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Guidebook for event planning

  • Step by step instructions

  • useful tips

  • checklists for download

We are pleased to help you plan and make your event a success.

Rediscover Cologne - with all its many facets and opportunities - as an event destination. Inspire visitors at congresses, conferences, and events. As a planner of events and association congresses, this is your challenge. To help you meet it, our team will support you with its wide range of skills and experience, offer tips and ideas, up-to-date information, step-by-step instructions, checklists and provide you with a host of service offerings.

We remain at your side. From organizing a meeting, planning hybrid events to putting on the perfect evening event. We help you to choose suitable conference hotels, event centres or event locations, provide you with tips on places of interest in Cologne and the surrounding area, keep you up to date on green meetings, accessible events, sustainability in the Cologne meeting industry and tell you about the advantages congress participants enjoy when using local and long-distance transport.

Contact us - we look forward to your event!

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Checklist event planning

Planning an event can be an exciting but also challenging task. From the initial idea to the final realisation, there are numerous steps to consider to ensure that everything proceeds smoothly and participants have an unforgettable experience. With our event planning guide, we will provide you with a clear and comprehensive guide on how to successfully plan every detail of your event from start to finish. From conceptualisation and budgeting to realisation and follow-up, our guide will help you make your event a success.

tips & tricks for event planning

Planning a hybrid event

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Planning an accessible event