Cityscape Abu Dhabi returns to Abu Dhabi, over 30% bigger than last year

Cityscape Abu Dhabi returns to Abu Dhabi, over 30% bigger than last year
3rd edition of the show confirms the success of ADNEC

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) will see Cityscape Abu Dhabi return for its largest ever edition from 19th – 22nd April. This year’s event will be 32% bigger than the 2008 edition and will cover a gross area of more than 38,000sqm.

Since its launch in 2007, Cityscape Abu Dhabi has shown significant growth year on year. This growth will continue this year due to the expansion of ADNEC’s exhibition facilities to create the Gulf’s largest exhibition centre. Six additional exhibition halls have been added to the venue since the 2008 edition of the Cityscape Abu Dhabi enabling the event to span 9 exhibition halls, plus the Atrium.

Cityscape Abu Dhabi is one of many exhibitions at ADNEC to return to Abu Dhabi annually. This signifies the success that the capital is having in retaining its events and confirms ADNEC’s growing status as a powerful economic engine for the emirate. In addition to Cityscape Abu Dhabi, ADNEC will stage a huge number of events in 2009, over 50% of which are returning events.

Simon Horgan, ADNEC CEO said: “One of the main reasons why ADNEC was created was to attract new events to the capital and to then support their growth. Since the venue opened in 2007 we have been committed to helping organisers make their events more successful each season. Cityscape Abu Dhabi is a perfect example of an event which has been able to grow due to the support which ADNEC gives.”

Rohan Marwaha, Managing Director, Cityscape, IIR Exhibitions added: “The support of ADNEC has been instrumental in the success of Cityscape Abu Dhabi. The 2009 edition of the event will be the largest Cityscape Abu Dhabi that we’ve held, and we’re expecting to see a significant increase in visitors and investors coming from all over the world to Abu Dhabi.”

About Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC)

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is a strategic international venue development and management company. ADNEC’s venue portfolio includes one of the most modern exhibition centre’s in the world - the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, and the UK capital’s largest exhibition and conference venue, ExCeL London.

ADNEC is creating unique business districts to serve Abu Dhabi’s rapid expansion and emergence on the global stage.

Development projects surrounding the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre include Capital Centre (a mixed-use development of 23 residential, commercial and mixed-use towers adjacent to the exhibition centre), Capital Gate (an iconic 35 storey gravity defying feature tower, featuring the 5-star hotel - ‘Hyatt at Capital Centre’) and a 2.4km Marina zone.

In addition, ADNEC is expanding within the region, with The Al Ain Convention Centre, a residential and business micro city around a state-of-the-art convention centre.

For more information visit www.adnec.ae; www.alaincc.ae; www.capitalcentre.ae; www.capitalgate.ae; www.excel-london.co.uk