Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) (Thai: ศูนย์การประชุมแห่งชาติสิริกิติ์) or also known simply as Queen Sirikit Convention Center, is a convention center and exhibition hall in

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. The center is regarded as a public asset according to the

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's Treasury Department. However, it has been managed by N.C.C. Management & Development Co., Ltd., a private firm, since its opening in 1991. The QSNCC was built to host events, especially conferences and exhibitions and has hosted numerous international events. The QSNCC is also home to the Plenary Hall, a theatre style hall, which has a capacity of 6,000 persons.

History

In September 1987, Suthee Singhasaneh, the Minister of Finance, and Kamchorn Sathirakul, the Bank of Thailand Governor jointly signed a deal between the

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and the

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(IMF) to host the 46th Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF in Bangkok between 1 October to 15 October 1991. As a result, the QSNCC was constructed as a sign of Thailand's commitment to host this event. As for the architectural design, a leading Thai architectural firm was assigned to design a structure that reflected Thai culture and heritage for the QSNCC. To ensure that the center would be completed on time, a design-build delivery system was used and the construction started in late 1989. Construction began with 100 designers and more than 1000 construction workers. The bulk of construction was finished by June 1991, under budget and about two months before the scheduled date of August 1991. It was finished in only 16 months. Projects of this magnitude normally take 40 months. On 29 August 1991, King

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and

Queen Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wif ...

officially opened the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The center was named after Queen Sirikit in honour of her 60th birthday. The convention center was closed for a 12 billion baht renovation on 26 April 2019 and reopen on 12 September 2022 with three times the original venue space. On 9 February 2022, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center was selected as the main meeting venue of

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which will be held between 16-19 November 2022.ด่วน!ศูนย์สิริกิติ์ของเจ้าสัวเจริญคว้าสถานที่จัดงานประชุม "เอเปค 2022"
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Expo

* 46th Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF * 1st ASEAN Seafood Expo & Conference * Miss Universe 1992 *

Gallery

Image:Bkksirikitconvcentr0905a.jpg, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center before revonation in 2010 Image:นายกรัฐมนตรี เป็นประธานในพิธีเปิดงาน "มหกรรมหนังส - Flickr - Abhisit Vejjajiva (14).jpg, In front of the Convention Center Image:นายกรัฐมนตรี เป็นประธานกล่าวเปิดการประชุมสมัชชาการขับเ - Flickr - Abhisit Vejjajiva.jpg, Inside Convention Center

References

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