ICCA WORLD Congress 2011 LEIPZIG

• Icca World Congress 2011 a Leipzig / Lipsia

Evento GLOBALE ospitato in Germania Lipsia

• Il Congress Center Leipzig (Ccl) ha infatti vinto su Dubai e Pittsburgh, aggiudicandosi l’organizzazione della 50a edizione dell’Evento.

Martin Sirk, Ceo di Icca, ha affermato: Lipsia è una città con una spiccata vocazione congressuale, pronta a presentare la sua ricca offerta a tutti i Meeting planner del mondo.

La nostra candidatura ha infatti puntato sugli obiettivi di sviluppo della città, attirando l’attenzione in modo creativo e coinvolgente.
Il Congress Center Leipzig è stato inaugurato nel 1996 e fa parte di Leipziger Messe.

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- - > • Germany’s Leipzig Wins Bid for Meetings Industry’s World Congress
Leipzig is to host ICCA’s World Congress 2011.

• Once per year the ICCA World Congress brings the whole meetings industry of all continents together.

• The event is organized by the Intern. Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) which unites some 850 congress centers, destinations, meeting planners and meeting industry suppliers in more than 80 countries.

• The top industry event of the meeting professionals implies particularly high demands and expectations since ICCA members have committed themselves to utmost Quality in event organization.
One of the countries bidding for the 50th ICCA World congress in 2011 was Germany.

• The key player in this bid was the Congress Center Leipzig, and now, an Olympic dream is coming true for the city.

• The ICCA Board’s decision was made at the IMEX 2008 exhibition in Frankfurt and was revealed one day after IMEX.

• The other finalists for 2011 were Pittsburgh, U.S.A. and a joint effort from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Meeting destination Germany
GERMANY IS THE BEST ACCESSIBLE COUNTRY IN EUROPE

Meetings made in Germany

According to data of the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) supported by the European Union, Germany is the best accessible country in Europe.

Over 40 airports, a motorway spanning 12,700 kilometers, and a rail network of almost 35,000 kilometers ensure fast travel to and from Germany.
The metropolitan region around the financial hub Frankfurt is the best accessible region of continental Europe, according to ESPON.

6,420 MEETING AND EVENT VENUES

With 6,420 venues, Germany offers a highly versatile range of meeting facilities.
From convention centers to unusual venues, organizations will find suitable suppliers and tailor-made programs according to the results of the Meeting&Event Barometer.

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