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Aachen as your conference location

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Aachen is not only ideal for studying and living, but also excellent for holding meetings . At its heart, the city offers the large conference and congress center and a variety of meeting hotels and conference locations . With 255,000 residents, Aachen is compact and pedestrian-friendly. The city has an international flair thanks to its location close to the borders of the Netherlands and Belgium.

Good reasons for Aachen

3 top reasons for Aachen as a conference city

01 | Excellent meeting infrastructure

Special locations, very good hotels of all categories and modern congress and conference facilities
Excellent accessibility and ideal connections by plane, train, long-distance bus and car
Hotels, locations and starting points of various supporting programs within walking distance and close to each other
Good value for money for hotel rooms and locations
Located in the Euregio in the border triangle of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands

02 | Large cultural offering

UNESCO World Heritage Site Aachen Cathedral, museums, Guided Tour and much more
History as a spa and bathing town thanks to the hottest springs in Central Europe, which were already used by the Romans
Cross-border cooperation in areas of culture, business and science in the border triangle and international flair in Aachen
The most important equestrian tournament in the world (CHIO), the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen and other big events – there is always something going on in Aachen!
Historic old town, cozy streets, atmospheric squares and varied bar and restaurant culture

03 | Business and science location

University of Excellence RWTH Aachen University
Research Center Jülich, three universities and numerous research departments
Valuable contacts and impulses for specialist congresses and conferences
High concentration of research and development capabilities
Status as a business city and hub for the exchange of ideas and know-how

Quick facts & impressions

Conference infrastructure and hotel industry

1.700

Participants in a room

Conference hotels

Conference centers

>30

Locations

4.000

Hotel room

>80

Hotels

Europasaal, Eurogress Aachen

Invention Center, INClab

Napoleon Room, Domaine La Butte aux Bois

Energeticon winding machine house

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