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Rotterdam

Rotterdam has a unique character: young, maverick, entrepreneurial, cosmopolitan, future-oriented and developing all the time. A compact, international, multicultural metropolis with serious ambitions when it comes to resilience, climate adaptation and energy transition. Rotterdam’s strategic location, its smart port (Europe’s largest one) and nearby airport make it easily accessible by rail, road, air and sea. Rotterdam effortlessly accommodates large congresses and events for the MICE industry. 

  • Close to 10,000 hotel rooms.
  • 3 purpose-built convention centres and an exciting selection of heritage venues and social event locations.
  • Home to Europe’s largest and the world's smartest port.

Rotterdam, city of innovation and experimention, working towards a resilient urban future

Rotterdam is a trailblazer when it comes to sustainability, energy transition and climate adaptation. The city has an abundance of co-working spaces, workshops and laboratories. Architects, designers, entrepreneurs and scientists actively work together on innovative ideas that help us move to a more resilient urban future. More and more congresses and events choose Rotterdam because of these ambitions and efforts. If your aim is to organise a ‘green’ meeting with the least possible impact on the environment, you will find plenty of opportunities in Rotterdam!

View of the Rijnhaven bridge from Katendrecht
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Local expertise of Rotterdam

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    Maritime

    Rotterdam is not only the largest port in Europe, it’s also the world’s smartest port. It has set ambitious goals with specific attention on sustainability and it’s pioneering in innovations.

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    Energy

    Our city of Rotterdam is a hotspot for sustainability and circularity and is setting an example of energy transition in Europe. The government, companies, entrepreneurs, and internationally renowned universities together create a flourishing ecosystem.

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    Life Sciences & Health

    Rotterdam is emerging as Europe’s connected Life Science & Health hub and a leading city in the healthcare and medical industry. Our city is  home to renowned academic research universities in medicine, technology, business, and humanities and to a large and diverse community of Life Sciences & Health businesses.

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    IT & Tech

    Rotterdam offers a superb IT & Tech ecosystem thanks to our multilingual workforce, digital infrastructure, R&D incentives and the government’s focus on IT innovations and HTSM.

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    Agri & Food

    Rotterdam plays a paramount role in the Dutch Agri & Food cluster, thanks to its strategic location, our smart and efficient port, available logistical expertise and a cluster of pioneering start-ups and scale-ups focusing on innovation and sustainability.  

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    Transport & Logistics

    Being home to Europe’s major port and with excellent accessibility by rail, road, water and air, Rotterdam is the key city in the Dutch Transport & Logistics industry. 

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Depot Booijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam
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State of the art venues and infrastructure in Rotterdam

Whatever the nature and size of your meeting, you will always find an appropriate venue in Rotterdam, and most venues are sure to lend their own special ambiance to your congress. They may be former industrial buildings, historical monuments, concert buildings and cruise vessels or brand-new state of the art events locations. Both the city of Rotterdam and its venues offer the latest digital and technical infrastructure and innovations to guarantee you optimal results.

Conference venues in Rotterdam

Whether you are organising a large international conference or a smaller business event, Rotterdam offers the perfect venue. Our city is compact and offers great public transport, making all venues easily reachable.

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Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam Ahoy is the largest multifunctional venue of the Netherlands.

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De Doelen ICC Rotterdam

De Doelen International Conference Center Rotterdam is a world-famous concert hall and a state-of-the-art convention venue in the centre of Rotterdam.

Postillion Hotel Rotterdam venue with chairs and technology
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Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam

History, architecture and a unique appearance are just a few colorful characteristics of this iconic hotel.

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Sustainability is key in Rotterdam

Rotterdam values sustainable travel and urges visitors to choose sustainable travel options, which is made easy by great, high speed train connections to many other European hubs.   

As part of the Collaboration for Change legacy programme, Rotterdam invests in more green space in the city and invites international congresses and events to collaborate to achieve this goal, while creating a positive impact and leaving a legacy in the city.  

Rotterdam’s green ambitions include its event venues, the local public transport system (changing to electric buses), our famous water taxis (electric and hydrogen powered vessels) and our hotels (Hotel Neutraal program to collectively improve sustainability).

Eurostar Rotterdam
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Meet sustainable in Rotterdam

Working together, finding and creating new solutions for a better and resilient urban future. This is Rotterdam and the Rotterdammers in a nutshell.

Capital Days Rotterdam
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Hotel Neutraal

A group of sixteen Rotterdam hotels is actively working together to make their organisations more sustainable, sharing knowledge and best practices.

Spring in Rotterdam
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7 City Projects

7 City Projects will provide Rotterdam with more green public space in the city: green squares, parks and streets where people can walk, play sports or just relax, while also including water management and urban mobility aspects.

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Becoming a circular city

Rotterdam is taking steps to become a circular society. Many institutes, companies and people are taking important and trying to put together the puzzle of the new circular urban economy and providing business opportunities along the way.

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Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau

They will help you plan your meeting with top industry advice and support throughout the entire process while working closely with their partners.

Meet Erick

Find out how Erick van de Scheur, Director of Watertaxi Rotterdam, connects the city over water and supports sustainability now & in the future. Read more
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Erick van de Scheur connects Rotterdam over water

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