World Forum Convention Center

World Forum, The Hague

The Statenhal in January 2006

The World Forum Convention Center, formerly known as the Nederlands Congrescentrum (NCC), is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Eurovision Song Contests of 1976 and 1980. Between 2006 and 2010 the The Hague Jazz festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.^[1]

Past events

Nederlands Congrescentrum

• Wings - August 20-21, 1972
• Eurovision Song Contest - 1976 and 1980
• North Sea Jazz Festival - 1976 till 2005
• National Song Festival - February 22, 1978 (won by Harmony with their song 't Is OK)
• Finch - November 14, 1978 (their final concert)
• 48th World Science Fiction Convention - August 23-27, 1990
• a-ha - April 4, 1991
• Celine Dion - May 27, 1995
• Sarah Brightman - May 22, 1999

World Forum Convention Center

• The Hague Jazz - 2006 till 2010
• International Conference on Afghanistan - March 31, 2009
• Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit - November 18, 2010

References

1. ^ The Hague Jazz official site

External links

• Official website of the World Forum

Coordinates: 52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E / 52.092917°N 4.282194°E / 52.092917; 4.282194