 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 374 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 26.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Greater Columbus Convention Center an ASM Global Facility

Exhibit Hall ABC254.5 x 108.5 m (835 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall BCD244.8 x 108.5 m (803 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall BC172.8 x 108.5 m (567 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall AB170.7 x 108.5 m (560 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall CD140.5 x 109.1 m (461 x 358 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B101.2 x 108.5 m (332 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A81.7 x 108.5 m (268 x 356 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D71.9 x 109.1 m (236 x 358 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C71.6 x 90.2 m (235 x 296 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Battelle Grand Ballroom53.6 x 85.3 m (176 x 280 ft) · 10.1 m ceiling
Battelle South/A/B53.6 x 62.8 m (176 x 206 ft) · 10.1 m ceiling
Battelle Grand Ballroom North53.6 x 48.8 m (176 x 160 ft) · 10.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Greater Columbus Convention Center an ASM Global Facility · Venues in Columbus