Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) is China’s leading expo centre, boasting state-of-the-art facilities. Situated in Shanghai’s Pudong district, the heart of Chinese business, SNIEC has attracted worldwide attention since its opening on 2 November 2001. Featuring a prime, easily accessible location, a column-free,
single-storey structure and a wide array of expert on-site services, SNIEC has been experiencing rapid growth. It now hosts more than 70 world-class exhibitions each year and this number is set to grow in the future.
SNIEC is jointly owned by Shanghai Lujiazui Exhibition Development Co., Ltd and German Exposition Corp., which is a joint subsidiary of Deutsche Messe AG, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and Messe München GmbH.
Currently, SNIEC has eleven exhibition halls with 126,500 square metres of indoor exhibition space and 100,000 square metres of outdoor exhibition space.
At the moment there are two halls under construction, Hall N5 with 12,340 square metres and Hall E7 with 11,500 square metres. The new halls are planned to be completed by September.
 

Chronology:
 
4 November 1999                    Foundation-stone laying ceremony

2 November 2001                    Opening ceremony (Halls W1-W4)

1 March 2002                           Hall W5 inauguration

1 March 2004                           Halls E1 and E2 inauguration

1 March 2006                           Halls E3 and E4 inauguration

1 March 2008                           Halls E5 and E6 inauguration

September 2010                      Halls N5 and E7 construction
 
For more information take a look at www.sniec.net