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After about a year of construction, the Peter-Groß-Bau area of the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center was officially opened on Tuesday, October 1st. Whether outdoor events with exhibition and show areas, open-air events or pure parking areas: the outdoor area, directly connected to the exhibition halls, can be used all year round, regardless of the weather, and is multifunctional for a wide range of events. The infrastructure provided on 82,000 square meters, with installed water, electricity and technical connections, is currently unique in Germany. Messe Karlsruhe now has an outdoor area totaling 105,000 square meters, which is one of the third largest outdoor areas of a German trade fair company, and the largest in Baden-Württemberg.

“The upgrade is an investment in the modern development of the trade fair center. Thanks to its excellent technical infrastructure, the upgraded Peter-Gross-Bau area can be used for a wide variety of events and offers open-air cultural events or outdoor trade fairs an ideal setting for emotional live experiences. Messe Karlsruhe is already a recognized organizer of professional live demonstration trade fairs. With the new outdoor area, we will be able to demonstrate our market-leading expertise in this segment even more strongly and in a customer-oriented way in the future. Our thanks go to everyone who has made this investment possible and implemented it,“ says Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe.

”Messe Karlsruhe has been successfully hosting a wide range of event formats for decades. With its events, it brings new ideas and innovations to Karlsruhe and Karlsruhe to the world,” says Lord Mayor Dr. Frank Mentrup. “The Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center team has already impressively demonstrated its expertise in outdoor events at trade fairs such as RATL, and I am therefore very pleased that the upgrade of the Peter-Gross-Bau area will enable it to further expand this expertise and thus its portfolio of outdoor events – be they trade fairs or cultural events. It will also greatly enhance Karlsruhe's reputation as a trade fair and conference location.”

Ideal conditions for outdoor trade fairs

The upgraded area will be used, for example, for outdoor trade fairs such as RecyclingAKTIV & TiefbauLIVE (RATL), which feature demonstrations of machines and vehicles. The permeable soil conditions, a stable electrical and water supply, a new traffic management concept, fencing around the entire site including video surveillance and illumination of the entire area, as well as a broad WLAN infrastructure, create the conditions for an ideal trade fair appearance. It is also possible to combine the outdoor area with the exhibition halls. For example, the commercial vehicle trade fair NUFAM is planning to expand its outdoor presentation for its 2025 edition. The truck parking spaces that are also available will significantly improve the construction and dismantling logistics for events.

Optimal setting for open-air cultural events

The use of the area for cultural events is also possible again in the summer months, away from the trade fair business. In recent years, the area has already been used for cultural events, attracting numerous music fans to Rheinstetten, for example to the Hook Up Festival or the Kulturbühne. Now it also offers space for events with up to 36,000 visitors.

Car, bus, e-mobile or camper van: plenty of parking spaces available

Particularly in the autumn and winter months, when there are a lot of events, the area is used as a parking area that is not dependent on the weather, which have a great need for parking spaces, or use the upgraded East Entrance as their entrance. These include art KARLSRUHE, Einstieg Beruf, offerta and TIERisch gut. Up to 2,500 cars, 80 e-charging points, sufficient parking spaces for trucks and buses, as well as parking spaces for recreational vehicles, including supply and disposal stations, and taxi and bus stops have been created. During event-free time slots, the site is also used for other purposes. For example, Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center rents the area to the Bosch company for Bosch Secure Truck Parking (BSTP), in response to the increased demand for secure overnight parking for trucks near the A5 motorway.

Sustainability in focus

In order to be able to provide the area all year round, regardless of the weather, and at the same time to develop it in an ecologically sustainable way, the surface is permeable, except for the roads that will be created. About 70% of the surface is green and looks like a gravel lawn. In addition, there are generous planting areas with 120 trees and 800 shrubs to separate it from the adjacent industrial area.

This autumn, Karlsruhe will once again become a Mecca for transport experts: together with the state of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Karlsruhe will host the annual conference of the POLIS network - one of the leading sustainable mobility events in Europe. From November 27-28, mobility and urban planners, experts from local authorities, universities and businesses, together with politicians, will meet in the halls of the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre. In addition to capital cities such as Paris and London, smaller regions and cities are also represented by POLIS, which was established in 1989 and allows for the sharing of innovative transport solutions. The Annual POLIS Conference is hosted by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and is expected to attract more than 1,000 attendees.

“As a long-standing member of POLIS, we are delighted that the state of Baden-Württemberg is hosting the Annual POLIS Conference 2024,” says Winfried Hermann, Minister of Transport for the State of Baden-Württemberg. “We want to present our ambitious climate targets and measures for implementing the transport transition to an international audience, and make them tangible on site. Karlsruhe is an excellent venue because the implementation of climate-friendly mobility is well advanced. We are delighted to be working with the city of Karlsruhe for the hosting of Europe's leading event on sustainable mobility.”

Karlsruhe is a new member of POLIS and, together with the Regionalverband Mittlerer Oberrhein and the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund, joined the network at the beginning of the year as ‘Karlsruhe Region’. Lord Mayor Dr Frank Mentrup refers to a long line of development of innovative mobility solutions from the inventor of the two-wheeler Karl Drais to modern local transport. “European cooperation is of great importance for Karlsruhe,” he says. “The ‘Karlsruhe model’, which has notably improved the relationship between the city and the surrounding area in public transport, is still exemplary for many regions in the world even after more than 30 years. In the meantime, numerous other innovations in the field of mobility have been advanced in Karlsruhe, such as the ‘Baden-Württemberg Autonomous Driving Test Field’. I would like to welcome all guests to Karlsruhe.”

For Prof. Dr Anke Karmann-Woessner, head of the co-organising urban planning office, the conference is a welcome opportunity to share her own experiences and learn from those of others. “We have gained multiple experiences in European cooperation, especially in the thematic partnership Urban Mobility within the Urban Agenda, with 23 project partners in a multi-level governance approach. We are therefore delighted to contribute our expertise to the POLIS network and look forward to exchanging ideas with our European partners. We have also organised excursions that allow us to present good examples of sustainable mobility in our city to an expert audience.”

Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe, adds: “Over the past two decades, we have been able to continuously strengthen our expertise in mobility with IT-TRANS, the exhibition and congress for digitalisation in public transport. We are delighted to now also share our network and experience as co-organiser of POLIS, a renowned and forward-looking event for sustainable urban transport.”

The entire spectrum of future-orientated mobility will be covered by various specialist forums and presentations in the halls of Messe Karlsruhe. The agenda includes essential topics as well as practical implementations, such as the creation of sustainable urban mobility plans, lively and traffic-calmed city centres, safety and IT solutions, air pollution control, electromobility and parking space management. There will also be speakers from various European countries who will report on a variety of subjects, from their experiences with bike hire systems, to the introduction of speed limits and the development of delivery services.

Following the Annual POLIS Conference, there will be excursions for delegates who want to experience and better understand sustainable mobility in Karlsruhe. These will include a cycle tour, visits to the so-called ‘combined solution’, a tram-train system and the autonomous driving test field.

The registration deadline for the conference, which will be held entirely in English, is November 12, with an early bird discount for those who book by September 30.

More information about the conference and POLIS network can be found here: www.polisnetwork.eu/2024-annual-polis-conference.

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Messe Karlsruhe will be working with Kuehne+Nagel as its logistics service partner from July 1, 2024. The company's comprehensive range of services, an integrated management system for permanent quality optimization, the digitalization of logistics processes and activities in the area of sustainability were particularly convincing in the tendering process.

"Several logistics-intensive trade fairs take place at our trade fair location, for example the NUFAM commercial vehicle trade fair or LEARNTEC, as well as guest trade fairs such as Paint Expo or the Winzer Service Messe. As an EMAS-validated company, we also took sustainability aspects into account when selecting our logistics partner. In Kuehne+Nagel, we have gained a high-performance partner with a wide-ranging portfolio," says Oliver Brück, authorized signatory and Director Guest Events, Services, Facility Management & Infrastructure.

Denis Gerlach, Vice President Germany at Kuehne+Nagel adds: "Our partnership with Messe Karlsruhe reflects our firm commitment to making a positive environmental impact while providing sustainable logistics solutions to our joint customers. Together, we are committed to environmentally friendly practices, including optimizing transport routes, using low-emission vehicles and efficient packaging solutions to minimize the carbon footprint. We look forward to further expanding this collaboration and shaping the future of sustainable logistics together."

The range of services includes transportation and storage on the exhibition grounds, services such as customs clearance and supplementary transport and logistics services. In addition to a trade fair office, which will be staffed all year round, Kuehne+Nagel will have a warehouse at its disposal on the exhibition grounds. Optimal logistical conditions, especially during set-up and dismantling, are also ensured by a designated truck parking area directly integrated into the exhibition grounds on the currently upgraded 80,000 square meter outdoor multifunctional area Peter-Gross-Bau Areal / P3 of Messe Karlsruhe.

Karlsruhe, 4.03.2024 - Anyone who has crossed the inner-city fairground in recent weeks will have noticed the extensive barriers around the Stadthalle, which is currently being modernized. Behind the fences, the company Krämer Brunnenbau & Energie GmbH from Dettenheim is creating the conditions for near-surface geothermal energy.

To date, the four 21-metre-deep boreholes to the west of the Stadthalle have been drilled into the sandy, gravelly ground as planned. The trees standing here have all been preserved thanks to careful planning and the involvement of the gardening department.

The three eastern boreholes between the Stadthalle and Novotel will follow in the next few weeks. The geothermal project will then be completed by the drilling shaft structures as the "head" of the boreholes with their pumping and extraction equipment, as well as the trenches and channels connecting the drilling points with the building and the central building services units. Two planning offices and two other specialist contractors from Karlsruhe and the region are involved. The project will be completed by August 2024.

"It is important that sustainability is also the focus of the modernization of the Stadthalle, which will once again be an important meeting place for citizens in the future," says First Mayor Gabriele Luczak-Schwarz. "The Stadthalle's geothermal project can therefore also point the way for other future-oriented, sustainable projects in the city of Karlsruhe."

Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Karlsruher Messegesellschaft, which will operate the modernized Stadthalle, emphasizes: "Our customers attach great importance to sustainability and individual concepts in terms of space, lighting control and comfort. This will open doors for us. We are already noticing this as we start marketing the hall."

Groundwater use is environmentally friendly and regenerative

The concept for near-surface geothermal energy follows a simple circulation principle. The groundwater is extracted at a depth of 21 meters to the east of the Stadthalle. The water is then channeled through the building into a heat exchanger, which uses the water for cooling in summer and heating in winter. On the west side, the water is fed back into the groundwater via four seepage wells. The extraction and reintroduction are calculated in such a way that, on the one hand, only minimal and barely measurable groundwater fluctuations are generated and, on the other hand, the temperature of the groundwater remains constant throughout the year. The use of groundwater is environmentally friendly and regenerative, replacing the previous CO2 intensive heating and cooling system of the Stadthalle, which was largely operated with fossil fuels.

Significantly higher energy efficiency amortizes the investment costs

Significantly increased energy efficiency is another major benefit of the modernization. Additional active and passive systems in the building services, such as sophisticated control technology, as well as solar control films for the sloped glazing will significantly reduce the overall energy level. In short, this means: less energy consumption than before, which is also environmentally friendly and regenerative. The investment costs have already been reduced, depending on the approach of energy cost forecasts, will have paid for themselves within seven to ten years amortized. With a new life cycle for the Stadthalle of 30 - 50 years, this is a very good value and a good and solid investment for the future.

"We are delighted that the ambitious geothermal project has worked so well so far. On time and on budget. Not only in the planning and design, but also in the approval process and in the construction work carried out so far," says project manager and architect Matthias Kraemer from general planner SSP AG reports.

Looking back on the birth of the party over 40 years ago in the fan-shaped city, 2,750 delegates from Alliance 90/The Greens are gathering at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre until Sunday. They will belatedly celebrate their 40th party anniversary with the election of the Federal Executive Committee and the adoption of the election programme for the European elections. The party conference can be followed online via livestream at www.gruene.de. With an impressive event area of 30,000 square metres, around seven days to set up and numerous technical experts and service partners, the BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Federal Delegates' Conference will be one of the highlights of the 2023 event portfolio for the employees of Messe Karlsruhe, as the Messe Karlsruhe team actively assisted the organisers with the organisation and implementation before, during and after the conference.

The 2020 event was originally planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Green Party in Karlsruhe. However, it was postponed due to the pandemic. Plans were now made behind the scenes for over six months. Not only the organisers and the team from Messe Karlsruhe were involved in the preparations, but the BKA, LKA and Karlsruhe police were also involved due to the high-calibre political celebrities.

"The fact that Karlsruhe is once again hosting current political events once again emphasises the national importance of the fan-shaped city as a city of democracy and law. Events like these are only possible thanks to the combination of different know-how and specialist expertise; we all work hand in hand here. We would therefore like to thank everyone involved for their constructive and cooperative partnership," says Holger Klanfer, Director Congress & Cultural Events at Messe Karlsruhe.

Behind the scenes: Set-up and preparations for the Federal Delegates' Conference in the dm-arena

While expoSE - Europe's leading trade fair for asparagus and berry production - and expoDirekt - Germany's largest trade fair for direct agricultural marketing - were taking place at the same time in exhibition halls 1 and 2, the team from Messe Karlsruhe began setting up the exhibition halls a week before the event to prepare them for the party conference. Over the next four days of the event, half of the dm-arena will be used as exhibition space and the other half as a plenum. Hall 3 will also be occupied, with two additional conference rooms and the crew area. The light-flooded action hall will be transformed into an event location on two evenings and the conference level will offer sufficient space for meetings. Around 20 service partners of Messe Karlsruhe are on site, including cleaning staff and technical service providers. During the event itself, 140 people in the security area and almost 100 catering staff will ensure that everything runs smoothly.

Further information on Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre as host can be found at https://www.messe-karlsruhe.de/de/locations-services/

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During a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, was presented with the registration certificate by Jenny Geis, Deputy Managing Director of Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Bernd Bechtold, Honorary President of Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

EMAS is a "gold" standard environmental management system developed by the EU on the basis of the European EMAS Regulation and creates transparency and measurability in environmental performance. EMAS-certified companies make an effective contribution to environmental protection, save costs and demonstrate social responsibility.

Britta Wirtz is delighted: "We managed to be validated and entered in the EMAS register in less than a year. I would like to thank all the employees at Messe Karlsruhe who got involved and drove the project forward. EMAS stands for employee participation; they have impressively demonstrated that our colleagues care about the environment and sustainable management."

Birgit Fiehn, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, emphasises: "The success factors for the company's environmental management are clear structures and the corresponding mindset among employees. Sustainability is firmly anchored in our corporate strategy, and the specialist departments and project teams develop their own ideas and environmental goals, which they are responsible for implementing."

EMAS is the world's most demanding environmental management system and does not pursue any commercial interests of its own. The improvement of environmental performance is monitored as part of a continuous improvement process. At the same time, the management system ensures compliance with legal regulations. With the validation according to EMAS, Messe Karlsruhe has also achieved the international certification according to ISO 14001. The "Environmental Statement" required by EMAS, in which, among other things, the environmental guidelines and the environmental goals of the trade fair centre up to 2025 are transparently listed, can be found on the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre website.

The goals for the future that Messe Karlsruhe has set itself include, for example, increasing the separate collection rates for waste, expanding the number of e-charging stations for environmentally friendly mobility, improving energy and plant efficiency through energy-efficient refurbishment and the use of green electricity to be generated at the trade fair centre in future by means of photovoltaics.

Picture: Britta Wirtz with the Honorary President of the IHK, Bernd Bechtold, and the Deputy Managing Director, Jenny Geis, at the presentation of the certificate.

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In the days before and after Christmas, not one but two events on the premises of Messe Karlsruhe will ensure a festive mood. The Badisches Staatstheater takes its audience on a journey into the world of fairy tales with a performance of "Pinocchio", while the dm-arena serves as the setting for the multimedia Christmas show "Weihnachten neu erleben".

"Pinocchio" by the Badisches Staatstheater in the Konzerthaus: A magical family play for the Christmas season.

From 12 November to 11 January 2024, the Badisches Staatstheater will present a winter fairy tale in the Konzerthaus with the play Pinocchio. The famous tale by the 19th century Italian author Carlo Collodi is one of the classics of literature. The team led by director and section head of the JUNGEN STAATSTHEATER Nele Tippelmann is bringing the adventures of the famous wooden puppet to the stage of the Konzerthaus as this year's family play at Christmas time for both young and old. On selected dates, Pinocchio will be offered with live audio description, in German sign language as well as surtitles in various languages.

"Weihnachten neu erleben" in the dm-arena: Spectacular charity event for the festive season

From 7 to 10 December, the multimedia Christmas show "Weihnachten neu erleben" will transform the dm-arena into a colourful theme park. The touching life story of the lonely wonder park owner, on his search for the true meaning of Christmas, is played out. The spectacular show is accompanied by well-known mega hits from Whitney Houston to The Weeknd. A Christmas market in Hall 1 will provide for the guests' physical well-being and a festive atmosphere.

"Weihnachten neu erleben" is one of Germany's biggest charity events in aid of local children's aid projects. During the show, the audience has the opportunity to support the projects financially. Around 2,000 volunteers, including helpers, technicians, musicians, singers and performers have been hard at work preparing since September. "It is impossible to count all the hours invested in providing the Karlsruhe region with a spectacular Christmas experience," says Markus Heusser, Managing Director of Weihnachten neu erleben e.V. "Since 2017, we have enjoyed working very successfully with the team at Messe Karlsruhe. This success story will continue in 2023. The dm-arena offers the necessary setting for this, so that the 75,000 visitors can feel at home."

A magical journey awaits visitors young and old to the Konzerthaus in autumn and winter 2023/24. From fairytale adventures such as Jim Knopf or Aladdin to popular children's songs to sing along to by Simone Sommerland and timeless Disney melodies from The Lion King: the events promise entertainment and magical moments for the whole family.

Jim Knopf and the Engine Driver, the fairy-tale family musical based on the novel by Michael Ende, invites young and old to listen and join in on 25 October 2023 at the Konzerthaus. The musical tells the loving story of Jim Knopf and Lukas the Locomotive Driver, the likeable inhabitants of the island of Lummerland, which is ruled by King Alfons the Quarter-By Twelfth. The special effects do not come from the technical wonder box, but are made by the audience: the audience is invited to join in and be, for example, the rain, the sea, the mirage, the background choir and much more.

With her voice, it is hard to imagine a children's room without her. Simone Sommerland has been delighting fans young and old for over ten years with her songs like "Aramsamsam" and "Die Räder vom Bus". Now, live on stage at the Konzerthaus on 4 November 2023, she will thrill the audience with her most popular songs and invites everyone to sing and dance along.

In the musical Aladdin, the audience will be immersed in a world of adventure and magic on 30 December 2023. The Liberi Theatre, known for its imaginative family musicals, presents the famous story from 1001 Nights in a fast-paced and modern version. Fantastic lighting effects, elegant costumes and impressive music and choreography create the perfect backdrop for the mysterious world of Aladdin, Yasmin and Genie.

Hakuna Matata! Characters like Timon and Pumba, Simba and Nala are more than just fond childhood memories for many, and the music penned by Hans Zimmer and Elton John in particular still makes big hearts beat faster today. With The Lion King in concert, the Disney classic will now also come to Karlsruhe on 15 January 2024 and immerse the audience in an evening full of nostalgia and impressive live orchestral music.

However, 2024 marks the last edition of the event co-organised by Messe Karlsruhe and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). Starting from 2025, UITP will focus on a yearly conference and exhibition, therefore making the Global Public Transport Summit an annual event, with one year in Europe and the other in another part of the world. Messe Karlsruhe will continue to hold a focal event on digital solutions in public and private transport in Karlsruhe: Thus, the city will remain the central hub for addressing and developing digital solutions in the mobility sector and turning them into reality.

Both Messe Karlsruhe and UITP are immensely proud of the eight successful editions of IT-TRANS organised since 2008, becoming the leading international conference and exhibition focusing on digitalisation and IT solutions for public transport. With the 2024 edition just eight months away, building on the past successes and making next year’s IT-TRANS even better is the priority for both organisations. In parallel, the partners are also discussing how cooperation could look like after the 2024 edition.

For the 9th edition in 2024, which will take place from May 14 to 16, UITP and Messe Karlsruhe predict the best edition ever and are thrilled with the significant progress already made. Stands are in high demand in hall 1 and the dm-arena, also attracting many new exhibitors.

More information on IT-TRANS 2024 will be shared by both UITP and Messe Karlsruhe in due course.

Karlsruhe, 04/17/2023 - With the DIGITAL FEMALE LEADER AWARD (DFLA), Karlsruhe will become the capital of female empowerment in the coming years. The DFLA, the most important award in the female digital scene, will take place this year on September 22 and 23 - for the first time over two days and supported by the cooperation between Global Digital Women, Messe Karlsruhe and the City of Karlsruhe.

This means that the most important industry event for all digital topics relating to female leadership is coming to Karlsruhe and also shows what strong partners can achieve with strong cooperation. Together with Messe Karlsruhe, Global Digital Women (GDW) wants to give women in the digital business world a stage and put the topics of the hour ¬- digitalization and diversity - in the spotlight.

"Business has to be rethought in these times ¬- and that includes women being part of this business and making it more diverse," says Tijen Onaran, who first initiated the DFLA six years ago with her company Global Digital Women. The fact that a perfect match has now been found with Karlsruhe, the city where she was born, and Messe Karlsruhe makes her all the more pleased.

No other city stands for digitization as much as the city of Karlsruhe: the first e-mail was received here in August 1984. Even if sending and receiving an e-mail is taken for granted today, Tijen Onaran knows how important her work with GDW Global Digital Women, the leading company in the field of digitization and diversity, is and what kind of radiance it has. Added to this is Messe Karlsruhe, which implements events at the highest level and where the DFLA finds a new home. Tijen Onaran is certain: "Only together can we achieve great things and drive forward digitization, innovation and future issues.

Dr. Frank Mentrup, Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe, is pleased that his city will host the DFLA in the coming years and supports the event to the best of his ability. "Karlsruhe stands for liberality and is a city of law. Women's rights are human rights and Karlsruhe is therefore the perfect place for the topic of Female Empowerment. And, Karlsruhe is a city of change and a place to become,'" he says. "This is where ideas are initiated, brought to life and realized, and then taken out into the world."

The topic of female empowerment is also a matter close to the heart of Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe. Working in a heavily male-dominated industry, she says, "We give DFLA a stage and are happy to put the spotlight on the issues." And, "As a trade fair, we are an institution of the city of Karlsruhe and a place for smart visions."

Tijen Onaran, born and raised in Karlsruhe, can only agree: "I laid the foundation of my career in Karlsruhe. In the meantime, the DFLA and my companies have an enormous charisma and I like to come back to my roots and my home. Here, where it all began, I want to empower and help create a strong network of women - in Karlsruhe, regionally and globally."

The Summit will kick off on Friday, September 22, with a networking event with invited guests at the Center for Arts and Media. On Saturday, September 23, the big thought leaders' forum will start at 11 a.m. with a keynote address and workshops on the topics of diversity, leadership, innovation and sustainability. In the evening, the award ceremony will take place at the Messe Karlsruhe - with inspiring winners, a top-class jury and great partners.

The Summit in 2023 is just the beginning. GDW Global Digital Women, Messe Karlsruhe and the city of Karlsruhe want to follow a common vision and establish THE Female Empowerment Festival in Karlsruhe.

Finishing line and start of trial operation at the beginning of 2025

Karlsruhe, November 18th, 2022 - "There are no deviations in the construction schedule and we are within the agreed budget", the Mayor Gabriele Luczak-Schwarz informed the members of the Stadthalle advisory committee on November 11th. 2022. By the end of 2022, it is expected that all larger trades will also be awarded.

"The modernization of the Stadthalle, which is the heart of the Karlsruhe Congress Center, is again going according to plan," says Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe. After the partial dismantling of the construction site to make room for the meeting of the World Council of Churches and the realignment of the planning under the direction of the overall planner SSP AG, the modernization of the hall can now pick up speed again - with the planned finish at the end of 2024.

The seamless handover to the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center is then planned. Holger Klanfer, Head of Division Congress & Cultural Events at Messe Karlsruhe, sees a transitional period: “We will initially have a kind of “trial run” with non-public and also smaller public formats until summer 2025. For this start-up phase, we will work with redundancies in order to guarantee the implementation of planned events. My team and I are very happy to be able to market the hall again and are well prepared for it.”

The city of Karlsruhe and the Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH are confident that the management of the Stadthallen has settled in after the first few months and that the congress, conference and event hall will then be fit for regular operations. The Stadthalle can then position itself again with all its possibilities as an inner-city location on the congress market and in the city.

In December 2021, the municipal council approved this reorientation of planning with a focus on sustainability and a total expenditure of 135.42 million euros as part of the 2022/2023 budget consultation.

Sustainability is an integral part of the planning and construction as part of the renovation: the use of geothermal energy for cooling and heating as a hybrid concept, the use of photovoltaics on the two roof levels and the installation of highly efficient technical systems should be mentioned. This leads to significant energy savings on the one hand and a significant reduction in CO2 emissions on the other.

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Karlsruhe, August 31, 2022. Four years after the highest body of the World Council of Churches (WCC) decided in favor of Karlsruhe as the venue for the next general assembly, the time has come: around 4,000 Christians from all over the world will come from August 31 to September 8, 2022 for the 11th general assembly of the WCC together in Karlsruhe. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann opened the WCC General Assembly with a visit.

The inner-city congress center, which is located on the fairground and comprises four halls or houses, is transformed into a place of pilgrimage and creates space for encounters and common prayers. With around 45,000 square meters of inner-city event space in tents, halls, outdoors and under a huge magic sky, the General Assembly is a flagship project for Messe Karlsruhe. The trade fair team successfully accompanied the organizers from the conception to the on-site implementation.

“The WCC General Assembly is a very special event format that has never before taken place in our congress center. The fairground is the heart of the event. The open tent of the Magic Sky is framed by the halls of the congress center and supplemented with pavilions and temporary structures. The organizer has around 25,000 square meters of built-up area in the immediate vicinity of the citizens at their disposal," says Holger Klanfer, Director Congress & Cultural Events.

“We are proud to be an essential part of this unique event. Thanks to the excellent cooperation of all actors involved - the WCC in Geneva, the local coordination office in Karlsruhe and all city partners - we were able to design a unique event concept," adds Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of the fair.

Oberkirchenrat Herr Dr. Marc Witzenbacher, head of the local coordination office of the 11th WCC assembly, on the cooperation with Messe Karlsruhe: “The assembly offers space for exchange and encounters. This is guaranteed on the one hand by the "fountain" concept, to which anyone interested has access, and on the other hand by the meeting places in the city. I think it's important that the WCC goes into the city and has a presence. The church should not hide behind walls or fences, but should enter into dialogue with everyone. The team at Messe Karlsruhe provided us with excellent support from conception to implementation in order to create such meeting places.”

The congress center presents itself in an unfamiliar guise

The Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the WCC and usually meets every eight years. It is the only occasion when the communion of 352 member churches worldwide comes together in one place to pray, counsel and celebrate together.

The plenary assembly of the WCC will find its center in the inner-city Karlsruhe Congress Center. There, the Garden Hall, the Black Forest Hall, the Concert Hall and the Nancy Hall are used for lecture rooms, plenary sessions and offices. A flexible screen system, the so-called Magic Sky, creates a unique atmosphere on the fairground. With a height of 22 meters and a diameter of 42 meters, it is used for morning services, denominational evening prayers and concerts. The Magic Sky covers an area of ​​around 4,000 square meters and offers space for around 2,800 guests. With its self-supporting roof surface, which is made of translucent material to let more light seep through, it meets all the requirements for all participants to have a clear view of the 144 square meter stage and two huge video walls. 230 spotlights, four cameras and 50 loudspeakers complement the stage's technical equipment.

A networking tent, two catering tents, a two-storey pavilion and 90 pagoda tents were erected next to the Magic Sky in a three-week construction period. 1,200 running meters of site fence enclose the event site and over the entire event period, more than 100,000 meals will be served to the participants on a total of 4,000 square meters of catering space. Essential environmental aspects were taken into account in organizing the General Assembly. In this way, certification by the environmental management system EMAS could be obtained.

Expert advice from conception to implementation

The team at Messe Karlsruhe has provided extensive services that go far beyond just renting the location. Since 2018 they have been in coordination with the organizer and the municipal partners and are accompanying the project. From trade fair construction and catering to rental furniture and tent construction, event and streaming technology to cleaning, mobile toilet facilities, security service providers and interpreters - numerous service providers help to give the event the ideal setting.

The service provider who designed the Magic Sky is the company of the same name from Walzbachtal in Kraichgau. The giant umbrella was last used at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where it formed the roof for the basketball field. Thorsten Hagedorn, Managing Director at Magic Sky, describes his work with the ÖRK as follows: “We provide the temporary structures, but we also do the associated event technology. Of course there are many expectations from customers and service providers that we have to bring together and that is a big challenge for our team. But we are motivated and well structured so that together we can implement a successful event.”

More information about Messe Karlsruhe as host: https://www.messe-karlsruhe.de/de/messe-karlsruhe/geschaeftsfelder/wir-als-gastgeber/

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Karlsruhe, 26 January 2021 – Persistently high incidence levels of the coronavirus, slower-than-hoped progress with the vaccination programme, and a target group with special needs for hygiene and protection against infection are the reasons why, after consultation with its partners and multipliers, Messe Karlsruhe has decided to reschedule REHAB – European Trade Fair for Rehabilitation, Therapy, Care and Inclusion. The next REHAB will take place at Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre from 23 to 25 June 2022.

“Our early decision to reschedule REHAB is in the best interest of everyone involved. Because now, four months before REHAB would have begun, our exhibitors and partners would have needed to begin making specific plans and investments for their participation in the event”, explains Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe. “This rescheduling should lead to an improvement in planning reliability. We have chosen a date in our calendar that is both suitable for REHAB in the competitive environment and acceptable for the industry.”

REHAB was originally scheduled to take place at Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre from 6 to 8 May 2021.

About REHAB Karlsruhe

Since 1980 REHAB Karlsruhe has been one of the most important trade fairs for rehabilitation, therapy, care and inclusion, and has established itself every two years as the most important platform for high-quality mobility aids and children’s aids from Germany and other European countries. Specialists from all over Germany and neighbouring countries traditionally use REHAB to learn about the latest trends in rehabilitation technology, innovations in the assistive aids industry and new therapeutic options as well as to take advantage of further training opportunities. As a platform for the sharing of information among manufacturers, specialized dealers, therapists, medical professionals, nursing staff, service providers, associations, people with disabilities and their carers, REHAB is a must-attend event on the industry’s calendar. Further information is available at www.rehab-karlsruhe.com.

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UITP and Messe Karlsruhe are pleased to announce that the 2020 edition of IT-TRANS will be held from 1-3 December in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Initially postponed from 3-5 March due to developments with the coronavirus, the new date will see the largest event of its kind dedicated to digitalisation in public transport take place at the same venue, the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre.

UITP and Messe Karlsruhe are now moving forward towards the new date and ready to welcome the world of urban mobility to Karlsruhe in December.

The Taxi & Ride-Hailing Conference and Exhibition, also postponed in February, will remain as a parallel event to IT-TRANS and is confirmed for December.

“We’re delighted to have set the new date for the 2020 edition of ITTRANS, where we look forward to welcoming our exhibitors, conference delegates and all participants and visitors to Karlsruhe. The initial decision to postpone was the correct one and we’d like to thank everyone involved for their hard work and diligence in finalising the details for the December date. We thank you for your patience and understanding.” said Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General of UITP and Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe.

For updates going forward, we encourage you to stay connected to the dedicated IT-TRANS event website and social media feed.

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