Messe München

International Congress Center Munich
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Messe München GmbH, also Messe München International, is the operator of the Neue Messe München exhibition center, the ICM (Internationales Congress Center München) and the MOC exhibition center. The exhibition space of the 17 halls together is an astounding 180,000 m2 and another 425,000 m2 of outdoor area;[1] making Messe München by far the holder of the largest outdoor area of all exhibition companies in Germany. Messe München International (MMI) is the organizer of about 40 yearly trade fairs[2] for capital and consumer goods and new technologies, in Munich and other locations around the world, and therefore one of the world's largest trade fair companies.

Overview

Partners of Messe München are the Free State of Bavaria and the city of Munich. Chairman of the Board since January 2010 is Klaus Dittrich.[3] In 1908 the original Exhibition Park opened on the Theresienhöhe located behind the Ruhmeshalle, the fair moved at the end of 1998 to the new center in Munich-Riem. In the exhibition area there are exhibition rooms, the exhibition hall, exhibition tower and the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM). The architects were Bystrup Architecture Design Engineering, Bregenhøj + Partners, Kaup, Scholz, Jesse + Partner.

Messe München is a member of the AUMA, FKM, GDG, UFI, and CEFA trade associations.

After moving the fair from the city center to the former airport site in Messestadt Riem allowing the exhibition companies, along with the Neue Messe Munich, to have one of the most modern and sustainable trade fair complexes in the world and it has been certified as an energy-efficient company by TÜV Süd. With one of the largest Photovoltaic roof systems in the world[4] and a sophisticated energy concept to an annual saving of more than 8,000 tons of CO2. The entire exhibition center is heated with renewable energy through a geothermal system from Stadtwerke München.

The Messe München, the International Congress Center (ICM) and the MOC Event Center are available for conferences, meetings and small events

In 2010, Messe München Group recorded a turnover of €301.8 million, of which €257.9 million from Messe München partners. 9,216 of a total of 37 895 exhibitors came from abroad. In 2010 the Messe München saw total of 2,364,322 visitors.

Events

The most visited event at the Munich Trade Fair Center is the construction fair bauma,[5] also the world’s geographically largest fair, which takes place every three years and attracts more than 530,000 visitors. Large public exhibitions are the f.re.e (formerly CBR, caravan, boat, International Travel Market), the Heim + Handwerk and the Internationale Handwerksmesse. Important trade fairs include the ISPO, analytica, AUTOMATICA, BAU, and drinktek. Other exhibitions in Munich are EXPO REAL, IFAT, Intersolar, LASER World of Photonics, Transport Logistic, eCarTec and the yearly alternating productronica and Electronica.

References

  1. ↑ "Overview of Outdoor Areas". Messe München International. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the U.S. Office of Messe München International". Messe München International. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Otto Fritscher (17 May 2010). "Dittrich setzt sich durch" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Feierliche Inbetriebnahme der weltweit größten Photovoltaik-Aufdachanlage SonnenDach Messe München" (in German). Phoenix Solar AG. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rekordergebnis für Messe München" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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