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Greetings from Istanbul!
This picture shows Sylvie Fodor and Karen Sahoy together with Emre Soylu, CEPIC's member and representative in Turkey
After Valencia last week, we have now gone for a site inspection in Istanbul, from 06 August to 08 August. As a door to Asia, we think it may be an excellent venue for a CEPIC Congress.
Divided by the Bosphorus, Istanbul builds a bridge between two continents : Europe and Asia. Istanbul is both the nearest Asian city to Europe and the nearest European city to Asia. It is a huge, vibrant, metropolis of 13 million people connecting continents, cultures and religions. It is also the greatest business and cultural center of the region. It in its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Many historic sites of Istanbul are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. In 2010, Istanbul has been chosen as joint European Capital of Culture.
Istanbul's unique geographical location and historical heritage may explain why it is ranked 7th as international congress city. And of course, it has outstanding and modern congress facilities and an excellent hotel infrastructure.
The picture above was shot on the balcony of one of the potential venues for the CEPIC Congress, with a view on the Bosphorus. We visited a total of four potential venues, hotels and had a meeting with a DMC. All potential venues are located in the city center. The days are long and hot - thank god, there is air conditionning everywhere - and at night the city does not sleep so our day does not end.
There are many criteria to select a venue for the CEPIC Congress : the result of the survey amongst participants, the attractivity of the city, the adequacy of the conference venues, the hotel infrastructure and the flight connections from all over the world, last but not least, prices.
We are working hard to have all elements and a decision by the end of August.
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