A DNEC was established in August 2005 in order to inject some life into the rather modest event industry in the emirate 18 months later in February 2007 the trade fair centre of the same name opened following completion of its first phase of construction It is now the largest venue for trade fairs and conventions in the United Arab Emirates The U shaped site hosts prestigious events such as ADIPEC for the oil and gas industry and the defence trade fair Idex And the World Future Energy Summit is held annually at the start of the year Over 30 000 people attended from 18 to 21 January 2016 during Abu Dhabi Sustain ability Week We are now a player in the in ternational trade fair and convention indus try and we owe that to our guest organisers and our government emphasises Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri who is the acting CEO of the ADNEC Group They have helped us greatly Soon after the company s ten year an niversary ADNEC s boss was able to report a new record for October 2015 With 41 na tional and international events it was the busiest month in the exhibition centre s his tory Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri puts that down not least to the quality of the infra structure his company offers We are among the best equipped event venues anywhere in the world he says In the last few years we have continually expanded our facilities and brought them up to the highest possible stan dard ADNEC has thus been able to do jus tice to the growing number of exhibitors and visitors One example is the new marina zone which offered additional exhibition space on the waterfront at the last ADIPEC Offshore marine and heavy equipment was exhibited there Because there wasn t enough permanent exhibition space for all the exhibitors at ADIPEC a temporary air conditioned hall was constructed Moreover since the centre opened in 2007 the infrastructure around it has undergone continual dynamic develop ment What used to be a kind of no man s land is now filled with buildings and life Trade fair and convention guests are put up in hotels in the vicinity There are two AD NEC hotels directly adjoining the halls in cluding the Hyatt in the iconic prize winning Capital Gate skyscraper At a height of 160 metres the building leans by 18 degrees which is over four times the inclination of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Despite good results 2015 was quite a challenging year due to the fall in the oil price ADNEC responded by providing more effective services for its trade fair clientele We now take care of stand construction and power supply ourselves emphasises Hu maid Matar Al Dhaheri That reduces the costs for exhibitors The economic situation has not changed in 2016 but the positive trend is expected to continue The conven tion business has been thriving for a number of years now The Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau set up in 2013 is expected to bring in more international conventions in future In terms of trade fairs ADNEC puts its faith in guest events with the exception of Idex Our government aims to bring the latest technologies to our country argues Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri Accordingly efforts are made to attract top organisers capable of at tracting a who s who of each industry tar geted ADNEC s CEO sees Europe and Ger many in particular as an important market promising Organisers from Europe receive comprehensive support from us to allow them to establish their trade fairs www ad nec ae PB 34 TradeFairs Internation al 1 2016 INTERNATIONAL ABU DHABI An anniversary record Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company ADNEC celebrated its tenth anniversary last year The trade fair and conventions scene has developed well since the company was founded Al Ain Convention Centre The ADNEC Group is also active beyond the capital of the United Arab Emirates Around160 kilometres away on the border to Oman it runs the convention centre in Al Ain Known as the Garden City it has a good motorway connection and is well worth seeing Since being extended the Al Ain Convention Centre now offers 12 000 square metres of space in two exhibition halls The venue is notable for its Arabian architecture The two huge dome like tent structures recalling a desert tent are quite an eye opener The halls also host wed dings which are traditionally held on a grand scale in the region Fittingly there is also a wed ding fair and a variety of fashion and other events are hosted as well The book fair is very popular not least because Al Ain is the home of the emirate s oldest university In addition to domestic visitors the exhibitions also target buyers from Oman www alaincc ae ADNEC also has activities abroad running ExCel London for example 20 trade fairs will be held there for the first time in the year 2016 alone Das Ziel unserer Regierung ist es die allerneues ten Technologien ins Land zu holen argumen tiert Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri Our government aims to bring the latest tech nology to our country says Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri Ph ot o A D N EC

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