Brian Coon

Athens Megaron International Conference Center and Concert Hall

Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) offers the finest facilities, stunning aesthetics and cutting edge technology. A landmark, in the centre of Athens, MAICC has a total offering of 143.000 square metres and a choice of 18 meeting spaces, combined with expansive exhibition and foyer areas totalling 12,000 square metres. The Centre's total capacity is 6,000 delegates depending on the configuration, with the largest meeting room accommodating close to 2,000. Wireless Internet is available throughout the Centre. Major luxury hotels are in close proximity, many within walking distance, and the Centre is close to museums and fine shopping and dining areas. The new Athens metro system has a station next to the Centre and it is a mere 35 minutes on a direct line to the El. Venizelos International airport. This is complimented by Μegaron car parking for 750 and a plethora of taxis, trams and buses right outside the Centre. MAICC has hosted many major international conferences and exhibitions since opening. Founded in 1981, the Athens Concert Hall Organization is a non-profit-making organization administered by an eleven-member board of trustees, the majority of whom are appointed by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Ministry of Finance, and whereas three of them are appointed by the Friends of Music – also a non-profit-making charitable association. The Concert Hall is a creative arena for cultural and educational activities, an arts centre organized along contemporary lines to promote the role of culture in the community. We are committed to ensuring that all events staged at the Concert Hall are of the highest quality. The programmes consist largely but by no means exclusively of classical music and opera, complemented by more contemporary compositions, works from around the world, music by younger composers, as well as dance, theatre, cinema and the visual arts. Greek music will always play an important part in the programmes we offer.