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The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
31/5/2006
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (QEIICC), London 's most prestigious purpose built centre for professional meetings and events, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in June 2006.
The Centre, situated in the heart of Westminster and against the stunning backdrop of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The BA London Eye and Westminster Abbey, was opened on 24th June 1986 by Her Majesty The Queen. Originally intended for use as a venue for Government conferences, it was also opened up to conferences and events in the private sector shortly after.
The QEIICC was the venue for some 415 events last year and is well renowned for its facilities, which include four main auditoria, seven conference rooms and over 20 smaller meeting rooms across seven floors, catering for events from 40 to 1,000 delegates in plenary session and 3,000 in total capacity. The Centre also benefits from some of the most innovative technological facilities for conferences and events and a wide range of cuisine for clients from in-house caterers Leith's.
The QEIICC has recently hosted high profile events such as the announcement for the route of the Grand Depart for the Tour de France 2007, EBLEX 'Live in London' and the World Maritime Technology Conference 2006.
In keeping with the high standard of facilities provided at the Centre, it closed to undergo important refurbishment work throughout August 2005 and will continue with smaller scale refurbishment until October 2006, ensuring that clients are provided with pleasant state of the art surroundings and leading technical capabilities.