IPSA World Congress 2016 Poznań, Poland
IPSA World Congress 2016
Poznań, Poland
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About Poland
Host City 2.1. General Information
2.2. Poznań History
2.3. Economy & Education
2.4. Culture in Poznań
2.5. Nature in Poznań
Poznań Accessability
Accommodation
Tourist Information
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ABOUT POLAND
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Nicolaus
Copernicus
Frédérick
Chopin
Marie Curie
Skłodowska
Lech
Wałęsa
ABOUT POLAND
John
Paul II
Famous Polish People
Rich history of Poland may be reflected in
the number of people that are recognized
all over the world. Below we present just a
few of them. In the field of science Poland
can be proud of such scientists like Nicolaus
Copernicus or Marie Sklodowska, known
better as Maria Curie.
When thinking about Poland You can’t
forget about music influence of Polish
people. The most recognizable is composer
and pianist, Frédérick Chopin.
Other important person for World history
are Lech Wałęsa, leader of Polish
„Solidarity” and pope, John Paul II.
General Information
Poland is located in the central part of
Europe, it has 7 neighbors altogether on the
east, west and south side and its north
border is natural, the Baltic Sea.
Geography of the country is very diversified.
While on the north Poland has a long sea
line, the southern part is mountainous.
North-east is known as Masurian Lake
District – one of the most touristic spots on
the map of Poland. Center of Poland is a
vast lowland which once was one of the
main trade routes in the world before the
time of great discoveries began. Still it has
great importance for European trade
relations.
Population of Poland is estimated at 38,4
million people which places it on the 34th
place on the world.
Poland is a member of European Union since
1. May 2014. This makes the country easily
accessible for delegates from western
Europe.
During the World Financial Crisis Poland was
one of few countries that handled the
economic situation well. It can be
considered as one of the most rapidly
growing economics in Europe and very
attractive for foreign investments.
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POZNAŃ HOST CITY
General Information
Poznań is located in the west-central part
of Poland in the Great Poland voivodship.
It occupies an area of over 260 sq. km. It
is currently 5th biggest city in the country
in case of population with the number of
inhabitants exceeding half million (545
580 – data from 31.12.2014)
Geography
Poznań is situated in the postglacial lake
region. There are a lot of natural, often
big lakes within city borders. They are
accompanied by artificial ones and a
dense net of rivers with the Warta river
which crosses the city from south to north
as the most significant one.
Distance to Berlin is just 300 km and to
Warsaw 330 km. Four other European
capital cities are in the 500 km range
(Bratislava, Copenhagen, Prague and
Vienna).
Climate
Climate in Poznań is within the transition
zone between a humid continental and
oceanic climate what means you can
expect relatively warm summers and cold
winters. During hottest months
temperature often exceeds 30 °C while in
winter it usually drops below 0 °C.
Poznań is a major cultural and economic centre. Numerous advantages of the city such as
convenient location as a Midway point between Paris and Moscow contributed to the growth
of the city throughout the ages. Today Poznań boasts of a well established international
reputation as a city of trade fairs. Another significant feature of the city is its great
educational potential reflected in the number of Universities.
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POZNAŃ HISTORY
Settlement and early ages
Poznań is one of the oldest cities in
Poland, it is the likely birthplace of Polish
state. It was most probably here, on the
Island of Ostrów Tumski (which is the
oldest part of the city) where the
symbolic baptism act of ruler of Polish
state, Prince Mieszko I took place.
It was also Poznań to became the first
seat of Poland’s first bishop and also first
Polish cathedral was established here.
This early events turned the city into
important religious and political centre.
This golden era however ended shortly, in
year 1038 Czech nation attacked and
destroyed Poznań, although the city was
rebuild by King Casimir I The Restorer,
the political greatness was never brought
back. Instead capital of Great Poland
developed as a trade and commerce hub.
During Times of Poland’s fragmentation
Duke of Great Poland granted Poznań
Magdeburg’s rights. Settlement focus
shifted to the part where now there is
Main Square. In the beginning of XIV
century fragmentation ended with the
efforts of King Elbow-High.
City once again flourished during the
Polish Renaissance (1500-1630). Few
factors contributed to this situation,
City once again flourished during the
Polish Renaissance (1500-1630). Few
factors contributed to this situation,
comparative peace, change of trade
routes in Europe and last but not least
favorable law-making of that time.
Renaissance was truly a great era for
Poznań, city drew lots of merchants and
craftsmen which played important role in
the expansion of the city.
Hard Times
However growth was once more stopped
by cruel times of „Swedish Flood”,
invasion of Swedes and Brandenburgians.
Problems were far from an end when
Polish szlachta (nobility) plundered the
city once again in an act of disobedience
towards Polish rulers.
City seemed to stood strong despite many
vicious historical events which followed:
Northern War, the War of the Polish
Succession, the Seven Years’ War, and the
Bar confederation. Eventually weakened
Polish state was than partitioned by its
neighbors and Poznań became part of the
Prussian partition.
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POZNAŃ HISTORY
XIX century
Prussian Occupation was interrupted by
Napoleon at the beginning of XIX century.
During his famous campaign, French
dictator gave Polish nation a glimmer of
hope which resulted in successful
Wielkopolska (Great Poland) Uprising in
year 1806. This events led to creation of
the Duchy of Warsaw. However this newly
emerged state had a short living.
Napoleon started losing battles, his
defeated troops retreated from east
territories leaving Poznań in the hands of
Russian Emperor, Aleksander I Romanow.
After two years under Russian auspice,
during Congress of Vienna European
powers decided to assign Great Poland
region back to Prussia.
Poznań itself became the capital city of
the Grand Duchy of Posen, province which
enjoyed limited autonomy. Long years of
partition in Poznań were from now on
marked with Germanization process and
urban redevelopment. City changed its
character, gained German features. XIX
century was also time of industrialization
and quick modernization of the city.
Polish citizens were always patriotically
orientated and although some of the
processes changed the demography and
state of mind of the society, they still put
their faith in regaining independence. And
that’s what happened in the next
century…
World Wars and Communism
World War I made Polish lands an arena of
intensive fights between two European
super forces, Triple Entente and Triple
Alliance. After Russian forces surrender
due to October Revolution, fights on the
eastern front ended, devastating battles
on the west forced Germans to focus their
military efforts there. Poznań’s citizens
smelled their chances with the weakened
occupant and in years 1918-1919
conducted an Uprising which secured
region’s safe return to newly independent
Polish state.
During II World War Great Poland was once
again annexed, this time by Nazis who
after their leader Adolf Hitler claimed that
this lands rightfully belong to Germany.
After few years of a successful campaign,
since 1943 Third Reich started struggling
on the Soviet lands and eventually became
the defensive side. During last year of the
biggest World conflict Battle of Poznań led
the city to wreck and ruin. 90% of the
historic Old Town was destroyed. It was
rebuild in the post war era.
Namely it was an era of Polish People’s
Republic, times of communism. This
nearly 50-years period of time was marked
with stemming dissatisfaction of citizens
and resulted in many workers’ protest
with the most significant in June 1956
which led to death of 57 citizens. In year
1990 Poland adapted democracy with the
great effort of Solidarity movement.
Nowadays Poznań is an industry, trade and
tourism hub regularly hosting international
events.
Interiors of the Emperors Castle in Poznań
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EVENTS IN Poznań !
Affordability
Despite established reputation of the city, Poznań is still a very affordable place for visitors.
When organizing an event here you can count on preferable prizes comparing to other
European cities. This difference in prize is not reflected in the standard of accommodation,
which can be regarded as high.
Large selection of hotels in different standards enables to provide accommodation during all
sorts of meetings (small or large scale events).
Meeting industry in Poland and Poznań
Poland’s meeting industry is growing
bigger every year. There are nearly 15
000 association Meetings in Poland
planned till year 2021. Poznań takes a big
chunk of them in a number of 1706. City
itself is strongly focused on cooperation
directed to association meetings and
corporate events. Nevertheless
traditionally Poznań is a great host for any
kind of fairs.
It has to be said that the prestige of the
city is due to the success of such events
as UEFA EURO 2012™. Such inspiring
events are a promise of busy future for
the Polish meeting industry. Although
there is still a lot to come, Poznań is
already experienced in hosting large-scale
events.
Education & Business
In Poznań you can find a large number of
scholarly institutions. Among the most
prestigious there are Adam Mickiewicz
University, Poznań University of
Technology, Poznań University of
Economics, Poznań University of Life
Sciences, Poznań University of Medical
Science. Different branches of science are
represented. With this variety of
education institutions, city offers an
excellent capacity to influence the young
generation of future business leaders.
Dynamic and stable business environment
is accompanied with growing number
of international fairs, conferences and
meetings held each year. All these facts
confirm Poznań’s position as a business
hub of Central and Eastern Europe.
Recent biggest events hosted by Poznań:
• Directions EMEA 2014
• 18th International Congress of the Polish Cardiac Society – 2014
• Annual World Dental Congress – 2016
• 28th European Conference on Operational Research - 2016
ECONOMY & EDUCATION
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Poznań – A City of Festivals
Poznań has a rich cultural offer for the
visitors. Amongst the most popular
cyclical events there are :
• Malta Festival Poznań – well
established theatrical festival
• Enter Music Festival – International
Jazz festival
• Tzadik Poznań Festival – festival of
Jewish culture, music and film
• Made in Chicago – one of biggest
European jazz festivals
• Off Cinema – International Cinema
Festival
Those events are attracting thousands of
tourists from Poland and abroad every
year. They are cultural flagship of
Poznań.
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CULTURE IN POZNAŃ
12 Cinemas 9 Theatres Over 40 Art Galleries 28 Museums
Culture in Poznań
Poznań has enormous amunt of culture to offer. There are different opportunities, theatres
and concert halls, art galleries and cinemas. The most important institutions are Poznań
Philharmonic, The Great Theatre and Polish Theatre.
Don’t forget to check special events: concerts, festivals, exhibitions. Most of them are
organised by the Castle Cultural Centre or Estrada Poznańska.
Below we present Poznań culture in numbers:.
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Green Poznań
Poznań is proud not only of its cultural
heritage, high level of education and
fantastic environment for business but also of
its careful, reasonable approach to ecological
issues.
There is over 4000 hectares of forests within
city borders, grasslands and fields cover
another 2640 ha while parks and green
squares are situated on the area of over 550
ha. This altogether makes over 70 sq. km. of
green spaces in Poznań. It is over ¼ of the
city. To mention the most attractive:
• Lake Malta – unique urban leisure place
located just east of the center. Created in
the year 1952 it is the largest man-made
lake in the city. Picturesque surroundings
(parks and woodland) and lots of world
class facilities makes this place one of the
principal recreational areas in the region.
SPORT FACILITIES : Ice-rink, ski slope,
regatta course, bikes rental, waterpark
OTHER FACILITIES : The New Zoo, narrow
gauge railway „Kolejka Parkowa Maltanka”
• Citadel Park – just north of city centre
sits Winiary Hill with 89 ha of fascinating
green space. It is not only a leisure place
but also historical site. For visitors the
park offers beautiful promenades of green
areas and also a huge variety of
monuments and museums that explain a
big part of Poznań’s history.
NATURE IN POZNAŃ
Malta Lake from bird’s eye view
Rose garden in Citadel Park
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By air
Poznań Ławica Airport is a modern object
located just 7 km west of the city centre
and Poznań International Fair. It is
constantly developing, recently it opened
new arrival terminal. Modern terminal
boasts full services and amenities of
modern airport.
Train Connections
Other convenient way to visit Poznań is by
train. In fact it is probably the best way to
travel around Poland if You plan to visit some
other cities. Thanks to track modernization
and new high-speed Italian Pendolino trains
it has never been more convenient.
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POZNAŃ ŁAWICA
AIRPORT
POZNAŃ ACCESSIBILITY
By Plane
25 direct destinations.
8 flights per day; connections
to airport hubs in Warsaw (3
x day), Munich (3 x day) and
Frankfurt (2 x day)
By Train
Railway hub with easy
domestic and international
connections with major cities
By Car
Direct highway links to Berlin
(250km) and Warsaw
(310km). Journey by car
takes 2 hours.
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Accessible Poznań
Poznań aspire to make public transport friendly for all passengers, especially for those with
impaired mobility, who often find it difficult to move around the urban space. This group is
not limited to persons using wheelchairs, but includes also, among others, senior citizens,
persons who temporarily or permanently use crutches, pregnant women, or citizens with
impaired vision.
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POZNAŃ – PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public Transport
Poznań boasts a well-developed network of public transport connections. Mainly it is based on
buses and trams. There are 22 tram lines and 118 bus lines (20 of them are night lines). Besides
that you can choose other possibilities such as:
Historical Tours
Poznań city offers unique historical tours. On
board of two lines (no. 0 and 100) you will
see most spectacular places in the city and
you can also watch a documentary which will
broaden your knowledge about the sites.
Poznań by bicycle
For those of you who prefer to move around
the city in a more ecological and funny way
we suggest Poznański Rower Miejski
(Poznań’s city bike) – a programme operated
by Nextbike – worldwide known public
bicycle company. There are 37 stations and
over 440 vehicles at your disposal.
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Bedrooms in all standards
In Poznań you can find a variety of hotels. There is plenty to choose from, most of the hotels
are localized in the heart of the city. Also you can easily find a huge selection of hotels
outside the city center and just in the neighborhood of Poznań. There are nearly 13 000 hotel
bedrooms altogether in different standards from 1-star to 5-star.
In Poznań a lot of leading brands in accommodation industry offer their services,
Low Budget Hotels
If you are planning to save your money during
your stay in Poznań there are a lot of
opportunities to do so. There are few 1-star
hotels but except that you can easily find a
bedroom in one of numerous hostels or
dormitories.
Apartments and bed and breakfast
In Poznań you can notice a growing number of
private apartments for tourist rental. If your
delegate plans a more homely stay he can
choose from apartments, guesthouses and bed
and breakfast accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION
! AVERAGE HOTEL
OCCUPATION
Please note that average room occupation in
Poznań hotels during july in 2015 was
measured at 53,9 %
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CONGRESS ACCOMMODATION
Hotel
Stars
Distance to Venue (km)
Price for SGL room (in PLN)
Approximate Price for SGL room
(in USD)
Sheraton Poznań Hotel HQ ***** 0,5 395 PLN 113 USD
City Park Hotel & Residence ***** 1,2 390 PLN 111 USD
Mercure Poznań Centrum **** 0,75 326 PLN 93 USD
NH Poznań **** 1,2 550 PLN 157 USD
Ibb Andersia Hotel **** 1,7 380 PLN 109 USD
Novotel Poznań Centrum **** 1,5 294 PLN 84 USD
PURO Hotel Poznań **** 1,8 350 PLN 100 USD
Hotel Ikar *** 2,1 170 PLN 49 USD
Hotel Lech *** 1,4 110 PLN 31 USD
Campanile Poznań *** 2,9 205 PLN 59 USD
Sheraton Poznań is the headquaters hotel during the IPSA World Congress.
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TOP POZNAŃ ATTRACTIONS !
TOURIST INFORMATION
• Poznań Ratusz (City Hall) – renaissance building, everyday at midday you can experience famous Koziołki show
• The Imperial Castle – impressive building constructed for the last German Emperor and King of Prussia Wilhelm II
• Ostrów Tumski – Island on the Warta river, the oldest part of the city where first rulers of Polish state resided
• Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul – simplicity and magnificentness of gothic architecture
• Citadel Park – biggest park of Poznań located on the remains of former Prussian fortress
• Stary Browar – center of commerce and art designed on the basis of historic factory, Brewery Huggerów
• Lake Malta – big artificial lake with a number of recreational attractions such as Park Railway Maltanka
Tours Program for Delegates
Poznań is an exceptional place to visit. Any organization, society or association
planning to organize their event here can be sure that their delegates will be
delighted with the attractiveness of the host city.
NEARBY POZNAŃ
• Gniezno – first capital of Poland, historic city with lots of place to visit such as 14-th century Gothic Cathedral
• Kórnik Castle – Castle from XIV century with very valuable exhibits inside and unique park and botanic garden
• Rogalin Palace – beautiful building situated just 20 km south from Poznań, famous for old oaks in Rogalin Park
• Morasko meteorite nature reserve – place where you can see meteor craters dated back to 3000 B.C.
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POZNAŃ!