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Record breaking ESC Congress 2011: Paris reinforces its reputation as an excellent destination for large-scale events

This summer Paris Nord Villepinte hosted the largest medical congress in Europe, the European Society of Cardiology’s Annual Congress (ESC Congress 2011) with over 32,000 delegates. This experience has proved that Paris, and Paris Nord Villepinte, a Viparis’ venue, have the full capacity to host large scientific and professional events. With a conference centre that has been completely updated and local partners fully involved, Paris maintains its position among the world’s leading congress destinations!

•Paris Nord Villepinte: a new Parisian centre for extra-large conferences

The organization of the ESC Congress 2011 has demonstrated that Paris Nord Villepinte, a Viparis’ venue, fully fits the specifics need of XXL conference organisers, their partners and their delegates, with a clear ability to manage large flows. Paris Nord Villepinte offers a new possibility for Paris to host conferences with more than 10,000 delegates. Its 8 interconnected halls, linked to a conference centre, set around a central esplanade allow congress organizers to plan very compact large events with good circulation flows around the congress areas.
 

The ESC Congress 2011 was organised around 3 main areas: 34 conference halls (from 120 to 3,200 seats, for a total capacity of 20,000 seats); an exhibition area covering 25,000sqm, as well as a large poster area. Added to this were a large number of offices for the ESC staff and twenty meeting rooms for ESC constituent bodies, a registration area, a delegate’s lounge, a press centre, etc. This meant a total area of 130 000sqm, spread in 3 halls (5A, 6 and 7), all interconnected.

•Paris Nord Villepinte: easily managed traffic flows

Entirely re-designed with the new hall 7 in 2010, Paris Nord Villepinte has just undergone major refurbishment with the new design of the public transport on site access, refurbishment of the services gallery, the creation of new restaurants and improvements to the esplanade. These changes offer improved possibilities for medical congress organizers who face two particular challenges: to respond to the requirements of high added value scientific content, together with offering the best conditions to their trade partners. The Paris Nord Villepinte solution is based on two key elements –large-scale inter-connected halls linked with a conference centre, all on the same level.

•Paris Nord Villepinte: easy and fluid access for delegates

Paris Nord Villepinte is directly linked to central Paris. The facility has a public transport station (RER) and a taxi station, all entirely dedicated to the on-site events. This public transport hub connects Paris Nord Villepinte direction to the centre of Paris (20 minutes to the European train station Gare du Nord) and to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (8 minutes). Quality is also a key factor. New trains have appeared on the line and in 2012, all the trains will be replaced by a new generation: their new design will offer more comfort for delegates and a greater capacity.

•Hosting XXL conferences in Paris: a shared challenge for the city

The meeting industry, and in particular, congresses and conventions, have a strategic importance for Paris. All the local partners in Paris and the region work together to offer to organisers a global approach: Public representatives, congress centre, Viparis, transport authorities, hotel industry, etc.

Viparis press contact
Stéphanie BONNAMOUR – Agence Communiquez
Tel. +33 (0)4 72 69 08 20 / s.bonnamour@communiquez.fr

Viparis – Communication Department
Adrien SIMON / Tel. +33 (0)1 40 68 10 55 / adrien.simon@viparis.com