Country and Venue
 
Country: Japan
Venue: Kobe Convention Complex (Port Island)
International Conference Center, International Exhibition hall,
Portopia Hall, Portopia Hotel

 

  Kobe Convention and Visitors Association
 

The nonprofit Kobe Convention and Visitors Association (KCVA) was founded by Kobe City to stimulate the local economy by promoting the city as an attractive destination for business and leisure visitors. KCVA offers free one-stop consultation services for meeting and convention planners, and operates the International Conference Center Kobe, Kobe International Exhibition Hall, and World Hall.

 

  Access to Kobe
 
 

Access from Kansai International Airport
Kansai
International
Airport (KIX)

Limousine
Bus
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70 minutes

Sannnomiya
(Downtown)

Portliner
Train
=====>>

12 minutes

International
Conference
CenterKobe (ICCK)

 

  Kobe Convention Complex
 

The Kobe Convention Complex opened in 1981 as Japan's first large scale convention complex. Conveniently situated on the Port Island, it effectively functions as the core of Kobe's well-developed convention facilities. It is especially suitable for large-scale convention.
Seamlessly integrated into the Kobe Convention Complex are the International Conference Center Kobe, Kobe International Exhibition Halls 1& 2,World Hall, Portopia Hotel & Hall, the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall, and three first-class hotels. [>>Outline]

 

  Facilities
 

International Conference Center Kobe

International Conference Center Kobe
The International Conference Center Kobe (ICCK) offers a selection of 21 rooms of different sizes. The 692-person Main Hall and 360-person capacity International Conference Room feature a state-of-the-art 6-language simultaneous interpretation system. A reception hall
and the 18 meeting rooms provide a perfect venue for various types of meetings, with ample public space on each floor. An optical fiber network facilitates telecommunications and enables high-speed Internet access, with rooms linked via a LAN.
There is also a Business Center with an Internet corner. Various convention equipment including PA systems, overhead projectors and screens, slide projectors, and PC projectors are available for rent.

 

 

International Exhibition Hall
Kobe International Exhibition Hall
Hall 1 features 6,000 square meters of exhibition space Hall 2 has four meeting rooms in addition to 3,800 square meters of floor space, which may be subdivided into smaller spaces of 2,000 and 1,800 square meters using moveable partitions The two halls can be reserved together or separately. Convention hall (No.2), floor spaces of 3800 square meters, offers 4,000 seats for assembly.
 

Convention Hall

Lobby
 

 

World Hall
World hall features 3,100 square meters (2,500 seats) of arena space with 3,528 fixed seats and 1,936 movable seats .It is multipurpose hall for meetings, events, concerts, and exhibitions.

Portopia Hotel
This hotel is connected directly to the International Conference Center Kobe by a roofed pedestrian walkway.
There are 37 versatile banquet and meeting rooms including the Portopia Hall, with 1,700 seats.

 

  Sightseeing
  For information on tours and sightseeing around Kobe, Osaka, Nara, Himeji, and other parts of Japan, please visit the JTB Sunrise Tours website.

 

   
 

 

IFSR 2005