ICC Berlin was closed By adding this new convention and trade fair space we are mak ing capacity available for major conven tions explains Ekkehard Streletzki The new Convention Hall II has over 6 000 square me tres of event space a 700 square metre foyer and further function and ancillary rooms The hall will have a ceiling height of up to 11 5 metres There will be direct access to the Estrel Convention Center which opened in 1999 The state of the art infrastructure has been planned in accordance with the Ger many energy saving ordinance of 2014 EnEV The hall is environmentally friendly in other respects as well For example a grey water system will be used to supply the sanitary facilities Energy will be generated by a photovoltaic system on the roof For hy brid events it will also be possible to transfer live streams and video conferences in the new rooms In addition a total load of around 180 tonnes can be suspended from 180 points in Convention Hall II That cor responds to around 100 cars suspended from the ceiling explains Streletzki All technical advice for and planning and implementation of events and trade fairs is provided from a single source That covers lighting sound en gineering and stagecraft The Estrel Berlin al so offers event decoration exhibition stand construction design logistics and catering www estrel com PB 34 TradeFairs Internation al 1 2015 75 years of Messe Stuttgart Messe Stuttgart is now one of themainstays in the economy of the city the region and the state of Baden Württemberg However when the original company Stuttgarter Ausstellungs GmbH was formed in 1940 the signs were not promising The second world war was al ready under way by the time the partners put their pen to paper to sign the contract Bombs soon turned Killesbergpark and the exhibition halls into a lunar landscape In 1941 and 1942 the halls were used as col lection points for Jews before deportation the darkest chapter in Killesberg s history However on 21 January 1949 the company was finally re established The first major post war event held in Stuttgart was the Ger man Garden Show for which the devastated Killersberg site was whipped into shape in just eight months By 1955 further exhibition halls had been erected on the site The roller shutter trade fair R was a milestone for Stuttgart in 1965 Today it is known as R T and includes gates and sun protection systems as well R T is the leading trade fair in the industry and is also held in China Turkey and Australia The success story of the AMB metalworking exhibition began in 1982 and it is still thriving today Ulrich Kromer took over in 2001 and set a number of clear priorities for the coming years inter nationalisation of the trade fair venue im proved screening and fine tuning of trade fairs growth in the convention sector and an Internet based service offensive to ben efit both exhibitors and visitors Roland Bleinroth who became joint Managing Director with Kromer in 2006 focused on further developing the company s interna tional business and new trade fairs How ever the most important step was taken a little earlier in 2004 when construction work started on the new Messe Stuttgart trade fair centre on the edge of the city Since opening in 2008 Europe s most mod ern trade fair and convention centre has had a huge impact www messe stuttgart de Die neue Convention Hall II verfügt über mehr als 6 000 Quadratmeter Veranstaltungsfläche The new Convention Hall II has over 6 000 square metres of function space Ph ot o E st re l B er lin

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