Munich wanted to know: According to statistics
the meetings market in the larger region of Munich is worth approximately 300
million euros. Over 2.3 million trade visitors come to Munich every year to take
part in one of 70,000 meetings. 950,000 overnight stays are booked by external
attendees every year who spend an average of 170 euros a day. The ICM posted
attendance figures of up to 6,000, and 80 of the 176 conventions staged at ICM
are two to five-day events. In 2004 the Congress of the European Society of
Cardiology will take place at the ICM for the first time with approx. 22,000
participants. www.icm-muenchen.de