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At last: A Convention Centrefor London

48th ICCA Congress & Exhibition

Monday 9 November 2009

International Congress & Convention Association


James Rees

Director of Conferences & Events

ExCeL London



International Congress & Convention AssociationExCeL London

Opened November 2,000

Privately owned by ADNEC, Abu Dhabi

Largest Convention/Exhibition Centre in London

Key events – London G20 Summit,

Gastro 2009, EAACI, EULAR, Olympics 2012

65,000m2 exhibition/event space

Conference Suite x 1,200 delegates

49 Meeting Rooms



New London


Mayoral Commission2004-5• Tiered auditorium for 3-5,000 (flexible and divisible)

• 2-3 additional meeting rooms for 4-800 delegates

• Adjacent exhibition space (10,000m2, flexible and divisible)

• A range of breakout rooms for 50-500 delegates

• The ability to provide catered functions for the delegates

• Hotel accommodation of varying standards on-site ornearby


Mayoral Commission2004-5• Tiered auditorium for 3-5,000 (flexible and divisible)

Being built now

• 2-3 additional meeting rooms for 4-800 delegates

Being built now

•Adjacent exhibition space (10,000m2, flexible and divisible)

Existing and new space will be 100,000m2

• A range of breakout rooms for 50-500 delegates

Already in place

• The ability to provide catered functions for the delegatesBeing built now

• Hotel accommodation of varying standards on-site ornearby

Already in place


ICC London ExCeL

• Building started 1 August 2008

• First event will be 1 May 2010

• £165million investment

• New hotel 2011, further £70million

• On budget and on schedule


Thank you!

48th ICCA Congress & Exhibition

Monday 9 November 2009


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