conference binder

Conference folder
Abstract
Ambiance and impressions
Seating plan
Recommendations for hotels
History
Directions
List of references
General terms and conditions
For your event, you shouldn't expect less:
impressive architecture, efficient technical equipment, individual services.
Plenar room up to 230 participants
Seminar / exhibition area
professional audio technique
Vidoe-, Data-, OH- und Dia- Projector
Mobile stage pedestals
Modifiable halogen conference lighting and show lighting
W-LAN, DSL, ISDN
In-Room-Catering
Plenar room (245sqm)
Theatre style saeting: 220 participants
Parliamentary style seating: 120 participants
U-shape: 40 participants
Seminar / exhibition area (140sqm)
Theatre style saeting: 60 participants
Parliamentary style seating: 40 participants
U-shape: 24 participants
Contact
palisa.de GmbH
Meeting and Convention Center
Palisadenstr. 48
10243 Berlin- Germany
Tel: +49. 30. 49 85 50 – 90
Fax: +49. 30. 49 85 50 – 91
[email protected]
www.palisa.de
palisa.de – Meeting and Convention Center
Unique ambiance and memorised impressions
Street view
Entrance courtyard
Seminar / exhibition area
Plenar room
Lounge arrangement
Seminar / exhibition area panorama
en detail
Make your event a lingering experience.
Conventions, presentations, seminars, general meeting of shareholders, events
– take advantage of the varieties our premises have to offer to design your individual event:
Under one roof with a renowned theatre, a music club, and a charming restaurant, we have a surplus of possibilities and
ideas to cope with even the most exceptional tasks.
We're pleased to assist you in hotel reservations or organizing shuttle services.
Technical equipment
Projection technique:
Double projection with 2 video-/data projectors (1280x 800 / 4.000 ANSI)
2 Fast-Fold screens 3,60m x 2,60m (Plenar room)
Video-/data projector (1024 x 768 / 2.400 ANSI)
Motorized screens 2, 40 x 1, 40 (16:9) (Seminar / exhibition area)
Overhead projector
DVD and video recorder
TV monitors and 4 preview monitors for the stage
Audio system:
Audio Mixer 16/8/2
Conference table, room and wireless microphones
CD player and MD player/recorder
Audio video cross bar
Lighting:
Natural daylight in all function rooms (can be darkened)
Modifiable halogen conference lighting
Show lighting with stage lights
Presentation equipment:
Flipcharts and pin boards
Facilitator’s tool case
Additional equipment:
Lectern
Mobile stage pedestals
ISDN connection, Internet accsess (DSL, W-LAN, LAN)
Please ask for a quote for further technical equipment.
Example seating plan 1
Seminar / exhibition area
panorama
Plenar room
Office
Dump
Example seating plan 2
Seminar / exhibition area
panorama
Office
Dump
Plenar room
Hotels we recommend
INNSIDE Premium**** Hotel
within 10 min. walking distance to palisa.de
Lange Straße 31
10243 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 293 03 – 0
Fax:
030 – 293 03 – 199
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.innside.de
Klassik*** Hotel Friedrichshain
Revaler Straße 6
10245 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 31 98 86 – 0
Fax:
030 – 31 98 86 – 199
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.hotelklassik-berlin.de
within 15 min. walking distance to palisa.de
Upstalsboom**** Hotel Friedrichshain
Gubener Straße 42
10243 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 293 75 – 0
Fax:
030 – 293 75 – 777
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.upstalsboom-berlin.de
within 15 min. walking distance to palisa.de
NH**** Berlin-Alexanderplatz
ca.15 min. walking distance to palisa.de
Landsberger Allee 26-32
10249 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 422 613 – 0
Fax:
030 – 422 613 – 300
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.nh-hotels.com
Art´otel**** Berlin-Mitte
Wallstraße 70-73
10179 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 240 620
Fax:
030 – 240 62 222
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.artotel.de
5 stations with the underground railway
Hotel Ibis** Berlin City Ost
An der Schillingbrücke 2
10243 Berlin
Tel:
030 – 25760 – 0
Fax:
030 – 25760 – 333
E-Mail: [email protected]
accorhotels.com
within 15 min. walking distance to palisa.de
History
Umspannwerk.Ost (Transformer Station East) and palisa.de
1899/1900
Constructed according to plans by Springmann.
1900
The Berliner Elektrizitätswerke AG (utility company) establishs an electric power transformer station at Palisadenstraße
in Friedrichshain.
1920s
Expansion of the machine hall and the accumulator halls of the transformer station.
World War II
Demolition of the extensions.
1950s
Construction of Stalinallee: Demolishing of the destroyed elements of the transformer station
Till the end of the 1980s
Occupancy of the building by the VEB Stanzbleche Berlin (nationally-owned enterprise for punch plate production)
Till the end of the 1990s
Production facility and office building of Begarat Anlagenbau GmbH (plant construction company)
1999
“Low-energy standard for single monuments”: reconstruction of the listed building as cultural and convention center,
financed by funds of the European Union and the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development, Environmental
Protection and Technology.
Specifics:
• Application of ecological building materials (e. g. cellulose insulation with loam rendering for the indoor
insulation), low-temperature wall heating system with single room temperature control
• Intelligent air conditioning technology with waste heat recovery and component cooling via geothermal cooling
• Potable water substitution
• Scientific monitoring, biennial evaluation of the actual energy consumption
April 2000 –
Re-Opening of the premises:
• Restaurant Umspannwerk.Ost (Transformer Station.East)
• Music club Umspannwerk.Ost (Transformer Station.East)
• Theater
• Offices
• Meeting and Convention Center Palisa.de
You can reach us by public transport:
•
from downtown
Underground (U-Bahn)
Line U5 Alexanderplatz – direction Hönow, till station Weberwiese
Urban rail (S-Bahn)
Lines S3, S5, S7, S75, S9 till station Ostbahnhof (walking distance approx. 10 min.)
MetroTram
Lines M5, M6, M8 till station Platz der Vereinten Nationen (walking distance approx. 10 min.)
Bus:
Linis 240: direction Storkower Straße till station Franz-Mehring-Platz or direction Nordbahnhof till station
Strausberger Platz (walking distance approx. 5 – 8 min.)
• from abroad:
Do you travel by plane?
Airport Tegel
With JetExpressBus TXL till station Alexanderplatz, then with underground line U5 (U-Bahn), direction
Hönow, till station Weberwiese
Airport Schönefeld
With urban rail line S9 (S-Bahn) till station Ostbahnhof (walking distance approx. 10 min.)
Or by train?
Ostbahnhof
Walking distance approx. 10 min.
You can reach Palisa.de by car
Route from Berliner Ring (A 10)
From the South and West till Schönefelder Kreuz.
From there via A 113, direction Berlin-Mitte, till exit Friedrichshain, follow then B 96 a (for a long time) till Ostbahnhof.
Turn right directly in front of Ostbahnhof, follow then Straße der Pariser Kommune till crossing Karl-Marx-Allee, after the
crossing turn left into Palisadenstraße (No. 48, second building at the left side).
From the East till exit Berlin-Hellersdorf.
From there via B 1 / B 5, direction Berlin-Mitte / Alexanderplatz, till Straße der Pariser Kommune (after Frankfurter Tor),
then turn right and afterwards turn immediately left into Palisadenstraße.
From the North till interchange Pankow
From there in direction to Berlin-Mitte / Alexanderplatz.
At Alexanderplatz turn left into Karl-Marx-Allee, after the traffic circle Strausberger Platz turn left at the 2. traffic light into
Straße der Pariser Kommune, then turn left and afterwards turn immediately left into Palisadenstraße.
If you travel by your own car, parking space is available in Palisadenstraße and Friedenstraße.
For busses or limousines with chauffeurs towing zones are available on request.
Contact
palisa.de GmbH
Meeting and Convention Center
Palisadenstr. 48
10243 Berlin- Germany
Tel: +49. 30. 49 85 50 – 90
Fax: +49. 30. 49 85 50 – 91
[email protected]
www.palisa.de
Exhibitors, conventions, conferences, symposia
Tutorials, training courses, workshops
Aktionsbündnis gegen Aids
bag arbeit e.V.
Berlin Chemie AG
Bundesverband der Freien Berufe
BWE-Service GmbH
Citibank
DePfa IT Services AG
Deutsche Bahn AG
GEA Group AG
Gelbe Seiten Marketing Gesellschaft
Hauptstadtkongress Medizin und Gesundheit
Haus der Technik e. V. Essen
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
juramail Symposium
Kommunales Bildungswerk
Medvantis Medical Services
MTV Networks GmbH & Co. KG
Optimal Systems
Otto Brenner Stiftung
Otis GmbH & Co. OHG
Oeko Institut e.V.
Pegasus Wirtschafts- und Kulturkreis
Pro-Face GmbH Deutschland
Randstad Deutschland
Sarros GmbH
T-Systems Business Service GmbH
Thermo Electron GmbH
Toshiba Medical Systems GmbH
Ventegis AG
ver.di
vhw Deutsches Heimstättenwerk e. V.
Vivendi Universal
WISO S.E. Consulting GmbH
Zentralverband des deutschen Baugewerbes
Zentralverband des deutschen Handwerks
Architektenkammer Berlin
Berlin Capital Fund
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
berlinwasser Holding
bmp AG Venture Capital
Burger King GmbH
Deutsches Studentenwerk
edutrainment company GmbH
Europäisches Fimzentrum Babelsberg
Go Finance 24
GUT Unternehmens- und Umweltberatung
!Hepp! Unternehmensimpulse
IDmedia AG
infoRadio des RBB
DGB Bundesvorstand
McKinsey & Comp., Inc.
PVP Vermögensplanung
Robert Koch Institut
Sennheiser Vertrieb und Service gmbH &Co. KG
Steinbeis Hochschule GmbH
ucb Managementberatung GmbH
Viag Interkom
Panel discussions and press conferences
amnesty international
Bahn-BKK
Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Bundestagsfraktion
Bundesarchitektenkammer e.V.
Bundesärztekammer
Bundesverband Deutscher Internisten
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
neues handeln Köln / Berlin
Otto Brenner Stiftung
PDS Bundestagsfraktion
Rambøll Management GmbH
Rosa-Luxemburg Stiftung
SPD Landesverband
weisser & böhle GmbH
Events, presentations, festivities
AWO e.V.
Bahn-BKK
Berliner Wasser Betriebe
Bundesministerium des Inneren
Citigate SEA Berlin
Conference & Touring
Gemadi Agentur für Erlebnismarketing AG
KlinikManagement Aktuell
Der Spiegel
Der Tagungsservice
O2 GmbH & Co. OHG
Rusch Verlag AG
Michael Vagedes GmbH Hamburg
Varta Gerätebatterie GmbH
Vivantes Klinikum
Vodafone D2 GmbH
Stockholders Meeting
F.A.M.E. AG
Haubrok Corporate Events GmbH
Pixelpark AG
Senator Entertainment AG
UBJ. GmbH
wallstree:online AG
wallstreet:capital AG
YOC AG
General Terms and Conditions for Services at the Function Area of palisa.de GmbH
1. Area of Applicability
1.1
These General Terms and Conditions apply to contracts for the leased allocation of function rooms of palisa.de GmbH –
Meeting and Convention Center, hereafter referred to as Palisa.de, as well as for all herewith coherent services of palisa.de.
1.2.
General Terms and Conditions of the lessee or the organizer are only applicable if formally stipulated in
writing.
2. Contract Conclusion, Contract Partners
2.1
Contracts must be in written form.
2.2
If the lessee is not the organizer or if the organizer engages a commercial intermediary or organizer’s agent, the lessee is
obliged to entail all obligations of the contract including the General Terms and Conditions to the intermediary/third party and
has to provide for their compliance.
3. Services and Prices
3.1
palisa.de is obliged to render the ordered (by the lessee) and guaranteed (by palisa.de) services.
3.2
For these services the lessee is obliged to pay the agreed prices of palisa.de.
3.3
The agreed prices are all net prices, current VAT excluded.
3.4
If, during the event the lessee enlists auxiliary services, in addition to those originally ordered, palisa.de is entitled to invoice
such services over and above those originally ordered. The amount invoiced is based upon the agreement between both
contract parties or – if no such agreement exists – upon the general price for such services.
4. Rescission/Cancellation by palisa.de
4.1
palisa.de is – in addition to the circumstances mentioned in this contract (art. 5 sec. 3) – entitled to withdraw from the contract
in case of objective and justified reasons or to cancel the contractual relationship for relevant reasons respectively, especially
if
a.
force majeure or other reasons which palisa.de can not be held responsible for make contract fulfilment impossible;
b.
events were booked upon deceptive information or misrepresentation of essential facts, e. g. in regard to the
organizer or event purpose, which would have inhibited the conclusion of the contract, if known in advance;
c.
a severe breach of contract on the part of the client occurs, especially: non-observance of the General Terms and
Conditions, exceeding of the sound level as provided in the contract, a distinctive exceeding of the defined number
of participants as well as the unapproved purchase of food and beverage;
d.
palisa.de may reasonably assume that the event jeopardizes its trouble-free business operation, security or
reputation;
e.
a breach of art. 2.2 or 11.1 occurs and due to this breach relevant concerns of palisa.de will be violated.
In all these cases palisa.de is entitled to a claim for damages.
4.2
Rescission/cancellation must be delivered in written form to the lessee.
5. Rescission by the Lessee
5.1
The lessee is entitled to cancel the contract without reason. Rescission must be delivered in written form to palisa.de.
Rescission within 90 days prior to the event is free of charge. For later cancellation palisa.de will invoice the lessee the
following allowances – additional to the services according to art. 5.2, where applicable –
a.
for cancellation 89 – 60 days prior to the event: 25 % of the contract sum,
b.
for cancellation 59 – 30 days prior to the event: 50 % of the contract sum,
c.
in case of cancellation 29 days prior to the event or less – without any reason – cancellation is excluded. The
lessee is obligated to pay palisa.de in full.
5.2
If palisa.de assigns services of third parties as requested by the lessee, the lessee is, if responsible for the cancellation,
obligated to pay the there from occurring costs.
5.3
In case of rescission and cancellation by the lessee legal regulations apply.
5.4
Rescission/cancellation must be delivered in written form to palisa.de.
6. Technical Equipment and Access
6.1
The operation of the lessee’s own electronic devices using the power supply system of palisa.de requires prior approval. All
electronic devices must comply with general and special requirements of the local regulating authorities and with present
standards for electronic devices. Only the lessee is liable and may be held responsible for any effects to buildings and
persons resulting from such use. A capacity overload of the power supply system caused by the usage of additional electronic
devices must be prevented. palisa.de assumes no liability. The overall costs caused by the usage of the power supply system
may be recorded and invoiced by palisa.de.
6.2
The lessee is entitled to use his or her own telephone, facsimile or data transmission devices, if prior approved in written form
by palisa.de. Therefor palisa.de is entitled to charge a connection fee.
6.3
All technical equipment and devices provided by palisa.de are only allowed to be operated by staff of the lessee after
instruction by palisa.de.
6.4
Malfunctions of any technical equipment provided by palisa.de or other facilities must be reported to the lessor and will be
resolved immediately, if possible. Payments may not be withheld or reduced if palisa.de cannot be held responsible for the
malfunction.
7. Third Party Services
7.1
If palisa.de provides technical devices or other equipment of third parties on behalf of the lessee palisa.de operates in the
name, per procurationem and for account of the lessee. The lessee is liable for careful operation and sound return. The
lessee indemnifies palisa.de from all claims of third parties concerning the leased allocation of palisa.de’s function rooms.
7.2
The lessee is herewith informed that the lessor will authorize a third party to provide for catering services, which must be
ordered no later than 7 days prior to the event. If the lessee engages catering services he agrees to inform palisa.de, in
writing, no later than 7 days prior to the event of the exact number of participants.
8. Responsibilities of the Lessee
8.1
If special inspections, acceptances, permissions or authorizations are required for an event in the function rooms of palisa.de
which are not associated with their condition, the lessee is exclusively responsible for their duly application and
implementation as well as for the bearing of all costs and fees. Compliance with all obligations regulated by public law or other
rules and regulations are incumbent upon the lessee.
8.2
The lessee is subject to the domestic authority of palisa.de throughout the entire property during the event and has to attend
to the orders of palisa.de, respectively its representatives.
8.3
The lessee’s own decoration material must comply with fire protection requirements. palisa.de is entitled to ask for an official
certificate. Due to possible damages set-up and installation of objects must be authorized by palisa.de in advance.
9. Liability
9.1 The warranty of palisa.de is limited to the contract relevant liabilities, as far as the following regulations are without let and
hindrance.
• The liability of palisa.de is completely excluded if related to deficiencies of the rental item (premises) which are already
existent at the time of contract conclusion (exclusion of warranty liability).
• Incidentally, the warranty of palisa.de is limited to service deficiencies of contract relevant liabilities if they are caused by
intentional or gross negligence. This warranty limitation does not apply where injuries of life, body or health are concerned,
insofar only liability for slight negligence is excluded.
• palisa.de is not liable in the case of being prevented from the assignment of lease due to causes and events for which
palisa.de cannot be held responsible for (e. g. power blackout, fire, water, burning, strike etc.).
• palisa.de takes no responsibility for damages to the items belonging to and brought along with the lessee, especially technical
devices, goods, data or the like, irrespective of manner, origin, duration and extensiveness of the effects, unless palisa.de
induced the damages intentionally or in a grossly negligent manner. The lessee is obliged to take technical and actuarial
precautions against over voltage damages to technical devices, because the warranty of palisa.de in this regard is excluded in
the aforesaid extension.
• palisa.de accepts no responsibility for the loss of coats or luggage unless they are caused by intentional or gross negligence.
• palisa.de accepts no responsibility for the adequacy of the leased function rooms and equipments for the purpose of the
event. Subsequent objections are not accepted by palisa.de.
9.2
The lessee is obliged to advise palisa.de of the possibility of damage occurrences as well as to report incurred damages
immediately.
9.3
The lessee is liable for all damages of the property or its equipment (injury to persons or damage to property), including
structural damages or breakage of glass, negligently (slight or medium negligence), grossly negligently or intentionally
inflicted during the leasing by the lessee himself, his staff, participants or other third parties staying in or near the leased
properties with knowledge, toleration or at the instigation of the lessee.
9.4 Incurred damages must be reported to palisa.de immediately.
10. Condition of the Function Rooms, Liability for Premises
10.1
All fire detectors, hydrants, smoke retaining valves, electrical distribution and shaft cables, telephone distribution points,
ventilation inlets and outlets as well as escape routes must be accessible at all times and unobstructed in any way.
10.2
All general technical or official regulations, especially by the building supervisory board and the fire brigade, must be
observed.
10.3
The lessee takes over the liability for premises during the entire time of leasing. During the entire time of leasing he has to
provide for the safety of the leased property.
10.4
Fixtures, refittings or modifications of the available equipment by the lessee are prohibited.
10.5
Access to all rooms must be allowed to representatives of palisa.de at all times. Service providers authorized by palisa.de
execute domestic authority in regard to the lessee and additionally to the lessee in regard to the participants. The domestic
authority of the lessee in regard to the participants according to the right of assembly is unaffected.
10.6
The lessee is responsible for damages resulting from disregard of existing legal regulations.
11. Terms of Utilisation
11.1
Subleasing or subletting of the leased property as well as the invitation to promotions or similar events requires prior approval
by palisa.de.
11.2
Animals, with the exception of guide dogs, are not allowed at the premises.
11.3
All rooms are non-smoking areas. A smoking permission is possible by prior consultation with palisa.de.
11.4
Due to noise protection reasons the lessee agrees to end all events at 10.00 p.m. at the latest. All provisions of the noise
protection regulation must be naturally maintained prior to 10.00 p.m. Use after 10.00 p.m. requires prior written approval. The
lessee is responsible for the duly application of a necessary special permit. The lessee also bears all costs. The lessee is
liable for all legal claims of third parties due to the violation of the noise protection regulation.
11.5
Loads applied to the floor must not exceed 2 kN/sqm. The lessee is responsible for damages occurring due to the violation of
this regulation.
11.6
The purchase of food and beverage by the lessee is prohibited, if not formally stipulated.
11.7
Ticketing, advance booking and box office are operated by the lessee, if not formally stipulated otherwise.
11.8
The lessee is herewith informed that other events may take place simultaneously at the palisa.de. His or her use is not limited,
if no relevant disturbances occur.
12. End of Contractual Relationship/Return of the Property
12.1
All exhibition goods or other items of the lessee must be removed within the agreed time of leasing. If not, palisa.de is entitled
to removal and storage at the lessee’s expense. If the items remain in the function room, Palisa.de is entitled to charge a
compensation for use for the time of disposition to the amount of the function room rental fee (daily rate). The lessee is
entitled to provide evidence for a lesser damage of palisa.de.
12.2
All operated rooms must be properly remade and returned clean swept at the end of the contractual relationship (i. e. all own
information, decoration and working material must be removed and the waste generated during the event must be separated,
if possible, and disposed in available dustbins). The final cleaning as well as the waste disposal will be done by the lessor and
is part of the rental fee.
12.3
If the time of performance is exceeded, palisa.de is entitled to charge a compensation for use of 5 % of the agreed function
room rental fee (daily rate) for every additional hour, but at least € 50,-. If the exceeded time affects a successive event, the
leesse is obliged to pay compensation.
13. Advertisement
13.1
The attachment of advertising material to or in the function rooms requires approval by palisa.de and is only allowed at the
stipulated locations.
13.2
Studding and bonding of walls as well as attaching banners is prohibited.
14. Final Provisions
14.1
Modifications and amendments of the contract, the order acceptance or these General Terms and Conditions for functions
should be made in written form.
14.2
Place of delivery and payment is Berlin.
14.3
This agreement is governed by German law.
14.4
If any provision of these General Terms and Conditions should be unenforceable or partially unenforceable, the remaining
provisions shall not be influenced. In all other respects legal regulations apply.