ICC Berlin

The Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin (ICC Berlin) ranks among the biggest, most advanced and most successful congress venues in the world. It was built in just four years under the watchful eyes of architects Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte. Since its opening the highly versatile communication complex - 320 metres long, 80 metres wide and 40 metres high, - ICC Berlin is one of the most outstanding landmarks of postwar German architecture and the model for many new congress centers all over the world.

With its 80 halls and rooms seating between 20 and 9,100, its versatile facilities, superb technical installations and comprehensive range of services, ICC Berlin is the perfect choice for any convention, show or concert. The complex is designed and equipped to cater for several events simultaneously. Spacious lobbies (5,500 m2) offer space for exhibitions, poster sessions and company presentations to accompany conventions. This is where the ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) communications system, based on a broadband optical fibre network, proves its worth: it ensures quick, safe and direct access to the Internet and Intranet. The complete building is equipped with Wireless LAN (WiFi) which can be accessed via HotSpots.

A three-storey walkway provides a direct link between ICC Berlin and the Berlin Exhibition Grounds (160,000 m2). Very few convention venues anywhere in the world can offer such an accommodating and well-appointed convention complex right alongside spacious exhibition grounds. There is no doubt that the outstanding facilities here can satisfy the growing demand for combined conventions and exhibitions in every respect.

ICC Berlin has many highlights to offer conference organizers and delegates alike. Take for example Hall 1, capable of seating 5,000 (by combining auditoriums 1 and 2 with the stage area up to 9,100 spectators can simultaneously follow the action), or Hall 6 that seats 200 in a circle. Hall 2 can seat 1,500 with its retractable grandstand lowered. With the grandstand raised, it is a spacious hall for an audience of 3,000. And bridging Halls 1 and 2 is one of the largest professional theatre stages anywhere in Europe. Berlin conference seating, designed specifically for ICC Berlin, is certainly worth a special mention, as are the internationally acclaimed, highly sophisticated lighting, sound and projection systems used for events of all kinds.

For Berlin's economy, ICC Berlin has proved to be a highly successful investment in the city's infrastructure. Spending by out-of-town delegates amounts to nearly 1006 million Euros each year. This in turn has a sustained impact on production, income and employment in the region.

The statistics of the International Congress & Convention Association ICCA in Amsterdam, place Berlin with its international conventions at ICC Berlin among the five leading convention venues in the world for years and by far the most popular convention city in Germany.