Named World’s Best Convention Centre 2016-2018, by the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC), Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) brings unmatched capability and a unique depth of industry skills to offer a Next Level experience. Considered Australia’s most flexible meetings and events venue, BCEC provides unprecedented choice for events of every size, with three stand-alone tiered auditoria able to accommodate from 400 to 4000 and more than 40 meetings and event spaces. BCEC is the only convention centre in Australia with a dedicated boutique meetings hub with speakers’ facilities and private boardrooms allowing delegates to ‘own ‘an entire level. Located at the very centre of Brisbane’s Knowledge Corridor, BCEC is surrounded by universities, world leading research institutes and key hospitals. BCEC sits at the heart of Brisbane’s bustling South Bank cultural and entertainment precinct, home to art galleries, world class performing arts and the city’s most popular riverside dining destination. The South Bank Precinct is home to a number of quality accommodation options, with the recent opening of new hotels bringing the total to 916 hotel rooms within walking distance of BCEC. Brisbane is the gateway to some of Australia’s tourist icons – the world’s largest sand island, pristine surfing beaches, rainforests, day trips to the Great Barrier Reef – the best of Australia at your fingertips.