Madrid's trade fair activity dates back to 1980, when
the region's four most important organizations - the Regional
Government, City Council, Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and the Saving & Loan Company - put their faith in
the city as the best site for putting on trade shows, thus
setting the foundations for what is now IFEMA, Feria de
Madrid.  The evolvement of this Institution was spectacular,
spurring the construction of what can be considered as
one of the most modern and best equipped fairgrounds
in Europe: the Juan Carlos I Exhibition Centre. This facilitated
communication among the 150,000 square meters of exhibition
space, which is distributed among the ten ample halls
and other facilities that provide participants with meeting
rooms in a wide range of sizes, carparks, and an array
of services. It is in a privileged location, just 3 kilometers
from Barajas International Airport and surrounded by
the major motorways of the city (M-30, M-40). Furthermore,
a modern underground station, "Campo de las Naciones",
connects the Juan Carlos I Exhibition Centre promptly
with the heart of the city and the Barajas Airport.
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