The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. One of the world's most comprehensive meetings and exhibition complexes... superbly functional, technically complete and enjoying a unique harbourside setting adjacent to the heart of downtown Sydney.The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has been the venue for a multitude of congresses - large and small, intenational and national, low tech and high tech. And with the most extensive exhibition facilities in the Southern Hemisphere, the Centre is a reflection of Sydney's position at the forefront of Asia/Pacific trade and commerce.
Versatility is the keynote of the Sydney Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre. It caters with consummate ease and many more are within easy reach. Choose from three, four or five-star standards. Transportation, too, is the essence of convenience, with road, monorail and ferry links to central Sydney.
Moreover, the Centre is the focal point of Darling Harbour, one of the world's most imaginative urban redevelopment projects, alive with shops, restaurants and visitor attractions. Darling Harbour is truly a complete Convetion City.
Apart from its architecturally-acclaimed convention centre and exhibition buildings and its state-of-the-art technical capabilities, the Sydney Convention Centre has one other irreplaceable versatility is the keynote of the Sydney Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre. It caters with consummate ease and many more are within easy reach. People who have organised everything from the largest convention and exhibition down to the smallest corporate meeting and function.
Choose from three, four oor five-star standards. Transportation, too, is the essence of convenience, with road, monorail and ferry links to central Sydney.
Moreover, the Centre is the focal point of Darling Harbour, one of the world's most imaginative urban redevelopment projects, alive with shops, restaurants and visitor attractions. Darling Harbour is truly a complete Convetion City.
Convention Centre
- Modern, purpose-built Centre on three levels.
- 20 superbly-designed and equipped meeting and function rooms, several enjoying harbour and city skyline views.
- Auditorium capacity of 3,500, divisible into two area seeting 2,550 and 950 respectively.
- Small and mid-sized meeting rooms catering for 20 to 600 people.
- Boardroom permanently set for 12 persons, with bar and lounge area included.
- Banquet Hall seating 1,600 for formal banquetts and cocktail capacity for up to 2,500.
- Smaller function rooms catering for 70 to 350 (banquets) and 100 to 600 (cocktails).
- Expansive lobbies on all levels.
- Elevator and escalator access to all levels. High capacity elevator for transfer of heavy equipment to Auditorium.
- Power. water. compressed air, telephone and drainage connections in under-floor pits throughout Banquet Hall.
- In-house catering and a comprehensive range of menus for all types of functions.
- Full technical and audio visual services available in-house.
- On-site parking for 900 vehicles, with ample coach parking facilities.
- On-site security services.
Link Building Gallery
Joining the Convention and Exhibition Centre is the Link Building Gallery, a fully-carpeted area of 600 square metres, ideal for small trade displays, conference registration, tea and coffee breaks or cocktail functions.
Exhibition Centre
- Five single-level Exhibition Halls, each of 5,000 square metres (approx. 53,820 feet), providing a total area of 25,000 square metres (approx. 269,000 square feet).
- Halls available for individual or multiple letting.
- Minimum ceiling height of 10.5 metres extending to 14 metres between air-conditioning ducts.
- All Halls completely column-free.
- Floor loading of 20kPa.
- Two access doors, each 9 metres wide and 7 metres high, at rear of each Hall, opening directly on to a loading dock.
- Power, water, compressed air, telephone and drainage connections in under-floor pits throughout each Hall.
- Large entrance foyers to each Hall.
- Food and beverage kiosks in all Halls. On-stand catering available.
- Office and hospitality lounge areas at mezzanine level in each Hall.
- Exhibition Hall available for banqueting, with each Hall catering for up to 3,500 for formal dinners or 4,500 for cocktails.
- Exhibitors' service desk.
- Comprehensive on-site security services.
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Australian Convention Management Services
PO Box 468, Paddington, NSW. 2021
70 Glenmore Road, Paddington NSW. 2021
Telephone + 61 2 332 4622, Facsimile + 61 2 332 4066
Email: whfoda_acms@interconnect .com.au