GCB at EMIF 2007 in Brussels. Largest MICE fair of the Benelux region - seven Partners at Germany stand

With seven partners from the German meetings and convention industry, GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. will exhibit at the European Meetings Industry Fair (EMIF) in Brussels on 14 and 15 February 2007.

"EMIF is a great opportunity to meet a broad spectrum of Belgian meeting planners in two days," says GCB director Lutz P. Vogt. Over 6,000 visitors from associations, companies and agencies attended EMIF 2006. The fair is the largest event for meetings, incentives, conventions, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, events, communication technology and business travel in the Benelux region.

With a prize draw the GCB and its partners will lure visitors to the 36-sqm Germany stand, which will be located at number C 20-21-27-28. Together with the GCB, seven German partners will present their services there: Three large cities will be represented by Stuttgart Convention Bureau, Munich Convention Bureau and Leipzig Tourist Service e.V. Additionally, the stand will feature the Bonn Conference Partners, Nikko hotel Düsseldorf and the Grand Elysée Hamburg, as well as Westin Hotels Germany in Berlin, Dresden and Leipzig.

The GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. markets Germany as a destination for conventions, meetings, events and incentives both on a national and international level, and is the place to contact for anybody planning an event in Germany. Its approx. 200 members include leading hotels, convention centres and destinations, car hire firms, event agencies and service providers of the German meetings and convention industry. Preferred partners of the GCB include m:con Mannheim, Maritim Hotels and the SevenCenters of Germany.

The GCB is an interface between organisers of meetings and conventions and suppliers of the German meetings market, offers advice and support for planning and organising events, and provides contacts and addresses. Its website http://www.germany-meetings.com features an online search facility for meeting venues, newsletter, Germany guide and a lot more.