The Arusha
International Conference Center (AICC) was established under the public
cooperation’s Act, 1969, by a presidential order through the Government Notice
number 115, published on 25th August, 1978.The Centre is wholly owned by the
Government and operates under the purview of the ministry of Foreign Affairs
and International Co-operation through which it reports to the parliament. It
was established to manage and control the Headquarters’ Complex and all other
premises and lands in Arusha Municipality which belong to the dismissed East
Africa Community Managing Director.
It operates as
fully-fledge commercial entity without government donations. The provision of
the conference services is the core business. The Centre also provides medical
services with 32-bed capacity hospital in Arusha. Recently, in line with the
AICC Act, the Government handled the Julius Nyerere International Convention
Centre (JNIC) in Dar es Salaam to AICC to own and manage
The AICC lies in
the heart of the Arusha City, half way between Cape Town and Cairo, only a
stone’s throw away from African’s greatest mountain, Mt.Kilimanjro and the
safari-gate way to the amazing wildlife of Ngorongoro crater, The Serengeti,
Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks.
The center has a
total of ten (10) meeting rooms with a seating capacity from 10 in the breakout
rooms to 1350 delegates in the main auditorium. In addition the center has
reserve rooms for receiving VIP’s and other distinguished public figures.
All major rooms
are fitted with modern conference equipment such as the simultaneous
interpretation system (SIS), multimedia (LCD), projectors and other
audio-visuals. The average total occupancy for all the meeting rooms when in
use in about 2,500 delegates. The center hosts an average number of 11,000
conference delegates per year, thus contributing immensely to the
social-economic development of the City and the country at large. 3
BY MUSA LILIAN
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