Arusha International Conference Centre
| Arusha International Conference Centre | |
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| Address | East African Community Boulevard |
| Location | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Coordinates | 3°22′4″S 36°41′46″E / 3.36778°S 36.69611°E |
| Owner | Tanzanian Government (100%) |
| Operator | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Opened | 1977 |
Former names | EAC Headquarters |
Classroom-style seating | 25-70[1] |
| Banquet/ballroom | 130-2,500 |
Theatre seating | 160-1,350 |
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| • Total space | 5,420 square metres (58,300 sq ft) |
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The Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) located in Arusha, is the leading conference venue in Tanzania. It is 100% owned by the Government of Tanzania; however, operating without receiving any subsidies.
It has a total of 10 meeting rooms which cater for conferences, workshops, seminars, and committee meetings, with a seating capacity of 10 to 1000 delegates. Most of these rooms are equipped with Simultaneous Interpretation Systems (SIS) which can handle up to 12 languages.[2]
Major tenants include:
- The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UN-ICTR)
- The East African Community (EAC)
- African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), which was established on 26 May 2009.
Simba Hall was expanded to accommodate 1,313 delegates from its former capacity of 1,000 for the 8th Sullivan Summit.[3]
Gallery
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Main entrance -
Simba Hall -
The entrance of the congress center, in July 1995.
References
[edit]- ^ "AICC Brochure" (PDF). AICC. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ AICC acquires ultra-modern interpretation system Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government to spend 3bn/- on AICC expansion
External links
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