| There are a number of international standard | | | | centres in the country that offers international |
| exhibition and conference venues across Sri Lanka | | | | standard facilities for its organisers. The SLECC was |
| but it is mainly in its capital city of Colombo, where | | | | built as an investment initiative of Pico Holdings Group |
| the country's best and most prominent venue for | | | | Network of Singapore and was custom built to suit |
| these exhibitions can be found. The Sri Lanka | | | | the needs of the organisers. |
| Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) offers the | | | | This exhibition centre is fully air conditioned and |
| city and country a venue which has years of | | | | equipped to handle different kinds of events, with |
| expertise and experience in organising and hosting | | | | the centre able to boast exhibition space of over |
| exhibitions and similar events. A look below at the | | | | 40,000 square feet. This space can be used for |
| SLECC in more detail: | | | | different kinds of events like exhibitions, seminars, |
| The events calendar of the SLECC is filled with both | | | | trade shows, functions and a host of other |
| local and international consumer fairs and trade fairs | | | | business-related meetings and conferences. In |
| and as the only Professional Exhibition Organisers | | | | addition to providing exhibition space, the SLECC also |
| accredited exhibition venue in Sri Lanka, this is very | | | | has a number of other services that are provided to |
| often the preferred venue for international events | | | | organisers. The venue has its own event managers |
| organisers looking to hold an event in Sri Lanka. The | | | | and even a co-ordination committee, which makes it |
| SLECC is also a Trade Fair and Strategic partner of | | | | easy for organisers to set up an event here. |
| the FCCISL (Federation of Chambers of Commerce | | | | If you have never been to Colombo before then |
| and Industry of Sri Lanka) and this partnership results | | | | expect a completely different experience to those |
| in many well organised events. | | | | you might have had when travelling for example to |
| The Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre is | | | | the main European exhibition venues. The sights, |
| ideally located for both locals and visitors to the city, | | | | sounds and aromas of a city such as Colombo awake |
| being based in the heart of Colombo and visitors will | | | | the senses and as a very vibrant and busy city, it |
| find that accommodation and transport options are | | | | can at first be a little overwhelming for the first time |
| close to the venue. It is one of the only convention | | | | visitor. |