Sabah International Convention Centre
| Sabah International Convention Centre | |
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 SICC building along with road sign. | |
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| Address | Tun Fuad Stephens Road, Tanjung Lipat, 88400 Likas |
| Location | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 5°59′44.32″N 116°5′2.25″E / 5.9956444°N 116.0839583°E |
| Owner | Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd (Subsidiary of Yayasan Sabah Group) |
| Opened | 2020[1] |
| Banquet/ballroom | 4,800 person |
Theatre seating | 1,250 person |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 60,504 m2 (651,260 sq ft) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 5,176.50 m2 (55,719.4 sq ft) |
| Parking | 952[2] |
| Website | |
| siccsabah | |
The Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) (Malay: Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Sabah) is the largest waterfront purpose-built facility in East Malaysia and also the largest convention centre in Borneo island. The complex's gross built-up is 60,504 m2 (651,260 sq ft) on a 6 hectares (15 acres) site.[3]
SICC is the main convention and exhibition facility serving Kota Kinabalu City, whilst the other several ones are Putera Ballroom, Sabah Trade Centre and Sutera Harbour convention facilities.
Description
[edit]The 6-hectare (15-acre) multi-functional complex spreads over five levels, a convention hall with a retractable partition system dividing into three sections, each multi-purpose hall catering up to 2000 delegates; offering a combined floor space of 6,800 m2 (73,000 sq ft) including an extensive pre-function area. On a separate level, three contiguous exhibit halls encompassing a 5,177 m2 (55,720 sq ft) flexible event space, six meeting rooms and private lounges. The top floor is dedicated to 12 individual private meeting rooms, a performance arts hall with seating capacity of 1,250 in a two-tier amphitheater accompanied by VIP rooms and lounges. Connecting to the main lobby, an outdoor plaza of 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft) is usable for open concerts and exhibitions.[4]
Facilities
[edit]The convention centre has the following facilities:[5]
SICC Café
[edit]This cafe is located on Level 3, in the main lobby.
Convention hall (Sipadan I, II & III)
[edit]The conference and convention halls are located on Level 4 and total 5,200 square metres (56,000 sq ft) with 11 m (36 ft) high ceiling and seat up to 4,000 delegates in theatre style seating. The convention hall has removable partitions which splits the room into three; offering a classroom style capacity of 792 in each hall. This includes a pre-function hall outside with a capacity of up to 68 booths.
Exhibition hall (Kinabatangan I, II & III)
[edit]The exhibition halls are located on Level 2. The multi-purpose hall is used for exhibitions, banquets, sports and other entertainment events. Across from the pre-function area are six separate meeting room of various sizes with addition to a private VVIP lounge.
References
[edit]- ^ "Opening year of SICC". Meetings & Convention Asia website. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Amount of parking at SICC, SICC Website, retrieved 17 March 2022
- ^ "Gross built-up area of SICC". SICC Website. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "MICE in Asia, Issue 1, 2019". Mice in Asia. 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "SICC venue information".
