{"id":3476,"date":"2020-01-28T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T11:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duesseldorfcongress.de\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:54:36","slug":"review-of-2019-an-excellent-year-for-dusseldorf-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duesseldorfcongress.de\/en\/review-of-2019-an-excellent-year-for-dusseldorf-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of 2019 \u2013 an excellent year for D\u00fcsseldorf Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Community events with tens of thousands of visitors, several prestigious international medical and scientific conventions, major corporate events, international sporting events and TV productions involving celebrity artists \u2013 D\u00fcsseldorf Congress can look back to an excellent year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The events industry has its normal years, excellent years and\nyears which can be summed up in a single word: WOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 certainly fits this description for D\u00fcsseldorf Congress.\nThe days and months seemed to fly by, with one (event) highlight following\nanother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One event stood out, in particular: The International Youth Convention of the New Apostolic Church (IYC)<\/strong> (IJT)<\/a>, which was held in D\u00fcsseldorf from 30 May to 2 June and attracted around 30,000 young people from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We \u2013 the D\u00fcsseldorf Congress team \u2013 would therefore like to take the opportunity to review 2019 with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

January is a time of new beginnings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although the first thing that happened was not an event, it heralded a major change in 2019 and should therefore not be forgotten. On 1 January 2019 Maria Kofidou<\/strong> <\/a>started as the new CEO of D\u00fcsseldorf Congress GmbH, taking over from Hilmar Guckert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We achieved a lot last year, and we have great plans for 2020 now. Our main focus will always be on our customers, as we continually strive to increase the positive experiences of our customers, and also the experiences of their customers.<\/em>” \u2013 Maria Kofidou, CEO of D\u00fcsseldorf Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPOBIS 2019 in D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Spobis\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The year started with SPOBIS 2019<\/a>, Europe\u2019s leading sports business convention and the traditional meeting place for top decision-makers in the sports industry. Over 3,500 delegates and 150 speakers from both Germany and abroad spent two days discussing the most important trends and topics in the sports business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/strong>AD German Ophthalmological Academy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 20th German Ophthalmological Academy (AAD), the biggest CPD event for ophthalmologists in the German-speaking area, attracted over 6,000 eye doctors and other ophthalmological professionals to D\u00fcsseldorf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The five-day convention covered tens of thousands of square metres and featured 200 presentations, sessions and workshops as well as a large-scale exhibition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

doTERRA \u2013 over 8,000 Wellness Advocates in D\u00fcsseldorf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One outstanding event last year was undoubtedly the European convention of the US company doTERRA, a manufacturer of essential oils and other wellness products. doTERRA in D\u00fcsseldorf on 17 and 18 May was attended by over 8,000 Wellness Advocates, offering opportunities to network and learn about innovative products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One particular highlight for delegates was a gala dinner on the first evening of this corporate event. A specially themed space was created for this occasion, with large LED walls and a dance floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IYC \u2013 St James\u2019s Route or Green Route?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"St<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The International Youth Convention of the New Apostolic Church (IYC)<\/strong> was held in D\u00fcsseldorf on the Ascension public holiday weekend from Thursday 30 May to Sunday, 2 June and attracted around 30,000 young people from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planning of this large-scale event started two years in advance. \u201cWhile preparing for the IYC we had countless meetings with our customer, sometimes involving miles of guided tours around the event space, i.e. the exhibition centre including the two convention centres, parking facilities, the sports park and the arena,\u201d<\/em> says the project manager Katja Berger. And Bj\u00f6rn Fritze, the technical project manager added with a smile: \u201cWe ended up with over 1,000 files in the planning folder \u2013 several GB in all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was important for the project team to fulfil the customer\u2019s creative and sometimes unusual wishes while at the same time observing all the legal regulations and requirements which are involved in such a major event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To offer sufficient overnight accommodation for the IYC guests, Halls 9-16 were simply turned into temporary dormitories. At the same time, a shower village was created behind Hall 13, with 420 shower units in containers as well as toilet facilities for 20,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two other halls served as catering areas, while Halls 5, 7a, 7.0-7.2, 8a and 8b were used as event space, with four stages and seating for around 30,000 delegates. An open-air stage was also set up, serving an audience of 20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe stage is normally used for festivals, such as the Haldern Pop Festival. It was really cool to see such a big stage in the middle of the exhibition grounds,\u201d<\/em> says Bj\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening and concluding worship services and other large-scale programme items were all held in the MERKUR Sports Arena. A sophisticated health and safety system was in place, channelling the young people from the exhibition centre to the arena along four different routes. The routes were colour-coded and differed in length. While the 800-metre Pink Route was the shortest one, visitors taking the Green Route had to spend 45 to 50 minutes walking to the arena \u2013 prompting quite a few youngsters to demonstrate their running skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memes and Bible verses along the way<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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#gr\u00fcneroute (Green Route)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Katja says: \u201cWe were quite worried actually that the whole thing might go pear-shaped and the YJC youngsters would just refuse to use the long route, particularly as it was quite hot. Instead, everyone had great fun. Even now you can still find the hashtag #gr\u00fcneroute (Green Route) in various posts on Twitter and Instagram.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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