Today, when we talk about the Palace of Parliament building, we mention terms such as „democracy” or „democratic institutions”. The addition of the term „opening” is not accidental, and this is because the International Conference Center is the pillar that provides this window.

     The International Conference Center was established on May 6, 1994, by a Decision of the Chamber of Deputies. Meeting the standards imposed in the field of conference organization earned it membership in the International Association of Congress Centers (AIPC) in 1997. AIPC annually awarded the International Conference Center the “Diploma of Excellence in Management”. The International Conference Center also initiated and maintained contacts with the ICCA (International Congress and Conference Association), EFCT (European Federation of Conference Cities) and AIVFC (International Association of Francophone Conference Cities).

     Internally, the International Conference Center is one of the founding members of the Romanian Convention Bureau (Association of Professional Conference and Exhibition Organizers) - the only association in Romania.

     Due to the favorable reviews received&in 2014, the International Conference Center received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Crans Montana International Conference (1994)

     &In the  birth certificate of the  International Conference Center it should be mentioned that it hosted the works of the annual meeting of the Crans Montana Forum, thus supporting Bucharest in its accession to the history of world diplomacy. At the Crans Montana Forum, Shimon Peres, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, and Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, met for the first time in public. The meeting was followed by the process that led to the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Council of the Black Sea Basin Countries (1995)

     The Round Table of Governors and Mayors of the Black Sea Capitals, organized in Bucharest, marked the beginning of the process of institutionalizing a specific cooperation framework that offers significant perspectives for joint actions of the participating Capitals, as a new component of the Black Sea Cooperation. The establishment of the Association of Black Sea Capitals (ACMN) in May 1998 in Bucharest marked another important stage in this process (Rec. 28/1998).

  • XIIIth edition of the George Enescu International Festival (1995)

      &bsp;The „George Enescu” Festival is a Romanian musical event, initiated in 1958,  in memory of the great Romanian composer and virtuoso violinist George Enescu.

     Among the representative names that participated in this event, we mention Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Roberto Benzi, Sergiu Comissiona, Alberto Lissy, Ghenadi Rojdestvenski, Jean Pierre Rampal, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra or the Madrid Radio and Television Orchestra.

  • Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (2000)

     Parliamentary representatives of the CSCE participating states, meeting in April 1991 in  Madrid, decided to create the CSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE &inirc;starting from 1 January 1995). 

    &In 2000, the ninth annual session of the OSCE PA was organized at the Palace of Parliament, on the premises of the International Conference Center.

  • the XIIth Sommet of Francophonie (2006)

    It was the first event of such magnitude ever hosted in Romania, until the one given – with the participation of 36 heads of state and government, 25 ministers of Foreign Affairs, 11 ministers of Culture and Francophonie and the first Francophonie Summit to be held in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

  • NATO Summit (2008)

     The 2008 NATO Summit was organized at the Palace of the Parliament ∫between 2 and April 4, 2008. The event brought together almost 3,000 officials from 49 countries: 26 NATO member states and 23 other signatories of the Partnership for Peace. The Bucharest Summit is considered to have the largest participation and the most complex agenda in NATO history. The summit was attended by prominent personalities, including: George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Vladimir Putin, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Lech Kaczyński, Václav Klaus, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, José Manuel Durán Barroso and other prominent names in world politics.

  • Romanian-Chinese Economic Forum (2013)

       The Bucharest Forum had five major themes: energy, agriculture, tourism, IT&C and infrastructure. Cooperation agreements in the energy and food sectors were signed, as well as memorandums of understanding for cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy, telecommunications, and economic and cultural cooperation. The forum took up the entire space of the International Conference Center and was attended by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, counterparts from 16 Central and Eastern European countries, and 1,000 representatives of prestigious companies from the participating countries.

     Special guests attended the events held at the International Conference Center: King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Prince Akishino, the second son of the Emperor of Japan, Akihito, and his wife, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Vladimir Putin, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Lech Kaczyński, Václav Klaus, Silvio Berlusconi, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, José Manuel Duráo Barroso, Albert of Monaco, Philip Kotler, Claudia Shiffer, Michael Jackson, Cathrine Deneuve, Ethan Hawke, Vanessa Redgrave.

      21 years after its establishment, the International Conference Center -  reached the peak of its operation through the testimony of the events it has hosted, it expresses itself for the future in terms of services at international standards and innovation.

     With a useful area of ​​13,125 sqm, the International Conference Center has unique and grandiose conference rooms, thematic exhibitions and receptions.

     Also, within the International Conference Center there are two restaurant-lounges and a hall intended for art exhibitions.

FACILITIES OF THE  INTERNATIONAL  CONFERENCE CENTER

A. Event organization

  • area: 10,000 sq m
  • 8 conference rooms
  • halls and galleries
  • 2 main entrances
  • technical and administrative facilities

 

 B. Catering

  • area: 1,784 sq m
  • 2 restaurant lounges
  • receptions
  • dinners
  • cocktails
  • buffets
  • coffee breaks

 

C. Organization of art exhibitions

  • area: 1,341 sq m
  • an exhibition hall
    • parking
    • medical office

THE ”CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUŞI” EXHIBITION HALL”

     On December 15, 1993, the Exhibition Hall was inaugurated at the Palace of Parliament, which houses the names of the genius of Romanian and universal sculpture, Constantin Brâncuşi. From a common space, this hall was visibly transformed into a space of chosen representation and selection, becoming attractive for artists, collectors and wide cultural circles.

        On the walls of this hall, the geniuses of Romanian painting were royally exhibited, from Nicolae Grigorescu, Ştefan Luchian, Ion Andreescu, Gheorghe Pătraşcu, Nicolae Tonitza to contemporary artists. The art manifestations became increasingly known, appreciated and convincing. In this way, the “Constantin Brâncuşi” Exhibition Hall gained a consistent and dedicated audience.