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International Convention Center Binyaney HaUma
Founded in 1950
The International Convention Center is the largest convention center in Israel, located at the
entrance to Jerusalem.
The Facility:
• 27 halls of various sizes allow great flexibility, holding from 20 to 10,000 people.
• The halls are equipped with up-to-date technology for events such as conferences,
conventions, fairs, seminars, social gatherings, business events and private events.
• The Ussishkin Auditorium is the largest such hall in Israel, seating 3,104.
• There are 12,000 sq. m of exhibition and hall space in 10 areas on two floors.
Services: Communications, security and ushers, stage services, design services and catering. The
facility is wheelchair accessible.
Major events recently held at ICC: Our Crowd conference, Tbex bloggers conference, Korean
show "Shalom Yerushalayim", Onward Israel closing event, American donors to "Amit", The
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, Brazilian Tabernacles celebration.
Development Plan: The planned future refurbishment and expansion of the convention center
involves increasing the built-up area from the present 34,000 sq.m. to 55,000 sq. m., increasing the
exhibition space by 50% and adding conference halls. The plan for the area adjacent to the ICC
includes two hotels, with a total of 800 rooms, to be connected by covered walkway to the new
train station, as well as a commercial center, extensive underground parking, and office towers.
Board of Directors: The following are the company's directors:
Jewish Agency representatives on the board: David Shimron (Chair), Moshe Ashirie, Yuval
Frenkel, Eli Gonen, Ovad Kedmi, Haim Mevorach, Hanan Mor, Anna Schneider.
Others: Shlomo Rosenstein, Michal Shalem.
CEO: Mira Altman
Shares in the company are held as follows:
Share Category Shareholders Total Shares
Issued
Jewish Keren Jerusalem
Agency Hayesod WZO KK Development Others
L
Authority
Preference 0.05 300 1,018 1,318
Founder 0.005 7 7 14
Founder A 25 3,297,559 16 36 1 1,099,186 4,396,798
Shekel
Transferable 15,228 15,228
Special 41,973 41,973
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