IC3 Convention Center

The IEC Convention Center of Cebu or the IC3 Convention Center is a convention center within the grounds of the 23 Minore Park development along Pope John Paul II Avenue in Mabolo, Cebu City, Philippines. The convention center was built in order to host the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress held in the city.The facility is owned by the Archdiocese of Cebu and is managed by Regent Property International.HistoryBackground and prior plansWith Cebu City due to host the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in 2016, the Archdiocese of Cebu sought a venue for the congress.It was planned that a venue would be built out of the unfinished shell of a privately owned commercial building behind ParkMall in Mandaue which is also near to the Cebu International Convention Center. However, such plans were scrapped in favor of building a venue within the seminary compound of the Archdiocese so that the facility, which will be used for other events of the local church after the IEC, will be more accessible to the archdiocese's constituents.ConstructionThe groundbreaking for the IEC Pavilion was done in February 15, 2014, which was attended by Archdiocese of Cebu officials as well as local government officials. Construction commenced in July 2014 and the building was topped off in July 15, 2015.The secretariat building is 95 percent complete while the plenary hall is 69 percent done by July 2015. Overall the facility is 82.8 percent done with September 2015 as the target month of completion by this time.