Supporting Programme

State-of-the-art exhibition concept for the trade fair via cooperation between FSB and “STADT und RAUM”

Successful cooperation has been continued:  Under the name "STADT und RAUM – das neue AREAL auf der FSB" (Cities and Leisure Areas – the New Space at FSB), the two partners, FSB and StadtundRaum Messe- und Medien GmbH had offered an appealing event concept focusing on the theme of leisure areas and urban planning. The leading topic for 2009 was “The changing city”.
Cities and other communities are nowadays under increasing pressure to take action in response to the impact of the much-discussed process of demographic change. Innovative political and planning solutions are needed to deal with the steadily increasing numbers of elderly people and the fact that many communities are financially strapped. The exhibition and event concept for the “Urban Spaces” area has taken these factors into account as the main target groups were municipalities and freelance planners. The event’s structure and content builded on those of the “STADT und RAUM” trade fairs hold at the previous venue in Hanover and the organisers have been continuing the successful cooperation with FSB that begun in Cologne.

Numerous sport and fitness appliances were waiting to be tried out by everyone in the amenities section at FSB. Because in addition to urban furnishings and facilities for the municipal sector, the facilities shown included outdoor fitness appliances enabling training and massage in the fresh air, along with playground equipment to set children's pulses racing. In general there was a clearly evident trend towards creating urban spaces for everyone - in a multi-generation and barrier-free approach. This extended from urban furnishings in the form of benches, which offer particularly older people and the handicapped more seating comfort, through to a wheelchair users' trampoline up to diverse fitness courses and tracks, which can be used by people of all age groups, health and training levels.

Complementing this at FSB the presentation of the 2009 German Playground Award (SPIELRAUM Preis 2009) was held under the motto "Playgrounds for Everyone" (Spielraum für Alle!). The competition had been organized by Koelnmesse's partner, STADT und RAUM Messe und Medien GmbH.

For more information, please visit www.stadtundraum.de

Stephanie Sobola
Event Manager
Koelnmesse GmbH
Messeplatz 1
50679 Köln
Deutschland
Tel: +49 221/ 821- 2319
Fax: +49 221/ 821- 2866
s.sobola@koelnmesse.de
www.koelnmesse.com