The front of the SECC

The Clyde Auditorium with the main SECC building behind it

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotland's national venue for public events. Having five main exhibition halls of area up to 10,000 m², the SECC is the UK's largest exhibition and conference centre. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 780 KB) The front of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow Scotland. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 780 KB) The front of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow Scotland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 641 KB) The front of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow Scotland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 641 KB) The front of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow Scotland. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ... A Business conference is an event organized by an association, inividual, publication or private company for the purpose of networking, education or to discuss a business topic. ...

It is probably best known for hosting its concerts with acts such as The Rolling Stones, Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, George Michael, Spice Girls, Westlife, Little Britain Live, Sting, Iron Maiden, Tom Jones and many others with concerts taking place every other night in the 8,200 seater Hall 4 and Hall 3, which has a capacity of 3,000. Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Dame Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). ... Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... George Michael(born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ... The Spice Girls were an all-female English pop group who formed in 1994 in London. ... Westlife is an Irish boy band created in 1998 (signed by Simon Cowell), managed by music mogul Louis Walsh. ... Little Britain Live is a stage show based on the TV sketch series Little Britain and is performed by its stars, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, with help from Paul Putner and Samantha Power. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... Iron Maiden (or commonly known as Maiden to fans) is a heavy metal band from east London, England. ... Sir Tom Jones OBE (born Thomas Jones Woodward, 7 June 1940), is a Welsh singer particularly noted for his powerful voice. ...

The regeneration of the Clyde corridor, which involved the reclamation of a large amount of land from obsolete dockland areas, started in 1983 with the construction of the SECC on the site of Queen's Dock. Completed in and opened 1985 (Main Building), the SECC occupies 64 acres (260,000 m²) of land — most of which is car parking space — and hosts numerous music concerts, exhibitions and professional conferences. The SECC also has its own railway station, Exhibition Centre, on the Argyle Line of Glasgow's suburban railway network. Urban regeneration (also called urban renewal in American English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ...

Upon its opening, the Centre quickly gained its nickname among locals: "The Big Red Shed", owing to its outward appearance, which resembled a giant red painted warehouse. The nickname has become redundant following the building being repainted grey in recent years.

In 1995 construction began on a new building — the Clyde Auditorium — to become part of the SECC complex. Designed by award-winning architect Sir Norman Foster and often called "the armadillo" by Glaswegians, this new 3,000 seater building was completed in 1997. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Clyde Auditorium viewed from across the Clyde. ... A new dome for the restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In April 2004, the owners SEC Ltd again commissioned Foster and Partners to design a £562 million regeneration of the Queen's Dock area, under the name QD2 — so-called as this is the second regeneration of the former Queen's Dock area since the centre's inception. This project will incorporate a new 12,500 seat, £50 million concert arena for the SECC, as well as creating a new casino resort (subject to UK gaming regulatory reform). Construction of this development is expected to be completed during 2007. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... 30 St Mary Axe, one of Londons most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours. ... Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• SECC web site
• SECxtra ticketing web site
• Queen's Dock regeneration project
• Glasgow Arena page
• Arena page at Foster & Partners
• Fanciful painting of SECC re-envisioned as a spacecraft by Frank Wu