Aberdeen rising The new AECC is due for completion in 2019, in time for the Offshore Europe event in September. It is hoped the centre, which is located near Aberdeen International Airport, will attract major artists and events, while anchoring existing events in the city.

The main building, which will feature an arena, exhibition space and conference centre is expected to be wind and water tight by next month.

The new site includes four multi-purpose conference rooms and 15 meeting rooms while there are also hospitality boxes included within the main arena. It will have a capacity of 12,500 with an exhibition space of

6,000sqm – four times the size of the space of the current AECC at Bridge of Don.

Construction is also under way on the Hilton Hotel, which adjoins the new AECC and a new Aloft Hotel located just north of the Hilton site.

Ahoy there! The new Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre will open for business in 2020.

The multi-purpose international convention centre will have 35 rooms, plus a theatre and auditorium with 2,750 seats. The main room – called the RTM Stage – claims to be the largest auditorium in the Netherlands, with removable

stands to create a music hall for 7,000 people as well as an additional exhibition hall. The convention centre will be integrated into the existing structure of Ahoy. The flexibility of the auditorium allows for a conference to be held there during the day and then also host a major theatre production or concert on the stage that same evening.

Midway through A new Midland Convention Centre in Texas, U. S. is scheduled to open for business on 15 September 2019.

Project highlights include doubling the current exhibition hall space to 20,000 squarefeet, adding 3,000 square-feet

of meetings space and a 6,000 square-foot ballroom, and expanding lobby and prefunction spaces.

Upgraded AV and technology capabilities will also feature, along with expanded kitchen facilities providing the ability to host multiple large and small events occurring simultaneously.

Hail Caesar Caesars Entertainment has started work on Caesars Forum, a new 550,000-square-foot conference and exhibition centre in Las Vegas.

The $ 375 million venue, scheduled to open in 2020, will feature the two largest pillarless ballrooms in the world and more than 300,000 square feet of space.