World Forum Convention Center
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The World Forum Convention Center, formerly known as the Nederlands Congrescentrum (NCC), is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague
, Netherlands
, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
.
In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol
building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival
, and the Eurovision Song Contests
of 1976
and 1980
. Between 2006 and 2010 the The Hague Jazz
festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam
). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.
World Forum Convention Center
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction...
.
In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol
Europol
Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on 1 July 1999....
building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival
North Sea Jazz Festival
The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in the Netherlands at the Ahoy venue. It used to be in The Hague but since 2006 it has been held in Rotterdam...
, and the Eurovision Song Contests
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
of 1976
Eurovision Song Contest 1976
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the 21st in the series, was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 3 April 1976. With Corry Brokken as the presenter – the first time a previous winner of the contest had played hostess – the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United...
and 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...
. Between 2006 and 2010 the The Hague Jazz
The Hague Jazz
The Hague Jazz is an annual jazz festival held since 2006 in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the North Sea Jazz festival moved to Rotterdam in the same year. The Hague Jazz is partnered with the Cape Town International Jazz Festival....
festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.
Past events
Nederlands Congrescentrum- WingsWings (band)Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
- August 20-21, 1972 - Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song ContestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
- 1976Eurovision Song Contest 1976The Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the 21st in the series, was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 3 April 1976. With Corry Brokken as the presenter – the first time a previous winner of the contest had played hostess – the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United...
and 1980Eurovision Song Contest 1980The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented... - North Sea Jazz FestivalNorth Sea Jazz FestivalThe North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in the Netherlands at the Ahoy venue. It used to be in The Hague but since 2006 it has been held in Rotterdam...
- 1976 till 2005 - National Song FestivalNationaal SongfestivalNationaal Songfestival is the name for the Dutch preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It started in 1956. It was organized until 1969 by Dutch television Nederlandse Televisie Stichting . Then the broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting took over the event...
- February 22, 1978 (won by HarmonyHarmony (Dutch band)Harmony was a Dutch pop band of the '70s. The group represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris. There the band performed the song 't Is OK and ended in the 13th place with 37 points ....
with their song 't Is OK't Is OK"'t Is OK" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Dutch by the trio Harmony. The song was composed by Eddy Ouwens, who previously had written the Netherlands' winning entry at the 1975 Contest, Teach-In's "Ding-A-Dong"...
) - FinchFinch (Dutch band)Finch was a Dutch progressive rock group that continued to be known internationally years after their final concert on 14 November 1978 at the Nederlands Congres Centrum in The Hague.-History:...
- November 14, 1978 (their final concert) - 48th World Science Fiction Convention48th World Science Fiction ConventionThe 48th World Science Fiction Convention , was ConFiction, which was held in The Hague, Netherlands 23rd-27 August 1990 at the Netherlands Congress Centre...
- August 23-27, 1990 - a-haA-haA-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
- April 4, 1991 - Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
- May 27, 1995 - Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
- May 22, 1999
World Forum Convention Center
- The Hague JazzThe Hague JazzThe Hague Jazz is an annual jazz festival held since 2006 in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the North Sea Jazz festival moved to Rotterdam in the same year. The Hague Jazz is partnered with the Cape Town International Jazz Festival....
- 2006 till 2010 - International Conference on AfghanistanInternational Conference on Afghanistan, The Hague (2009)On March 31, 2009 an International Conference on Afghanistan was held in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague where members of the international community discussed the future of Afghanistan...
- March 31, 2009 - Meet the Future, Science & Technology SummitMeet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010 was a one day science and technology convention held at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, Netherlands on November 18, 2010, organized by Platform Bèta Techniek , an organization which has been empowered by the Dutch government to...
- November 18, 2010