Warsaw's largest exhibition center to open next month

Expo XXI, Warsaw's largest exhibition and conference center, is to open next month. Located in the capital's Wola district, the 9,500 square meter center consists of three separate exhibition halls, where not only exhibitions and trade fairs can be held, but also seminars, training courses and banquets. The center was constructed and is operated by Warsaw International Expocentres (WIEC), part of the British company Expocentres Group. Expocentres began the construction of the zl.90 million venue last year, and company representatives are expecting returns on the investment within the next 10 years. According to WIEC promotions director Hanna Samsel, it is not unlikely the British company will invest in another, similar type of venue in Warsaw. However, Expocentres is facing competition from a Polish-Italian venture that is also in the process of building an exhibition center in Warsaw. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) M.T.K.