As industry awards continue to roll in and word spreads about the innovative design features and operational capabilities of the Melbourne Convention Centre, the centre's reputation as being unbeatable in its 'value for money' options is also growing.

What makes the Melbourne Convention Centre different from other convention centres - other than being the first '6 Star Green Star' environmentally rated convention centre in the world of course - is the fact that the latest audio visual and best communications technology available has been successfully built in to every one of its 32 rooms and is included in the cost of the room rental. This represents substantial savings for event planners and function organisers.

Each room is equipped with an innovative 'intelligent lectern', which allows the user to literally 'work the room' with ease and confidence. Easy to use and highly intuitive, the intelligent lectern controls lighting, sound, and data projection and is the ultimate in self-management tools.

In today's business events industry 'value for money' is a priority and this is one of the reasons national and international support continues to grow for the convention centre.

An impressive 54 international conventions are confirmed for the Melbourne Convention Centre from now through to 2015, bringing an estimated 105,275 delegates to the city and state, and injecting millions of dollars into the Victorian economy. 

And large global events are not the only focus.  National support for the convention centre continues to go from strength to strength with a predicted 250 national conventions; meetings and large seminars to date expected to boost the state's economy even further.

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre's (MCEC) chief executive Leigh Harry says: "As well as being one of the most visually striking and innovative convention and exhibition centres in the world, its affordability without compromising on quality is another feather in its cap." 

As Melbourne continues to attract some of the world's most important conventions and position itself as the business events capital of Australia, all eyes remain on the progress of the very impressive Melbourne Convention Centre.

more information: http://www.mcec.com.au/