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Warsaw Meetings Guide 2020 Table of Contents WARSAWWarsaw Meetings Guide 2020 Table of contents Warsaw Convention Bureau – Hotel Polonia Palace ...................................................................... 42 your reliable local partner! ................................................... 1 Hotel Indigo Warsaw Nowy Świat .............................................. 42 Warsaw CvB Support .......................................................................2 Mercure Warszawa Grand ............................................................ 43 Warsaw in numbers ..........................................................................3 Best Western Hotel Felix .............................................................. 43 Mamaison Hotel Le Regina Warsaw ........................................... 44 Discover Warsaw .......................................................................... 4 Gordon Hotel .................................................................................. 44 Warsaw in a nutshell ........................................................................5 Ibis Warszawa Old Town .............................................................. 45 Chopin’s Warsaw ...............................................................................6 Ibis Warszawa Centrum ............................................................... 45 The Vistula ‘District’ ..........................................................................8 Ibis Warszawa Reduta ................................................................... 46 Warsaw Convention Bureau – Warsaw Judaica .................................................................................9 Ibis Warszawa Ostrobramska ....................................................... 46 Culinary Warsaw ............................................................................. 10 Best Western Hotel Portos .......................................................... 47 your reliable local partner! In the footsteps of communism .................................................. 13 Ibis Styles Warszawa Centrum .................................................... 47 Discover Warsaw Museums ......................................................... 15 Warsaw. Your meetings destination ........................................... 17 Unique venues ..............................................................................48 Warsaw Mice Infrastructure – Conference Hotels ................. 18 The Royal Castle in Warsaw......................................................... 49 Scientific Community .................................................................... 19 Centrum Praskie Koneser ............................................................. 50 arsaw's significance as a meetings destination is grow- Polish Congress............................................................................... 20 Służewiec Racecourse ................................................................... 50 ing year on year, with the Polish capital becoming an Ambassadors Programme ............................................................. 20 Ujazdowski Castle ......................................................................... 51 Getting to Warsaw ......................................................................... 22 Centre for Contemporary Art ..................................................... 51 Wincreasingly important hub for business, science and Getting around ................................................................................ 23 The Conference Centre culture in Central and Eastern Europe. The economic and sci- at The Copernicus Science Centre .................................... 51 entific growth of the city is driven by the exceptionally good per- Warsaw. Your meetings destination .......................................24 Zachęta – National Gallery of Art ............................................... 52 Royal Łazienki Museum................................................................. 53 formance of the Polish economy and the many innovation and Conference venues for over 1,000 people.............................25 The Warsaw Rising Museum ...................................................... 54 start-up centres located in Warsaw. As a natural consequence Ptak Warsaw Expo sp. z o.o. ........................................................ 25 Museum of Modern Art ............................................................... 54 of this, more and more organisers of international meetings Palace of Culture and Science – Warsaw Congress Centre .. 26 POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews ........................ 55 “PGE Narodowy” Stadium ............................................................ 27 The National Museum in Warsaw ............................................. 56 and corporate and association events are choosing to benefit EXPO XXI Warszawa ..................................................................... 28 The Fryderyk Chopin Museum.................................................... 57 from the huge knowledge transfer and networking potential that COS Torwar ..................................................................................... 29 Polish Vodka Museum ................................................................... 57 Warsaw has to offer. On top of that, the Polish capital also pro- Legia Warszawa Conference Centre .......................................... 30 Museum of Warsaw ...................................................................... 58 The Praga Museum of Warsaw .................................................. 58 vides a lot of added value for meeting planners and participants Conference hotels for over 1,000 people ..............................31 alike: an attractive and unique leisure offer, a rich cultural life DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Academic venues .........................................................................59 and professional MICE services, products and infrastructure. & Conference Centre Warsaw ............................................. 31 University of Warsaw ................................................................... 60 Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre ............................. 31 The University of Warsaw Library ............................................. 61 Our meetings guide is an introduction to the conference and Hotel Narvil Conference & Spa ................................................... 32 Warsaw University of Technology .............................................. 62 events potential of Warsaw. It contains information about the Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer best and most highly-recommended venues and service provid- Conference hotels from 500 to 1,000 people .......................33 Management of Warsaw University of Technology ers operating in the city. In addition, we would also encourage Sofitel Warsaw Victoria ................................................................. 33 (CZIiTT PW).............................................................................. 63 Warsaw Marriott Hotel ................................................................. 34 Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies of all meeting planners to contact the team at the Warsaw Con- Novotel Warszawa Centrum ........................................................ 35 Warsaw University of Technology (CEZAMAT PW) ........ 63 vention Bureau – local experts who are happy to help with any Novotel Warszawa Airport ........................................................... 35 Warsaw School of Economics ..................................................... 64 MICE-related request. Sheraton Grand Warsaw ............................................................... 36 Vistula University .......................................................................... 64 The Westin Warsaw ....................................................................... 36 Vistula School of Hospitality ....................................................... 64 University of global opportunities ............................................. 64 See you in Warsaw! Conference hotels from 200 to 500 people ..........................37 Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Mercure Warszawa Centrum ....................................................... 37 Enginering PAS ........................................................................ 65 Courtyard by Marriott Warsaw Airport ..................................... 37 Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW .......................... 65 InterContinental Warszawa .......................................................... 38 Warsaw Tourism Organization Leonardo Royal Warsaw ............................................................... 38 MICE & Leisure services ............................................................66 Warsaw Convention Bureau Sound Garden Hotel ...................................................................... 39 PCOS/DMCS .................................................................................. 67 Palace of Culture and Science Golden Tulip Warsaw Centre ....................................................... 39 Agencies & Tour operators ........................................................... 70 Plac Defilad 1 Hotel Bristol Warsaw ..................................................................... 40 Activities & experiences ............................................................... 71 (IX floor, rooms 937, 938, 946) Hotel Warszawa.............................................................................
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