Dubai International Convention and

Exhibition Centre

Location:

Introduction:
The Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (DICEC) is the region's most
modern, purpose-built exhibition Centre. It is centrally located in the heart of
Dubai's business district and only 20 minutes from Dubai International Airport. The
venue has all facilities expected of an international exhibition Centre including
meeting points, VIP lounges, Internet and business Centre facilities, hotels and
restaurants, all providing the ideal environment to conduct business.
The original Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre was built in 1979
by the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Vice President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.

The complex comprises:

Original 39-storey office tower

World Trade Centre Residence
8 exhibition halls
The Dubai International Convention Centre (DICC)
Business club
Residential apartments
Leisure club
The DICC can accommodate over 4500 delegates in its multipurpose hall.
The DICC has 35,000 sqm of adjoining exhibition space.

The venue is large enough to accommodate events of up to 15,000

delegates. Its main hall named after the late His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin
Saeed Al Maktoum, has the capacity to hold 600 to 6,000 delegates. When
set as an auditorium it can comfortably accommodate 4,500 delegates.
Next to the Sheikh Rashid Hall is the Sheikh Maktoum Hall, which offers a
3,835 square meter area of space. This area can be partitioned into four
rooms, each accommodating between 600 and 750 delegates, theatre style.
In addition to the two primary conference halls, there are a further 20
breakout rooms.
In total the DICEC is able to offer over 46,000 square meters of pillar-free
space over nine exhibition halls.
The exhibition halls have varying ceiling heights between seven and ten
meters.
The DICEC will have its own dedicated metro station from 2009, providing
easy, swift access for all delegates.

 The DICEC currently has two hotels on site the ibis and the Novotel
offering 622 three and four star rooms.
Three additional hotels are planned and will open in 2010. There are over
3,000 rooms within a two kilometer radius, with even more planned for the
future.

Facilities for Delegates:

Catering Outlets: Six restaurants, two coffee shops and four snack bars are
spread over the complex.
Car Parking Space for more than 3,000 vehicles.
Conveniences of 3 ATMs, post office, car hire, travel agent and shops are
located on site for delegate use.
Business Centre: Located in the main concourse. Open daily offering private
meeting room facilities, secretarial services, photocopying, printing, faxing,
laminating, binding, stationery, electrical accessories, courier services and
mobile phone rental.
Telecommunications: Local, national and international telephone and
facsimile connections are provided through a highly sophisticated PABX
system.
Special requirements such as DEL, point of sale, internet access, leased lines
and ISDN can also be met.
24 Hour Services: Housekeeping, engineering for technical requirements and
security services are available round-the-clock.
Exhibition Stand Fitting: An on-site stand fitting company provides electrical
services, display material, carpets, furniture and stand building services.
Conference Production: A selection of production houses, familiar with our
working practices and capable of producing tailored events are also on call.
Al Wasl Press Conference Centre A fully equipped, 50-seat high specification
Centre with state-of-the-art conferencing equipment to ensure your seminar
or press conference is a success.
Food and Beverage Services
With a cutting edge kitchen capable of meeting the demands of major
conventions, the Food and Beverage Department at DWTC offers a wide
range of options for discerning clients.
In addition to managing three food and beverage outlets housed at the DWTC
complex, the Food and Beverage Department provide external catering for a
variety of functions.
The facility is one of only three venues in Dubai who are Triple a Rated by the
Municipality of Dubai for kitchen excellence.
The staff of the Food and Beverage Department have served members of
Royalty, international dignitaries and members of the public from around the
world for many years.
Specializing in International Cuisine, this professional team will ensure your
requirements are met and exceeded.

Dubai International
Conference and
Exhibition Centre
(DICEC)

DICEC
Sheikh Rashid Hall
Option One

DICEC
Sheikh Rashid Hall
Option Two

DICEC
Sheikh Maktoum Hall

DICEC
Exhibition Halls

DICEC
Levels One and Two

Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC),

Qatar

Overview and Location:

The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is located in Gharafat al Rayyan, on
the Dukhan Highway in Doha, Qatar. The convention centre is a member of the
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and is
situated on Qatar Foundations 2,500-acre campus alongside the Sidra Medical and
Research Center, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Weill Cornell Medical College in
Qatar, Texas a&M, and Georgetown University, among others.

Introduction:
The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will be a new landmark building and
the largest of its kind in the Middle East when opened in 2011. The convention
centre is being built in Doha as part of the Qatar Foundation Education City. Qatar
Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded by Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani in 1995. The 14km Educational City will have about 30
institutions including six American University branches, schools, and medical and
research centres.
Conceptual design of the QNCC was provided by Yamasaki Architects and RHWL,
based on a design conceived by Arata Isozaki. The convention centre will have
advanced solutions and form a benchmark in international venue design. Apart from
exhibitions and conferences, the convention centre will host local and international
music and arts festivals, and international events such as boat and motor shows.
Design on the QNCC started in 2006 and was completed in the first quarter of 2009.
The 177,000m convention centre development is estimated to cost $1.2bn upon
completion.

Qatar National Convention Centre design:

The convention centre will be a six-storey structure with a basement measuring
about 250m long and 110m wide. The iconic design of the building will be a huge
organic structure resembling two intertwined trees in the main faade. It represents
Sidra Tree, a beloved and multifaceted icon in Qatari culture and the emblem of the
Qatar Foundation. The tree is a beacon of learning and comfort in the desert, a
shady haven for poets and scholars who gather beneath its branches to share
knowledge.
The tree structure will act as the main entrance and also support the external
canopy of the building.

Structure/construction:
"The convention centre will be a six-storey structure with a basement measuring
about 250m long and 110m wide."
The building structure was constructed upside down from roof deck to the
foundations using Macalloy bars to reduce costs. The 250m-long organic Sidra Tree
metal structures were fabricated in Malaysia and shipped for assembly to Doha. The

concrete roof deck of the building will be a 40m-long and 30m-wide structure
supported by the tree structures.
The steel tree structures grow from two concrete bases along the faade and divide
into four branches. They are made with structural core of octagonal tubes. The
iconic Sidra Tree branch faade will change its colour daily due to six undercoats.

Qatar National Convention Centre facilities:

The National Convention Centre will have 40,000m of exhibition space, which can
be partitioned into nine halls and 10,000 seats, a 2,300-seat theatre and a 4,000seat conference hall. It will have three tiered auditoriums with a total of ten
conference and performance venues and 57 meeting rooms. The Centre will have
exhibition foyers, VIP lounges, hospitality suites, registration desks, and business
Centre and media rooms to support 7,000 delegates. The other features include
five-star international in-house catering facilities and undercover multi-level parking
spaces for 3,200 cars, 43 coaches and 59 taxis.
The technical features of QNCC include wireless conference management system,
color LED lighting in the exhibition halls, fiber optic connections, LCD screens in the
meeting rooms, 35,000m of mobile rigging grids, Radio Frequency Identification
Device (RFID) systems for tracking of building assets and delegates, and IP
telephony and television.

Materials:
The convention Centre will have a built-up area of 150,000m using about 60,000m
reinforced concrete and 90,000m of structural steel. The interior wall finishes of the
QNCC will be installed with Italian marble. The meeting rooms will be furnished with
ilboca teak and foyers will be timber paneled. The auditoriums will have Italian
leather seating. The theatres will be designed with leather mosaic feature walls.
Glass faade will be clad the building.

Sustainability:
The Qatar Convention Centre will have solar panels installed on the 3,700m roof
area, which will contribute 12.5% of the building's total electrical consumption.
"The Qatar Convention Centre will have solar panels installed on the 3,700m roof."
The other resource-saving features will include water-efficient fixtures, occupancy
sensors, carbon dioxide monitors, and LED lighting and sustainable air-volume
systems.

The structure is being built to the standards of the US Green Building Council's
Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) the first of its type in the
region and is seeking a Gold Rating.

Designed by the renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki., the spectacular

faade resembles two intertwined trees reaching up to support the exterior
canopy. The tree is a beacon of learning and comfort in the desert and a
haven for poets and scholars who gathered beneath its branches to share
knowledge.

QNCC was conceived with a focus on sustainability. The Centre was

successfully built according to U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership in
Energy and Environment Design (LEED) gold certification standards. The
building is designed to operate efficiently with innovations such as water
conservation and energy-efficient fixtures.

A member of the Qatar Foundation, QNCC features a conference hall of

4,000-seat theatre style, a 2,300-seat theatre, three auditoria and a total of
52 flexible meetings rooms to accommodate a wide range of events. It also
houses 40,000 square metres of exhibition space over nine halls, and is
adaptable to seat 10,000 for a conference or banquet. The Centres stunning
architecture and cutting edge facilities are ideal for hosting local, regional
and international conventions and exhibitions, gala events, theatrical
productions and banquet functions.

References:
http://www.qatarconvention.com/media/venue-information-floor-plans
http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/qatarnationalconvent/qatarnationalconvent3.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_National_Convention_Centre
http://www.archdaily.com/425521/qatar-national-convention-centre-arata-isozaki
https://portal.imex-frankfurt.com/documents/IrinaTrofimovskaya.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_International_Convention_Centre
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