Lausanne: Europe's epicentre for conferences, events and business meetings

Lausanne is a city that has been universally chosen to form the pinnacle of the Olympic movement, based not only on its immense natural beauty and ease of access, but also on its plethora of world leading facilities and reputation as a hub for academic and scientific excellence. The city is blessed with an abundance of purpose built conference venues, internationally acclaimed universities and a variety of hotels that are as intriguing as they are accommodating.

There is perhaps no finer example of Lausanne's association with excellence than its billing as the Capital of Neurosciences.

This is spearheaded by the incredible 'Human Brain Project,' an ambitious attempt to combine research from over 90 institutes (Worldwide they are over 500 institutes)to develop an accurate computer simulation of the brain (1.2 milliard will be invested in the next 5 years).

For those that are inspired by Lausanne's Olympic associations, the stunning Olympic Museum will re-open in November after an intensive two year refurbishment. This means that the museum now boasts an impressive 3000 m­­2 of permanent exhibitions that truly encapsulates the Olympic spirit, and best of all, there is a 170 seat auditorium - (and the possibilities for gala dinner) perfect for inspiring guests by surrounding them with the very
definition of successful human endeavour.

Lausanne has extensively re-developed its conference facilities and hospitality services to meet the ever rising demand. In 2014 the city will celebrate the opening of Lausanne's second congress venue, the Swiss Tech Convention Centre. This new site will be the world's first fully-automated congress centre: with multiple modular rooms and a total capacity of 3000, the centre is set to become the leading platform for scientific symposiums of the future.

Aside from the new convention centre the existing conference and business facilities add to Lausanne's reputation as an excellent business and corporate incentive destination. For large scale events, MCH Beaulieu Lausanne the larges exhibition and congress centre in Switzerland that can comfortably accommodate in excess of 5000 attendees.

There are also a number of equally suitable historic locations, such as Portes des Iris - a completely refurbished and characterful 16th century farm house that is capable of welcoming over 1500 guests. In addition the city's various hotels, including the Beau Rivage Palace and Lausanne Palace and Spa offer comprehensive seminar rooms and facilities to accommodate events of all sizes.

To complement the veritable abundance of conference facilities, Lausanne has gone one step further by establishing the very epitome of organisational support in the Convention Office - a fully professional and capable outfit created to support organisers with all aspects of their events. The Convention Office boasts a host of service provider and supplier contacts, and expert advice, management and coordination support designed to maximise all that the city has to offer.

The city accommodates conferences and events in a manner that is not only a professional success, but also environmentally conscious. With the incorporation of energy management and eco-tourism, Lausanne offers organisers the ability to promote an environmentally beneficial aspect to their conferences and events. What's more, in an attempt to save on carbon emissions, the city now offers visitors which are staying in a hotel of Lausanne a free transportation card for the duration of their stay to make use of the eco-friendly and seamlessly operated public transport system.

In addition to the cities magnificent business resources, Lausanne is also a vibrant city break destination, suited to staff incentive based travel. For the more energetically inclined, there are options to sail, wine, cheese or chocolate tasting, cruises on historical paddle steam boats and once all is said and done, the nightclubs of the bohemian Flon quarter, such as the popular M.A.D, open their doors and offer a night out to remember!

In a city that has an unmistakable aura of intellectual open mindedness, and is paving  the way for Swiss corporate hospitality, any event held here will surely be remembered as fondly as the host city that so effortlessly accommodated it.

For further information visit: www.lausanne-tourisme.ch

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