Venue
The Fokker Terminal - The Hague, Netherlands
Located close to the heart of The Hague, a city of new ideas and forward thinking, the Fokker Terminal is characterised by a striking combination of steel, glass and concrete floors, giving it a beautiful and industrial feel.
The Fokker Terminal, prior to being an event venue, has been a school for aeronautical engineering, named after Anthony Fokker, the Dutch aviation pioneer. The Exhibition will be set up in the old hangar and technical programme takes place in the former classrooms. It has recently been added to the list of The Hague's monuments.
The venue offers a uniquely appealing environment for our exhibition and technical programme, perfectly integrating both aspects of this meeting.
About The Hague
The Hague provides well for its inhabitants in different ways, such as large areas of green space, 11 km of coastline, attractive shopping streets and an extensive multicultural scene. Rather than having canals like other Dutch cities, The Hague has streets and avenues that are just a little bit wider than those in the rest of the country, giving the city a more continental feel.
There's a lot more to Den Haag than immediately meets the eye. The popular perception of the Netherlands' third-largest city is of a stately, regal place populated with bureaucrats and businesspeople. While this is true to some extent, there is so much more:
- the city's cultural scene – anchored by the presence of the world-renowned Mauritshuis museum and Nederlands Dans Theater (and about to be boosted by the opening of the Spuiplein cultural precinct) – is one of the most exciting in the country;
- its culinary scene is replete with contemporary restaurants expertly experimenting with modern European cuisine;
- and its entertainment scene has moved far past the embassy cocktail parties that once predominated, making the party precinct of Grote Markt and the much-loved Paard live-music venue essential stops for every visitor.