Global Congress Centre Alliance
The Global Congress Centre Alliance (GCCA) is an alliance of international convention centres from around the world who subscribe to similar objectives and business values. Members aim to provide international meeting and conference organisers and planners with a convenient choice of international venues as their events rotate around different continents. All Members are committed to consistently provide organisers, planners and delegates with world-class facilities, excellent services and the latest meeting technologies. Although the GCCA is not a legally binding entity, the GCCA’s objectives are supported by a shared vision and a commitment by its Members to actively engage in joint marketing efforts, business leads exchange and knowledge transfer, particularly when it comes to the organisation of your event.
Membership of the GCCA is generally restricted to one purpose built convention centre from each continent although additional venues from non competitive regions are considered.
A venue seeking admission to the GCCA must be an active member of ICCA. This provides you, the client, with the confidence that members belong to an organisation which has a renowned reputation for professionalism through training and networking in the international meetings industry.
A GCCA venue must have the following capacity as a minimum:
- A plenary hall with minimum seating of 2,000.
- A series of breakout rooms of various sizes.
- An exhibition venue with a minimum of 5,000 sq m.
- The ability to provide high quality food and beverage services.