Newsletter 3-2003

News from the German meetings industry

Düsseldorf

Co-operation between DüsseldorfCongress. and Heinrich Heine University
DüsseldorfCongress. Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have just signed a co-operation deal. This collaboration is to hone Düsseldorf's image as a centre of technology and science and boost the meetings and conventions industry in the federal state capital of North Rhine Westphalia.
DüsseldorfCongress. has a liaison office of its own on the campus of Heinrich Heine University and offers first-time counselling and support to university staff for event-related services.

More information on www.duesseldorfcongress.de

Munich

Bayern Tourismus Marketing: new brand for business travel
Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH is the first product brand for meetings and events launched by a federal state. After the introduction of the WellVital and Kinderland brands Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH will start a new brand concept in early 2004. The product line for meetings and events includes incentive offerings in castles, museums and monasteries, meetings in breweries, chalets or golf courses, and events and incentives in outdoor paradise Bavaria or Bavarian fitness offerings under the WellVital brand.
Over 2,000 meeting hotels, five airports, 43 universities and 53 convention centres and municipal centres in Bavaria offer optimum venues for meetings of all kinds.

More information on www.bayern.by

Wiesbaden

Rhein-Main-Hallen technology news
Rhein-Main-Hallen centre in Wiesbaden now offers its customers even more computer and IT services. After the launch of a new fibreglass network for easy and secure data transfer last year, the fair and convention centre installed a wireless-LAN network (W-LAN) in August and September 2003.
On 20,000 sqm organisers, exhibitors and speakers have user-friendly and wireless access to the Internet in over 50 so-called hot spots. Depending on demand, several thousands of users can log into the web anywhere they like in Rhein-Main-Hallen thanks to this new technology.
The system was first used at MeasComp from 23 to 25 September 2003.
You will find more general info on W-LAN in the last newsletter in our archives.

More information: www.rhein-main-hallen.de