PROGRESSIVE
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your next
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Warsaw
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A remarkable city driven by the future and inspired by the past. Modern and lively metropolis with surprisingly green city centre and each night rich in cultural events.
Warsaw Convention Bureau – your reliable partner in meeting management consultancy. Let us connect you with the most experienced and trustworthy local suppliers.
1. Meet where everybody meets. Through the years 2006-2010 more than 3,3 million participants took part in Warsaw meetings. Hundreds of working hours of meeting planners, event coordinators, venue managers, caterers and other professionals made it happen. Reliable and experienced destination? Warsaw is your safe choice. 2. Congress & Incentive features:
• 10 five-stars hotels • 9 four-stars hotels
• 23 three-stars hotels with more than 19 000 beds • 2 exhibition centres with more than 29 000 m2 of exhibiting space
3. Business is business. According to the World Bank report ‘Poland handled the crisis better than other European and central Asian countries’. With fast developing and stable economy we are a reliable host of your business meetings. And since it is economically effective to spend Euros in Poland – Warsaw events will suite every budget. Getting a good value for money? Obviously.
4. Warsaw is what we make it. This is the place where people take what’s best from the past and look forward to the future. The city dwellers combine open minded and ness focused attitude with traditional hospitality and dedication. You will find us giving directions on the street. You will find us coordinating your meeting.
Why incentive in
Warsaw
Warsaw
Convention Bureau
• As an official representative of Warsaw City Hall, WCB is responsible for the promotion of Warsaw as a preferred meetings industry destination.
• We are your partner when planning an event or a meeting, we provide impartial and expert advice on venues, hotels, PCOs, DMCs and all supporting services you need. • We assist to convene association congresses, corporate meetings and incentive travel events in Warsaw.
• Our marketing activities include organization of press tours and site inspections for international journalists and meeting planners, in order to introduce them to the rich variety of Warsaw attractions and meeting facilities.
DURATION: one day programme (minimum 4h – maximum 8h) NUMBER OF PAX: for 25-100 participants LOCATION: within the city limits of Warsaw ALL INCLUSIVE: all required services are provided
by the agency
In this catalogue you will find 10 ideas for Warsaw incentive. Each programme is provided by Warsaw Convention Bureau’s recommended business partner – reliable local DMC.
Kurt Scheller’s Cooking Academy
Born in Switzerland, Kurt Scheller is a very popular Chef. Before creating his own academy he used to work for the big-gest chain hotels like Bristol, Sheraton or Rialto. Nowadays The Kurt Scheller Academy provides professional cooking training and short courses for non-professionals. Not to mention that he has an outgoing personality and remarkable sense of humour. The cooking classes can also be arranged on exclusive basis for our clients. You will be given the opportunity to prepare some Polish dishes on your own, with the instructions and advices from the culinary master himself - Kurt Scheller.
‘Warsaw in puzzles’ – City Game
This will not be a sightseeing that one takes part in and forget. There will be no boring city guide showing monuments and no standard itinerary to take.
There will be just you and the city with its people and some tasks to be completed. Because Polish capital has many faces and each stop will discover one of them...
Our guests will be divided into teams, each will get its own ‘silent’ guide to watch over the participants. The guests will have to trace their own itinerary and accomplish different tasks connected with local culture, traditions and famous Polish people’s lives.
COMPANY: HAXEL Events&Incentive Sp. z o.o. ADDRESS: ul. Okrężna 119, 02-933 Warsaw, Poland CONTACT PERSON: Dorota Goetzen
Director of Sales & Marketing - Incoming CONTACT: Phone: + 48 (22) 742 04 58
Mobile: + 48 605 425 905
E-mail: [email protected]
Warsaw Retro Ball
Venues used in the programme: Ballroom of the former Euro-pean Hotel, The Royal Way.
We invite you to Warsaw of the 1920s and 1930s then called the Paris of the North. This is Warsaw of the elegant ladies and gentlemen, vamps like Pola Negri, vaudeville stars and the devourer of the male’s hearts like Ordonka or gallant suitors sending boxes of chocolates and bouquets of flowers. Those are the times conquered by jazz and tango, and the times when foxtrot, charleston and quick step ruled the floor.
Description of the programme:
Guests receive an invitation to the gala in the ballrooms of the old European Hotel. The whole concept of the evening is based on 1920s & 1930s attributes of Warsaw – its style, fashion and etiquette. Every detail is important here: from the vintage gazette leading into the ambiance, through styled usherettes, 1920s
of-ficers giving roses to ladies, and waiters serving tincture, to the elements of scene (instruments, bar, plasma TV in frames etc.), band, the retro photo stand where guests are drawn into the game of disguise (vintage photos with the figures from the past are ‘gift from the ball’).
Thanks to high involvement of the organisers and guests the 1920s and 1930s mood of the dancing Warsaw comes back. Guests feel like the ‘cream of the cream’ of the society of those times.
‘Future Needs Past’ – City Game
Venues in the programme: Palace of Science & Culture, Old Town, The Royal Way.
In the city game the town structure becomes the board on which we play. Historical points of interest, monuments and landmarks with their interesting stories become tasks to be solved or places to be discovered. It is all done with sense of humour, neces-sary distance to local history, plus - it requires some team work and competitive skills. Conferences and meetings often close people indoors. We show you around.
Programme description: We divide guests into teams, provide them with road books and maps with the marked route and… we open the incredible city for them. Following the motto ‘Past Needs Future’ the game’s terrain is located in the historic part of Warsaw with some modern solutions & realizations. Participants solve tasks from road books. Each player pays a visit to one of the typical Warsaw restaurants along the Royal Way to taste the great Polish cuisine.
We can suit the city game to the topic of your conference. The motto can be developed and enhanced during the whole meeting highlighting its ambience. The game can be organised in any weather conditions.
COMPANY: Incentive Concept Poland
ADDRESS: Al. Wilanowska 303A, 02-665 Warsaw, Poland CONTACT: Phone: + 48 (22) 54 88 100
Fax: + 48 (22) 54 88 111 E-mail: [email protected]
Polish Vodka Tasting
MAZURK AS
DMC Poland
France has champagne, Scotland has whiskey, Belgium has beer, what about Poland? Vodka! Taste a small shot of its pleasure, of that polish alcohol firmly rooted in the Polish tradition during an exciting day or evening in the historic interiors of Warsaw. We’ll visit the Warsaw Vodka Factory - located in the renovated 19th century factory buildings, where you will get acquainted with a variety of vodka brands as well as its way of producing and the customs of serving. It will be also a great opportunity to taste delicious polish cuisine, which is an inseparable aspect of country’s culture.
‘Discover Warsaw’ – City Game
MAZUR K AS
DMC Poland
Our interactive game – ‘Discover Warsaw’ will give you the opportunity to become familiar with the Warsaw’s topography and every day life. It allows you to experience the polish tastes,
find out the Warsaw legends and visit the most picturesque places of Warsaw. Small groups of explorers equipped with maps and city pocket guides, camera, public transport tickets and a task card where all the tasks are described should reach marked stations. On each station the teams work on the task. The help of the locals and the use of public transportation may be necessary. Quiz sheet will include a wide variety of questions related to Warsaw’s history, culture, etc. The explorers will try to find the answers while playing the game.
COMPANY: Mazurkas Travel
ADDRESS: ul. Wojska Polskiego 27, 01-515 Warsaw, Poland CONTACT PERSON: Andrzej Hulewicz, Vice President
CONTACT: Phone: + 48 (22) 536 46 00
E-mail: [email protected]
Polish Design Shopping
The unique opportunity to explore more and more famous Polish designers’ boutiques. During this trip we will visit boutiques of Maciej Zień, Ewa Minge and Gosia Baczyńska, rising stars of the world wide fashion design. Their beautiful creations are worn by local and global celebrities. All the productions we can see and buy are unique and individual, but the good thing is they are still at reasonable price. For a dessert, you will be served Polish interior design. During the trip we will come across some creations of Oskar Zięta, Agnieszka Lasota, Karina Marusińska and others.
Warsaw Movies Production Ltd.
The participants are forming film-making teams. They play different roles as actors, film directors, operators and techni-cal staff. We provide cameras, costumes, props and inspiring surrounding. The team members provide their skills, humour and imagination. The plot is based on the information found in mysterious black bags. The film-teams’ efforts are rewarded during the film presentation ceremony on the next day.
Few words from participants:
‘When I watch our team-building films I always get a better mood’
‘The film activity was the most interesting part of the conference’
COMPANY: Meeting Designers Sp. z o.o.
ADDRESS: ul. Bednarska 7, 00-310 Warsaw, Poland CONTACT PERSON: Maria Wysocka, Project Manager CONTACT: Phone: + 48 (22) 427 31 79
E-mail: [email protected]
Chocolate Workshop
Over a century ago, Emil Wedel, an extremely talented appren-tice made a very controversial decision – he decided to build his own house in the centre of Warsaw, converting it at the same time into cake and chocolate factory & lounge. In the facade overlooking a busy Warsaw street, he opened his own store, selling his pralines and cakes. The very modern and artistic interiors appealed to Warsaw customers who classified the place as very trendy… and delicious. The chocolate quality that Wedel made in his factory was so outstanding that the number of visitors doubled with every month. We do believe that your visitors will share our passion towards the Polish Wedel chocolate and will enjoy remarkable moments in present-day chocolate lounges.
The time spent over a cup of hot chocolate and a selection of pralines will also be used as a gently excuse for an interesting lecture on the Wedel chocolate story. After a short presenta-tion and talk, all guests will take time to use professional advice on how to decorate popular so called Wedel torts. All neces-sary ingredients such as sugar crunch will be provided. Then, everybody in groups will create their own individual decora-tive modecora-tives. The final task will include finding potential buyers interested in their handcraft.
Light Painting’ – Artistic Workshop
‘Light painting’ is a kind of a group play, experiment and creative art, connected with light-sources using photographic technology. It is often applied by professionals for making artistic pictures and unique short-movies.
People generate simple pictures by moving various light sources. The pictures or movies exist only on a data carrier – no one can see them ‘live’ – because they do not exist, actually.
The creation of these effects is a perfect entertainment for guests and an excellent integration-exercise which combines fun with team-work. Participants are surprised how easily their thoughts and dreams become real.
Workshops are organized in unusual interiors, which play a vital role as backgrounds for creating photographic drawings. First of all, we start with selecting the right place, which must be thought-inspiring for our guests.
COMPANY: United Partners Sp. z o.o.
ADDRESS: ul. Smyczkowa 12/31, 02-678 Warsaw, Poland CONTACT: Phone: + 48 (22) 207 20 01
Fax: + 48 (22) 207 20 02
E-mail: [email protected]
Opening / closing night venues:
INTIMATE: TEATR KAMIENICA
This famous private theatre is occupying tenement house in the heart of the city. It offers 2000 m2 of space with high-tech AV equipment, catering services and professional event planning staff. The venue has unique space design possibili-ties: stage and auditorium can be arranged in 17 different settings from banquet, 4x4 vehicle launch to catwalk.
Your contact: Małgorzata Nowak [email protected]
SPACIOUS: POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA GMACH GŁÓWNY
Warsaw University of Technology (Polytechnic) regularly hosts international meet-ings in its Main Building. With the magnificent glass ceiling designed in 1899 it can accommodate over 1000 participants and another 1000 can be offered space in rooms with the capacity up to 400 guests. Most of the necessary AV equipment is available on site and the venue itself is accessible for the disabled.
Your contact: [email protected]
EXCLUSIVE: BELVEDERE RESTAURANT
In one of the most exquisite Warsaw locations – Łazienki Królewskie Park Complex – is the Belvedere, an excellent restaurant for up-scale events and dining. Indulge your group with the finest Polish and international cuisine, accompanied by an outstanding service – including evening walks around the Royal Bath Gardens guided by waiters holding torches and dressed in historical costumes. Worth considering is also Cavallo Club – stable like VIP lounge.
Your contact: Beata Celińska-Wochna [email protected]
POSTINDUSTRIAL: CENTRUM ARTYSTYCZNE FABRYKA TRZCINY
An old factory building revitalised and transformed into modern artistic centre is also an event and conference centre. On 3 000 m2 it comprises a Performance Hall, Theatrical Stage, Exhibition Hall, Club & Lounge, Conference Room and Restaurant area. With its own catering services Fabryka Trzciny is a place with postindustrial and avant-garde environment fitting profiles of many corporate events.
Your contact: [email protected]
Winning & dinning:
Although the following venue selection is just a sample of what Warsaw has to offer, the selection has been made with special attention to what meeting planners may look for. Divided into
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FOLK: ALEGLORIA RESTAURANT
The restaurant owned by Magda Gessler – the well-known creator of tastes and the interior designer – shows a new dimension of Polish cuisine and a new image of traditional Polish culture. With the total space of 588 m2 for maximum 255 guests in 5 different rooms, AleGloria also has remarkable Patio – an event space (for 500 pax in cocktail setting) in the courtyard of tenement house, covered with semi-transparent roof.
Your contact: [email protected]
LATEST HISTORY: PAŁAC KULTURY I NAUKI
Famous and recognizable Palace of Culture and Science is the tallest building in Poland that can accommodate 4500 participants simultaneously in over 40 rooms and premises of different size. Situated in a very city centre, surrounded by several
five star hotels, has its own concert hall for 2880 people. Your contact: Zuzanna Bobrowicz [email protected]
Polish ambience:
CHEERFUL: TEATR SABAT MAŁGORZATY POTOCKIEJ
Sabat Theatre, established and owned by famous Polish dancer Małgorzata Potocka is located in the heart of old Warsaw. It is the perfect place for an evening event in the at-mosphere of belle époque. Before a colourful revue performance, the group may have
fine dinner at the comfortable and stylish auditorium. After the show, the stage be-comes a dance floor for participants and theatre dancers. The theatre has space for 250 persons and may be used for conferences, promotional events, balls and gala dinners. Your contact: [email protected]
CLASSIC: ŁAZIENKI KRÓLEWSKIE - PAŁAC NA WODZIE
The 18th century English-style royal gardens in the city centre include the ensemble of neoclassical buildings and famous Palace on the Water. It’s largest ball room with the space for up to 140 guests in theatrical style is the most desired place for the Chopin concert. With its royal and classic entourage Palace on the Water needs no further recommendation for stylish up-scale events.
Your contact: [email protected]
Live entertainment:
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Recommended incentive
8 different categories, presented venues reflect experience of Warsaw Convention Bureau and its local business partners – PCOs and DMCs, who continually deliver quality service to our international clients.
