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## California’s second-largest city boasts great weather, a waterfront convention center, and lots of outdoor spaces.

With 300 days of sunshine and too many venues to count, it’s no wonder­ San Diego is nicknamed “America’s Finest City.”

**Convenient convention center.** The waterfront facility features 2.6 million gross square feet of space, including two 40,000-square-foot ballrooms and close to 185,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space. It’s also within 1.5 miles of 11,000 first-class hotel rooms, and attendees can walk to the Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, the USS Midway Museum, and PETCO Park before and after meetings.

**Near-perfect weather.** San Diego’s climate makes it a popular year-round meeting destination. Days are frequently warm, even in winter, and evenings are pleasantly cool. The region boasts an average daily ­temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and 300 sunny days a year.

**Outdoor opportunities.** With the great climate, outdoor events are a must, and the area offers tons of options, including the San Diego Zoo, Japanese Friendship Garden, and private yacht charters along San Diego Bay or Mission Bay.

### SD Fast Facts

**Recent and future association meetings:** 2014 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exposition, National Association of Women Judges 36th Annual Conference

**Hotel rooms in region:** 55,000

**Convention center exhibit square footage:** 615,701

**Travel time from airport to convention center:** 10 minutes

(Blaine Harrington III/Almay)

[Samantha Whitehorne](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/)

Samantha Whitehorne is a former editorial director of Associations Now in Washington, DC.

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