The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has been at the forefront of organising exhibitions since 1979 and today it hosts more than 70 exhibitions and events every year. In November 1999 it undertook management of Airport Expo Dubai, a new exhibition complex with more than 23,000 square metres of exhibition space. The DWTC has developed a wide range of exhibition services and the quality of service it provides is unparalleled in the Middle East. It now manages more than 55,000 square metres of exhibition space in two complexes.

Over the years the DWTC has launched new exhibitions and expanded its existing portfolio which currently includes 12 international exhibitions. These events, held in Dubai, are:

• Vision-X Dubai the Optical & Ophthalmic Exhibition and Conference
• Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Communications Exhibition (CABSAT)
• Watch & Jewellery Dubai
• Gitex Dubai
• Gitex Hyderabad
• Gitex Computer Shopper
• Middle East International Motor Show
• Gulf Food, Hotel & Equipment Show
• Dubai International Boat Show
• Dubai International Horse Fair
• The Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship
• Careers UAE

Dubai World Trade Centre Exhibition Complex is the leading exhibition centre in the Middle East where on average of more than 70 exhibitions and events are held every year. Eight interconnected, air-conditioned exhibition halls are available for lease either on an individual basis or in any combination of more than one hall. The gross space is 33,179 square meters, all on one level for easy access.

Location: DWTC is ideally located on Sheikh Zayed Road and is only 15 minutes drive from the city centre, 90 minutes from Abu Dhabi, 30 minutes from Jebel Ali Free Zone, 15 minutes from Sharjah and 10 minutes from Port Rashid and Dubai International Airport.

The Conference Facilities, state of the art auditorium enables Dubai to firmly stake it's claim as being the entertainment centre of the Gulf.

The Dubai International Convention Centre facility, completed in 2003, is offering more than 7,500 square metres of prime meeting space and have the capacity to accommodate up to 6,000 delegates. One of its key features is that all the larger meeting rooms are located on the ground level, making access a planner’s paradise.

The Dubai International Convention Centre (DICC) offers the ideal setting for international conventions, congresses, corporate meetings, seminars, workshops and incentive travel plans.

The Dubai International Convention Centre is linked to the Dubai International Exhibition Centre by a covered concourse which is offering a range of amenities including shops and restaurants and 18 syndicate rooms to accommodate smaller, more intimate requirements.

The convention centre’s main auditorium (Sh. Rashid Hall), located on the ground level, also linked to Hall 8 of the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, providing a single venue with up to 11,500 square metres of gross floor space all on one level. The main Auditorium which can accommodate from 600 to 6000 individuals is complemented by four large meeting rooms, housed in the same multi-purpose hall on the ground level. Eighteen syndicate rooms, that can accommodate from 40 to 220 (theatre style) which is located on the upper level, easily accessible by elevators and lifts.

In addition, the Dubai International Convention Centre is complemented by a range of accommodation options on the same grounds – with two hotels flanking either side of the complex – a 412-room Novotel and a 210-room Ibis business hotel – in addition to the Dubai International Hotel Apartments a short walk away with its 492 furnished apartments, available in 1, 2 or 3-bedroom configurations.

Article sources : http://www.dwtc.com/events/exhibit.htm