EUROPEAN CORRIDOR CONFERENCE
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EUROPEAN CORRIDOR CONFERENCE
Sponsors Concept EUROPEAN CORRIDOR CONFERENCE GENOA Mannheim, Germany 7 May 2010 www.code-24.eu Index Welcome Note - Günther H. Oettinger, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg ....................... 3 Welcome Note - Christian Specht, First Mayor of Mannheim..............................................................3 About the Conference .................................................................................................... 4 - 5 Gold Sponsor .................................................................................................................... 6 Silver Sponsor / Media Partner ............................................................................................ 7 Individual Sponsoring Options, Exhibition......................................................................... 8 - 9 Exhibition/ Overall Plan.......................................................................................................10 How to get to the Congress Center Rosengarten.................................................................... 11 Parking Possibilities............................................................................................................ 12 Sponsorship Registration Form ........................................................................................... 13 Conditions of Participation.................................................................................................. 14 Registration Form for Exhibition Stand . ............................................................................... 15 Conditions of Participation ................................................................................................. 16 www.code-24.eu Welcome Note The development of the railway corridor between the North Sea harbour in Rotterdam and the Mediterranean harbour in Genoa is one of the most important transport projects in Europe. The north-south railway axis known as “Corridor 24” in the European planning of traffic routes leads through four countries and connects European top regions with an enormous economic power, a high population density and a growing traffic volume. Mannheim as a significant railway intersection is centrally located on axis no. 24. Therefore, the improvement of this traffic corridor is also of great importance for the future economic development of the Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar. Günther H. Oettinger Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg The future development of the European Corridor 24 Rotterdam-Genoa is of great importance – not only for local and regional authorities. It also concerns numerous enterprises along the northsouth corridor that have a vital interest in the further improvement of transport capacities and the removal of bottlenecks. The European Corridor Conference on 7 May 2010 will gather all relevant stakeholders from fields like logistics, harbours, railway, spatial planning and politics in the centre of the corridor: In Mannheim. You will have the unique opportunity to present yourself to a top-class expert audience from all over north-west Europe as an exhibitor or sponsor: Decision-makers from the European Union, from member states and their regions as well as major representatives of transport and logistics enterprises. Take the opportunity and make new business contacts here! See you soon in Mannheim. Christian Specht First Mayor of Mannheim Chairman of the planning committee Association Rhine-Neckar-Region 3 About the Conference The North-South Transversal from Rotterdam to Genoa The conference addresses connects several European regions with a very high the further degree of economic power. About 70 million people corridor: consignment industry, logistic enterprises, live and work in the catchment area of this corridor. infrastructure businesses, traffic experts, spatial Around 700 million tons of goods are transported planners, politics and municipal administrations. annually only on the railroad axis. It is the aim of the conference to inform first-hand development decision-makers of the for north-south about the current state of development as well as A well functioning traffic infrastructure is essential for future challenges and plans for improvement. The the further economic development of the corridor. focus of attention will be on the further extension The launching of the two alpine basis tunnels in of train paths and perspectives of development for Switzerland – 2007 Lötschberg and 2017 Gotthard multi-modal transport. – marks a quantum leap for traffic development. But there are still further measures necessary to close The conference will also offer an outstanding gaps and to eliminate bottlenecks. opportunity for exchanging expertise and networking. It is part of the transnational EU-project Corridor Development Rotterdam - Genoa (CODE24). Key Aspects Road – Rail – Waterways: Multimodal platforms and the development of logistic clusters Without borders – but not without obstacles: Bottlenecks in the infrastructure and everyday practical problems in transnational freight traffic The corridor as living space and economic environment: Historical developments, planning measures and the handling of noise protection Further information on the conference : www.code-24.eu Preliminary Sequence of Conference Events 6 May, 2010 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Installation of Industrial Exhibition 7 May, 2010 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference www.code-24.eu About the Conference Conference Patrons Location Günther H. Oettinger Minister President of Baden-Württemberg Christian Specht, First Mayor, Department of Finance, Property, Citizen Services and Security, Mannheim m:con Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim Rosengartenplatz 2 68161 Mannheim, Germany Tel. +49 (0)621 4106-0 www.rosengarten-mannheim.de Host Conference Organisation City of Mannheim European Office David Linse Rathaus E 5 68159 Mannheim, Germany Tel. +49 (0)621 293-9503 Fax +49 (0)621 293-9788 [email protected] [email protected] m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH Michaela Wiehl Rosengartenplatz 2 68161 Mannheim, Germany Tel. +49 (0)621 41 06-164 Fax +49 (0)621 41 06-80 164 [email protected] www.mcon-mannheim.de Co-operation Partners Regional Association Rhine-Neckar Port of Rotterdam Authority University of Duisburg-Essen Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Institute for Spatial and Landscape Planning Planungsverband Ballungsraum Frankfurt / Rhein-Main TRKarlsruhe Ruhr Regional Council UNIONTRASPORTI University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/ Göttingen Karlsruhe Technology Region (KTR) SiTI - Higher Institute on Innovation Territorial Systems University of Utrecht Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Conurbation Planning Association City of Mannheim TransCare AG Genoa Port Authority PTV France m:con - mannheim Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor (max. 1) As Gold Sponsor, you are the main conference sponsor. As Gold Sponsor you will receive 4 free passes for the As Gold Sponsor, you are entitled to set-up your exhibition conference. stand in central location of where the conference is being Reference will be made to you as Gold Sponsor by displaying held and will receive 12 sqm free of charge. your company’s name and logo on the “Sponsors Banner” As Gold Sponsor, you will receive a 20% discount on the which will be placed in a central location of the convention regular price when booking a hospitality lounge. centre. As Gold Sponsor, your logo will appear on the homepage You may leave one of your company’s brochures at the main of the conference website as well as at the top of the conference information desk for public viewing. In E-mail “Sponsors page”. Additionally, your logo can be linked to newsletters, which will be sent to all participants, you will be your company’s website and reference will be made to you referred to as Gold Sponsor. as Gold Sponsor. As Gold Sponsor, you may provide the participants with conference bags. Your Benefits at a Glance: You may insert one of your company brochures into the ●A central location and 12 sqm exhibition space free of conference bags. The Gold Sponsor’s logo will be printed on charge the participants’ name badges. ●20% discount on the regular price of a hospitality lounge As Gold Sponsor, you may use the projection screen in the ●Linked Logo on the homepage of the conference website plenary hall to advertise your company during the coffee ●Your Logo linked to your company website on the breaks. Additionally you may place screen advertisements “Sponsors page” of the conference website on the official Information screen near the registration ● You mentioned as a Gold Sponsor with your logo in desk. the conference programme pdf-file (downloadable from The conference programme will be downloadable as a the conference website) as well as in the printed pdf-file from the conference website and the Gold Sponsor’s programme logo will appear in this file as well as in the printed conference ● You may provide the participants with conference bags programme. ● Your brochure inserted in the conference bags The Gold Sponsor has the chance to place an advertisement ● Screen advertisement during coffee breaks in the session (4c) rooms on the outside back programme. cover of the conference ● Screen advertisement on the official information screen ● 4 free passes for the conference Price 15.000.- Euro* ● Your company’s name and logo on the centrally located “Sponsors banner” on site ● Reference to your sponsorship in the E-Mail Congress newsletter ● Your company’s brochure on display to the public at the official information desk ● One full page advertisement on the outside back cover (4c) of the printed conference programme * Our prices are exclusive of VAT. www.code-24.eu Silver Sponsor / Media Partner Silver Sponsor (max. 3) Media Partner As Silver Sponsor you will receive the following benefits: As Media Partner you will receive the following benefits: ●A 9 sqm exhibition space free of charge ● A 6 sqm exhibition space free of charge ●15% discount on the regular price of booking a hospitality ● 2 free passes for the conference lounge ● Your company being mentioned as a Media Partner ●Linked Logo on the “Sponsors page” of the conference with your logo in the final conference programme pdf-file homepage (downloadable from the conference website) as well as in ●one full page advertisement (4c) in the printed conference the printed programme programme ● Your company’s brochure on display to the public at the ●Your company leaflet in the conference bags official information desk ●Your company’s name and logo on the centrally located ● Linked logo on the “Sponsors page” of the conference “Sponsors banner” on site. website ●Your company’s brochure on display to the public at the ● Your company leaflet in the conference bags official information desk ● Your company being mentioned as media partner on the ●2 free passes for the conference centrally located “Sponsors banner” on site ●Your company being mentioned as a Silver Sponsor with your logo in the final conference programme Price 5.000.- Euro* pdf-file (downloadable from the conference website) as well as in the printed programme ●Reference to your sponsorship in the E-Mail conference newsletter ●Possibility of inserting a company leaflet into the conference bags Price 7.500.- Euro* Silver Sponsor I includes: ● You may provide the participants with keychains Silver Sponsor II includes: ● You may provide the participants with notepads and pens Silver Sponsor III includes: ● Sponsorship of the Media-Check / Internet Café ● You may provide mousepads and t-shirts for the Media-Check Staff ● Your homepage as preferred start page of the internet browser ● Your logo as screensaver on all computers of the Media Check/Internet Café * Our prices are exclusive of VAT. Individual Sponsoring Options Hospitality Lounge Invited Speakers (max. 4) The Hospitality Lounge offers you an exclusive location to talk You may choose to sponsor a well-known lecturer. This means to in private, whether you would prefer an intimate coffee that you would cover the costs of his/her travel expenses which break with a business contact, or would just like to take would give you the opportunity to create a close relationship your time enjoying an interesting discussion in a peaceful between the lecturer and yourself. surrounding. If you have any preferences regarding food or beverages, the conference centre’s catering staff would be glad to make you an offer. Price per Lounge Glass Cubes 500.- Euro* (max. 2) Two huge glass cubes are positioned left and right hand of the main entrance of the Congress Center Rosengarten. You have the chance to place an advertisement banner of 1.70 m width and 5.50 m height exclusively in one of these cubes. The price includes: Production, mounting and dismounting of the banner advertisement. Price per Cube * Our prices are exclusive of VAT. 900.- Euro* Per International lecturer 1.000.- Euro* www.code-24.eu Individual Sponsoring Options Internet Media Check / Internetcafé A website has been created for this conference where all You may also advertise your company in the “Media Check” current activities will appear. Prospective conference visitors preparation room for the lecturers by, for example, providing may also register online. We offer our sponsors the possibility t-shirts for the “Media Check” staff members, mousepads and of including a link to their company website. special “give-away” gifts for the lecturers. Your logo may be used as a screensaver on the computers of the “Media Check” and your Presentation Possibilities: Logo with a link to your company’s website can be the internet browser preferred start company website page. Monthly rate 150.- Euro* Media Check / Internetcafé Please contact us concerning availability and price Podcast Display of brochures on site A series of podcasts will be produced to inform website Are you unable to attend the conference and represent your visitors about the latest news of the conference preparation. company / product on site at an exhibition stand? Or you would You will have the chance to sponsor one of these podcasts. like your brochures / leaflets to reach an audience beyond your Thus your company will be mentioned as sponsor in the exhibition stand? Then use this possibility and have them displayed podcast intro and its credits. Alternatively, you will have the at the official conference information desk. chance to post a podcast of your own on the conference website. This podcast shall be connected to the conference Displaying brochures at the information desk regarding its contents. You may also use it to promote, in 250.- Euro* advance, your presence on site. Per podcast 500.- Euro* Insertion of brochures in the conference bags Your brochure/leaflet can reach even more participants, when it is placed directly in the conference bags. You can utilize this possibility to reach those participants who are not familiar with your company. In order to maximize the effectiveness of this activity only a limited number of brochures may be inserted into the conference bags. (Which brochures are inserted will depend on the date that we receive the order) Insertion of a specific brochure into all conference bags: single-sided 450.- Euro* multilateral 580.- Euro* * Our prices are exclusive of VAT. Exhibition Adjacent to where the conference is being held you 210.- Euro/sqm* may present your company, products and services +2.50 Euro/sqm lump-sum environmental costs for early bookings (up to 12 February, 2010) at an individually organised exhibition stand with a minimum size of 6 sqm as part of the industrial exhibition. 230.- Euro/sqm* Special rates will be offered to non-profit and/or +2.50 Euro/sqm lump-sum environmental costs from 13 February, 2010 on govermental organizations. For further information on that offer, please contact Ms. Michaela Wiehl. (Contact data see page 5) Overall Plan Scheduled Auditory 3.1 Gustav Mahler I 3.2 Gustav Mahler II 3.3 Gustav Mahler III Congress Mannheim 3.6 Center Alban Rosengarten Berg 3.7 Arnold Schönberg Ebene 3 3.8 Seminarraum 3.9 Seminarraum GRUNDRISS Seminar 3.8 Küche Sperrfläche Austellungsbereich 3.7 Arnold Schönberg Hörsaal Seminar 3.9 3.1 Gustav Mahler I Lecture rooms Plenary hall 3.2 Gustav Mahler II MOZARTSAAL LUFTRAUM 3.6 Alban Berg 3.3 Gustav Mahler III Rolltreppen WC-Zugang Lichtwand WC-Zugang Exhibition Area 10 Lastenaufzug Lastenaufzug Rolltreppen www.code-24.eu m:con Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim How to get there ... ... by car ... by plane From highway A6 or A5 (using intersection Kreuz Heidelberg) or from Heidelberg: follow the signs towards Mannheim Mitte and CC Rosengarten (passing the Museum für Technik und Arbeit and the Planetarium) along the street Augustaanlage which will turn into the Friedrichsring; m:con Congress Center Rosengarten is on the right hand side opposite the Wasserturm. Parking facilities with 1100 places are provided there. Entrances are located in front of the m:con Congress Center Rosengarten at the Wasserturm, Stresemannstrasse or Tullastrasse From Frankfurt/Main Airport there is a nonstop connection via the intercity express train system (31 minutes). There is also the Lufthansa shuttle bus, which departs every hour from the airport to the Lufthansa Travel office Mannheim, m:con Congress Center Rosengarten is in a walking distance. Mannheim City Airport is regulary frequented from Berlin and Hamburg. m:con - mannheim:congress center Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim, Germany ... by train Phone: +49(0)621.4106-0 Mannheim Hauptbahnhof, the central station of Mannheim is Fax: connected to the intercity express train system (ICE). m:con Congress Center Rosengarten is in a walking distance (5 minutes). You also can use the tram (No. 3 direction Sandhofen, 5 direction Käfertal) www.mcon-mannheim.de; +49(0)621.4106-200 www.tourist-mannheim.de E-Mail: [email protected] castle water tower Dorint Kongress-Hotel m:con Congress Center Rosengarten main station planetarium 11 Parking g srin rich d e i Fr Entrance Rosengartenplatz Kaiserring Wasserturm Wasserturm Kunsthalle Friedrichsplatz Congress Center Rosengarten Entrance Tullastraße Berlinerstraße Stresemannstraße Entrance Stresemannstraße Augustaanlage Roonstraße Friedrichsplatz Tattersallstraße Dorint Entrance Friedrichsplatz Rosengartenplatz Tullastraße Maritim www.code-24.eu Sponsorship Registration Form European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa 7 May, 2010 Congress Center Rosengarten - Mannheim m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH Sponsorship Registration online: www.code-24.eu Michaela Wiehl Financer**/ Conference Organiser: Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim, Germany Fax +49 (0)621 4106 80-164 m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH Patrons: Günther H. Oettinger, Christian Specht, [email protected] Managing Director: Michel Maugé www.mcon-mannheim.de www.mcon-mannheim.de Exhibitor Invoice adress ______________________________________________________ Company / Organisation ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ First- and Surname (Contact) ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Street / Post-Office-Box Post Code / City _______________________________________________ Order number / requested endorse ______________________________________________________ Phone Fax ______________________________________________________ Street / Post-Office-Box Post Code / City ______________________________________________________ Phone Fax (if different) Company / Organisation First- and Surname (Contact) If invoices have to be corrected due to missing or false informationn from the adress array above, we will charge an extra fee of 60,- Euro. Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor 15.000.- Euro 7.500.- Euro (max. 3) Media Partner 5.000.- Euro Hospitality Lounge 500.- Euro (max. 4) Internet (monthly)250.- Euro Glass Cube (max. 2) 500.- Euro Printed Advertisement in the conference programme (1 page, 4c) inside 1.000.- Euro inside back cover 1.200.- Euro inside front cover 1.500.- Euro Display of brochures on site250,- Euro Podcast 500.- Euro Exhibition (please use the form for stand registration) Insertion of brochures in the conference bags single-sided 450,- Euro multilateral 580,- Euro All our prices are exclusive of VAT. ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ City , Date Legally binding signature **The City of Mannheim and its Co-operation partners have assigned the right to hold the exhibition to m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH. m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH confirms that the income from the industrial exhibition will exclusively be used for financing the European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa. 13 Terms and Conditions of Participation 1. Title of the Meeting European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa 6 May - 7 May 2010 m:con Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim, Germany 8. Terms of Payment All invoices will be sent out at the latest 6 weeks before the European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa begins. If invoices have to be correctetd due to missing or false information from the adress array above, we will have to charge an extra fee of 60.- Euro. All monetary amounts calculated by the m:con that appear on the invoice are to be paid in full by the date stated on the invoice. In the case of a failure to make payment or a late payment, a default interest in the amount of 3.5% p.a. over the fixed bank rate of the Federal Bank of Germany will be charged. 2. Patrons Günther Oettinger, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Christian Specht, First Mayor, Department of Finance, Property, Citizen Services and Security, Mannheim 3. Financer / Congress Organiser m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH, Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim, Germany, www.mcon-mannheim.de The City of Mannheim and its co-operation partners have assigned the rights to place sponsorship contracts exclusively to m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH. m:con - mannheim:congress GmbH ensures that revenues collected from sponsorship of the event will be used exclusively for financing the European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa. 4. Location, Length, Opening Hours of the Congress Desk and the Exhibition Congress Center Rosengarten Rosengartenplatz 2 68161 Mannheim Opening hours of the Congress Desk*: 6 May, 2010 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm 7 May, 2010 08:00 am – 05:00 pm * Subject to change 5. Prices Please refer to the Sponsorship Registration Form for the prices and to the General Information for Sponsors and Exhibitors pages to review what is included in the various sponsorship packages. 6. Authorisation Applications for the use of a Hospitality Lounge and/or to become a Congress Sponsor will be reviewed by and decided on by m:con. Upon acceptance you will receive a letter of confirmation along with the official contract papers in the post. Once you have signed the contract and sent it back to the organizer, this contract will become binding. Any reservations or conditions included in the registration form require a written confirmation by the organiser to take effect. The m:con may for justifiable reasons, in particular if the amount of available time or numbers is not sufficient, and in the interests of all concerned, exclude individual sponsors from participating in the conference, in particular if it would serve the purpose of the onference to limit the participants to a certain group of suppliers. Additionally the m:con is entitled to change the location of the Hospitality Lounges after consultation with the Sponsor. 7. Registration Cancellation or Revocation of Contract Cancellations of contracts will be accepted at no additional cost should they take place before February 5th, 2010. Should, however, a reservation for the Hospitality Lounge and/or Sponsorship contract be cancelled by the Sponsor at a later date than February 5th, 2010, then the m:con is entitled to invoice the Sponsor for the entire (100%) of the arranged contractual price if the m:con is not able to acquire a substitute reservation and/or sponsor. Should the m:con find a substitute then the Sponsor will only be charged 25% of the arranged contract price. 14 9. Insurance The sponsor is liable for any and all personal injuries or property damages that might arise in the course of his/her activities. We recommend that the sponsor be in the possession of or take out for the time of the conference a suitable personal insurance policy. While the conference is being held, the m:con will only be liable for general third party risks and will therefore open up a third party insurance policy solely for the duration of the conference itself (for personal injury and property damage) for which the m:con can be held liable according to liability regulations. The m:con will not be held responsible for any and all outside objects brought into the Congress Center Rosengarten by a third party. 10. Catering / Decoration Additional costs for catering or decoration will be the responsibility of the Sponsor. All food and beverages offered to the participants must be acquired through the in-house catering service. Below is the contact address: Dorint Hotel, Alexander Feuerstein Tel. + 49 (0)621 1251967, Fax + 49 (0)621 1251969 [email protected] Professional caterers are not permitted. 11. Non-smoking Rules There is a strict ban on smoking in all rooms of the conference hall during all events taking place here. Violation of this rule is at your own risk. 12. Miscellaneous Regulations The Sponsor is entitled to cancel the contract or reduce the amount oweable should he/she be able to prove that the m:con has been the cause of considerable defects in the contract or breach of contract. Likewise, m:con is entitled to cancel the contract if the Sponsor reneges on his/her performance and payments in spite of reminders and will not settle on the fixing of such at a later date. 13. Place of Execution / Court of Jurisdiction The Place of Execution and Court of Jurisdiction for both contractual parties is Mannheim, Germany. www.code-24.eu Registration Form for Exhibition Stand European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa 7 May, 2010 Congress Center Rosengarten - Mannheim Exhibition Registration online: www.code-24.eu Please send back by March 5th, 2010 to: Financer**/ Conference Organiser: m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH Exhibition organisation Patrons: Günther H. Oettinger, Christian Specht, Alessa Ries Managing Director: Michel Maugé Rosengartenplatz 2 www.mcon-mannheim.de 68161 Mannheim, Germany Fax +49 (0)621 4106 80-118 [email protected] Exhibitor Invoice adress ______________________________________________________ Company / Organisation ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ First- and Surname (Contact) ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Street / Post-Office-Box Post Code / City ______________________________________________________ Street / Post-Office-Box Post Code / City ______________________________________________________ Phone Fax ______________________________________________________ (if different) Company / Organisation First- and Surname (Contact) E-Mail If invoices have to be corrected due to missing or false information from the adress array above, we will have to charge an extra fee of 60,- Euro. Exhibitor: Consigner Logistics Spatial planning service provider/supplier Exhibits: ________________________________________________________________________________ others Exhibition space: we are ordering a total of _______sqm, _______m wide and _______m deep, if possible. We are planning a Collabsible stand We wish our stand to be placed System stand not right beside Stand from exhibition construction company right beside the following companies: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please note that m:con cannot guarantee you, that your wishes regarding placement and dimensions of your stand will be realized! Prices: for early bookings (up to 12 February, 2010) for late bookings (from 13 February, 2010) * Our prices are exclusive of VAT. 210.- Euro / sqm* +2.50 Euro / sqm lumps-sum environmental costs 230.- Euro / sqm* +2.50 Euro / sqm lumps-sum environmental costs The minimum stand area is 6 sqm. Prices are not including the statutory VAT and refer exclusively to the rent of the floor space without any stand construction or additional equipment. Additional equipment, as well as complete stand construction systems can be put at your disposal and will be charged to you separately. Further information about this will be sent to you together with the stand confirmation. You will receive a confirmation within three days after receipt of your stand registration. If you do not receive a confirmation, please get in touch with the above-mentioned contact immediately. On submitting this registration, the overleaf conditions of participation are accepted explicitly and become part of the agreement. Agreements running counter to these terms are not concluded. ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ City , Date Legally binding signature **The City of Mannheim and its co-operation partners have assigned the right to hold the exhibition to m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH. m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH confirms that the income from the industrial exhibition will exclusively be used for financing the European Corridor Conference 15 Rotterdam - Genoa. Conditions of Participation 1. Title of the Meeting European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa 11. Insurance The exhibitor is liable for any personal injury and any damage to property that may occur as a result of operating the objects and goods exhibited by him. It is advisable for the exhibitors to take care of an adequate insurance cover. The organizer accepts only the general liability for the exhibition. He takes out a personal liability insurance for the exhibition, for personal injury and damage to property for which he can be hold liable according to liability regulations. Articles brought to the venue are at the owner‘s risk; the organizer and the managing company accept no responsibility for articles deposited. 6 May - 7 May 2010 m:con Congress Center Rosengarten 68161 Mannheim, Germany 2. Host City of Mannheim European Office, Department I Rathaus E5 68159 Mannheim, Germany 3. Economic maintenance / Congress Organisation m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH Rosengartenplatz 2 68161 Mannheim, Germany The host has assigned the right to hold the exhibition to m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH. m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH confirms that the income from the industrial exhibition will exclusively be used for financing the European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa. 4. Opening hours of the Exhibition* Friday, 7 May, 2010 * Subject to alterations 08:00 am - 05:00 pm 5. Rent for stand The rent for the stand per sqm stand area is: up to 12 February, 2010: 210.- Euro/sqm, + 2.50 Euro/sqm lump-sum environmental costs from 13 February, 2010 on: 230.- Euro/sqm, + 2.50 Euro/sqm lump-sum environmental costs All prices are plus the statutory VAT. The minimum stand area for rent is 6 sqm. The rent for the stand includes: Rent of the stand area during the exhibition, time for installation and removal, general illumination and cleaning of corridors. Furniture, electricity and additional equipment can be rented and will be charged separately. Further information about this will be sent to you together with the stand confirmation. 6. Registration The organiser decides on the registration of the registering exhibitor and the registered objects for the exhibition by means of a written confirmation. By means of registration, the contract comes into being. Any reservations or conditions included in the registration require a written confirmation by the organiser to take effect. It is not allowed to sublet the stand area to others and needs to be permitted explicitly by the organiser. The organiser may charge an additional fee for the sublet of the stand area. The organiser may exclude individual exhibitors or suppliers from the exhibition for objectively justified reasons, especially in case of lacking space and if it is essential to limit the exhibition to certain groups of exhibitors or suppliers in order to achieve the aim of the exhibition. Furthermore, the organiser can restrict the registered objects for the exhibition and to alter the registered area. 7. Exhibitors Companies out of the following fields are allowed to participate in the exhibition: Consigners, Logistic providers, Spatial planners, service provider/suppliers and others. 8. Withdrawal from registration / Revocation of registration After being granted the registration, the exhibitor has to pay the full rent for the stand even if he withdraws or does not participate. In addition to that, the organiser reserves the right to claim for damages. If the stand area can be on-rented, the organiser will be entitled to claim for cancellation costs of 25 % of the charged rent for the stand against the first tenant who has withdrawn from the contract. The organiser has the right to revoke the registration and to on-rent the stand area: - if the stand is not occupied recognizably in time (see point 13) - if the rent for the stand is not paid by the fixed date - if the exhibitor misses a grace period given by the organiser 9. Terms of payment All amounts charged by the organiser are net, payable by the date stated on the stand confirmation / invoice. If the rent is not received within the specified time, the exhibitor will not be entitled to participate in the industrial exhibition, regardless of the continuation of his obligation to pay. An interest for default of 3.5 % p. a. above the discount fixed by the Federal Bank will be charged in case of late payment 10. Advertising Any sort of advertising is only allowed within the stand rented by the exhibitor and only for the exhibitor’s own company and the exhibited articles manufactured or distributed by the exhibitor’s own company. All advertising effort outside the stand area has to be approved by the organiser of the exhibition. 16 12. Alterations The organizer reserves the right to cancel the exhibition, to alter the date and the duration, as well as the venue of the exhibition or, if the space situation, regulations by the au-thorities or other compelling circumstances in the organizer‘s opinion require, to move, to alter in terms of dimension or to restrict the area put at the exhibitor‘s disposal. The exhibitor may not claim damages or withdraw from the contract as a result of this. 13. Times for installation and removal* Installation*: Thursday, 6 May, 2010 08:00 am - 06:00 pm Stands that have not been started to be installed - without prior agreement with the organizer - by Thursday, 6 May, 2010 04.00 p.m. will not be considered any more and will be treated as withdrawal from registration (see point 8). Removal*: Friday, 7 May, 2010 * Subject to alterations 05:00 pm - 10:00 pm For safety-relevant reasons, an early removal is forbidden! If the instruction is defied, the exhibitor is charged with a penalty under a contract of half the rent for the stand. At the end of that period of time, the stands respectively the exhibits will be removed at the cost of the exhibitor and without any liability on the part of the organizer‘s. 14. List of exhibitors On the occasion of the European Corridor Conference Rotterdam - Genoa, a list of exhibitors will be published. There is no responsibility on the organizer‘s part in case of missing or faulty entries, printing errors, etc. 15. Stand construction / Stand design / Safety regulations All stands have to be installed as self-supporting constructions. Fastenings on the walls, pillars and floors of the halls are not allowed. Pillars, buttresses, projections etc. within the exhibition area are part of the allocated space. The exhibitor is liable for any damage owing to violations. The organizer reserves the right to ask the exhibitor to alter inadequate stand constructions or to remove unsuitable objects that prove to be a nuisance or a danger to the visitors or to neighbouring exhibitors. In general, a maximum flooring height of 2.5 cm is permitted. Exceeding construction heights require a written approval by the organizer and have to show canted edges. Fire alarms, hydrants, electrical distributors, switchboards and telephone distributors have to be accessible. It is prohibited to use open fire or naked light, e. g. spirit, fuel oil, gas etc. All kind of material used for stand construction and decoration have to be flameresistant. During installation and removal, as well as during the exhibition, all regulations by the police and the authorities have to be observed. Sticking of floor coverings is only allowed by means of readily soluble adhesives. The exhibitor will be charged with the cost of special cleaning in case of tape remnants. Sticking up of advertising material on the walls, pillars or other parts of the venue is not allowed. 16. Exhibitions sponsored by the Industry Events sponsored by the industry are not allowed to take place directly before, during or directly after the congress without prior consultation with the organizer. 17. Catering Food and beverages for catering on your stand are provided by the service partner of Congress Center Rosengarten - Mannheim: Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim. Contact: Mr. Alexander Feuerstein, phone +49 (0)621 1251 967, fax: +49 (0)621 1251 969, [email protected]. Please note that orders for food and beverages can only be placed via this licensed caterer. If you wish to be supplied by another service or you wish to bring your own beverages and food to be given out to others, prior consultations are required. In both cases, the service partner may charge a fee for the transfer of its catering rights. 18. Ban on smoking Inside the exhibition buildings, smoking is strictly forbidden on all days of installation and removal, as well as during the exhibition. The exhibitor is liable if the ban is defied. 19. Place of performance / Place of jurisdiction Place of performance and place of jurisdiction for all mutual obligations is Mannheim, Germany. www.code-24.eu For your notes 17 For your notes 18 19 Titelbild: Bildquelle: ©www.aboutpixel.de / Containerpalast / pfirsichmelba Metropoleposition The m:con congress center Rosengarten in Mannheim is the ultimate platform for international conventions and conferences and premium entertainment events. We open up a world of inspiration for people, for emotions and for business perspectives. Together with our partners in the hotel, restaurant and retail sectors, we welcome more than 180,000 conference delegates every year, which puts us in pole position for Mannheim and the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. 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