„Years of the Werdenfels“

OK WM 2011 am 11.01.2008 - 15:11 Uhr

The organization committee was pleased to welcome around 350 interested persons in the audience. During the evening the managers of the organization informed about the planning, task sharing, responsibilities, already achieved measures and structures of the OC. Gerd Rubenbauer was the moderator of this panel discussion.

many chances for Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Mike de Vries started the evening with a motivating lecture to point out the potential of an alpine world championship. “The name Garmisch-Partenkirchen will go around the world, this is the chance.” The marketing expert (he was the initiator of the image campaign for the soccer world championships and had part in the candidature of Leipzig for the Olympics) showed some more possible key benefits for the city to the audience. An” increase of sales figures in tourism, sustainable infrastructure measures for the local citizens and a positive image development for Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the “Zugspitzland”, Bavaria and finally Germany” could be the results of this major event. But - to achieve all this we need a god deal of euphoria. De Vries: “not only the organizers but everybody in town needs enthusiasm”. After all the people in town have an important multiplying function for the World Championships.
All of our guests must get the special feeling and become ambassadors respectively fans of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. “I myself will have the logo of the World Championships in my pocket from now on and serve as an ambassador for 2011,” says de Vries.

Facts and figures of the World Ski Championships 2011
During the following panel Alfons Hörmann (president of the OC), Thomas Schmid (vice president and mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen), Peter Fischer and Walter Vogel (both managing directors) gave all the facts related to the world championships in a sort of question and answer period with Gerd Rubenbauer, moderator of the discussion.
How is the structure of the Organizing Committee, who is paying for which measures, until when will what be finished, what can the region around the city do, what will happen after the world championships? There was an answer and explication to every single question.

More information about questions and answers you will find under „news, sports, and organization“.

tremendous significance
In addition to the information the tremendous significance of the Alpine World Ski Championships was pointed out again. “The World Championships have a significant importance for the city. We can take building measures which will provide an improved sustainable infrastructure for the commune”, says mayor Schmid.
Alfons Hörman talks of the World Ski Championships as “a perfect showcase” not only for the city but for the German Ski Association as well. This major event in 2011, a possible candidature for the Olympic Games in 2018 and more projects to come offer the best perspectives for a successful future. Hörmann sees the decade to come as “years of the Werdenfels”.

High spirits
After almost three hours the spectators left the Kongresszentrum well informed and visibly motivated. “I feel well informed, a very good presentation.” ”The speech of Mr. de Vries was excellent, I can already feel the enthusiasm we can experience in 2011.” (Some comments)