Opening. Milan‘s new congress centre, an investment worth 64 million Euro, opens its doors on 7 May. This complex, built and managed by Fondazione Fiera Milano, is the first privately-funded project already in place for Expo 2015. It seats for up to 18,000 people, boasts a 1500-seat auditorium, a meeting space with about 4500 seats, 64 modular meeting rooms from 20 to 2000 seats, and 54,000 sqm of exhibition area. The official presentation of the new centre to key international congress organisers will take place on 20 May with a dedicated B-2-B event. The new structure (entrance from Viale Eginardo, Piazzale Carlo Magno or Via Gattamelata), managed by Fiera Milano Congressi, will inaugurate its activity with a medical-scientific  event of international importance, to be held 7-10 May, and for which about 9,000 delegates are expected: the 21st international congress of ESCMID – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases  and the 27th of ISC – International Society of Chemotherapy.

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