Décembre 2007 Welcome to Strasbourg – Alsace!

2 Geographical situation

3 4 Strasbourg, capital of democracy and human rights

 Supported by over 2000 years of history and exchanges, Strasbourg occupies a leading position at the core of Europe

 Symbol of the long period of peace that has reigned in a continent often shaken by conflict and turmoil and pioneer in the construction of Europe

E u r o p e a n P a r l i a m e n t 5 Strasbourg, humanist tradition, seat of many institutions of the European Union and of the greater Europe

 European Parliament, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Pharmacopée Européenne, Eurocorps, European Science Foundation, Assembly of European Region, headquarter of the European television channel ARTE…

6 Council of Europe E u r o p e a n C o u r t o f H u m a n R i g h t s Visiting European institutions in Strasbourg

 Visit the European Parliament chamber in Strasbourg both during and outside the very lively plenary weeks. Guided tours are organised for groups of 10-50 people

 Combined visits of the European Parliament of the city centre on a boat on the river Ill, proposed by Batorama

 The Council of Europe: During the plenary sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly, groups of visitors have the opportunity to follow a debate in the Assembly Chamber. Visits are free of charge and must be booked in advance

7 European Parliament Strasbourg, the european city

 Like New-York and Geneva, Strasbourg has the privilege to be the headquarter of international organisations, even if it is not the state capital

 Second diplomatic city in France, it welcomes 75 diplomatic representations and consulates

8 Strasbourg, a long tradition of discussion and debate

 The meeting of 28 Heads of Government marked the 60th anniversary of NATO in 2009

9 Passerelle M i m r a m – over the Rhine Strasbourg, highly attractive

 Population

 Strasbourg: 277 000 inhabitants

 Urban Community of Strasbourg: 475 000 inhabitants

 Alsace: 1 852 000 inhabitants

10 Competitive clusters

 Alsace BioValley TM (biocluster)

 Véhicule du Futur (automobile)

 Pôle Fibres-Energivie (textile & energy)

 Hydreos (water)

11 Fields of excellence

 Food processing industries

 Textile

 Mechanics

 ICT

 Material and nanosciences

12 Strasbourg, an abundance of brainpower

 4th best university of France:

 47 000 students, 2 800 research assistants and professors, 72 laboratories (CNRS, INSERM), 7 engineering schools…

 The only university campus in France with 3 Nobel Prize winners in place

 87th best university according to the Shanghai’s 2015 academic ranking of world universities

 The ENA (National School of Administration), a school at the heart of Europe:

 Located in Strasbourg, the ENA is a key factor in the European project promotion and broadcasting (Cycle of the High European Studies)

13 E N A – N a t i o n a l S c h o o l of Administration I S U – International S p a c e U n i v e r s i t y

14 U n i v e r s i t y of Strasbourg – Palais Universitaire U n i v e r s i t y of Strasbourg – L a w f a c u l t y Strasbourg, art and culture

 11 museums: alsatian, archaeological, historical, zoological, of modern and contemporary art, of decorative arts, of fine arts, the print room, the museum Œuvre Notre-Dame, the Tomi Ungerer museum, the Aubette 1928

 Discover all the monuments and not-to-be-missed tourist venues with the « Strasbourg Pass » (free services and reduction for museums and monuments)

15 Strasbourg, an extraordinary architectural heritage

 The architecture to be seen in Strasbourg is extraordinary by any standards, with its:

 magnificent cathedral

 half-beam houses

 and mediaeval streets

 Imperial palaces…

16 Palais du Rhin C a t h e d r a l P e t i t e F r a n c e H i s t o r i c a l M u s e u m Strasbourg, an architecture between tradition…

 The historic city centre, the « Strasbourg Grande Ile » was classified a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1988: the first time such a honor was placed on an entire city quarter in France

17 C o v e r e d bridges and C a t h e d r a l Petite France district … boldness …

 Strasbourg’s modern architecture will also surprise you:

 The European quarter

 The monumental facade of the station covered by an immense glass construction

 The pink granite and glass Museum of Modern Art

 The Malraux Island

E u r o p e a n P a r l i a m e n t Museum of Modern Art

TGV station L i b r a r y - Island Malraux 18 … and an urban prowess: the imperial district

 The Neustadt quarter houses the Imperial buildings constructed between 1880 and 1918 when the city was under German rule

 The monumental style and broad avenues give a clear picture of what the typical German city was meant to be at the time

 It remains a model of its kind even today

19 République S q u a r e ’ s surroundings Mind the gastronomy!

 Alsace is the region in France, which has the largest number of restaurants listed in the Michelin guide (29 restaurants in 2016): « Le Crocodile », « Le Buerehiesel », « l’Umami », « Le 1741 », « l’Esprit Terroir » and « le Gavroche » in Strasbourg

 Alsace wine and its 7 grape varieties: Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Gewurztraminer

 « Eaux-de-vie »/spirits (mirabelle, kirsch, plum), Marc (mixture of the best Alsatian type of wines), liquor (blueberry, blackberry, pine tree…)

 Culinary specialities: choucroute, tarte flambée, kougelhopf, munster, baeckeoffe, foie gras, bretzels

 Crafted breweries

20 21 Meeting Industry

 With a strong identity, Alsace presents all features to make your stay unforgettable

 History, culture, heritage, tradition, gastronomy and vineyard – so many components which make an ideal destination for your seminars, incentives, congresses and conferences

22 Petite France district Coming to Strasbourg

 2 airports in Alsace:

 Strasbourg Airport

 EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

 More airports nearby:

 Baden-Baden Airpark

 Fughafen Stuttgart

 Frankfurt Airport

 Zurich Airport

 2 high speed train tracks

23 Coming to Strasbourg

 2 airports in Alsace:

 Airport Strasbourg: 1 200 000 passengers/year Directs flights from Strasbourg to Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Calvi, Figari, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse, Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid, Olbia, Palermo, Porto, Prague

 A Train shuttle goes 4 times per hour from the airport to the city centre in 9 minutes (combined price train + tram: 4,30€)

 Euroairport Bâle-Mulhouse-Freiburg: 7 100 000 passengers/year Regular and lowcost companies (Easyjet, Air Berlin) are flying from and to this airport

24 TGV access – High speed trains

 National  International  Paris Gare de l’Est in 1:50  Stuttgart in 1:18  Roissy Charles de Gaulle in 1:55  Luxembourg in 1:39  Metz in 0:52  Francfort in 1:45  Dijon in 1:55  Bruxelles in 3:33  Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy in 2:27  Munich in 3:49  Lille in 2:51  Massy TGV in 2:34  Lyon in 3:41  Nantes in 4:55  Rennes in 4:59  Montpellier in 5:52  Marseille in 5:56

25 Travelling in Strasbourg

 By tram

 The tram network of the Urban Community of Strasbourg is the biggest in France with 7 lines

 Excellent connections between hotels from the city centre and the Convention Center, European Institutions…

 « My Ticket »: a preferential travelcard offer for congress, seminar and conference organisers – 3 days in Strasbourg for the price of 2 = 6,20€ !

26 27 T h e T r a m – Kléber square Travelling in Strasbourg

 Strasbourg, the « Green City »

 Largest cycle-track network in France with more than 560 km cycle tracks

 A shared cycle rental service - Vélhop !

 By car with a chauffeur or with a cab

28 Exhibitions and Congress Equipments

Auditorium Exhibition space

Convention Centre - Erasme 1 824 seats 9 000 m²²

Convention Centre - Schweitzer 1 182 seats

Convention Centre - Cassin 515 seats

Exhibition Centre 24 000 m²²

Zénith Strasbourg Europe 7 862 seats 2 500 m²²

Zénith Europe

29 Major plan for 2016: Extension and modernisation of the Convention Centre

30 Major plan for 2016: Extension and modernisation of the Convention Centre

 3 auditoriums:  Erasme: 1 800 seats  Schweitzer: 1 200 seats  Cassin: 500 seats

 25 meeting rooms, from 20 to 500 seats, fully-equipped and with plenty of natural light

 Network of fixed and mobile interpreting booths

 1 multi-purpose, 2 000 m² food court

 10 000 m²² of multi-purpose spaces – exhibition halls, catering areas, and conference rooms

31 Meeting venues

32 Meeting venues

33 Meeting venues

34 Accomodation

HOTEL CATEGORIES NUMBER OF HOTELS NUMBER OF BEDROOMS 5 * 4 312 4 * 22 1 832 3 * 51 3 332 2 * 46 2 301 NC + 1*/Economic 19 663 TOTAL 142 8 440

And 2 000 more rooms available in less than 30 km around Strasbourg

35 Accomodation

36 Accomodation

37 Accomodation

38 Prestigious show venues

 Château de Pourtalès  L’Aubette 1928

 Palais Universitaire – Aula  A l’Ancienne Douane

 Pavillon Joséphine  Bateau Lounge

 Maison Kammerzell  Royal Palace

 Château d’Osthoffen  Villa Quai Sturm

 Palais Rohan  Espace le Kaleido

 Musée d’Art Moderne et  Shadok

Contemporain de Strasbourg  La Cour de Honau

39 Château de Pourtalès

40 Palais Universitaire - Aula

41 Pavillon Joséphine

42 43 Château d’Osthoffen

44 Palais Rohan

45 Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg

46 Aubette 1928

47 A L’Ancienne Douane

48 Bateau Lounge

49 Royal Palace

50 Villa Quai Sturm

51 Espace le Kaleido

52 Shadok

53 La Cour de Honau

54 Incentives

 Some proposals:

 Treasure hunt

 Visiting breweries and vineyards

 Mountain biking, river-boat for sightseeing, gourmet party, wine-tasting, canoe, accrobranching, archery…

 During the winter: igloo construction, ride in snow-shoes, skiing

 SPA and massages

 Shopping

55 References

 Main events:

 24th NATO Summit

 European Network Congress

 National Notaries’ Congress

 Photonics Congress

 Alfediam Congress

 E-MRS- European Material Research Society

 French-speaking world day - LION’S CLUB

 European days of the Development

 Public Accountant’s National Congress

 The world Forum for Democracy

56 57 Our services

 MyStrasbourg is your contact and will assist you in studying your specifications and in replying to them efficiently.

 As your privileged partner, we propose a global impartial approach for your event: from analysing your requirements and searching for suitable service providers and structures, through to the prior inspection visit, we offer you tailord-made services!

 Local authorities (The City of Strasbourg, the Strasbourg Urban District, the “Département du Bas-Rhin” and the Alsace region) may be called upon to give their support to events, especially scientific congresses. The Strasbourg Convention Bureau is ready and available to give you its assistance in this process.

58 2016: the city and Eurometropole of Strasbourg offer a new welcome package for your events: the « Pack Helloptimist » Main purpose: motivate event organizers to chose Strasbourg Condition of access:

 Your event is related to one of those following fields, which are the sectors of excellence of the Strasbourg economy

 New therapies

 Startups and French Tech

 High added-value services and industry (tourism, high-end services, industry and related services)

 A smart city with an outstanding quality of life (energy transition, innovative mobility, periurban agriculture, local supply chains, the social and solidarity economy, neighbourhood businesses and services to residents)

 Innovation and new economies (green economy, creative economy, digital economy)

 Your event will take place at a member of the Strasbourg Convention Bureau

60 « Helloptimist: Pack Hello »

 Benefit from the « Pack Hello » if your participants spend a night in Strasbourg

 This package offers :

 A public transport ticket for each participant valid during the entire event

 A detailed map of the city of Strasbourg

 Special access, for your event, to prestigious municipal location OR a private trip on a sightseeing boat (60 people maximum)

61 « Helloptimist: Pack Optimist »

 Benefit from the « Pack Optimist » if your event will have more than 1 500 attendees

 This package offers:

 Attendee welcome posters in the train station, at the airport and all over the city

 A ride in the Explorer Tram: a 1-hour networking tram ride through the city centre and round to the European Parliament (80 people maximum)

62 « Pack Helloptimist »

 Both « Packs Hello & Optimist » can be combined

 To benefit from the « Pack Helloptimist » , send an email to [email protected] including : a presentation of your event, a programme and a provisional budget

63 Our team speaks

Mireille Dartus Josiane Jazé Manager Assistant

Clarisse Kremer Jean-Georges Plaz Development Manager Communication Assistant

64 65 66 67 Your contact in Strasbourg

Strasbourg Convention Bureau 34 rue du Tivoli 67000 STRASBOURG [email protected] Tél : +33 (0)3 88 13 41 30 Fax : +33 (0)3 88 16 56 82