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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. Report Marcel A.M. Vissers (with Rémi Dévé)

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 competent, 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 ﬁrst-hand at the beginning of April, during the second edition of ‘Paris Destination Congrès’ gathering the local scientiﬁc profession, 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 BUREAU There 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 Parisian players as well as assisting association executives at each stage of their bidding process 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 ﬁerce, and the know-how has to be there.

Pro-activity and mobilisation - these are the key characteristics that the Paris Convention 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 ﬁeld has resulted in more than 50 international associations 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 INVOLVEMENT OF THE CITY OF PARIS In 2006, the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë and the Paris City Council committed themselves to giving active support to hosting 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 heightening public awareness of the content of the

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On the local picture, the City of Paris has implemented a 7,000 additional bedroomsplan 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 UnibailRodamco group to give birth to VIPARIS, the ﬁrst European operator.

‘PARIS DESTINATION CONGRÈS’ AWARDS ITS AMBASSADORS On April 9th, 2009, during “Paris Destination 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 defending Paris’ bids over the last ﬁve years, all of them with the assistance of the Paris Convention Bureau. Those were touching mo-

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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 scientific disciplines can best share their experiences while hosting their international congress. By winning, they assess the “Parisian know-how” in their scientific and professional environment. The goal has been reached in Paris: the mobilisation of all professionals from the meeting industry, the local authorities and the scientific circles, in order to win.’

EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL CONGRESS BIDS ESC 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 medical 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 scientiﬁc approach. This will indeed be a unique opportunity to enhance

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 meetings between deputy mayors and international associations during site inspections.

+ 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 Scientiﬁc Committee of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association 10th World IHPBA Congress 1,500 delegates July 1-5, 2012 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris + 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 July 4-9, 2011 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris + Prof. Norbert-Claude Gorin, Director of the Paris ofﬁce 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 August 28- September 1, 2005 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris

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the city’s general concern on cardio-vascular diseases through a public event.

Mrs. Elise de Haro, French Hemophilia Association (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 ﬁve year-process, “from Paris bid announcement 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 wonderful human experience, it has been wonderful and it will be all the way till 2012”.

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WHAT’S THE SECRET TO PARIS’ MAGICAL POWERS? 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 PARTICIPATION. 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 INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON A «NEW COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR GREATER PARIS». THE KEY ISSUES? EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING BUT ALSO TRANSPORTATION, Adélaïde Prévôt-Sailler, Elodie Coudre and Cécile Lupo

COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. PARIS IS DEFINITELY ON THE MOVE TO SHOWCASE ITS ASSETS AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE!

CONTACT Your contact at the Paris Convention Bureau www.convention.parisinfo.com -

Elodie Coudre - Congress Manager ecoudre@parisinfo.com

Adélaïde Prévôt-Sailler Congress Development Coordinator International Sector aprevot@parisinfo.com

Cécile Lupo Congress Development Coordinator - France clupo@parisinfo.com

AN OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENT Did 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 covers a vast spectrum of activities, from highly innovative sectors such as biotechnologies,

nanotechnologies, wireless technology and 3D animation graphics to traditional industrial activities including aeronautics and the automotive sector. These diverse economic sectors are driven by a vigorous R&D activity, 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.

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This has been boosted by the creation of competitiveness clusters which have opened up new opportunities for cooperation 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), System@tic Paris Region (software and complex systems).

AN EASILY-ACCESSIBLE CITY WITH SPECIAL OFFERS FOR CONGRESS ORGANIZERS Because 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 international airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly operate more than 14,000 flights a week serving 625 cities in 136 countries. Air France-KLM has launched a product specifically designed for congress organisers: Air France-KLM Global Meetings. Register 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 find their way thanks to the new signage at the airports and the Paris Region information desk. Moreover, the Paris Airport Authority 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, Frankfurt in 3hrs 50 min and Amsterdam in 3hrs 13 min, to name a few... You will then have your first 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 ecofriendly. You can choose between the metro, the bus, the tramway, but also the Vélib freeto-use cycle, and Voguéo, the first waterway metro line… Public transport is definitely 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 transition 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 ﬂeet 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 DESTINATION In 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’ accreditation 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 environment 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 possibilities and even more if we take into account the large number of projects. Just have a look at the following pages…

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1001 WAYS TO MEET La Villette

GIVEN ITS INTENSE AND VARIED ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, PARIS SEEMS TO BE THE PLACE TO BE WHEN IT COMES TO HOSTING ASSOCIATION 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 PURPOSEBUILT 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 conference centres are homogeneously spread out all over the city and the Paris Ile-de-France region, each being surrounded 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 scientiﬁc, 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 welcoming congresses, namely scientiﬁc venues.

In 2008, almost 90 universities, hospitals and research institutes such as Institut 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 ofﬁce 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 openings, 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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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-RODAMCO 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-

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

The recently renovated Grand Amphithéâtre of Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, the most prestigious in Paris

OF VENUES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY!

10 VENUES IN PARIS Paris 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 DELEGATES In 2008, VIPARIS created a Welcome Pack speciﬁcally 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

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

offer free of charge to international organisers an all inclusive package to welcome their attendees. Renaud Hamaide, CEO of VIPARIS, comments: ‘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 delegates 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 beneﬁt from this service.’ He adds: ‘Our main priority is to attract large international events to Paris and also to support the creation of new fairs and conferences. We continue to work closely with all our

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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

CASE STUDY INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE Palais des Congrès . 17-20 April 2012 and 8-11 April 2014 The International Forum is a 4-day healthcare event now in its 15th year which attracts 2,000 healthcare professionals from over 60 countries worldwide. It is coowned 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

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

partners, particularly with Paris Convention Bureau, to ensure dynamic and sustained growth of Paris in our industry. And in this current difﬁcult economic situation we wish to use all our marketing expertise to best support all trade show and congress organisers. 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 VILLEPINTE With the addition of a new 36,000 sq.m hall in 2010, the expansion of Paris Nord Villepinte is one component of a sweeping

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strategy designed to make Paris even more attractive when it comes to hosting exhibitions and conventions. This is the ﬁrst 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

CONTACT Marta Gomes International Department Deputy Director Tel. +33 1 40 68 22 22 marta.gomes@viparis.com

‘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 attractions. We are also very lucky to have the support of many French healthcare organisations 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 considering 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 ﬁrst instance and consider the possibility of future bookings after 2014. We had some very honest discussions with the team about our budgetary 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 surroundings. 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 importantly, 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.’

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Disneyland® Paris Business Solutions

Maison de la Chimie

Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe

Grande Arche de La Défense

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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 international 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 ﬂagship 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.

CONFERENCE HOTELS IN PARIS Four-star hotels + Le Méridien Étoile 1 025 rooms - 25 meeting rooms + Le Méridien Montparnasse 953 rooms - 49 meeting rooms + Concorde La Fayette 950 rooms - 50 meeting rooms + Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel 764 rooms - 30 meeting rooms + Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and Conference Center 757 rooms - 40 meeting rooms + Pullman Paris Rive Gauche 620 rooms - 37 meeting rooms + InterContinental Paris Le Grand 470 rooms - 21 meeting rooms + Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris 463 rooms - 7 meeting rooms + Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel 461 rooms - 15 meeting rooms + The Westin Paris 438 rooms - 12 meeting rooms + Mercure Paris Tour Eiffel Suffren 405 rooms - 9 meeting rooms + Dream Castle Hotel Disneyland® Resort Paris 400 rooms - 6 meeting rooms + Pullman Paris Bercy 396 rooms - 17 meeting rooms

+ Hilton Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport 385 rooms - 24 meeting rooms + Pullman Paris la Défense 384 rooms - 8 meeting rooms + Concorde Montparnasse 354 rooms - 15 meeting rooms + Hilton Paris Orly Airport 353 rooms - 25 meeting rooms + Pullman Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport 350 rooms - 13 meeting rooms + Renaissance Paris la Défense 327 rooms - 13 meeting rooms + Crowne Plaza Paris République 328 rooms - 18 meeting rooms + Marriott Paris CDG Airport 300 rooms - 14 meeting rooms

170 Deluxe Rooms 5 natural daylight Conference rooms

Up to 100 attendees Free WIFI A.O.C. Bar Lounge Restaurant and Terrace

15 min. from Paris Main Exhibition Centers And Champs Elysées

Three-star hotels + Novotel Paris Est 609 rooms - 26 meeting rooms + Mercure Paris la Défense 5 507 rooms - 6 meeting rooms + Mercure Porte de Versailles Expo 388 rooms - 20 meeting rooms Two-star hotel + Ibis Paris Berthier Porte de Clichy 688 rooms - 18 meeting rooms

Meeting & Event Contact sales.boulogne@radissonsas.com Tel: +33 1 46 08 87 22 33 Av. Edouard Vaillant 92100 Paris Boulogne France www.boulogne.radissonblu.com

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ACCOMMODATION AT ITS BEST WITH OVER 76,000 BEDROOMS IN 1,465 HOTELS AND 20,000 BEDROOMS IN APARTHOTELS AND YOUTH ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE CITY, IT SEEMS QUITE DIFFICULT TO COMPETE WITH THE DIVERSITY OF WHAT PARIS HAS TO OFFER. PARIS

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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

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 COMPARING 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 CONSTANTLY RENEWED AND MODERNIZED.

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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! Furthermore, three Asian groups will also be opening their ﬁrst 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 STAY Ideal for those planning to stay more than 3 nights, Paris offers wonderful alternatives, in

aparthotels of all categories. These ‘residential 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 Residhome aparthotels in and around Paris, the Residence Paris Opera offers 16 high comfort apartments in an elegant 18th century building next to the Opera house and Residence Descartes is a few steps away from La Villette Conference Centre. Created in 2007 by Accor and the Pierre & Vacances Group, the 9 Adagio City Aparthotels provides an innovative accommodation concept to meet the needs of business travelers and/or congress delegates on medium and long stays.

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Séjours de Paris‘ - Kellerman and MauriceRavel, 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!

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 ﬁrst ever aparthotel to be awarded the ‘research and teaching houses’ label in Paris.

LOW BUDGET As 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

FIAP Jean Monnet

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!

More recently the St Christopher’s Inn Paris is a youth hostel featuring almost 300

beds on a peaceful canal, in the up and coming 19th district.

Residence Paris Opera

Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

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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 possibilities from general plenary sessions to exhibition space. A star is reborn + illuminates Paris With a respect for heritage and appreciation for the future, Le Méridien Etoile has been re-imagined into a complete sensory and contemporary experience. The newly decorated lobby and executive guest rooms create a stimulating and interactive 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 Westin Paris, with a total of 2,000 square meters of

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meeting space – including three spectacular 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 ChampsElysées and the Arc de Triomphe and ﬁnally the Sheraton Paris Airport, the only hotel directly built inside the Terminal 2 of the CDG International Airport.

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SPECIAL VENUES: DIVERSITY PAR EXCELLENCE

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:

Centquatre

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

Pavillon Cambon Capucines

opened, the venue can host up to 1,000 people in an elegant setting where marble, glass and wood are elegantly married. Eurosites Salle Wagram

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 pavilions and 2 private streets for unforgettable 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.

Pavillons de Bercy – Musée des Arts Forains

Club Med World

Louvre Museum

+ Close to Opera House lies the Pavillon Cambon Capucines, managed by the very Parisian caterer Potel & Chabot. Recently

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

Bercy Village

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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.

INTERPRETERS

SOCIAL PROGRAMMES

When in need of interpreters, the French Association of Conference Interpreters will put you in touch with some of its 450 professional in France. (www.aiic.fr)

Paris being the capital of a certain ‘art de vivre’, many activities have been created around ‘Le Paris des Parisiens’ - or Parisians’ 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.

The 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 chauffeurs, 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’ ﬁrst eco-chic car service offering carbon neutral journeys, with the exclusive utilization of hybrid electric/gas Toyota Prius.

CATERING Paris 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 papillas to new heights of culinary pleasure. For instance, Fleur de Mets has created a backwards menu where it feels - wrongly - that the dinner starts with the dessert!

Montmartre – Sacré Cœur

PCOs & DMCs Four 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 Organisation (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 professionals, please visit the Paris Convention Bureau dedicated website: www.convention.parisinfo.com

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TRANSPORTATION

Paris pour un jour

4 Roues sous 1 Parapluie

Oenodyssée, Le Paris du Vin

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TOP 10 reasons to come to PARIS

Up to 30% more attendance Outstanding worldwide access A tailor-made transport card 18 major conferences venues 76,000 bedrooms within the city InďŹ nite range of social venues The ultimate cultural destination

A city for every taste and every budget

Extensive know-how and a passion for success

Active and long-term involvement of the City of Paris

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