Marcel Vernon, Sr., head of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, said the convention center's existence "would not have been possible without the leadership of Mayor Menino.”

Massachusetts state lawmakers passed a bill last fall to name Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after the late Mayor Tom Menino, who spearheaded the stunning development in the Seaport.

The largest building in New England will officially be renamed next month in honor of the late Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, eight months after the Legislature ordered the change.