The new National Conference Centre at Spencer Dock, Dublin includes a 1,995- seat conference and lyric theatre with full fly tower and orchestra pit. The center also incorporates two 450-seat multi-media halls with retractable seating, exhibition and banqueting facilities and other meeting rooms and lecture spaces. The project was structured as a design, build and operate consortiumwith the design team liaising closely with the venue operator, the NEC/ICC Group.