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Addis
Ababa: Africa's Meeting Place welcomes the world to ATA's
8th Cultural and Ecotourism Symposium in 2007
Why
do meeting planners choose Addis Ababa as the venue key
events. To begin with it's today's political capital of
Africa and home of the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa, (UNECA). More than 95 embassies from all over
the world have their missions in Addis Ababa. This makes the
capital of Ethiopia a city where one finds the highest
concentration of embassies in the world after Washington DC,
New York and London. Addis
Ababa is easily accessible, having daily flights to and from
cities in Europe. Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, Alitalia,
Kenya Airways, Egypt Air, Saudia and others serve Addis
Ababa. Perhaps what makes Addis unique is that the national
carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, serves many cities in Africa,
making it the most accessible city on the
continent.
United Nations Conference
Centre
The UNCC is one of the most modern
and sophisticated conference centres in the world, offering
state-of-the-art facilities, including:
Conference Room capable of seating 600 delegates plus
180 in the gallery.
Conference Room accommodating 400 delegates plus 48
in the gallery.
Four Conference Rooms, each with a seating capacity
of 114. Simultaneous interpretation facilities.
Small meeting rooms for 20 to 30 people; briefing
rooms; office suites; a press centre with the most
up-to-date electronic equipment to transmit audio and video
reports Business Centre; cafeteria; lounges;
delegates dining room; press bar and an exhibition area.
Africa Hall: Also in the
United Nations compound is the famous and historic Africa
Hall where the Charter of the Organization of African Unity
was signed in 1963. Many conferences are still being held
there. It has a seating capacity for 272 delegates with 100
microphones and 335 seats in the gallery. It has
simultaneous interpretation facilities.

Ethiopia
and AGOA: Specially
enhanced AGOA benefits, coupled with pro-business policies
and environment, make Ethiopia a strong investment prospect
for a wide range of American
firms. More
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