Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced the second phase of expansion and development of Al Ain Convention Centre (AACC).
Aimed at enabling the exhibition and conference venue to attract more national and international conferences, summits and exhibitions, the current phase of expansion will see the venue increase in area by 8 percent to 14,000 sq m in total.
The construction, development and refurbishment of all facilities is expected to take an estimated 150 days and the expansion is scheduled for completion by early 2017.
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Acting Group CEO of ADNEC, said: ”The second phase of the expansion follows the successful completion of phase I, which ended in 2011.
Phase I of the project enabled ADNEC to enhance the overall readiness of Al Khabisi Hall II, improve the quality of the exhibition and conference centre and grow the exhibition area to 13,000 sq m from 6,700 sq m earlier.
Following the development of phase I, Al Ain Convention Centre has hosted more than 148 international exhibitions and conferences convening more than 1.3 million visitors.