The City of Saint Charles is a community with hometown charm in a suburban atmosphere.  It is the largest City in the county and the oldest – St. Charles will be celebrating 200 years as an incorporated City in 2009. We have tremendous history, from the site where Lewis & Clark left to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase to the first free school west of the Mississippi – the Academy of the Sacred Heart. It was the site of the first state capitol of Missouri and the federal highway system started right here in St. Charles, heading east and west to connect a continent.  Click the City Seal to visit the website.
	The St. Charles County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority was created in April 1992, the Authority consists of five commissioners, all residents of St. Charles County, who are appointed by the Governor of Missouri with consent of the Senate.
	The Greater St. Charles Convention and Visitor's Bureau is a great supporter of both the St. Charles Convention Center and tourism in St. Charles.  We work with the CVB to book conventions and bring a full "St. Charles" experience to our guests and clients.  Click the logo to visit the website.
	Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 65 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, manages the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company.  Click the logo to visit the website.