[1] The centre has been described as being a "magnet for business conferences" and generates around £60 million per year into the local economy.

[8] The between April 2013 and December 2018, the director of the conference centre was Simon Kent.

[9] In April 2020, the centre was converted into an NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber in response to the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

[11] The Green Party held their 2022 Autumn Conference at the centre.

The Eurovision Song Contest was held at the International Centre in 1982.