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Wheel appeal
Cars can spice up meetings and events, fostering a performance-based mindset, team spirit
and the will to win and generating an exciting, motivating atmosphere.
■ Pulling power. The Mercedes-Benz Museum, devoted to
Germany’s best-known marque, gets event planners’ hearts beating
just that little bit faster. This curvaceous new landmark building,
which opened in Stuttgart in May 2006, contains 160 vehicles and
1,500 other exhibits on nine levels interlinked in a spiral pattern – a
mouth-watering treat for guests at the many corporate events held
in the main hall, the 280 sq metre café on level 8 or the club rooms.
“The keys to the success of an event are enthusiasm and passion.
That’s what visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum experience day
after day,” explains managing director Michael Bock. “The latest
entertainment technology, gourmet-acclaimed catering and a full
range of services make for unique events surrounded by prizewinning
architecture and a sense of history.” Banks, insurers and
companies from the pharmaceutical and entertainment industries
hold events here, as does Mercedes-Benz itself.
Volkswagen is also having some success with its own event venues.
For years now, the company’s event department has successfully
offered incentives and corporate events at Autostadt. Now, however,
Volkswagen is making waves with the phaeno science centre as well.
“We are booked to capacity every day and saw growth of 12 per
cent in 2009,” says event manager Abidin Otuzbir. Designed by Zaha
Hadid, the complex opened in 2005 and is still counted as one of
the world’s twelve most modern buildings. “Our customers are topdrawer
companies from all over Germany. We offer a full range of
services from a single source,” explains Otuzbir.
Erlebnis-Welt Nürburgring also has much to offer. Numerous venues
are clustered together around the legendary German Formula One
circuit, where events and meetings for up to 5,500 can be held at
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the ring°arena. The 1,500-capacity Warsteiner Event Center opened
on 9 July 2009, to coincide with the return of Formula One racing to
Nürburgring. The ring-werk, where you can experience the sport at
close quarters, is also new. The 15,000 sqm theme park offers
attractions such as the legendary 24-hour race at a 4D cinema and
themed sports dinners. The TÜV Rheinland Business Lounge is
available for meetings of up to 600 delegates.
There are also state-of-the-art conference hotels: the 154-room
Lindner Congress & Motorsport Hotel, with a plenary capacity of
150, and the 207-room Dorint Hotel am Nürburgring, which boasts
15 conference rooms for 800 delegates. Events can be augmented
with anything from off-road driving thrills to wine tasting.
The Hockenheimring, Germany’s other Formula One circuit and a
member of the German Convention Bureau (GCB), promises to
make corporate clients’ motorsport dreams come true. Up to 500
guests can watch the race from the Congress Pavilion, up to 250
can view the action from each of the two levels of the Baden-
Württemberg Center, while the Sachs-Haus in the paddock lets a
further 250 people experience things at close quarters. Test drives in
a 180-horsepower Formula Opel Lotus or training at the driving
safety centre are ideal for fostering team spirit. The biggest
corporate event is the BASF Firmencup. Runners, inline skaters and
Nordic walkers from 750 companies are expected again on 30 June
2010. KB
www.mercedes-benz.com/museum
www.phaeno.de
www.nuerburgring.de
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