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The WPA is psychiatry’s global association representing national societies aimed to increase the knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health. WCP23 offers an opportunity to connect with industry professionals. Participants will be among the first to hear from the experts about current knowledge and perspectives for action, emerging data, and analytics trends while expanding their network and gaining new insights from those who face similar challenges.

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<p>The 37th EACTS Annual Meeting is the largest global event for the cardiothoracic community. Offering participants, the opportunity to explore new scientific insights and learn about the latest innovations in cardio-thoracic surgery. Attendees will have the chance to take part in stimulating debates alongside global experts, as well as a variety of interactive and hands-on training sessions. Join colleagues from around the world to Innovate, Discover and Educate at this year’s EACTS Annual Meeting, which will once again Raise the Bar in cardiothoracic surgery!</p>


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With the official opening of the new main entrance, Austria's largest congress centre has now completed the last major phase of its multi-year, EUR 7 million exterior refurbishment. The extensive modernisation work conducted over recent years is already having a positive effect: with around EUR 13 million in revenue generated by events and almost 62,000 international participants welcomed to the venue, the 2022 figures were close to the totals reported in pre-crisis 2019. Further increases are expected for this year. 

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Austria Center Vienna concludes exterior renovation

New main entrance

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<p>&#8220;We are very happy that we were able to showcase the new main entrance, complete with giant LED wall, for the very first time at the radiology congress in March. And the living green walls were ready in time for the Geosciences Congress in May,&#8221; confirmed Managing Director Congress Management and Management Board Spokesperson Susanne Baumann-Söllner. &#8220;Extensive modernisations have been going on at the venue since 2019. We were able to carry out all the work without interrupting operations. And with the completion of the main entrance, we have now successfully completed all of the exterior remodelling,&#8221; added Michael Rotter, Managing Director responsible for Construction Services, Property and Project Management. The construction costs for the new main entrance amounted to EUR 7 million.</p>
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<h2>LED wall, green walls, new stairways and lift groups</h2>
<p>Besides completion of the new main entrance that connects the square in front of the main building with the entrance hall (completed in 2022), the stairways leading to the parking decks have also been renewed and four new elevators installed to facilitate smooth and barrier-free arrival and departure. The entrance area’s new trademark is a 90-square-meter LED wall, which can be used to display bespoke content that is tailored to the individual event. To the left and right, a pair of green walls – including automated irrigation system for the suspended plants – frame the entrance. “A glance at the new facade sums up our focus for the years to come: digitalisation is opening up completely new possibilities in the event sector, while offering sustainable events is at least as important. In the long term, our goal is to make sure that all of the events held at the Austria Center Vienna take place as green meetings,&#8221; Baumann-Söllner announced.</p>
<h2>Events: closing in on pre-crisis level</h2>
<p>A look back at the 2022 financial year also paints an encouraging picture. After very few international events – each with low in-person attendance rates – in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, things quickly picked up pace last year. In 2022, a total of 61,700 international participants visited the Austria Center Vienna, mainly due to a very strong summer and autumn season which saw totals recover to around two-thirds of the 2019 total (91,500 international participants). And at EUR 13 million, revenue from events only just fell short of the 2019 result (EUR 13.2 million). “There is a very clear desire for in-person events that offer a genuine event experience and opportunities for personal exchange after two years shaped by the crisis. For this year, we expect fresh increases both in terms of participant numbers and revenue, and we’re optimistic about our chances of actually surpassing the figures for 2019,&#8221; Baumann-Söllner concluded.</p>
<h2>About IAKW-AG</h2>
<p>Internationales Amtssitz- und Konferenzzentrum Wien, Aktiengesellschaft (IAKW-AG) is responsible for maintaining the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and operating the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). The Austria Center Vienna is Austria’s largest conference centre. With 19 halls, 180 meeting rooms and some 26,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is one of the top players on the international conference circuit.</p>


Austria Center Vienna completes exterior renovation – revenue from congresses almost back to pre-crisis levels

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has been meeting at the Austria Center Vienna since 2005, and more than 10,000 international geoscientists are currently in the Austrian capital for the organisation’s annual General Assembly. Thanks to the successful partnership between the organizer and the venue, the contract has now been extended for another five years – from 2026 to 2030. In addition to its economic significance, this is also good news for the city as a science hub: global issues such as climate change and resource conservation will continue to be the subject of high-profile discussion in Vienna.

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<p>“We are delighted that the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union will continue to be held at the Austria Center Vienna until 2030. It is our second-largest event and a special highlight each year, because no other scientific congress has such a young and dynamic participant demographic as the EGU,&#8221; said Austria Center Vienna Director Susanne Baumann-Söllner.</p>
<p>“The extension of the contract between the European Geosciences Union and the Austria Center Vienna is a strong signal for Meeting Destination Vienna. The city once again stands out in international competition and strengthens its position as an important research and science location. Longstanding partnerships like the one with the EGU are something we are proud of, as they reflect the organisers&#8217; confidence in the destination. We thank the EGU for their trust and the further cooperation until 2030 and congratulate the Austria Center Vienna on this success,” added Christian Woronka, Director Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB) and B2B Management at the Vienna Tourist Board.</p>
<h2>Vienna on track for full recovery as congress location</h2>
<p>Congress participants spend around twice as much money as the average visitor to Vienna, and the negative impact of their absence made itself felt on the hotel, F&amp;B and tourism industries during the coronavirus pandemic, when only a handful of in-person events could be held. “It is also thanks to our successful partnership with the Vienna Tourist Board and its Vienna Convention Bureau that we are well placed to close in on the booking levels seen in 2019. In 2023, the Austria Center Vienna will host around 20 congresses – six of them with more than 4,000 participants each.” Baumann-Söllner confirmed.</p>
<h2>About the EGU</h2>
<p>Founded in 2002, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is an interdisciplinary society for scientists working and researching in the geosciences and related fields. This year, the important role of the oceans in the fight against climate change will be among its key focuses. The first General Assembly took place in Nice in 2004, and the annual gathering has been held continuously at the Austria Center Vienna since 2005.</p>
<h2>About IAKW-AG</h2>
<p>Internationales Amtssitz- und Konferenzzentrum Wien, Aktiengesellschaft (IAKW-AG) is responsible for maintaining the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and operating the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). The Austria Center Vienna is Austria’s largest conference centre. With 19 halls, 180 meeting rooms and some 26,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is one of the top players on the international conference circuit.</p>


Extended for another five years: European Geosciences Union conference staying in Vienna until at least 2030

Respected event organisers from associations and agencies alike look to the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) for inspirational examples of how to bring industry and science together. Hosted at the Austria Center Vienna, the ECR showcased some of the latest trends for the first time and provided a glimpse of what’s round the corner for congresses.

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Press Release congress of the future

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Susanne Baumann-Söllner (ACV) and Peter Baierl (ESR)

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<p>“This year, the European Congress of Radiology revealed a new dimension showing how congresses can be hosted going forward: sustainably, digitally and as unique festivals for participants. Together with the European Society of Radiology we extended an invitation to event organisers to join us in a discussion of the future direction of congresses and the needs of the industry,” explained Susanne Baumann-Söllner, Managing Director of the Austria Center Vienna.</p>
<h2>Closer networking between industry and science</h2>
<p>Peter Baierl of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) presented his blueprint for closer interaction between representatives of industry and science, coupled with networking areas. To promote this, he proposes setting aside entire areas next to the lecture theatres to ensure industry is closely integrated into proceedings. As a result, the ECR is moving away from large halls with one booth after the other, towards exclusive experiential branding worlds focusing on the participant experience and where the product itself takes centre stage. The Austria Center Vienna offers the ideal event design options to meet this need thanks to the combination of halls and foyers with catering stations and adjoining terraces.</p>
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<h2>Cinema production starring professors</h2>
<p>Responses to digitalisation at congresses were also on the agenda. “As we do not make a distinction between in-person and virtual participants in practical terms – or in the congress tickets – we offer everyone an emotional experience that can be compared to a cinema production. We use digital stage settings, camera jibs and teleprompters, always working with the highest degree of professionalism, and the same applies for our podium discussions. Our stars are the professors who share their knowledge. Based on their specific needs, participants can decide whether they want to experience the show, so to speak, live as part of the audience, in the cinema or on television,” Baierl explained, outlining his approach to hybrid congresses. After the shift to online congresses due to the pandemic, many organisers and their participants are longing for a return to in-person events. Lots of organisers are voicing the need for greater flexibility as well as the support of all partners to help make the transition to hybrid congresses. The Austria Center Vienna was quick to respond to these requirements, last year launching three hybrid formats – the Hybrid Circle, Hybrid Sphere and Hybrid Cube – for organisers to choose from and customise. In addition, it has a dedicated partner which specialises in attractive stage settings and productions to be shown on the 144m² of LED displays and 200 indoor and outdoor screens.</p>
<h2>Bringing the outside in</h2>
<p>Rather than exclusively taking place indoors, events are increasingly incorporating outdoor elements, too. The pandemic gave the idea of “outside is the new inside” a turbo boost, as more and more congresses are now being held during the warmer summer season. The Austria Center Vienna and the ECR are also making every effort to live up to the needs of participants in this regard, and are together setting new standards with a fresh configuration for Hall X5 which combines both indoor and outdoor elements. “We reconfigured the flexible exhibition on the square outside the main entrance, repurposing it as a cool and appealing registration, bar and networking area. People arrive and immediately feel at home. The direct line of sight to the entrance hall aids orientation, too,” Baierl confirmed. Participants can either network on the main square in semi-outdoor zones or fully outdoors in the fresh air. The green terraces and exterior spaces that the Austria Center Vienna has set up over the past two years are great for evening events and sundowner parties against the impressive backdrop of the Donaucity skyline.</p>
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<h2>Sharing equipment and facilities: synergies between congress organisers</h2>
<p>Approaching the vision of the “congress of the future“ from the broadest possible angle, discussions with congress organisers also gave rise to the notion of looking beyond their own congresses with a view to identifying ways of sharing infrastructure. The ECR has been a certified green event for years – in line with strict sustainability criteria it goes without single use items such as rugs, posters and give aways. The Austria Center Vienna – the nation’s first Green Conference Centre – is ideal for green events, including in terms of regional catering, digital branding and getting to and from the venue by public transport. In future, these synergies could be taken a step further while new ones are unlocked between different congress organisers. “We have committed ourselves to the goal of bringing about a marked increase in the number of green events over the coming years. As part of this, we would like to act as an interface between congresses that take place one after the other. Ideally, certain congress furnishings and exhibitions set-ups could be used for multiple congresses in succession. This helps cut time-consuming build-ups and breakdowns while reducing power consumption, waste and costs,” Baumann-Söllner concluded.</p>
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<h2>About IAKW-AG and the ECR</h2>
<p>Internationales Amtssitz- und Konferenzzentrum Wien, Aktiengesellschaft (IAKW-AG) is responsible for maintaining the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and operating the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). The Austria Center Vienna is Austria’s largest conference centre, with 19 halls, 180 meeting rooms, and some 26,000m² of exhibition space, and is one of the top players on the international conference circuit. The venue has hosted the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) since 1991. In 2022, its 26th year, the ECR took place at the Austria Center Vienna as a hybrid event due to the pandemic. The event is Europe’s largest and the world’s second largest radiology sector get-together.</p>


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The recently published 2021 ICCA Ranking saw congress destination Vienna reclaim top spot worldwide for the first time since 2012. With 15 international events in 2021, Austria’s largest congress centre made a decisive contribution to the city’s strong showing. And this year, the upward trend is even more pronounced: in addition to numerous smaller-scale and medium-sized events, nine large-scale events each attracting more than 2,000 participants will take place at the Austria Center Vienna in 2022. 

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<p>At the end of May 2022, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) published its 2021 ICCA Ranking – Destination Performance Index (DPI) report. Congress destination Vienna was awarded first place in the overall ranking, ahead of Lisbon and Athens. The survey attributed 92 congresses to Vienna, nine of which were held without restrictions, 22 as hybrid events and 61 virtually (113 congresses were originally planned). Second and third spots went to Lisbon (91 congresses held during the year) and Athens (66). The remainder of the top ten was made up of Barcelona, Singapore, Madrid, Prague, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. “2021 was an extremely challenging year for the entire congress industry. So it is all the more gratifying that Vienna emerged as the international market leader. Alongside all of the other stakeholders in the congress destination, we are working to ensure that Vienna continues to reaffirm its position as the top location for congresses over the years to come,” said Susanne Baumann-Söllner, Managing Director of the Austria Center Vienna. The City of Vienna had a significant role to play in the destination’s strong performance through the Vienna Meeting Fund. Launched in 2021, it provides financial support for both in-person get-togethers and hybrid events.</p>
<h2>Large-scale political gatherings at the Austria Center Vienna in 2021</h2>
<p>In 2021, 31 events – 15 of which attracted international participants – took place at the Austria Center Vienna. Due to the pandemic, some of these were conducted as hybrid or digital events. In the autumn, the venue welcomed back events with more than 1,000 participants for the first time. One of the highlights came in September with the IPU World Conference, which attracted parliamentary speakers and presidents from more than 100 nations. The conference, which was one of the largest political gatherings in Europe over the past 18 months, called for extensive additional security measures at the venue and in the surrounding area. Other events included the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) World Congress, the Börsetag private investor conference and the introductory lectures of the Vienna University of Business and Economics (WU).</p>
<h2>Successful start for congresses in 2022</h2>
<p>In 2022, the Austria Center Vienna will host nine large-scale congresses with more than 2,000 delegates each. Events such as the Baukongress and the Austrian Tourism Days got the year off to a successful start for the venue. The General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) brought more than 7,000 participants to the venue at the end of May – with a similar number following proceedings online. Next up are the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress in June, and the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in July 2022. Additional highlights this year include the Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint-Surgery (AGA) Congress in September, with the Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) and European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) scheduled for October.</p>
<h2>About IAKW-AG</h2>
<p>Internationales Amtssitz- und Konferenzzentrum Wien, Aktiengesellschaft (IAKW-AG) is responsible for maintaining the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and operating the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). The Austria Center Vienna is Austria’s largest conference centre. With 19 halls, 180 meeting rooms and some 26,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is one of the top players on the international conference circuit.</p>


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