News this week: Sendai, hard hit by the massive earthquake
and tsunami in 2011, is set to open a new venue in April 2015 – the International
Center Exhibition Building (ICEB). The venue features a configurable 3,000 m2
exhibition hall which can be arranged to hold up to 2,560 people. There are
also four additional meeting rooms capable of hosting up to 200 people each.
The new venue adjoins the existing Sendai
International Center Conference Building, which will add
to its main convention hall capable of seating 1,000, a 755 m2
reception/exhibition hall, as well as an additional 12 meeting rooms. ICEB will
be served by Sendai’s Tozai Subway Line, which is expected to begin service by
December 2015. The city, located in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan, is
connected to Tokyo via bullet train and is connected to ten domestic and six
international destinations by flight.
ICEB’s inaugural event, the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, is expected to feature more than 40,000 participants. The conference will
be supported by a number of public events including symposia and exhibitions on
disaster preparedness and recovery.
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