must wait until 2022 to become the first in the Middle East to host the celebrated FIFA World Cup its infrastructure is al ready being built to accommodate high volumes of visitors from around the world a core requirement for any inter national exhibition organiser Billions of dollars have been set aside to develop the city introducing new museums hotels historic sites and luxury apartments presenting organis ers of international events with further industry traction and ever more options for pre and post event gala activities And here in the heart of the bustling West Bay business district is one of the Gulf s most modern accom modating venues The DECC is a world class venue in an ideal location less than twenty min utes from more than 40 hotels purpose built to cater for large scale exhibitions and conventions Providing more than 29 000m of covered exhibition space divisible into five halls ranging between 5 368m and 7 160m the venue s unparalleled flexi bility enables the creation of exceptional events Designed by globally acclaimed and award winning architect Helmut Jahn the architectural design of the cantilevered roof means this giant space is pillar free making DECC one of the most versatile and distinc tive venues in the Middle East At 96m wide 302m long and 18m high it is also the widest and highest venue in the Gulf flooded with natural light from more than 300 sun wells in the ceiling making for an impactful and inspiring event space limit ed only by one s imagination For smaller events DECC offers 18 fully equipped meeting rooms complete with the latest audio visual and communications sys tems able to accommodate groups up to 200 participants 41TradeFairs Internation al 2 2017 INTERNATIONAL ANZEIGE Getting to Qatar It takes just seven hours to reach thecountry s award winning Hamad Inter national Airport from both London and Bangkok making it an ideal meeting point for visitors travelling from Asia and Europe This modern and efficient hub is served by direct international flights from more than 150 destinations offered by the 5 Star Qatar Airways one of the world s most re fined and decorated national carriers There is a spacious glass sided con course a loading zone impressive stor age and underground parking for 2 800 vehicles elements designed to ensure simplicity when arriving setting up and enjoying the beautiful venue While may be its a relatively new venue DECC s relationships with some of the world s most reputable business event organisers give it a well deserved reputation as one of the Middle East s premium event spaces DECC team has worked with Comexposium IFP and In forma in addition to a broad selection of domestic organisers and industry as sociations And this year they look for ward to working with internationally renowned organiser DMG Events on the first Middle Eastern edition of interior design exhibition Index Qatar in Novem ber DMG will follow this in February 2018 with Building Services Qatar an other leading event that gathers the four event brands Middle East Concrete Windows Doors and Facades Expo HVACR Expo and Community Manage ment Week Outside of exhibitions let s not for get that even the 2022 FIFA World Cup is just one event albeit a major one in Qatar s sporting event calendar To date Doha has hosted major championships such as the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 and the 2011 Pan Arab Games Others include the Qatar ExxonMobil Open International MotoGP ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men and WTA Sony Ericsson Championships Women the Golf Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Cycling Tour of Qatar and the Qatar Grand Prix Powerboat Qatar is a hotbed of activity for international events of all kinds The DECC bringing culture people and commerce under one roof

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