The Winner of the 2008 AIPC Apex Award for the World's Best Convention Centre is the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre

The two runners-up to this year's award are the Brisbane Convention Centre and the Cairns Convention Centre

The finalists for 2008 are:

• PALEXCO Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos A Coruna
• Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre
• Adelaide Convention Centre
• CCIB Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona
• Congress Center Basel
• Belfast Waterfront Hall
• Bournemouth International Centre
• Bregenzer Festspiel- und Kongresshaus Gmbh
• Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
• Cairns Convention Centre
• International Convention Center Durban
• Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
• Kyoto International Conference Center
• Manchester Central Convention Complex
• Nantes International Convention Centre
• Toronto Congress Centre
• Valencia Conference Centre
• Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre