Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre

Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre
International Convention Centre Durban
ICC Durban Logo.jpg
Address 45 Bram Fischer Road
Location Durban, South Africa
Coordinates 29°51′13″S 31°01′48″E / 29.853611°S 31.03°E / -29.853611; 31.03
Owner City of Durban
Built 1994
Expanded 2005
Former name(s) Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre
Meeting room seating 10000
Enclosed space
 Total space 7,000 square metres (75,000 sq ft)
Website [2]

The Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) is a large convention centre in Durban, South Africa.

The venue has hosted the International AIDS Conference in 2000, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999, and the Non-Aligned Movement in 2004. It hosted the preliminary draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will host the COP17 meeting in 2011.

It is situated next to the Durban Exhibition Centre ("Expo"), built in the 1980s [3][4].

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Awards

The ICC has received a number of awards, some of which are listed here:

  • Africa's Leading Meetings and Conference Centre: 2001 - 2006, 2008 - 2010 (World Travel Awards) [5]
  • Top Ten Congress Centres: 2004-2006 (International Association of Congress Centres - AIPC) [6]

History

Discussions in the city of Durban on the merits of a major convention centre date back to the 1960s. However, planning for the convention centre began in in 1991. After consultations by the whites-only municipal authorities with (at the time) unrepresented political groupings in 1993, construction commenced in 1994.[1]

Change of name

It was proposed on Feb 1, 2006 that the name of the centre be changed from Durban International Convention Centre. [7]

View of the ICC from the adjoining Hilton Hotel

External links

References

  1. ^ [1]

Coordinates: 29°51′13″S 31°1′48″E / 29.85361°S 31.03°E / -29.85361; 31.03



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