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International Convention Centre Durban 
Address 45 Bram Fischer Road Location Durban, South Africa Coordinates 29°51′13″S 31°01′48″E / 29.853611°S 31.03°E 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
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References
Coordinates: 29°51′13″S 31°1′48″E / 29.85361°S 31.03°E
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Durban
- Convention centres in South Africa
- South African building and structure stubs
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