World-Class
Conference Center Now Open
Our professional staff of meeting planners is available to coordinate meetings, conferences and training in our new facility. Please give our conference staff a call at (850) 644-3801 to set up your next event.
The new FSU Conference Center began construction in June 2008. Our new facility is located on the previous Conference Center site at the corner of Copeland and West Pensacola Streets in Tallahassee. The new Conference Center is approximately 47,000 square feet featuring a Jacobethan-style brick exterior and three floors to house a large auditorium, dining room, several breakout rooms, an executive boardroom, food preparation facilities, and administrative offices.
The new FSU Conference Center employs the latest technology in its conferencing rooms. The Center is capable of hosting everything from small meetings to large regional conferences. The Center retains its name, honoring the late FSU Provost Gus Turnbull.
Also, adjacent to the Conference Center site is a new five-story FSU parking garage, which opened August 2008.
View the official Ground Breaking Ceremony which was held on June 26, 2008.
Conference Center Construction Archive
View the building progression of the new Conference Center in the photos below.
(Click on an image for a larger version.)
September 16, 2009 - As the building nears completion, the front entrance "drop-off" area prepares for the driveway to be poured.
August 11, 2009 - As the scaffolding is removed, the porte cochere at the front entrance is revealed.
June 18, 2009 - Following LEED Certification standards, construction continues on the new Florida State University Conference Center.
June 18, 2009 - The largest of seven break-out rooms featuring the latest in meeting technology.
June 3, 2009 - The northwest corner of the building exterior is complete.
June 3, 2009 - The northeast corner of the building exterior is nearing completion.
April 7, 2009 - The brick exterior is underway at the Florida State Conference Center.
April 7, 2009 - The main staircase will feature glass and wooden rails.
March 18, 2009 - The steel framing is is complete and exterior work is beginning at the Florida State Conference Center.
December 17, 2008 - The steel framing is well underway at the Florida State Conference Center.
December 17, 2008 - More building materials arrive for the new Florida State Conference Center.
April 18, 2008 - Progress is being made on the parking garage which will be directly behind the new center.
March 24, 2008 - From south of Pensacola Street, at the site of the new entrance to the Florida State Conference Center.
February 27, 2008 - Parking garage construction is well underway and daily site changes are evident to passersby. From Pensacola Street, at the site of the new entrance to the Florida State Conference Center.
October 29, 2007 - Parking garage construction has begun underground beyond the orange divider, and construction materials appear in the foreground.
September 4, 2007 - From south from the Pensacola Street entrance, at the site of the new Florida State Conference Center. The street to the left is Macomb/Railroad Avenue.
July 5, 2007 Gallery - See a panorama looking east from the construction entrance on South Copeland Street. Other images in this gallery include sneak peeks through the shadecloth fence.
June 28, 2007 Gallery - Most of the debris is now gone, and heavy equipment smoothes the surface.
June 15, 2007 Gallery - Many large trees are taken out, and debris is hauled away.
June 14, 2007 Gallery - The front entry (facing West Pensacola Street), several large trees and two chimneys still stand.
June 13, 2007 Gallery - Demolition began at 1p.m. on June 13th, 2007. Watch time lapse Quicktime video or Flash video of the demolition.
June 4, 2007 - The Tallahassee Fire Department utilized the interior of the building for training for nearly a week. See an aerial view of the Turnbull building (courtesy - Google Earth.)
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