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Congress & Conference Guide THE CITY. THE NETWORK. THE SERVICE. Conventions in Münster kongresse-muenster.de muenstermarketing exploremuenster successful since 1648 exploremuenster Introduction Welcome to the City of Science and Savoir Vivre! Are you thinking about organising a convention or a conference? How splendid – Münster is at your service: we love conferences! Not just because of the historical tradition of our city, where a peace conference did after all end the Thirty Years’ War. Münster today, as a city of science and savoir vivre, still offers a wonderful setting for your event. The city. The Hanseatic city with a great history, the scientific city with a young pulse, the modern service provision city with 300,000 inhabitants – a location with cha- risma, for being heard and seen, nationally and internationally. But at the same time it is not so big that your convention will be drowned out in the background noise of a metropolis, but can instead be clearly perceived as an event. The network. What use are the potentials and advantages of a city when you have to painstakingly seek out everything you need for your plans? This is why all Münster‘s Bernadette Spinnen stakeholders – from the universities to the council and hotel industry to the service Director of Münster Marketing providers – have formed a strong network: the KONGRESSSINITIATIVE MS. In this guide, we present to you this wide and varied range of services in a bundled form. The service. All the threads of this well-practised network converge for you at one point – at the Conference Office of Münster Marketing. Here you can call upon con- centrated conference planning expertise. Quite simple and uncomplicated: from the useful fast information to the tailor-made complete package – with all bonus points. After all, you have got enough to do to make sure that your convention is a success as regards its content. We will take care of the rest – if you want us to. And you can keep your head free for what is most important. Is that an offer? We look forward to your call! Yours sincerely, THE CONFERENCE OFFICE Your Service Partner for Conferences and Conventions in Münster Information & Bookings: + 49 (0) 251 492-1648 www.kongresse-muenster.de You can find further information on page 10. 2 Content Conference City Münster PAGE 5 Conference Venues PAGE 17 Conference Hotels PAGE 25 25 Conference Venues with Special Flair PAGE 43 Restaurants PAGE 59 Accompanying Programmes PAGE 69 Services PAGE 81 At a Glance PAGE 89 3 4 Conventions in Münster Conference City Münster „Everybody wants to go to Münster“ recently was the cover headline of a major German daily newspaper. That is a slight exaggeration. But it is a fact that Münster is among the major German cities for which the best prospects of growth con- tinue to be forecast. A young city of education and science, a prospering business location – with a rich history, lively culture, beautiful cityscape and lots of green: splendid con- ditions for your convention, your guests will feel completely contented. Congress & Conference Guide 5 Conference City Information & BookingInformation: +49 (0) 251 &492-1648 Booking CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS IN MÜNSTER Good News! The Little Ice Age is Over! Actually, everything went excellently. 150 high-ranking delega- Italians spoilt by sun and saltimbocca can feel at home in Mün- tions from all over Europe, hospitality in distinguished accom- ster. Whether national or international, whether it be an exclu- modations, an expectant public – optimal conditions for pro- sive expert circle or media-effective large-scale event with up ductive negotiations. Only there was the rain. And the brown to 4,000 participants – even if you do not quite have a Thirty bread. Fabio Chigi had his problems with those. And the papal Years’ War to end, Münster offers the best opportunities for envoy complained about these at the Westphalian Peace Con- every kind of convention, seminar and conference. As a univer- ference in his poems. sity and Hanseatic city, as a city of the Peace of Westphalia and as one of member cities of the Historic Highlights of Germany, Tempi passati Münster is among the most beautiful and tradition-rich confer- All of that was in the period from 1644 to 1648. The Roman ence sites in Germany. legate‘s two points of complaint can now be considered rec- tified. The amount of rain was due to the Little Ice Age – in The stage is ready for you Münster this is now substantially under the German average. More than 70 hotels with more than 4,500 beds, a rich selec- And the brown bread – or Schwarzbrot – is no longer by any tion of smaller or larger, but also very unusual venues, a perfect means the only signature feature of Münster‘s exquisite cuisine and made-to-measure conference service – that is all embed- (although the traditional “Pumpernickel”has a firm fan base all ded in the life and culture of a modern major city, with more over the world). than 300,000 inhabitants, a city of science and savoir vivre that will also enchant your meeting attendees beyond the official What has remained programme. Welcome! Münster as a location with Europe-wide pull. One can still have successful meetings here, as in the past. And nowadays, even 6 Conventions in Münster www.kongresse-muenster.de Conference City A PROJECT OF MÜNSTER MARKETING KONGRESSINITIATIVE MS A Strong Network This fits in with the traditions of the convention city of Münster: in order to guar- antee their guest the most comfortable and successful events possible, all of those involved have joined together to form the KONGRESSINITIATIVE MS, a strong net- work in which all important areas work together actively: service provision, busi- ness, science, local authorities, hotels and catering. Successful together The short channels within the network allow fast access to information – and for you as guests, direct line to the right contact persons, arranged via the Conference Office. Our networks’ work is focused upon optimising services and opening up new markets. Particular attention is paid to the intensive cooperation with all nine colleges and universities in the city, the researchers and teaching staff of which are frequently among the initiators and organisers of conferences. The KONGRESSINITIATIVE MS is a member in the following associations: German Convention Bureau: The German Convention Bureau is the central contact for all customers planning events in Germany. „Business“ Competence Network: This is one of the five thematic networks set up by Tourismus NRW e.V. for the implementation of the North-Rhine Westphalia tourism master plan. Congress & Conference Guide 7 Conference City Information & Booking: +49 (0) 251 492-1648 HAVE A GREEN CONFERENCE IN MÜNSTER Healthy, Sensible, and Sustainable The awards as „Most Liveable City“, as a „Bicycle city“ or as a Climate-friendly events „Climate Capital“ prove that a healthy, aware, and sustainable One important key indicator is the CO2 emission of a conven- lifestyle is not just one of Münster‘s guiding principles on paper, tion. A convention is climate-friendly if the calculated CO2 emis- but can also be experienced in everyday city life. As our guest, sion is substantially reduced, e.g. by using the „Welcome! Ticket we would also like you to benefit from the advantages and Münster“ or the use of recycling paper with the „Blue Angel“. experiences of our “Green City”. The journey to and from the location is also an important fac- tor of course. This is a matter of persuading your convention Keeping conferences green is a major priority in Münster! attendees to do without arriving and leaving by car or aero- Is it important to you that you organise your convention as sus- plane (guests that arrive by aeroplane can compensate for the tainably as possible? Would you like to optimise your confer- CO2 emission with most airlines). One of the convincing solu- ence processes as regards the aspects of e.g. climate protection tions for this is e.g. the event ticket of Deutsche Bahn. or saving resources? The Conference Office will be happy to assist you in your planning with bundled know-how – in a very Events are also climate-neutral, or CO2-“neutral“, if the uncomplicated way. The Conference Office is committed in dif- CO2emission is kept neutral and completely compensated for ferent ways, in cooperation with the Office for Green Spaces by a climate-protection project. The aim is to keep down the and Environmental Protection. We keep ready a wide and var- CO2 emissions caused by an event and thus cause as little envi- ied range of suggestions as to how you can arrange your event ronmental pollution as possible. to be climate-friendly – ranging from questions of mobility to resource consumption and green IT to projects of compensa- tory climate protection. 8 Conventions in Münster www.kongresse-muenster.de Conference City Münster's Seals of Quality and Certificates You will find an overview of all service providers Various environmental and sustainability certificates make it possible for offering ‚green services‘ companies, event organisers, and consumers to deal with natural resources in the chapter ‚At a Glance‘. in a good, environmentally friendly way, and take Corporate Social Respon- sibility into account. We have listed a selection of certificates with which our sponsors and partners of the Kongressinitiative MS cooperate. $ page 92 Green Globe Green Globe is an international certificate. The Green Globe Certification Standard evaluates performance in the field of sustainability, based upon the three columns: environmental friendliness, social responsibility, and economic viability. www.greenglobe.com Ökoprofit ÖKOPROFIT – or the Ökologische Projekt Für Integrierte Umwelt-Technik (Ecologic project for integrated environmental engineering) – is a cooperation project between Münster and the local economy.