Dubai World Trade Centre to showcase its new Dubai International Convention Centre at ATM '03

The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has announced that it will showcase the Dubai International Convention Centre (DICC) at the forthcoming Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which is scheduled to take place at the Airport Expo from May 6th to 9th.

"ATM will provide the ideal stage for us to bring co-participants, trade visitors and the regional and international media covering the event, up to date with the developments of this new world-class facility to be managed by us," said DWTC Director General, Mubarak bin Fahad.

He noted that the DWTC would highlight the flexibility of the new multipurpose hall, one of the salient features of the new facility during ATM. The DICC will offer more than 10,000 square metres of prime meeting space  and have the capacity to accommodate up to 12,000 delegates.

"The DICC characterises the natural succession of DWTC's business and growth and is carefully planned to provide momentum to Dubai's status as an emerging destination for the meetings, incentives, conferences and  exhibitions," Mr. bin Fahad remarked.

The new facility is big enough to accommodate events with up to 12,000 delegates and its main multipurpose hall has the capacity to hold from 600  to 6000 delegates. When set as an auditorium, for the maximum capacity, it will feature 2,500 retractable seats in a tiered setting and an additional 2,000 seats on the flat.

The new Convention Centre is the host venue for the 58th Annual General Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be held in September 2003.

"The DICC has the distinct advantage that it is backed by the professional expertise of the DWTC, one of the most enduring brands in the UAE, which has been operating in the Middle East region for more than two decades and has significant capability and experience in the coordination and  management of international exhibitions and events," Mr. bin Fahad observed.