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HQPARIS TAKES THE LEAD IN THE WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION BUSINESS

The Paris Convention Bureau (PCB) is no

stranger to these situations. And I must be

even more precise: I’m talking about the team

of Elodie Coudre, Congress Manager. In a very

short time, Elodie has become the darling of

many association executives. Because she’s a

charming young lady? No, that’s not the only

reason! In particular, it’s because she’s compe-

tent, displays great enthusiasm for her work,

and has mapped out with her team a working

process that can serve as a model for a lot of

European convention bureaus. I experienced

this fi rst-hand at the beginning of April, dur-

ing the second edition of ‘Paris Destination

Congrès’ gathering the local scientifi c profes-

sion, the French members of international

associations based in Ile-de-France, and the

Parisian congress players hosted by the Mayor

of Paris in the City Hall’s elegant salons. What

an honour!

AN EXPERIENCED CONVENTION BUREAUThere was a clear overtone during ‘Paris

Destination Congrès’: a city can only develop

into a successful congress destination when

all partners make an extra effort. Paul Roll,

Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau general

manager, knows that better than anyone. He

can take pride in the fact that he has created

in 2004 a specialised unit within the PCB that

seems to be at ease with coordinating the Pa-

risian players as well as assisting association

executives at each stage of their bidding proc-

ess and event. And there are just a handful of

these in Europe, or rather, in the world. During

‘Paris Destination Congrès’, the tremendous

efforts that must be made to land a congress

were frequently attested to by the association

executives themselves. Competition is fi erce,

and the know-how has to be there.

Pro-activity and mobilisation - these are the

key characteristics that the Paris Conven-

tion Bureau team keep clearly in view when

they go about attracting large congresses to

Paris. In 2008, this service kept track of 350

associations and supported 60 bids for large

international congresses (a 30% growth over

2007). Mobilising all the players in the fi eld

has resulted in more than 50 international as-

sociations selecting Paris for their congresses

between 2009 and 2016 (for a total of over

200,000 delegates). Meanwhile, another 60

projects are up and running in competition

for congresses between 2010 and 2019.

AN ACTIVE AND LONG-TERM IN-VOLVEMENT OF THE CITY OF PARISIn 2006, the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand De-

lanoë and the Paris City Council committed

themselves to giving active support to host-

ing international congresses in the city by

creating a welcoming atmosphere (support

letters and welcome speech, social event

at the City Hall, messages on the 170 city

billboards, etc.), guarantying the smooth

running of the whole process and heighten-

ing public awareness of the content of the

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THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE CONGRESS INDUSTRY KNOW THAT PARIS IS CONSTANTLY

DEVOTING THE GREATEST CARE TO THE ASSOCIATION BUSINESS. OBVIOUSLY IT WORKS;

PARIS HOSTS OVER 600,000 DELEGATES AND 900 CONGRESSES EVERY YEAR AND

REACHED THE FIRST PLACE EX AEQUO WITH VIENNA IN THE 2008 ICCA CITY RANKING.

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congress to ensure event legacy. Since then,

the Paris Convention Bureau has sought

assistance from the City of Paris for more

than twenty international congresses (over

100,000 delegates), without forgetting meet-

ings between deputy mayors and internation-

al associations during site inspections.

On the local picture, the City of Paris has

implemented a 7,000 additional bedrooms-

plan by 2020 (including heavy-weight 3 stars

hotels), to adapt the Parisian offer to the

ever-growing demand and to international

standards.

And do not underestimate the role played

by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and

Industry – CCIP which among other things

has merged its conference, exhibition and

corporate event sites with the Unibail-

Rodamco group to give birth to VIPARIS, the

fi rst European operator.

‘PARIS DESTINATION CONGRÈS’ AWARDS ITS AMBASSADORSOn April 9th, 2009, during “Paris Destina-

tion Congrès”, 10 France-based association

executives involved at the European or

international level were honoured by the City

of Paris for their essential share in defend-

ing Paris’ bids over the last fi ve years, all

of them with the assistance of the Paris

Convention Bureau. Those were touching mo-

ments, when the 10 medals were pinned on

by Christian Sautter, Deputy Mayor in charge

of employment, economic development and

international attractiveness, who said: ‘True

ambassadors, these great personalities of

various scientifi c disciplines can best share

their experiences while hosting their inter-

national congress. By winning, they assess

the “Parisian know-how” in their scientifi c

and professional environment. The goal has

been reached in Paris: the mobilisation of all

professionals from the meeting industry, the

local authorities and the scientifi c circles, in

order to win.’

EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL CONGRESS BIDSESC CONGRESS 2011 Every city wants to woo and win - at least

once in its life - the congress of the European

Society of Cardiology (ESC). Not easy to pull

off, because the requirements set by the

ESC are very high, because this congress

is regarded as the reference in the medi-

cal sector, and because this is also one of

the largest congresses in the world. The

Paris Convention Bureau, the City of Paris,

VIPARIS, the CCIP and the hotel chains, have

been working for over 5 years to offer the

ESC a VIP-PARIS treatment in 2011 all the

way to a global scientifi c approach. This will

indeed be a unique opportunity to enhance

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PARIS’ PRIZED AMBASSADORS+ Norbert Ferré, President of the French

Hemophilia Society

30th World Congress of Hemophilia

6,000 delegates

July 8-12, 2012 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris

+ Prof. Jacques Belghiti, President of the

Scientifi c Committee of the International

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

10th World IHPBA Congress

1,500 delegates


+ Isabel Bardinet, Congress Director of the

European Society of Cardiology

ESC Congress

30,000 delegates

August 27-31, 2011 - Paris Nord Villepinte

+ François Lecordix, Secretary General of

the French Cartographic Committee

25th International Cartographic Conference

2,000 delegates


+ Prof. Norbert-Claude Gorin,

Director of the Paris offi ce of the European Group

for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

EBMT Annual Conference

6,500 delegates

April 3-6, 2011 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris

+ Amara AMARA, First Vice President of

the IEEE French section

International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

1,500 delegates

May 30 - June 2, 2010 - Disneyland® Paris Business Solutions

+ Luc Maene, Director General of the International

Fertilizer Industry Association

78th IFA Annual Conference

1,500 delegates

May 28- June 3, 2010 - Opera district Hotels

+ Daniel Schertzer, Member of the European

Geosciences Union Council

EGU Congress

8,300 delegates

Paris bid - 2010-2011-2012

Cities in competition: Lyon, Barcelona, Vienna

+ Frantz Rowe, President of the International

IT Research Association

International Conference on Information Systems

1,500 delegates

December 14-17, 2008 - Le Palais de Congrès de Paris

+ Dr. Alexis Arzimanoglou, President of the

French League Against Epilepsy

26th International Epilepsy Congress

5,000 delegates

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the city’s general concern on cardio-vascular

diseases through a public event.

HEMOPHILIA WORLDCONGRESS 2012 Mrs. Elise de Haro, French Hemophilia As-

sociation (AFH)’s treasurer, gave a beautiful

example of how they have been working as

a team with the Paris Convention Bureau

and Le Palais des Congrès de Paris to land

their World Congress. She sketched out the

various steps they undertook through a fi ve

year-process, “from Paris bid announce-

ment to the completion of the bid book, site

inspections, promotional documents and

support letters, the Paris Convention Bureau

has been standing alongside the AFH at each

stage of the bid” says Elise. Even though

Paris had already lost once to Buenos Aires,

the AFH refused to give up and they applied

again for 2012. During the 2008 Congress,

the AFH and the PCB spoke loud and clear

from their common experience in front of

a general assembly of 109 countries. The

unprecedented verdict (78 % for Paris), has

been sum up by Elise as such: “It is a wonder-

ful human experience, it has been wonderful

and it will be all the way till 2012”.

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CONTACT

Your contact at the Paris Convention Bureau

www.convention.parisinfo.com

- Elodie Coudre - Congress Manager

[email protected]

- Adélaïde Prévôt-Sailler

Congress Development Coordinator

International Sector

[email protected]

- Cécile Lupo

Congress Development Coordinator - France

[email protected]

AN OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENTDid you know that the Paris region ranks

1st in Europe in terms of GDP and 2nd

worldwide for the hosting of the 500 largest

multinational companies? The French capital

is just behind Tokyo but ahead of New York

and London. Another asset is unquestionably

the diversity of its economic fabric which cov-

ers a vast spectrum of activities, from highly

innovative sectors such as biotechnologies,

nanotechnologies, wireless technology and

3D animation graphics to traditional indus-

trial activities including aeronautics and the

automotive sector. These diverse economic

sectors are driven by a vigorous R&D activ-

ity, the 1st in Europe with a workforce of

136,000 researchers and technicians, notably

in renowned institutions such as CNRS, CEA,

INSERM, Institut Pasteur, not forgetting the

17 universities and over 350 higher education

establishments.

PARIS IS A METROPOLIS OF GLOBAL STATURE, PROBABLY THE ONLY CITY IN THE WORLD

THAT EXERTS SUCH A DISTINCTLY ALLURING ATTRACTION ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE

WORLD. MOST CONGRESS ORGANISERS ARE FOND OF SAYING THAT THEIR PARTICIPANT

FIGURES ALWAYS GO UP WHEN PEOPLE LEARN THAT THE CONGRESS IS BEING HELD IN

PARIS. EVERYONE WANTS TO VISIT PARIS AT LEAST ONCE IN HIS OR HER LIFE! THIS WAS

ALSO THE OBSERVATION REPORTED BY THE 10 AMBASSADORS: UP TO 30% MORE PARTICI-

PATION. PARIS IS A BOOMING DESTINATION WITH THOUSANDS OF PROJECTS AND SEVERAL

KEY CHARACTERISTICS THAT HAVE A DIRECT INFLUENCE ON CONGRESS ACTIVITY.

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY STATED HIS WISH FOR IN-

TERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON A «NEW COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR

GREATER PARIS». THE KEY ISSUES? EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING BUT ALSO TRANSPORTATION,

COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. PARIS IS DEFINITELY ON

THE MOVE TO SHOWCASE ITS ASSETS AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE!

WHAT’S THE SECRET TO PARIS’ MAGICAL POWERS?

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This has been boosted by the creation of

competitiveness clusters which have

opened up new opportunities for coopera-

tion between the public sector and private

enterprise: Advancity, (urban living and

mobility - sustainable development), ASTech

Paris Region (aeronautics), Cap Digital (IT

and digital content techonologies), Cosmetic

Valley, Finance Innovation, Medicen Paris

Region (healthcare), Mov’eo (transport), Sys-

tem@tic Paris Region (software and complex

systems).

AN EASILY-ACCESSIBLE CITY WITH SPECIAL OFFERS FOR CONGRESS ORGANIZERSBecause of its geographical location, Paris -

the gateway to Europe - guarantees optimal

accessibility thanks to its consistently reliable

network of transport infrastructures (air, rail

and road).

Europe’s 2nd European hub, the two interna-

tional airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)

and Orly operate more than 14,000 fl ights a

week serving 625 cities in 136 countries.

Air France-KLM has launched a product

specifi cally designed for congress organisers:

Air France-KLM Global Meetings. Regis-

ter your event anywhere from 5 years to 2

months in advance and your participants will

be able to take advantage of discounts of up

to 10% on a wide range of already reduced

international fares (and up to 47% off on

national routes).

Upon arrival, your delegates will fi nd their

way thanks to the new signage at the

airports and the Paris Region information

desk. Moreover, the Paris Airport Author-

ity has launched a package dedicated to

professional events: you can then offer

your visitors the best possible welcome with

mobile counters, mobile notice boards and

television signage in your event’s colours but

also a VIP welcome from the gang-board exit

and reserved spaces for shuttles. By 2015, the

new suburban train CDG Express will offer an

additional means of transportation to your

delegates, allowing them to rally the city in

20 minutes (Gare de l’Est station).

Thanks to its exceptional rail network, the

High Speed Trains link up the main European

cities to CDG airport and the 7 Parisian train

stations in less than 4 hours: Brussels in 1hr

25 min, Luxembourg in 2hrs 05 min, London

in 2hrs 15 min, Geneva in 3hrs 20 min, Frank-

furt in 3hrs 50 min and Amsterdam in 3hrs

13 min, to name a few...

You will then have your fi rst step in one of

the renovated train stations, transformed

into very welcoming areas with shops and

Paris information desks (Gare du Nord, Gare

de l’Est and Gare de Lyon).

Upon arrival, Paris offers a large range

of possibilities to move freely and eco-

friendly. You can choose between the metro,

the bus, the tramway, but also the Vélib free-

to-use cycle, and Voguéo, the fi rst waterway

metro line… Public transport is defi nitely

the smart environmental option you can

propose to your delegates. This is the reason

why the RATP Paris Public Transport has

developed a congress card, valid from 2 to

7 days to guaranty freedom of movement to

your attendees in and around Paris (airports

included).

Rather than disappear, the car is undergoing

something of a transformation. Paris already

boasts initiatives which pre-date this transi-

tion into a new era: among the 16,400 taxis

(20,000 in 2012), some companies - such as

Taxis Bleus and Taxis G7 - have converted

to biofuel. Another company, Verture, offers

the least-polluting fl eet of the market, with

neutral impact on the climate thanks to its

hybrid engines. You will be able to try them

upon arrival as a route is now dedicated to

busses and taxis at peak time between CDG

airport and Paris!

PARIS, A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DESTINATIONIn 2009, the 21st-century traveller can get

around town on a Velib’, eat organic food in

specialized restaurants and enjoy a walk in

one the city’s 400 green spaces. In doing

so, your delegates can expand the scope of

their discovery to the lesser-known Parisian

districts and seek out encounters with true

Parisians. Very soon, the reality of being

a ‘responsible tourist’ - in the same way as

being a ‘responsible citizen’ - will be matched

by that of professionals, major players in

sustainable tourism.

Paris is coming up with answers to make

the most of the natural, cultural and social

resources it already possesses, for the long

term. This includes awarding ‘green’ accredi-

tation to greater numbers of hotels and

favouring urban transport initiatives that

respect the environment. Not to mention

the participatory and fair cultural tourism

that it seeks to promote. In Paris, the environ-

ment is a subject that occupies minds on a

daily basis.

PARIS, INFRASTRUCTURES ADAPTED FOR EVERYONE. There’s no better way to sum things up than

to say that Paris has 1001 meeting possibili-

ties and even more if we take into account

the large number of projects. Just have a

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1001 WAYS TO MEETGIVEN ITS INTENSE AND VARIED ECONOMIC AND

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, PARIS SEEMS TO BE THE

PLACE TO BE WHEN IT COMES TO HOSTING ASSOCIA-

TION CONGRESSES. WHAT PARIS HAS TO OFFER TO

CONGRESS DELEGATES IS SIMPLY OUTSTANDING,

NO MATTER THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR BUDGET

OR THE NATURE OF YOUR EVENT. FROM PURPOSE-

BUILT TO ATYPICAL VENUES, FROM CONFERENCE

HOTELS TO SCIENTIFIC VENUES, THERE’S LITERALLY

1001 WAYS TO MEET. AND BETTER: THE OFFER IS

CONSTANTLY RENEWED.

In an ever-more competiting market, congress centres

are being refurbished, new venues open, and strategic

alliances see light of day. In Paris, no less than 18 confer-

ence centres are homogeneously spread out all over the

city and the Paris Ile-de-France region, each being sur-

rounded by almost 8,000 bedrooms in all categories.

Besides the 10 venues managed by VIPARIS (see pages

8 & 9), three venues stand out. In the north of Paris and

at the heart of the ‘Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie’

museum, La Villette Conference Centre gives your event

a scientifi c, cultural dimension, for up to 1,450 people

theatre style. One of France’s oldest conference centres,

the Maison de la Chimie enjoys a prime location on the

left bank, close to the Boulevard Saint-Germain: it boasts

three conference halls and 27 conference rooms, for up

to 914 delegates. Just 30 minutes from the city centre by

suburban train and with an on-site international TGV and

Thalys railstation, Disneyland® Paris Business Solutions

offers two convention centres, 95 meeting rooms for 10 to

4,000 delegates, and one amphitheatre with seating for

570, surrounded by 7,800 hotel rooms.

Strategically located and very affordable, an unexpected

category is getting more and more committed to wel-

coming congresses, namely scientifi c venues.

In 2008, almost 90 universities, hospi-

tals and research institutes such as In-

stitut Pasteur, La Sorbonne or the René

Descartes University have hosted over

200 congresses. As an example, the

Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères

boasts 6 auditoriums and 67 meeting

rooms next to the Louvre.

Add to that hundreds of meeting

spaces and many Parisian conference

hotels among which 25 with over 300

bedrooms and you will wonder why your

event has never been to Paris yet or

how soon you will return!

And the good news is that there’s even

more to come. Just to name a few…

New business districts will emerge

close to the two Paris international

airports. In 2010, next to Orly Airport,

Coeur d’Orly will offer offi ce space, a

conference centre and a 4-star hotel.

In 2012, close to Paris CDG airport,

Airapolis will feature 3 new 4-star

hotels totalizing 631 rooms,a congress

centre with a 3000-seat auditorium

and 50,000 sq.m of exhibition space. In

2015, the tourist and business district

of Paris La Défense will be fully

modernized: in addition to hotels open-

ings, such as the Radisson Blu Paris

La Défense, eco-friendly skyscrapers

will arise a mere 10-minute ride from

downtown Paris.

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VIPARIS: ONE COMPANY,10 COMPLEMENTARY VENUES IN PARIS

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10 VENUES IN PARISParis Porte de Versailles, Paris Nord

Villepinte, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris,

Espace Champerret, Paris Le Bourget, Palais

des Congrès de Versailles, Carrousel du

Louvre, Espace Grande Arche, Cnit Paris La

Defense, Le Palais des Congrès d’Issy

THE VIPARIS WELCOME PACK*: GIVING A WARM WELCOME TO INTERNATIONAL DELEGATESIn 2008, VIPARIS created a Welcome Pack

specifi cally for its International Congress and

Trade Show clients. As an added value to the

City of Paris welcome commitment (since

2006), the new welcome pack was created to

offer free of charge to international organis-

ers an all inclusive package to welcome their

attendees.

Renaud Hamaide, CEO of VIPARIS, com-

ments: ‘One of the greatest achievements

of VIPARIS is the creation of the Welcome

Pack, offered to international congress and

international trade show organisers.

+ Delegates are welcomed as soon as

they arrive in France at the airport or

train station.

+ Welcome booths, hostesses and signage

are provided and clearly visible.

+ Shuttles are organized for transfers

between the point of arrival and the

event venue.

+ Bell boys and a concierge service are

made available to help and inform del-

egates onsite.

+ Welcome banners are displayed on the

main streets close to the venue.

The VIPARIS Welcome Pack was developed

in partnership with Le Comité Régional du

Tourisme Ile-de-France, Paris Airports (ADP)

& Le Comité des Expositions de Paris. This

year, participants in over 40 events will ben-

efi t from this service.’

He adds: ‘Our main priority is to attract large

international events to Paris and also to sup-

port the creation of new fairs and conferenc-

es. We continue to work closely with all our

THE VIPARIS GROUP - VENUES IN PARIS -, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY,

IS THE PRODUCT OF THE MERGER BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CENTRES

OF PARIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND THOSE OF THE UNIBAIL-RO-

DAMCO GROUP. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE TOP 10 VENUES IN THE PARIS REGION AND

PROVIDES MODULAR SPACES FROM 500 TO OVER 250,000 SQ.M. AND BUILT-IN CON-

FERENCE ROOMS WITH A CAPACITY FROM 50 TO 3,700 PARTICIPANTS. THE BOOKING

CALENDAR OF ALL THE VENUES IS CENTRALLY MANAGED FOR THE THREE BRANCHES -

EXHIBITIONS / CONGRESSES / CORPORATE EVENTS - AS WELL AS FOR THE ENTERTAIN-

MENT ACTIVITY. VIPARIS WELCOMES YOU TO PARIS WITH THE MOST COMPLETE RANGE

OF VENUES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY! The recently renovated Grand Amphithéâtre of Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, the most prestigious in Paris

Palais des Congrès de Paris

Cnit Paris La Défense

Cnit Paris La Défense

Cnit Paris La Défense is both an architectural achievement and a multifunctional centre. Complete-ly renovated and reorganised, this venue is a hub of activity with its own shopping mall at the heart of the largest European business district.

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partners, particularly with Paris Convention

Bureau, to ensure dynamic and sustained

growth of Paris in our industry. And in this

current diffi cult economic situation we wish

to use all our marketing expertise to best

support all trade show and congress organ-

isers. VIPARIS will soon host international

events like the Broadband World Forum

Europe at the Cnit Paris La Défense venue in

2009 or the European Society of Cardiology

Congress in Paris Nord Villepinte in 2011.’

* Certain conditions apply.

A NEW 36,000 SQ.M. HALL FOR PARIS NORD VILLEPINTEWith the addition of a new 36,000 sq.m

hall in 2010, the expansion of Paris Nord

Villepinte is one component of a sweeping

strategy designed to make Paris even more

attractive when it comes to hosting exhibi-

tions and conventions. This is the fi rst stage

of a programme which will progressively

increase the centre’s exhibition space to a

total of 350,000 sq.m.

VIPARIS KEY FIGURES

+ Over 600,000 sq.m. of indoor modular

space (as from 2010)

+ Over 485,000 sq.m. of outdoor space

+ 222 function rooms

Every year VIPARIS hosts in average:

+ 330 trade and consumer exhibitions

+ 150 congresses

+ 600 corporate events

+ Over 50 shows and 100 performances

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CASE STUDYINTERNATIONAL FORUM ON QUAL-ITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CAREPalais des Congrès . 17-20 April 2012 and 8-11 April 2014

The International Forum is a 4-day health-

care event now in its 15th year which

attracts 2,000 healthcare professionals

from over 60 countries worldwide. It is co-

owned by the BMJ Publishing Group based

in London and the Institute for Healthcare

Improvement based in Boston, who explains

why they chose Paris… and VIPARIS

‘Paris is a very exciting city and has many

attractions no matter how many times you

may have previously visited. It is easily

accessible for all our participants by sea, air

and land and, it offers many great social at-

tractions. We are also very lucky to have the

support of many French healthcare organisa-

tions and we plan to work with them very

closely in 2012 and 2014.

We held our largest Forum in Paris in April

2008 and at that time were seriously consid-

ering holding the event at a repeat location.

Due to the success of the event and the fact

that it is such an exciting city - we agree to

consider Paris as one of our repeat locations.

We approached the Viparis team to propose

that we bring the Forum to Paris for two

years (2012 and 2014) in the fi rst instance

and consider the possibility of future book-

ings after 2014. We had some very honest

discussions with the team about our budget-

ary limits, especially in view of the current

economic climate. The team at the Palais

des Congrès de Paris and the catering team

at Concorde La Fayette then worked very

closely with us to meet our requirements.

The Palais des Congrès is situated in a good

location with easy access by shuttle to the

airport and by metro and taxis to Eurostar. It

has two 5-star hotels onsite and many others

of varying price range in the immediate sur-

roundings. The venue size and format gives

us the opportunity to continue to grow our

event in future years. It is an extremely easy

venue to negotiate around and, most impor-

tantly, the teams at the Palais des Congrès

are very welcoming and have already proven

that they can manage our event to the very

high standards we have set.’

VIPARIS PROVIDES MODULAR SPACES FROM 500 TO OVER 250,000 SQ.M. AND BUILT-IN CONFERENCE ROOMS WITH A CAPACITY FROM 50 TO 3,700 PARTICIPANTS

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Outdoor spaces have been redesigned: the entrance and terraces of the centre have been renovated and reorganised for better comfort

CONTACT

Marta Gomes

International Department Deputy

Director

Tel. +33 1 40 68 22 22

[email protected]


Four-star hotels

+ Le Méridien Étoile

1 025 rooms - 25 meeting rooms

+ Le Méridien Montparnasse

953 rooms - 49 meeting rooms

+ Concorde La Fayette


+ Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel


+ Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and

Conference Center


+ Pullman Paris Rive Gauche


+ InterContinental Paris Le Grand


+ Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris


+ Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel


+ The Westin Paris


+ Mercure Paris Tour Eiffel Suffren


+ Dream Castle Hotel Disneyland®

Resort Paris


+ Pullman Paris Bercy


+ Hilton Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport


+ Pullman Paris la Défense


+ Concorde Montparnasse


+ Hilton Paris Orly Airport


+ Pullman Paris Charles-de-Gaulle

Airport


+ Renaissance Paris la Défense


+ Crowne Plaza Paris République


+ Marriott Paris CDG Airport


Three-star hotels

+ Novotel Paris Est


+ Mercure Paris la Défense 5


+ Mercure Porte de Versailles Expo


Two-star hotel

+ Ibis Paris Berthier Porte de Clichy


> 1 0 0 1 W A Y S T O M E E T

CONFERENCE HOTELS: WHAT’S NEW IN PARIS

NEW COMMITMENT - THE ‘GREEN KEY’ LABEL

+ Radisson Blu Paris Boulogne and recently refurbished Le Méridien Etoile,

both located on Paris Eastern side, meet the ‘Green Key’ criteria, an interna-

tional label for environmental management for tourist accommodation.

NEW LOOK, NEW NAME

+ Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel (former Hilton Paris): at the foot of the Eiffel

Tower, this newly refurbished, re-branded hotel embodies Accor’s fl agship

Pullman Hotel.

+ Radisson Blu Ambassador (former Concorde Ambassador): next to the

Opera House, it offers 294 bedrooms and 7 meeting rooms, combining Art

Deco features with state-of-the-art amenities.

NEW CONFERENCE HOTEL

+ Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe: Remarkable by its façade designed by

renowned architect Christian de Portzamparc, this contemporary Marriott hotel

boasts 118 state-of-the-art rooms and suites and 150 sq.m of meeting space.

Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe

Grande Arche de La Défense

Maison de la Chimie Disneyland® Paris Business Solutions

CONFERENCE HOTELS IN PARIS

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170 Deluxe Rooms

5 natural daylight Conference rooms

Up to 100 attendees

Free WIFI

A.O.C. Bar Lounge Restaurant and Terrace

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Today representing 45,6% of the total hotel

landscape, hotel chains arise as a growing

force in Paris. International chains from

Europe, America, more recently Asia, and

other parts of the world are developing their

offer in the French capital: among them,

Park Inn (2010), the Crowne Plaza Boulogne

(2010), the W Paris-Opéra (2011) and three

additional Marriott hotels in 2010! Further-

more, three Asian groups will also be opening

their fi rst hotels in Paris: the Shangri La

(December 2009), Mandarin Oriental (2010)

and Peninsula (2012).

Keep in mind that Paris will also offer 7,000

additional bedrooms by 2020, among which

a 3-star heavyweight hotel.

ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION

LONG STAYIdeal for those planning to stay more than 3

nights, Paris offers wonderful alternatives, in

aparthotels of all categories. These ‘resi-

dential hotels’- which represent 14,000 beds

altogether! - are fast developing as they are

options well worth considering if you wish

to combine the freedom and privacy of an

apartment with the convenience of a hotel,

at a competitive quality/price ratio.

Citadines and Citéa aparthotels have been

historical leaders with respectively 16 and 9

residences in Paris. Among the 16 Resid-

home aparthotels in and around Paris, the

Residence Paris Opera offers 16 high comfort

apartments in an elegant 18th century build-

ing next to the Opera house and Residence

Descartes is a few steps away from La Vil-

lette Conference Centre.

Created in 2007 by Accor and the Pierre &

Vacances Group, the 9 Adagio City Apartho-

tels provides an innovative accommodation

concept to meet the needs of business trave-

lers and/or congress delegates on medium

and long stays.

ACCOMMODATION AT ITS BESTWITH OVER 76,000 BEDROOMS IN 1,465

HOTELS AND 20,000 BEDROOMS IN

APARTHOTELS AND YOUTH ACCOMMODA-

TION WITHIN THE CITY, IT SEEMS QUITE

DIFFICULT TO COMPETE WITH THE DIVER-

SITY OF WHAT PARIS HAS TO OFFER. PARIS

IS DEFINITELY NOT ONLY ABOUT 4-STAR

HOTELS AND PALACES. IN FACT, 77% OF

THE PARISIAN ACCOMMODATION OFFER IS

MADE OF 2- AND 3-STAR HOTELS: AS SUCH,

IT OFFERS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY

AND DOESN’T NEED TO BLUSH WHEN COM-

PARING TO ITS COMPETITORS. WHETHER

YOU’RE STAYING IN INTERNATIONAL

CHAINS OR INDEPENDENT HOTELS, YOU’RE

LIKELY TO FIND A PLACE THAT WILL MEET

YOUR NEEDS SINCE THE OFFER IS CON-

STANTLY RENEWED AND MODERNIZED.

> A C C O M M O D A T I O N

PARIS IS DEFINITELY NOT ONLY ABOUT4-STAR HOTELS AND PALACES. IN FACT, 77% OF THE PARISIAN ACCOMMODATION OFFER IS MADE OF 2- AND 3-STAR HOTELS

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Last but not least, the brand-new Home

Business Paris Grande Bibliothèque is

especially devoted to welcoming scientists in

its 144 suites at the heart of this lively new

district, becoming the fi rst ever aparthotel

to be awarded the ‘research and teaching

houses’ label in Paris.

LOW BUDGETAs a crucial component of the Parisian

offer, youth accommodation represents a

total of 6,000 beds in Paris. Let’s mention

the CISP - for ‘Centres Internationaux de

Séjours de Paris‘ - Kellerman and Maurice-

Ravel, who together provide more than

600 beds distributed in two economic but

quality accommodation centres situated

in the students areas of Paris. Opened in

1968 in the heart of Paris, the FIAP Jean

Monnet is committed to receiving visitors

from around the world in 200 rooms. It

even boasts 22 meeting rooms for up to

200 people!

More recently the St Christopher’s Inn

Paris is a youth hostel featuring almost 300

beds on a peaceful canal, in the up and com-

ing 19th district.

Available for obvious reasons in summer

time, the Cité Internationale Universitaire

de Paris - the international campus if you

will - is located on a wooded park of 34

hectares in Southern Paris and represents

the largest concentration of residence

halls in the whole region: 5,600 beds in 38

residences.

Possibilities seem endless. Just take your

pick!

Paris as an opportunityStarwood Hotels’ convenient locations keep you

easily connected to the main congress and exhi-

bitions centres: the Paris Convention Centre, Le

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris Nord Villepinte and

many others.

Le Méridien Montparnasse’s new Conference CentreLe Méridien Montparnasse with its impressive

4,215 square meters of conference centre and

banqueting facilities welcomes your events for

up to 2,000 people, making the venue one of

Europe’s largest in-hotel centers. After its recent

refurbishment, the high tech meeting rooms now

allow you exceptional flexibility and endless pos-

sibilities from general plenary sessions to exhibi-

tion space.

A star is reborn + illuminates ParisWith a respect for heritage and appreciation for

the future, Le Méridien Etoile has been re-ima-

gined into a complete sensory and contemporary

experience. The newly decorated lobby and execu-

tive guest rooms create a stimulating and interac-

tive experience that allows guests to explore Paris

from a new perspective. 1025 guest rooms and

full conference facilities for events up to 1,200

guests offers you one of the biggest capacities of

rooms and meeting spaces in Paris.

Our Parisian properties also include The Wes-tin Paris, with a total of 2,000 square meters of

meeting space – including three specta-

cular historical ballrooms and the largest

conference room with daylight in the city

centre, the Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel a few steps away from

the renowned boutiques of the Champs-

Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe and

finally the Sheraton Paris Airport, the

only hotel directly built inside the Termi-

nal 2 of the CDG International Airport.

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AMONG THE HISTORIC VENUES+ A stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe,

the historical Eurosites Salle Wagram

combines prestige and modernity and

is the perfect location for a cocktail up

to 1,200 people. Eurosites also manages

venues such as the Docks, in the north

of Paris, offering three buildings for up to

7,000 people, and the newcomer Eurosites

Liège, a private mansion with 2,000 sq.m.

of meeting space.

AMONG THE PRIVATE MANSIONS+ Situated between Place de l’Etoile and

Parc Monceau, the prestigious Académie

Diplomatique internationale, restored to

all its original sophistication and elegance,

welcomes meetings and special events for

up to 250 guests.

+ Next to the Madeleine, the Cercle National

des Armées accommodates up to 1,500

people for a cocktail.

AMONG THE PAVILIONS+ Close to Opera House lies the Pavillon

Cambon Capucines, managed by the very

Parisian caterer Potel & Chabot. Recently

opened, the venue can host up to 1,000

people in an elegant setting where marble,

glass and wood are elegantly married.

AMONG UNUSUAL VENUES+ The Centquatre - a former funeral home -

has become a very attractive feature on the

artistic scene. Its entirely modular 39,000

sq.m. have also made it a popular venue for

spectacular events up to 2,300 people.

+ On the eccentric side, Les Pavillons de

Bercy are a living funfair museum with

one of the biggest capacity in town: 3 pa-

vilions and 2 private streets for unforget-

table cocktails for up to 4,000 guests! It is

part of the newly-founded ‘ParisB. Events’

association, which aims to promote

Bercy Village, as a homogenous meetings

industry area in the East of Paris. Its 6

members represent meeting and catering

facilities for 8 to 800 people, 3,000 rooms

in 2- to 4-star hotels and a range of event

venues for 100 to 4,000 people among

which the Marina de Bercy and the Club

Med World.

MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS, CULTURAL

CENTRES, CASTLES, PRIVATE MANSIONS,

GARDENS AND BOATS, CONCERT HALLS,

SPORTING VENUES, PURPOSE-BUILT

VENUES, HIP CAFÉS, TRENDY BARS…

THERE ARE COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES IN

PARIS FOR EVENTS UP TO 5,000 PEOPLE.

BEYOND HISTORY-FILLED VENUES SUCH AS

THE LOUVRE AND ORSAY MUSEUMS, THE

CASTLE OF VERSAILLES, PARIS BOASTS

MANY OTHER FASCINATING PLACES. LET’S

INTRODUCE A FEW OF THEM:

SPECIAL VENUES: DIVERSITY PAR EXCELLENCE HQ> S P E C I A L V E N U E S

THERE ARE COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES IN PARIS FOR EVENTS UP TO 5,000 PEOPLE. BEYOND HISTORY-FILLED VENUES SUCH AS THE LOUVRE, PARIS BOASTS MANY FASCINATING PLACES

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INTERPRETERSWhen in need of interpreters, the French

Association of Conference Interpreters will

put you in touch with some of its 450 profes-

sional in France. (www.aiic.fr)

TRANSPORTATIONThe RATP Paris Public Transport offers a

tailor-made Congress Card at the colours of

your event with a variety of options for your

delegates, so they can move freely in and

around Paris from 2 to 7 days (see above).

In terms of coaches or vehicles with chauf-

feurs, you will just have to take your pick:

Cab Service Prestige, Chabé Limousines,

Visual, or Gasnier Service Limousine just to

name a few.

And if you’d like to do the environment - and

yourself! - a favor, you can ride a Verture: it

will cost you no more than the standard cab

fare! Verture is indeed Paris’ fi rst eco-chic

car service offering carbon neutral journeys,

with the exclusive utilization of hybrid elec-

tric/gas Toyota Prius.

CATERINGParis has everything you need to make

your mouth water. Potel & Chabot, Lenôtre

Butard Enescot, Honoré James operate

everywhere you wish but also in their own

venues. Other caterers such as Dalloyau,

Duval Traiteur, La Table est Mise, Raynier

Marchetti, Riem Becker, Saint Clair will also

show their expertise in taking your papil-

las to new heights of culinary pleasure. For

instance, Fleur de Mets has created a back-

wards menu where it feels - wrongly - that

the dinner starts with the dessert!

SOCIAL PROGRAMMESParis being the capital of a certain ‘art de

vivre’, many activities have been created

around ‘Le Paris des Parisiens’ - or Paris-

ians’ Paris: 4 Roues sous 1 Parapluie offers

a large variety of unique services related to

the 2CV, like sightseeing tours or rallies by

2CV with chauffeur; treasure huntings, with

Paris pour un jour, Ma Langue au Chat and

Paris Hors Piste; unusual wine tasting, with

O’Château and Oenodyssée, Le Paris du

Vin; and even behind-the-scenes access to

prestigious luxury creators with Paris Privé.

PCOs & DMCsFour PCOs are members of the Paris

Convention Bureau: BCA (www.b-c-a.fr),

Colloquium (www.colloquium-group.com),

which merged with ICEO last year, MCI Paris

(www.mci-group.com), and Europa Organisa-

tion (www.europa-organisation.com).

Fourteen Destination Management

Companies also work hand in hand with

the Paris Convention Bureau.

For a complete list of the Parisian profes-

sionals, please visit the Paris Convention

Bureau dedicated website:

www.convention.parisinfo.com

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AT YOUR SERVICE!FROM QUALITY INTERPRETERS TO ATYPICAL CATERERS, FROM VERY DIVERSE MEANS

OF TRANSPORTATION TO OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY SOCIAL PROGRAMMES, FROM PCOS TO DMCS,

PARIS BOASTS AN IMPRESSIVE CHOICE OF PROFESSIONALS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE

SUCCESS OF YOUR EVENT. HERE IS A SHORT PRACTICAL GUIDE OF WHAT PARIS HAS TO OFFER.

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Up to 30% more attendance

Active and long-term involvement of the City of Paris

Extensive know-how and a passion for success

A city for every taste and every budget

The ultimate cultural destination

Infi nite range of social venues

76,000 bedrooms within the city

18 major conferences venues

A tailor-made transport card

Outstanding worldwide access

TOP 10reasons to come to PARIS

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