Newsletter March 2017

Extraordinary situation prevailing in Basel

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Dear Customers, Partners and Friends of the CCB,

Welcome to the latest Spring Newsletter from the Congress Center Basel.

Today’s the big day when everything gets going but, behind the scenes, we’ve been working intensively on Baselworld for many months already – and, as of now, all eyes are on Basel. Apart from providing space for the latest watch and jewellery trends, we’ve not been neglecting humour either. Just ask the 10,000 enthralled spectators who came to see DivertiMento in the Event Hall…

See you soon in the Congress Center Basel!

Jonas Scharf, Managing Director

Simply brilliant: Baselworld

Things in Basel are rarely as international as they are during Baselworld. When the latest creations from the watch and jewellery industry are presented to a worldwide public on an exclusive basis, all those involved give everything they have to offer.

While preparations for Baselworld were in full swing, day-to-day business at the CCB was still continuing as usual. One event held during this time was the 61st Annual Meeting of GTH, with more than 1000 thrombosis and hemostasis researchers coming together in Basel.

Four sessions of Cabaret DivertiMento at Messe Basel. Four performances before a full house with a standing ovation. The Event Hall has once again demonstrated what a superb location it is for staging top-class cultural events in Basel.

While the Congress Center Basel is dominated by its collective facilities, it is also anxious to ensure that individuals feel at ease as well. Its new, attractively designed retreats, equipped with top-grade furnishings are one way in which it does this.

Since the beginning of the year, Basel has been offering its overnight visitors the option of surfing free-of-charge via the city’s own WLAN network. Various hotspots have been set up, and that includes Exhibition Square too.

Always convincing in terms of image and sound: outstanding technical feats are in the very DNA of the CCB's technical team. And that team has now been joined by Reinhard Höhn as a new project manager.