Glebe Island to be transformed into Australia's newest exhibition space

The transformation of Glebe Island into Australia's newest exhibition space has begun with early site works underway to prepare the site for the first event in February next year.

Glebe Island will be the home of Sydney's biggest exhibitions from February 2014 until the end of 2016 when new International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) and ICC Exhibition are opened at Darling Harbour.

Called Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island, the massive pavilion will offer up to 25,000 metres2 of high quality, fully-enclosed and air conditioned space to house exhibitions and cater for up to 300,000 visitors each year. The venue will also feature pop-up cafes and restaurants.

The pavilion, which was most recently used during the London Olympics, is already on a ship bound for Sydney.

The facility's General Manager, Malu Barrios introduced the venue this week, explaining "Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island is like a blank canvas; it is an innovative space in the world's best harbour. Within a few months, Glebe Island will be transformed into a wonderful facility that will come to life with a full calendar of events and exhibitions."

Managed by AEG Ogden, the Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island is already attracting strong support from event organisers, who have been consulting with the NSW Government throughout the planning and design process.

Positioned on the foreshore near the Anzac Bridge at Rozelle, in Sydney's inner-west, Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island will be serviced by a regular, scheduled special event ferry from Darling Harbour and shuttle buses from Central Station.

The free special event transport will be made available on exhibition show days, with a carefully designed and event-specific transport plan in place to accommodate expected visitor traffic.

Preferred Darling Harbour hotels and dining and entertainment options will remain in easy reach of Glebe Island, where visitors and exhibitors from around the world will be able to enjoy magnificent views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the harbour.

Business Events Sydney Chief Executive Lyn Lewis-Smith also outlined her team's consumer marketing and communications strategy, introducing the audience to the new brand identity and recently-launched Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island website.

Lewis-Smith stated "BESydney has been working closely with the industry for many months on the new facility's branding and marketing and we will manage the consumer awareness campaign until the operators, AEG Ogden, take over at the end of 2013."

For more information go to www.sydneyexhibitioncentre.com.au/

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