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Event Planning | Green Meetings & CSR

Green Meetings & CSR

In the last few years the topics sustainability and "greening" are gaining more and more in importance, especially in the Meetings Industry.

Congresses, seminars and events represent a strain on the environment, be it in the production of waste, the consumption of energy or the emission of CO₂.

With this chapter the Vienna Convention Bureau would like to sum up this broad topic and at the same time point out its importance to meeting planners.

Overview:

Go green and certify your meeting
Sustainable measures at the Vienna Convention Bureau
Initiatives in the Vienna Meetings Industry
A city worth living in

FAQs

Do I have to register my congress/incentive in Vienna?

Publication has several benefits:

your event is promoted worldwide - the publication in our online convention calendar is giving you further chances of boosting attendance
if you have your own event website, we automatically create a link to your website
publication of your event is free of charge

The Vienna Convention Bureau requires event data for its annual statistics. Every year we draw up convention, meeting and incentive statistics showing important economic data and trends. We would therefore appreciate your cooperation in registering your event to provide us with a basis for making statistical calculations. If you do not wish your event to be published in the convention calendar please register your event as "confidential".

Please click here to register your event.

Do I have to register my congress/incentive in Vienna?

In case of an emergency - what to do?

Emergency telephone numbers
European emergency call 112
Fire department 122
Police 133
Ambulance & emergency services 144
Emergency doctor 141
Night and weekend dental services (recorded message in German) 512 20 78
Pharmacies open nights and Sunday (recorded message in German) 1550 or see teletext page 648 on ORF1 or ORF2
For 24 hour breakdown service, call one of the following automobile clubs
ARBÖ 123
ÖAMTC 120

In case of an emergency - what to do?

When are public holidays in Austria?

Public holidays 2013:
New Year's Day: 1 January
Epiphany: 6 January
Easter Monday: 01 April
National Holiday: 1 May
Ascension Day: 9 May
Whit Monday: 20 May
Corpus Christi: 30 May
Assumption of the Virgin Mary: 15 August
National Holiday: 26 October
All Saints' Day: 1 November
Immaculate Conception: 8 December
Christmas Day: 25 December
Boxing Day: 26 December

Public holidays 2014:
New Year's Day: 1 January
Epiphany: 6 January
Easter Monday: 21 April
National Holiday: 1 May
Ascension Day: 29 May
Whit Monday: 09 June
Corpus Christi: 19 June
Assumption of the Virgin Mary: 15 August
National Holiday: 26 October
All Saints' Day: 1 November
Immaculate Conception: 8 December
Christmas Day: 25 December
Boxing Day: 26 December

When are public holidays in Austria?

When are school holidays in Vienna?

School holidays in Vienna 2012/2013:
Christmas holidays: 24 December 2012 - 6 January 2013
Semester break: 04 - 9 February 2013
Easter holidays: 23 March - 02 April 2013
Pentecost holidays: 18 - 21 May 2013
Summer holidays: 29 June - 31 August 2013

When are school holidays in Vienna?

Testimonials

David Williams, CMP

International Association for Energy Economics

A working pleasure

Our annual European conference was held in Vienna and it was one our best attended events (even given the current economic downturn). Key to our success was working from the start with the Vienna Convention Bureau; the entire staff is highly trained and knowledgeable within the meetings and convention industry. From the initial site visit with the VCB to our event at the Hofburg Congress Centre, we had a truly unique and memorable experience. The ease of transit for our attendees and the beauty of Vienna combined to give our attendees a meeting that was a working pleasure!

"A working pleasure"

David Williams, CMP

International Association for Energy Economics

Panos Tzivanidis

SWIFT

One of the best CVBs!

We have organised our Sibos event in many different cities around the world and we have worked with many CVBs. The Vienna Convention Bureau is with no doubt one of the best ones! They worked closely with us, providing necessary information in a timely manner and always being available for our preparation trips. Their knowledge of big scale events, as well as the good relations they have with city authorities, was key to the success of many Sibos initiatives. It is not often that a convention bureau is at the same time a partner, a consultant and your biggest supporter! Thank you for everything.

"One of the best CVBs!"

Panos Tzivanidis

SWIFT

Austrian Eco-label "Green Meetings" (PDF 853 kB)

Charter for Responsible Meetings (PDF 224 kB)

Environment and Aviation (PDF 3.4 MB)

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Accessibility for people with special needs

The Vienna City Administration continuously strives to offer a number of different services for people with special needs, ranging from accessible sidewalks to the special markings in underground stations for the visually impaired.
Many of the important museums and sights in Vienna are housed in historical buildings, therefore barrier-free access cannot always be guaranteed. Nevertheless, in most cases ways have been found to grant access.
The Vienna airport and the airlines offer a special mobility service; the check-in counters are reachable at ground level or from the parking garage via elevators, the departure gates at the same level.
Vienna's public transportation system is almost entirely accessible. All underground stations have an elevator and about 80% of all stations have "guiding strips" for the visually impaired. "Low floor" vehicles operate on almost all streetcar and bus lines in Vienna to make it easier for people with restricted mobility to board and alight.
There are special guided city tours offered for guests with special needs.

For more information please follow this link.

Accessibility for people with special needs

Public transport convention ticket

Wiener Linien offer a special rover ticket to delegates and accompanying persons for the duration of their respective event, featuring the following benefits:

Unlimited use of the public transport network for the entire duration of the convention
Price per ticket: EUR 14.70 for 3 days; EUR 2.00 for every additional day
Tickets can be branded with logo of the respective event
Congress badge can be used as ticket
CAT City Airport Train can be included in the congress ticket
Minimum quantity 100 tickets (no photographs necessary)
Reduced rates for large events (i.e. -20% for 5.000+ tickets, -30% for 10.000+ tickets) for congress ticket as well as City Airport Train

Tickets can also be purchased individually by the delegates of the conference via a special website link.

Contact: Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG, Department K37, K37g@wienerlinien.at

Public transport convention ticket

Star Alliance Conventions Plus

Tap into the world's largest airline network to help your convention run smoothly. If you're organizing a convention for more than 500 delegates sign up to Star Alliance Conventions Plus and gain access to the whole alliance network through one point of contact.

Click here to learn more about Star Alliance Conventions Plus.