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

Published dimensions

Short North Ballroom AB is 39.9 x 33.5 m (131 x 110 ft), 1,337 m² (14,387 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 39.9 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 63 x 9 (10584 x 1512 px, 5,670 kg, 104.9 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	53 x 13 = 689	31.8 x 4.4 m	16960 x 2340	3,307 kg / 7,291 lb	175 kW, 841 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	63 x 9 = 567	31.5 x 4.5 m	10584 x 1512	5,670 kg / 12,500 lb	104.9 kW, 504 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	63 x 9 = 567	31.5 x 4.5 m	8064 x 1152	5,387 kg / 11,875 lb	90.7 kW, 436 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 AB holds about 2,783 theater seats, 1,138 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 782 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 32.9 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