10-2006; October 31 2006

Meetings Newsletter for Germany

Michael Schumacher has just retired from the fast-moving and high-powered world of Formula 1 motor car racing. He set standards of stamina and performance over the years which are lauded and admired by many all around the world.

Germany is not only a centre of excellence in global motor car production and motor sports but is also a leading global player in the field of major international medical congresses and conferences as well. Up to 18,000 participants are expected at the ERS Congress 2008 in Berlin alone. 7,000 medical practitioners from German-speaking countries recently convened in Hamburg for fifth time. This is clear testimony to the expertise, facilities and infrastructure which is available in Germany and which is required to deliver at such important research, communications and networking events.

Excellence is also expected of congress centre and hotel staffs and services when dealing with event organisers, meeting planners and congress participants. Training initiatives such as the International Event and Congress Academy in Mannheim and the VDR, DGVM and GCB ‘Certified Conference Hotels’ quality seal of approval scheme are proof of an increasing commitment to and investment in knowledge resources and quality standards in the German congress, conference, meetings and events industry – the very basis of sustainable future success for all involved, clients and suppliers alike.

With best regards,

Your GCB Team

Content

• Company profile Karlsruhe Fair (KMK)
  Karlsruhe Fair – newcomer with a sense of courage and innovation
• News I
  Expanded event services from the Sindelfinger Veranstaltungs-GmbH
  Meeting Manager and intergerma on tour together
• News II
  Europe’s grandest treasury museum: the Historical Green Vaults in Dresden Europe’s grandest treasury museum: the Historical Green Vaults in Dresden open since 15th September 2006
• News III
  Comprehensive renovations in the Welcome Hotel Residenzschloss in Bamberg
• Hotels
  28 Steigenberger conference hotels awarded seal of quality approval
• Congresses in Germany I
  Berlin wins mega-congress for 2008
  Rhein-Main-Hallen: Congress of the German Society for Rheumatology and Annual Conference of the Association for Orthopaedic Rheumatology
• Congresses in Germany II
  German debut for World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
  “The caterers are so good it’s scary.” Raffles Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg hosts the final event for 750 physicians
• Training and Further Education
  Event branch: training on a regional basis in demand; new BA course in Event Management in Mannheim
  Seminars at the International Event and Congress Academy