experience, such as interactive features and audience participation. Most recently JCCI built a media facility at the centre with the aim of promoting media coverage of its events.
In Jeddah there are also hotels that cater to smaller sized meetings and events, including the Rosewood Corniche, Park Hyatt and the Jeddah Hilton.
Beautiful landscapes of the Red Sea complement each meeting space in the Rosewood Corniche. Each boardroom has the latest technology, including video conferencing, DVD, audio-video, high-speed internet access, a meeting butler, plasma- screen projection and the latest ergonomic furniture. Similarly, the Jeddah Park Hyatt Hotel offers 142 residential rooms, nine meeting rooms, two board rooms and two exhibition areas over 1,450 square metres. The 388-room Jeddah Hilton offers 40,000 square feet of exhibition space across a ballroom, boardroom, 10 meeting rooms for 10 to 50 people and a pool terrace. Al Furusya Marina & Yacht Club hosts events, such as The Saudi International Boat Show, showcasing luxury boats, marine equipment, supplies and services.
REGIONAL MEETINGS Located in the eastern province is the Dhah-
ran International Exhibition Centre (DIEC), near Dammam. The centre is an hour's drive from Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar and a 30 to 45 minute flight from the UAE. The eastern province is an economic hub and home to state-owned national oil company ARAMCO, one of the pioneering businesses of modern-day Saudi Arabia. The DIEC is well connected to regional decision makers on both the private and public sector levels.
Al Furusya Marina & Yacht Club hosts events,
such as The Saudi International Boat Show, showcasing luxury boats, marine equipment, supplies and services
INSIDEAND OUTSIDE The Dhahran International Exhibition
Centre is built across a total site area of 90,000 square metres. It has two inside covered areas totalling 7,500 square metres and two outside areas; one 1,200-square- metre covered area and one of 12,300 square metres, both used for outdoor exhibits. This facility has 60-metre-high ceil- ings in each of its two exhibition halls, giving a column-free exhibition area. Furthermore, the centre has catering facilities and a cafeteria, an informa- tion desk and security, wireless internet connections, ATM services, as well as photographers and cameramen, first aid and emergency assistance
In Dammam, Le Meridien Al Khobar is another ideal venue for seminars and meet- ings, offering two ballrooms and breakout rooms that can accommodate 10 to 450 delegates. This hotel offers a well-equipped business centre and the Dhahran Exhibition Centre is just 15 minutes away.
DIEC COMPLEX CAPITAL
The Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre, owned and run by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is another world-class exhibition complex. Today, the centre consists of four halls offering 15,000 square metres of indoor space in addition to a 5,000-square-metre outdoor area. It also has a 1,100-seat auditorium, together with ancillary facili- ties, car parking for 1,500 cars and buses, a conference hall, support services, a VIP reception lounge, business and press centres, restaurants and cafeterias, and an organiser's office. The facility can provide 10,000 square metres of air- conditioned exhibition space and the venue can accommodate up to 10,000 people. The Riyadh Exhibitions Company (REC) bases its operations out of the Riyadh Inter- national Exhibition Centre and organises a mix of events, the majority of which are international Ð namely from Europe, US, Brazil and China, as well as other global markets. Alagat, also based in Riyadh, organises events for a broad range of industries, including tourism and gold and silver. Again in Riyadh is the King Abdulaziz His- torical Centre, a modern, building with mod- ern fittings and a fixed-seat auditorium. This US$250 million museum complex was built over the old King Abdulaziz quarter (or Old Town) opening its doors in 2003. The centre was built around the historic Fort Masmak, which is where Riyadh is said to have been recaptured in 1902 by Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. Using photographs, artefacts, video material and theatres in an interactive and vibrant display, the museum traces Saudi Arabia's history and celebrates the life of King
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