CONFERENCE FACILITIES

EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTER

Chandigarh, equipped with all the modern amenities and infrastructure firmly in place, is one of the fastest growing cities in India and the business capital of the industrially and agriculturally rich north. Developing into one of the finest convention centers around Delhi, it is aiming to be ‘The First Wired City.’

Chandigarh is already hosting mega international and national exhibitions and conventions like Agro Tech, Auto Shows and Consumer Fairs. After its construction, Chandigarh would be in a position to organize even bigger shows in a more systematic manner.

The city has excellent Convention and Conference facilities. There are about 30 government and private hotels in Chandigarh offering 900 rooms. The CITCO- run hotels have excellent halls accommodating about 500 and 300 persons. There are other large auditoriums and conference halls also of capacity upto 800 and 1000 persons. The City in recent years has become venue for various International/National conferences and exhibitions.

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY

The Northern Region Headquarters of CII is located in Union Territory of Chandigarh and covers the States of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan.

The Confederation of India Industry (CII) is India's association with a direct membership of over 3400 companies whose total capital investment is over US $63 billion. CII members are from both the public and private sectors. With 23 offices in India and 10 overseas it organises Industrial trade fairs in India and abroad.

The Northern Region Headquarters of the Indian Industry opens fresh business prospects in a newly built state-of-the-art Convention Center.

The facilities of the Complex include several conference/seminar halls that can accommodate upto 350 people, making it the largest conference venue in Chandigarh ideal for board meetings, dealer conferences, training programs, workshops etc. Making it the largest conference venue in Chandigarh. Ideal for board meetings, dealer conferences, training programs, workshops etc. To make things more convenient state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment is available to facilitate business presentations. The conference hall is also supported by a cafeteria, a business centre and an in-house catering facility.

The complex also has over 12,000 sq.ft. of exhibition space that is carpeted and fully air-conditioned. Organisations interested in renting exhibition space could utilise the area for small exhibitions, industry specific fairs, buyer-sellers meets, product launches, sub-contracting shows, vendor meets, to name just a few.

Chandigarh plays host to India’s largest agro technology fair once in two years. Agro Tech’94 was organised by CII for the first time in India in the city of Chandigarh from Dec 1-4 1994 with Israel as the Partner Country. 27 Israeli firms exhibited their strengths in agri business, 250 Indian exhibitors also exhibited. 150, 000 people including business visitors, researchers, agriculturists, Central / State Government enterprises and progressive farmers visited the fair. Agro Tech’94 evoked a phenomenal response and has since been institutionalized.

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY
Northern Region : Chandigarh
Block No. 3, Dakshin Marg
Sector 31-A
Chandigarh - 160047
Phone : 91-172- 2602365, 2605868, 2607228, 2614568
Fax : 91-172-2606259, 2614974
Email : ciinr@ciionline.org