Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is a popular exhibition center situated in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Commonly abbreviated as ADNEC, the center was inaugurated on February, 2007 by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.

The establishment is the largest center in the Middle East. It is spread over 133,000sqm consisting of an indoor event space of 73,000sqm and an outdoor event space of 55,900sqm. The seating capacity of various divisions of the place is mentioned as follows:

• The International Convention Centre-ICC can seat up to 6,000 people
• Conference Halls A&B seat up to 1,500
  The 20 Meeting rooms in the venue can seat between 20 to 200 per room
• The Grandstand can accommodate up to 5,400 visitors

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is a multinational award-winning venue. It has won several awards over the years. Some of the accreditations awarded to the venue are as follows:

• The Middle East Leading Exhibition Centre at the World Travel Awards
• Best Meetings Venue at the 2009 Middle East Event Awards
• Best International Venue by Exhibition News Awards in 2010
• The Green Award by the Middle East Event Awards in 2010
• The International Venue of the year by AEO Excellence Awards in 2010
• World's Leading Meeting and Conference Centre Award in 2011
• The Exhibition Venue of the Year Award by Event Awards in 2013