I have been talking about all kinds of different places for trade shows and conventions here at Convention Insider, and most, if not all, have been about convention centers right here in the United States. There are plenty of other locations around the world that are also great places for conventions or trade shows and other events.
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e of the places I have on my places I would like to visit before I die is Sydney, Australia. I figured I would start there as a place to visit for a convention center or trade show location. Of course, since we are headed down under the proper spelling here is “centre”. The convention center is the largest of its kind on the continent and holds more than 600 events throughout the year. Their brochure goes on to describe the location:
As Australia’s largest and premier venue for conferences, exhibitions and special events, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has played host to some of the world’s top companies and international associations.
Superbly located on the waterfront in Sydney’s most popular visitor precinct, Darling Harbour, the venue is renowned for its flexibility, which enables it to manage events of any size and complexity.
This convention center hosts apparently a very large event in the Australian International Motor Show which has about 300,000 attendees and another large event event called the Sydney International Boat Show. This makes sense because they are right on the Darling Harbour, or as we say here in the US, “harbor”.
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April 28th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Yes, Sydney is well worth a visit, as well as other cities in Australia, which has a vibrant conference industry. Some Australian conference centres have world-leading concepts (such as the chef’s table at the Brisbane centre) and incorporate eco-friendly features (the Cairns centre in the tropical north was built to capture rainwater for use on its gardens). Already the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre is judged too small and there are two different expansion plans on the table, one from a government-funded report and the other from the city council. Interesting times Down Under.
April 28th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Louis,
Wow thanks for the comment and perhaps we can refer to you as our insider down under!