Bid Process and TechniquesBid Process and Techniques

Ulrike Jacobson, Vienna Convention Bureau

Sue Etherington, QEIICC, London

11th ICCRMSeville, Spain7-9 July 2005

• Introduction

• Vienna Convention Bureau Bid

• QEIICC Bid

• Do’s and Don’ts of Successful Bidding

• Audience Activity

Bid Process and TechniquesBid Process and Techniques

XXIV International FIG Congress

Vienna 2010

Vienna is Central Europe‘s foremost convention venue

Hotels

Official Invitations

By the Executive City Councillor of Finance, Economic Affairs and Vienna Public EnterprisesDr. Sepp RIEDER

By the Mayor and Governor of the City of ViennaDr. Michael HÄUPL

By the Austrian Society or Surveying and GeoinformationDipl. Ing. Gert STEINKELLNER

Centrally located

Easy access by air with direct flights from all major cities in Europe Fast, clean, smooth running public transport system

Excellent congress infrastructure

Vienna, because...

Vienna International Airport:

60 International Air Carriers directly to Vienna

19 kilometres from the city centre

Awarded as one of the safest airports worldwide

New City Airport Train (CAT):

16 minutes to city centre, non stop

Check-in 24 hours prior to departure

Arrival and Transportation

Austrian Airlines Group

Austrian Airlines and their partners Lauda Air and Austrian Arrows are member of the Star Alliance Network

Austrian Airlines Group

The Austrian Airlines Group will support Vienna for the FIG Congress in 2010:

Barter agreement of € 4.200,-- on Austrian Airlines Group flights

For the participants of the congress Austrian Airlines offers a 10% reduction of published tariffs (including Apex and Pex faires)

The reduction is only applicable for congress-participants and one accompanying person, with confirmed registration

Congress Centers options for FIG

Austria Center Vienna

Dates: March 21 – 26, 2010 and May 09 – 14, 2010

Reed Messe Vienna

Dates: July 04 – 09, 2010

Further options can be offered in the first quarter 2005, for March 2010.

Vienna‘s largest convention facility14 conference rooms for 100-4.200 persons19.000 m² gross exhibition space

Austria Center Vienna

Opened on January 13, 2004State-of-the-art conference & exhibition center3 exhibition halls, 1 multi-functional hall,

1 conference center7.000 m² conference space 55.000 m² exhibition space

Reed Messe Wien Congress Center

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