5 2005, June 2005

Meetings Newsletter for Germany

A time to make friends!™ is the motto under which Germany invites football fans from all over the world to attend the FIFA World Cup™ 2006 from 9th June to 9th July 2006.  The FIFA World Cup™ 2006 kicks off on 9th June 2006 in the new Allianz Football Arena in Munich.

In this newsletter and in the following five issues we will feature two of the twelve FIFA World Cup™ host cities, starting with Munich and Nuremberg in this issue.

Corporate events are very much alive and well and still an important part of the portfolios of many companies. Read more about the current situation in Germany in our lead article entitled – The events industry - Quo Vadis? Business is certainly looking up.

Along with this you will also find lots of interesting news from the German meetings, conference and events branch.

Wishing you an enjoyable read,

Your GCB-Team

Contents:

• Lead Article: The Events Industry - Quo Vadis ?
• FIFA World Cup™ 2006 – Presentation of Host Cities
  Munich - Magic Metropole
  Nuremberg – Mix of traditional and modern
• News
  London to Cologne by rail for just £ 69 return fare
  Green light for the expansion of the m:con CC Rosengarten Mannheim
  meta-fusion awarded major UN Climate Secretariat contract