Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is Australia’s most awarded venue and has been officially ranked among the world’s top three convention centres on three separate occasions.
With the opening of Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Grey Street in 2011, a new five level boutique expansion, the Centre will become Australia’s most flexible meetings and events venue. The expanded venue will house three stand alone plenary halls catering for events from 400 to 8,000 and a total of 44 meeting rooms and event spaces.
The Centre is centrally located in the city’s unique riverside precinct at South Bank, home to Brisbane’s thriving arts and cultural community.
The Centre is built upon the former site of World Expo Park
, the rollercoaster theme park built for the successful hosting of Brisbane's World Expo '88
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The Centre is owned by South Bank Corporation and proudly managed by leading international venue management specialists, AEG Ogden.
AEG Ogden manages venues throughout the Asia Pacific region, including the Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centres, the Qatar National Convention Centre (currently under construction), Sydney’s Allphones Arena, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Perth Arena (currently under construction), Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and live theatres including Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.
AEG Facilities is the leading entertainment, sports and venue operator in the world, which owns, operates or consults with more than 100 of the industry’s pre-eminent venues worldwide.
With the opening of Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Grey Street in 2011, a new five level boutique expansion, the Centre will become Australia’s most flexible meetings and events venue. The expanded venue will house three stand alone plenary halls catering for events from 400 to 8,000 and a total of 44 meeting rooms and event spaces.
The Centre is centrally located in the city’s unique riverside precinct at South Bank, home to Brisbane’s thriving arts and cultural community.
The Centre is built upon the former site of World Expo Park
World Expo Park
World Expo Park was an amusement park built for Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia. It was positioned on the corner of Melbourne and Glenelg Streets in South Brisbane, the current site of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The park was opened when the exposition opened on the 30 April 1988...
, the rollercoaster theme park built for the successful hosting of Brisbane's World Expo '88
Expo '88
World Expo 88, also known as Expo '88, was a World's Fair held in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988...
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The Centre is owned by South Bank Corporation and proudly managed by leading international venue management specialists, AEG Ogden.
AEG Ogden manages venues throughout the Asia Pacific region, including the Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centres, the Qatar National Convention Centre (currently under construction), Sydney’s Allphones Arena, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Perth Arena (currently under construction), Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and live theatres including Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.
AEG Facilities is the leading entertainment, sports and venue operator in the world, which owns, operates or consults with more than 100 of the industry’s pre-eminent venues worldwide.
External links
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Cultural Centre Busway Station map - includes surrounding area - pdf file
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Brisbane - a Wikitravel article