Newsletter 2 2006

News

German Building Technology Day 2007 in Mainz

Expansion of the Rheingoldhalle has enabled the Congress Centre Mainz (CCM) to win its bid for the German Building Technology Day 2007.  This large-scale event is scheduled for 19th-20th April 2007 and will use current event rooms along with the new Gutenbergsaal (due for completion in Autumn 2006). The Gutenbergsaal will have an area of over 1,000 sqm and space for up to 1,000 persons. It may be divided into four separate rooms – each with a capacity for up to 250 persons. The Congress Centre Mainz will then be far more attractive to organisers of large-scale congresses and events.

The German Building Technology Day, with an accompanying exhibition, is organised by the German Concrete and Construction Technology Association which is based in Berlin. The congress is regarded as one of the largest congresses for engineers in Europe. 1,200 participants from Europe and abroad are expected to attend. The German Federal Ministry for Transport, Construction and Housing is actively supporting this event.

Further Information:
Mr. Michael Sinn
Leiter Marketing, Vertrieb & Planung
Rheinstraße 66
D-55116 Mainz
Tel.: +49-6131-242110
Fax: +49-6131-144150
Email: michael.sinn@ccm.mainz.de
Internet: www.ccmainz.de

Berlin’s New Berlin Convention Office

The Congress Division of Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH has been successfully promoting the German capital as a meetings destination since 2001. Berlin is currently 4th place in the ICCA league of favourite meetings’ destinations.

Their work has been recently re-positioned under a new title ‚Berlin Convention Office – BCO’ The BCO is a central and neutral port of call for congress and meetings planners worldwide  - with contacts second to none to Berlin’s congress industry. The BCO team of seven in Berlin and one in the USA is headed up by Heike Mahmoud.

The BCO supports official conference bids, provides information on suitable locations and venues, organises site inspections and familiarisation trips. Hotel contingents, meetings and event venues as well as transfers may also be reserved and administered by the BCO team. BCO services are free of charge.

Further Information:
Berlin Convention Office
Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Service-Hotline: +49-30-2639183
Fax: +49-30-264748965
Email: berlin-convention-office@b-c-o.com