SMX Convention Center (company)

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SMX Convention Center
Type Subsidiary
Industry Events
FoundedNovember 5, 2007;16 years ago (2007-11-05) in Pasay, Philippines
Headquarters,
Area served
Philippines
ServicesEvent halls and convention center management
Parent SM Prime Holdings
Website www.smxconventioncenter.com

The SMX Convention Center is an events venue management company which manages convention and exhibition venues. It is a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings. [1]

Contents

Its primary venue is the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay.

Venues

SMX Convention Center Manila

The SMX Convention Center Manila is an exhibition venue and is the first and main venue under the SMX Convention Center brand. It is hosted in a dedicated building within the SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay.

Other exhibition halls

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SMX Convention Center Aura
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SMX Convention Center Bacolod

Most other events venue under the SMX Convention Center brand are hosted inside SM Supermalls, such as SMX Convention Center Aura (SM Aura), SMX Convention Center Bacolod (SM City Bacolod), SMX Convention Center Davao (SM Lanang), and SMX Convention Center Olongapo (SM City Olongapo Central). SMX Convention Center Clark is located within the SM City Clark complex but is detached from the main mall. [2]

SMX also manages the Megatrade Hall at SM Megamall, the Cebu Trade Hall at SM City Cebu (now defunct), the Sky Hall Seaside Cebu at SM Seaside City Cebu, and the CDO Downtown Event Hall at SM CDO Downtown. [1] [3]

Future venues

There are plans to open new SMX venues in Santa Rosa and at SM City Iloilo in Iloilo City. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dumlao, Doris (May 20, 2013). "SM puts up 3rd SMX Convention Center in Taguig City". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. "SMX Convention Center Clark Formally Opens in Pampanga". SMX Convention Center. December 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. "RANDOM SHOTS: SM CDO Downtown Event Hall now open - PROGRESS WATCH: Metro Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao". metrocdodev.com. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. Arnaldo, Maria Stella (April 3, 2019). "SM unit allots P8.2-billion capex to expand, renovate hotels". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. "SMX Clark to open 2020; Park Inn adds more rooms". Manila Standard. November 13, 2018.
  6. "4,000-seat SMX Convention Center to rise in Iloilo". Iloilo Today. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2022.