CONTENT

• SCIENTIFIC BACKROUND IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

• CONGRESS VENUE: PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

• FINANCIALS

• ACCOMMODATION IN PRAGUE

• SOCIAL PROGRAMME

• WHY PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC?

• CONCLUSION

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

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE• President of the congress:

• Members at Large:

OUR TOPIC FOR THE 2013 CONFERENCE

LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

CZECH-IN LTD.

• Founded: 2002• Business Activity: Congress, Event and Association

Management

• Annually organizes: 8 Congresses and 40 Conferences

• Nr. of delegates per year: more than 15 000

• Employees: 28 full time staff, 15 freelance staff

• Based in: Prague Congress Centre (PCC)

• Member of: ICCA, MPI, PCB, ISO certified

http://www.czech-in.cz/

LOCAL AUSPICESPrague Convention Bureauwww.pragueconvention.cz

CzechTourismwww.czechtourism.cz

City of Praguewww.cityofprague.cz

Czech Airlineswww.csa.cz

Prague Congress Centrewww.kcp.cz

LOCAL AUSPICES

Ministry of Healthhttp://www.mzcr.cz/

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

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

Prague Convention Bureauwww.pragueconvention.cz

CzechTourismwww.czechtourism.cz

CZECH-IN, Professional Congress Organiserwww.czech-in.cz

Prague Congress Centrewww.kcp.cz

LOCAL SUPPORT

LOCAL BUSINESS

Roche Waters Agilent

Chromsystem BioTech Abbott

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 PCC

THE PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS AND MOST FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS TO HOST THE MASCC SYMPOSIUM

PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE

FORUM HALL

Hall located on the 2nd floor

Capacity: 1034 persons

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

FOYERS – EXHIBITION AREA

Forum Hall Foyer 2nd floorTotal area: 600 m² netto

- Considered also as the catering area- Easy access from Plenary room and breakout rooms- Natural daylight- Panoramic view on Prague

Plenary session

Parallel session

Exhibition+Catering area+Posters

Office, speakers ready room

Registration

Cloakroom

PCC – GROUND FLOOR

PCC – 1st FLOOR

Plenary session

Parallel session

Exhibition+Catering area+Posters

Office, speakers ready room

Registration

Cloakroom

PCC – 2nd FLOOR

Plenary/Parallel session

Parallel session

Exhibition+Catering area

Posters

Registration

Cloakroom

Plenary/Parallel session

Parallel session

Exhibition+Catering area+Posters

Office, speakers ready room

Registration

Cloakroom

Plenary hall

FORUM HALL 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 1068 pax theatre style 218 000

Parallel sessions and other rooms

MEETING HALL IV 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 220 pax theatre style 41 300

MEETING HALL V 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 220 pax theatre style 41 300

NORTH HALL 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 220 pax theatre style 46 500

TERRACE I 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 220 pax theatre style 31 500

MEETING ROOM 2.1 (speakers ready room) 1 Day rental Maximum Capacity 50 pax theatre style 11 500

PCC - OVERVIEW

Prices are in CZK excl. VAT. for 1 day rental

Exhibition + catering + registration

FORUM HALL FOYER Total area 600 sqm netto – Exhibition + catering 102 900

CONGRESS HALL FOYER 1B Total area 418 sqm netto – Exhibition + catering 39 200

PCC – LOCATION & TRANSPORT

Just two stops by the underground or 10-15 minutes to walk from the downtown

City center

PCC IN NUMBERS

PCC REFERENCES

FINANCIALS

INCOME STRUCTURE• Registration : 180 400 EUR excl. VAT ( Early registration fee based on

the previous congresses / 325 EUR Member, 425 EUR Non-member, special rates for the other categories)

• Sponsorship : 16 666 EUR excl. VAT• Exhibition: 25 000 EUR excl. VAT ( 50 stands )• Total costs: 213 000 EUR excl.VAT

CONCLUSION• Financial structure of Prague MASCC congress is profitable and we

will try to maximize the income and minimize the costs• We are ready to submit the applications for the grants and supports

FINANCIALS

FINANCIALS

ACCOMMODATION

HOTEL Category Hotel Capacity Distance from PCC

PRICE for SGL EURO excl. VAT, incl. Breakfast

Radisson SAS 5* 211 3 metro stops 200,-

Corinthia Towers 5* 532 Walking distance 160,-

Holiday Inn 4* 251 Walking distance 140,-

Corinthia Panorama 4* 450 1 metro stop 140,-

Yasmin 4* 198 2 metro stops 150,-

Beranek 3* 80 1 metro stop 60,-

Otar 3* 35 1 metro stop 60,-

Oya 3* 35 1 metro stop 60,-

Ibis Old Town 3* 271 5 metro stops 58,-

Ibis Wenceslas Sq. 3* 181 1 metro stop 58,-

Chodov Dormitory 2* 1000 6 metro stops, 1 bus stop 15,-

Prices are indicative only

ACCOMMODATION PRICE OVERVIEW

HOTELS LOCATION

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

VENUES

Municipal House Up to 1100 persons

Žofín PalaceUp to 700 persons

O2 ArenaUp to 2000

persons

Industrial PalaceUp to 1800 persons

TOURSLarge variety of tours inside and outside of Prague

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

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 Boat Trip on the Vltava river 48,-

Karlstejn Castle 48,-

Kutna Hora 45,-

VENUEPrice excl. VAT, incl. services (Euro)

Municipal House 36000,-

Zofin Palace 21000.-

Trade Fair Palace 12000,-

Zofin Palace 20800,-

Industrial Palace 16400,-

Barrandov Studios from 24000,-

O2 Arena 38000,-

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

WHY PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC?

• Prague is located in the very centre of Europe, with easy access by

all means of public transport.

• At present there are over 100 direct flights from 48 countries

around the world.

• Travel time from most of the European cities is around 1.5 hours,

the maximum travel time from e.g. Moscow or Lisbon is 2.5 hours.

• Prague is suitably connected to the national highway system

further interconnected with road nets of all neighboring

countries.

• The city forms the hub of the Czech railway system, with services

to all parts of the Czech Republic and abroad. There is also a

commuter rail system which serves the Prague metropolitan area.

CZECH REPUBLIC – CONNECTION

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

• Free circulation of scientists in the Czech Republic is guaranteed

• No visa for visitors from the EU countries

• Many non-EU Countries also need no visa :

• Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Columbia, Chile,

Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hongkong, Israel, Japan,

South Africa, Korea, Costa Rica, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, New

Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Salvador, San Marino, Singapore, Serbia,

Montenegro, Brunei, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Vatican, Venezuela

• Citizens from the rest of world need visa, but generally the procedure is quick and very

simple. For more information visit web <www.mzv.cz>

IMMIGRATION CONTROL

• The Czech currency is called the Czech crown (CZK).

Exchange offices are located all around the city

centre (exchange offices, banks, post offices).

• At present 1 Euro = 24.5 CZK, 1 USD = 18.5 CZK,1

GPB = 28 CZK, 1 AUD = 18 CZK

• All types of credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American

Express) are generally accepted

• Many hotels and restaurants accept Euro as well.

CURRENCY

• Prague (Praha) - capital and the largest city in the

Czech Republic, with about 1.3 million people

• Situated on the river Vltava in central Europe

• Political, cultural and economic centre of the state

• Home to a number of famous cultural attractions

• Since 1992 on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites

• One of the most popular tourist destinations; over 4

millions visitors annually - the 6th most visited in

Europe

ABOUT PRAGUE

• Prague contains one of the world’s most pristine

and varied collections of architecture, ranging from

Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and

Neo-Classical.

• Hundreds of concert halls, galleries, cinemas and

music clubs. Each year Prague hosts a number of

famous international music festivals as well as

hundreds of vernissages and fashion shows

• Prague can be enjoyed not only for its museums

and cultural sites but also for famous Czech beer

and hearty cuisine.

ABOUT PRAGUE

EXCELLENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

• Congress Centre Located at the Metro station (Vysehrad), 2 stations from the downtown

• Adult 75 minutes ticket for 1 EUR / Congress delegates for free

 

• 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 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

• MASCC 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!