SMX Convention Center

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SMX Convention Center
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SMX Convention Center Manila in 2017
Location SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Owner SM Prime
Type Convention center
Capacity 12,000
Construction
Broke groundMarch 23, 2006
OpenedNovember 5, 2007
Website
Official Website

The SMX Convention Center is located in Pasay City, Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, and international exhibitions. The building is located beside the SM Mall of Asia, and is considered part of the Mall of Asia Complex. The SMX is owned by the SM Prime Holdings.

Pasay Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

Pasay, officially the City of Pasay,, or simply known as Pasay City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 416,522 people.

Convention (meeting) meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom. Trade conventions typically focus on a particular industry or industry segment, and feature keynote speakers, vendor displays, and other information and activities of interest to the event organizers and attendees. Professional conventions focus on issues of concern along with advancements related to the profession. Such conventions are generally organized by societies or communities dedicated to promotion of the topic of interest. Fan conventions usually feature displays, shows, and sales based on pop culture and guest celebrities. Science fiction conventions traditionally partake of the nature of both professional conventions and fan conventions, with the balance varying from one to another. Conventions also exist for various hobbies, such as gaming or model railroads.

Exhibition organized presentation and display of a selection of items or pictures

An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organised presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs. Exhibitions can include many things such as art in both major museums and smaller galleries, interpretive exhibitions, natural history museums and history museums, and also varieties such as more commercially focused exhibitions and trade fairs.

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Description

The SMX Convention Center has 4 exhibition halls, 5 function rooms, and 14 meeting rooms, with 21,000 m2 of leasable space. It is suitable for many events. [1] The function rooms have a total floor area of 7,100 m2. [2] Since its opening in November 2007, the SMX Convention Center has held some of the largest trade events in the country, including CITEM's Manila FAME International, International Food and Beverage Expo, Global Link MP's China Products Exhibition, Manufacturing Technology World Series, and Primetrade Asia's Manila International Book Fair. The ASEAN Tourism Investment Forum 2008 and the 8th International Conference of Asian Clinical Oncology Society were also held in the SMX Convention Center.

On November 28 and 29, 2011, the 5th National G12 Conference was held in the SMX. The event used all four exhibit halls and the function rooms on the third floor. With almost 20,000 guests, the event exceeded the typical capacity of the Convention Center of 12,000. The four halls were converted into one huge space.

Entertainment

In addition to exhibitions and conventions, the Convention Centerit can accommodate other events and concerts. In August 2008 international artist Alicia Keys' As I Am Tour, and the grand finale of GMA Network's Pinoy Idol , were held at the convention center.

Alicia Keys American singer-songwriter, musician and music producer

Alicia Augello Cook, known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records, and later released her debut album, Songs in A Minor, with J Records in 2001. The album was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 16 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet "My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first woman to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one.

As I Am Tour

The As I Am Tour was the third worldwide concert tour by American singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, in support of her third studio album, As I Am. According to Pollstar, Alicia Keys' As i Am Tour grossed $32 million worldwide in 2008/2009, with 55 shows.

GMA Network Commercial television radio network in the Philippines

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Agnes Pacis, vice president for Sales and Marketing for the SMX Convention Center, told the BusinessMirror the SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) will open a new convention facility in Iloilo. While the final design for the facility has yet to be finalized, she said, “It will have over 4,300 square meters of leasable space,” or roughly one-fourth the size of the SMX Convention Center in the Mall of Asia (MOA) complex in Pasay City. It can accommodate some 4,000 people, compared to the Icon, which holds 3,000.

She declined to reveal how much SMHCC will invest in the facility pending finalization of the design, but said they aim to complete it by the second quarter of 2021. For comparison, she said the convention center at the MOA cost some P1.6 billion. SMHCC only recently opened its Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, betting on the boom of MICE events in the city.

/businessmirror.com.ph

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References

  1. ↑ "Overview". SMX Convention Center. 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Facilities". SMX Convention Center. 30 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Function Rooms". SMX Convention Center Davao. 30 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Meeting Rooms". SMX Convention Center Davao. 30 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Pre-function Lobbies". SMX Convention Center Davao. 30 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Overview". SMX Convention Center Aura. 30 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Function Rooms". SMX Convention Center Taguig. 30 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Function Rooms". SMX Convention Center Aura. 30 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "SMX Convention Center" . Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  10. ↑ Marcelo, Elizabeth (2015-04-28). "APEC to tackle disaster risk financing in Bacolod". GMA News. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  11. ↑ "SMX Cebu Trade Hall".
  12. ↑ https://www.smxconventioncenter.com/smx-olongapo/
  13. ↑ "SMX Clark to open 2020; Park Inn adds more rooms".
  14. ↑ "SM unit allots P8.2-billion capex to expand, renovate hotels"./

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