• SCIENTIFIC BACKROUND IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

• ESOU CONFERENCE – BASIC SPECIFICATION & PROPOSED SOLUTION

• CONGRESS VENUE:

– 1) HILTON HOTEL PRAGUE

– 2) PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

– 3) CLARION CONGRESS HOTEL

• FINANCIALS

• ACCOMMODATION IN PRAGUE

• SOCIAL PROGRAMME

• WHY PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC?

• CONCLUSION

CONTENT

SCIENTIFIC BACKROUND IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Jaroslav HeyrovskýNobel Price Winner in Chemistry

Antonín Holý Pioneer in the discovery of Virostatics

Otto WichterleInventor of the soft contact lenses

STRONG SCIENTIFIC BACKROUND

• Education and science• Institute of Chemical Technology Prague• The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic• Czech Technical University in Prague• Technical University of Liberec

• Industry•Nuclear Research Institute Rez•Linde Gas•MEGA•Air Products•Škoda Výzkum•United Hydrogen

CZECH MEDICAL PLATFORM

L. Janík (Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform, chief executive officer), executive director

Prof. J. Macek (Czech Technical University Prague, Head of Department), R&D

Prof. K. Bouzek (Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Head of Department) - R&D, communication – education

V. Lobovský (Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc, Director of Trade and Personnel Division), economy

L. Novák (Mega plc, Managing Director), communication – industry

I. Váša (Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc, vice chairman of board of directors ), communication – public administration

Support teamP. Dlouhý, A. Doucek, M. Dvořáková, P. de Merlier, B. Ira

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

LOCAL AUSPICESPrague Convention Bureauwww.pragueconvention.cz

CzechTourismwww.czechtourism.cz

City of Praguewww.cityofprague.cz

Czech Airlineswww.csa.cz

LOCAL AUSPICES

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sportshttp://www.msmt.cz/

Czech Conference of Rectorshttp://crc.muni.cz/

Council of Higher Education Institutionshttp://www.mzv.cz/

Prague Convention Bureauwww.pragueconvention.cz

CzechTourismwww.czechtourism.cz

CZECH-IN, Professional Congress Organiser

www.czech-in.cz

LOCAL SUPPORT

ESOU CONFERENCE ESSENTIALS

ESOU CONFERENCE – BASIC SPECIFICATION

EVENT: Section Meeting of the European Society of Oncological Urology

EVENT TYPE: European Meeting

PERIODICITY: Annual

PREFERRED TERM: January 2014

NUMBER OF DELEGATES: Approx. 500

EVENT DESTINATION: Prague, Czech Republic

MEETING STRUCTURE

• 3 Days meeting

• 1 Plenary session

• VIP dinner in external venue

• Conference dinner in external venue

HOTEL HILTON PRAGUE

HOTEL HILTON PRAGUE - ESSENTIALS•Located in the City Centre

•Located on the Metro station

•Up to date AV and Technical Equipment

•One of the most prestigious conference hotels

•Foyer with the daylight

•Pre-installed LCD screens and plasmas for the signage of therooms and navigation

HOTEL HILTON PRAGUE – CONFERENCE• The Hilton hotel Prague has one of the

biggest congress centres in Czech Republic. It has a unique design and variable halls for up to 2,800 seated participants in total.

• The congress centre is divided on 3 floors. It has 1 Congress hall and another 28 lounges and Grand ball room, available for social events.

• The capacity of congress hall is 1500 persons, including air-condition, wifi connection and the day light.

• The capacity of Grand ball room is 650 persons including air-condition, wifi connection and day light. The conference centre including a huge solid foyer.

PLENARY HALL – CONGRESS HALL II+III

LOCATED:Mezzanine

CAPACITY: 900 pax

DIMENSIONS:Total area of 934m²

Plenary session

Exhibition; Catering area;Posters; registration

HILTON – CONGRESS CENTER

Plenary hall

CONGRESS HALL II+III 1 Day rentalMaximum Capacity 900 pax theatre style 170833

OFFICE FOR FREE

Prices are in CZK excl. VAT.

HILTON - OVERVIEW

Exhibition + Posters + registration + catering

FOYER Total area 758 sqm FOR FREE

THE PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE - ESSENTIALS•Located within the City Centre

•Located on the Metro station

•Up to date AV and Technical Equipment

•In house catering company to be known as the best in the Czech Republic

•Historically connected with such events like NATO Summit, EU Presidency

•Spacious foyers to hold large exhibitions, unique view on the Old Prague

• Seat of CZECH-IN

LOCATION OF THE PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

PLENARY HALL – FORUM HALL

Hall located on the 2nd floor

Capacity: 1034 persons

-Connected to the parallel rooms -Easy access from PCC main etrance

FOYERSForum Hall Foyer 2nd floorTotal area: 1447 m²

• Considered also as the catering area• Easy access from Plenary room and breakout

rooms• Natural daylight• Panoramic view on Prague

Cloakroom

PCC – GROUNDFLOOR

PCC – 2. FLOOR

Plenary session

Exhibition; Catering area; registration;

Plenary hall

FORUM HALL 1 Day rentalMaximum Capacity 1034 pax theatre style 118000

OFFICE CZECH-IN meeting space FOR FREE

Prices are in CZK excl. VAT.

PCC - OVERVIEW

Exhibition + Posters + registration + catering

FORUM HALL FOYER 2ND FLOOR Total area 1447 sqm 40000

CLARION CONGRESS HOTEL

CLARION CONGRESS HOTEL- ESSENTIALS•Newly opened modern hotel

•Connected to the large shopping centre

•Next to the metro station Vysocanska (15 minutes to the city centre)

•One large conference floor – good connectivity between the roomsand exhibition.

•Pre-installed LCD screens and plasmas for the signage of the roomsand navigation

•Registration desk for free

•Multifunctional rooms with high ceiling

CLARION CONGRESS HOTEL - CONFERENCE• The fully air-conditioned conference centre

is divided into 23 modern variable conference halls and lounges.

• The capacity of the biggest hall is 1500 persons seated. Variability of halls is allowing to divide them into smaller rooms in accordance with the participants’ needs

• All rooms and halls are equipped the state-of the-art technical equipment for all types of events. Wi-Fi connection to the Internet is available in public areas free of charge.

• The congress center also including huge solid foyer with area of 1300 sq.m.

PLENARY HALL – ZENIT+NADIR• CAPACITY:

670 person theatre style

• DIMENSIONS:Total area of 570 m²

• DIMENSIONS:• Exhibition area: 700 m²• Total area of 1000 m²

• Considered as the registration, poster and catering area

• Easy access from Plenary

FOYER

Plenary session

Exhibition; Catering area;Posters; registration

CLARION – CONGRESS CENTER

Plenary hall

ZENIT + NADIR 1 Day rentalMaximum Capacity 670 pax theatre style 85 000

OFFICE FOR FREE

Prices are in CZK excl. VAT.

CLARION - OVERVIEW

Exhibition + Posters + registration + catering

FOYER Total area 1000 sqm FOR FREE

FINANCIALS

FINANCIALS

FINANCIALS

ACCOMMODATION

Prague Congress Centre Category PRICE for SGL EURO excl. 10% VAT, incl. Breakfast

Corinthia Towers 5* 100,-

Holiday Inn 4* 149,-

Prices are indicative only

ACCOMMODATION PRICE OVERVIEW

Hotel Category PRICE for SGL EURO excl. 10% VAT, incl. Breakfast

Hilton Prague 5* 90,-

Hotel Category PRICE for SGL EURO excl. 10% VAT, incl. Breakfast

Clarion Congress Hotel Prague 4* 73,-

VENUES LOCATION

Prague Congress Centre

Hilton Hotel

Clarion Hotel

For interactive map click here.

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

VENUES – GALA DINNER

Municipal HouseUp to 1100 persons

Žofín PalaceUp to 700 persons

VENUES – GALA DINNER

Prague CastleUp to 500 persons

Industrial PalaceUp to 1800 persons

VENUES – VIP DINNER

Archibishop´s PalaceUp to 100 persons

Martinic PalaceUp to 200 persons

VENUES – VIP DINNER

The Stone Bell HouseUp to 80 persons

Kampa MuseumUp to 150 persons

VENUES – VIP DINNER

State OperaUp to 100 persons

Bellevue RestaurantUp to 150 persons

TOURS

Large variety of tours inside and outside of Prague

Prague, Kutná Hora, Karlovy Vary, Český Krumlov, Karlstejn Castle and many others

VENUE – VIP DINNERPrice excl. VAT, incl. services (Euro)

Archibishop´s Palace 6000,-

Martinic Palace 2000,-

The Stone Bell House 2000,-

Kampa Museum 6000,-

State Opera 4400,-

Bellevue Restaurant 0,-

VENUE – GALA DINNERPrice excl. VAT, incl. services (Euro)

Municipal House 20000,-

Zofin Palace 21000.-

Prague Catle 22000,-

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Tour Price excl. VAT (Euro)

Karlovy Vary 89,-

Cesky Krumlov 85,-

Grand Tour of Prague 37,-

Prague Jewish Quarter 38,-

Hradcany and Prague Castle 39,-

Prague´s famous Characters 34,-

Prague BoaTrip on the Vltava river 48,-

Karlstejn Castle 48,-

Kutna Hora 45,-

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

WHY PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC?

• The Czech Republic is a safe destination with politically and economically stable environment

• Rich Cultural and Historical Heritage, UNESCO listed

• Ideal location and easy access - Situated in the very centre of Europe

• Congresses in Prague usually have higher attendance of 10 – 15 %

• Extended network of public transportation

• High quality at competitive prices

WHY PRAGUE

PRAGUE – FLIGHT CONNECTIONS

Flights durations FROM / TO PRAGUE

Amsterdam 705 km 1h25Brussels 714 km 1h25

Copenhagen 643 km 1h20Frankfurt 537 km 1h10

Helsinki 1307 km 2h25Lisbon 2241 km 3h15

London 1035 km 2h10Montreal 6197 km 8h25New York 6567 km 9h10

Oslo 1117 km 2h00Paris 882 km 1h45

Zurich 636 km 1h35

PRAGUE ON PICTURES

PRAGUE ON PICTURES

CONCLUSION

• The Czech Republic has a strong knowledge-based economy

• The committed Team is in place with identified responsibilities

• Our candidacy is supported by leading officials and stakeholders

• Dynamic practices will be applied to exceed the planned economic outcome

• Prague has a proven record of successfully organized large international events

• ESOU conference has never taken place in Prague

• Prague selection will further stimulate - Implementation of appropriate legislation - Positive public/institutional awareness- Participation from the Central & Eastern European Region

CONCLUSION

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO PRAGUE IN 2014!