Berlin is the German meeting and convention capital. It boasts Europe’s most up-to-date hotel landscape, diverse meeting centres and excellent travel connections. A glance at the latest ICCA statistics confirms its leading international position. Association congresses in Berlin, with more than 100,000 guests, attract the most participants in the world. This puts Berlin well ahead of other cosmopolitan cities like Barcelona, Paris and Bangkok. Meeting and convention guests are privy to a cultural offering in the German capital that sets international standards. More than 1,500 events are staged every day. The creative dynamics of the city on the river Spree continuously generate new events and venues which are both eye-catching settings and the backdrop to highly varied forms of entertainment.

2010 is devoted to the sciences

The Charité Hospital and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of the Sciences are both celebrating their 300th, Humboldt University its 200th and the Max Planck Society its 100th anniversary. Together they extend an invitation to a year of festivities. It is not only dedicated to the past but also looks to the future of Berlin as the “capital of science”. This will further raise its profile as an outstanding location for scientific events and cement its leading position.