Newsletter 3 2005 - April

IMEX – incorporating Meetings made in Germany, 19. – 21. April 2005 in Frankfurt

The third IMEX in Frankfurt will take place in hall 8 of Frankfurt Fair for the first time. At the Germany stand A100 – A180 you can visit 143 exhibitors this year. If you want to know who will be there, just visit http://www.imex-frankfurt.de/whoexhibits.htm.

Admission is free for trade visitors. You can register online on http://www.imex-frankfurt.de/. After registration you will receive your login data and a badge code. Log in to make appointments with over 2,500 exhibitors from more than 130 countries via the online appointment system.
If you register before 4 April, you will receive your ID badge by post. If you register later, you can collect your badge – which doubles up as an entry ticket - directly with your badge code from the registration counter at the fair.

Discounted Rail Fares with Deutsche Bahn
Registered IMEX visitors can also benefit from bargain rail travel offers. A rail ticket from anywhere in Germany to IMEX in Frankfurt costs 99 euros first class (return trip). Detailed information about the booking process are provided after your visitor registration and your login on the IMEX website http://www.imex-frankfurt.com/.

IMEX-Special by Hertz car rental
Keep things simple during IMEX and take the easy road with Hertz!
When it comes to making travel go smoothly in a part of the world that's foreign to you, Hertz is the name you can always trust.
Just visit us under http://www.hertz.com/, enter the IMEX CDP Number 543509 and benefit from our rates as low as 54,00 Euro per day.

Seminars
As a special extra at IMEX, the GCB will organise an English-speaking breakfast seminar on 21 April at 08:45 a.m. on the topic of "Successfully selling to the American market“. Participation in the seminars is free of charge. Prior registration is not required, places will be awarded according to the principle of "first come first serve“.

Thursday, 21.04.2005, 08:45 a.m. – 09:45 a.m.

Successfully selling to the American market
Beate Ewing, Global Events Manager, IntraMed Educational Group
Helena Miele, CITE
Richard Rheindorf, Regional Director USA & Canada, German Convention Bureau

There will be further breakfast seminars on the topics "Association Meetings 2010“, "ROI Methodology for the Meeting Professional” and the organisation of incentives.

All information under http://www.imex-frankfurt.com/seminars.php

Special activities at the Germany Stand A100 – A180
Under the motto "Meetings with flair – attractive destinations far from the big cities" the Germany stand will feature a special campaign highlighting the advantages of 27 cities with a population smaller than 400,000. They often stand out for short routes in the city, great value for money, and event venues and hotels that are mostly on par with those in the big cities. The 27 participating cities include Rostock, Erfurt, Mannheim, Heidelberg and Wolfsburg, among others.
You will find detailed information on attractive destinations far from the big cities on http://www.gcb.de/pages_new_en/gcb_news_915.htm or visit us at our info counter at stand A100.

The GCB looks forward to your visit and we'd like to point out the special highlights at the Germany stand A100 – A180. Events you should not miss:

• Experts' round table on conference technology with ESTENSIS: daily from 2:30 p.m., presentation room at Germany stand A100,
• GCB competition with great prizes during the entire fair. Go to the Smart at the Infocounter, stand A100,
• On 20 April event by Art Noveau Festhalle Landau including appearance of a wine princess, wine-tasting session and competition,
• Competition by GERRY WEBER WORLD, A100, counter 51,
• SevenCenters: table football tournament at stand A150,
• Daily Blue Hour Lottery by Business Breaks from Center Parcs, with champagne reception and prize draw of a weekend at a Center Parc of your choice, A180,
• Ringhotels e.V. quiz, A100, counter 59.

CIM-clubbing@IMEX 2005, 19. April 2005 Cocoon Club in Frankfurt
For the first time the trade journal CIM – Conference & Incentive Management will invite all visitors and exhibitors at IMEX 2005 to a party in Europe's most unusual club: Cocoon Club Frankfurt. Here you can relax and party after the first day of the fair from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. with CIM clubbing.

More information, pictures and the possibility for registration under: http://www.cim-publications.de/cim-clubbing/