ADNEC set to grow
Fresh from the success of IDEX 2007 – its inaugural event – the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is set to expand further over the coming months.
Phase one of ADNEC has seen the development of a modern exhibition complex covering some 28,000m2 of interconnecting floor space, two luxury conference rooms and 16 meeting rooms. The second phase of development, starting next month and due for completion in mid-2008, will almost double exhibition floor space to 55,000m2, making it one of the largest exhibition venues in the Middle East.
Simon Horgan, Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, said: “The time was right for this new venture. The unprecedented scale of development in Abu Dhabi has stimulated the demand for exhibitions across a range of sectors and now there is a facility to meet this demand. We already have more than 50 major
exhibitions and conferences booked from 2008 and this number is increasing quickly. The prediction is that ADNEC will expand the exhibition industry in the UAE by at least 25 per cent.”
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