Evening Program

Sunday 12th September 2010 – 18:30 – 21:00

OPR - Opening Reception at the Gasteig and the Exhibition Area:
Welcome to the 20th World Congress on Fertility & Sterility 2010 in Munich.
We are happy to invite you to the opening Reception at the Gasteig.
Meet and greet your international friends and colleagues in this informal ambience
and enjoy a first introduction to the many exhibitors in the exhibition area.

Please register online for this event which is included in your registration fee.

Monday 13th September 2010 – 19:00 – 23:00

MUS - Museums night:
Two of Munich’s famous museums will open their doors exclusively for the IFFS participants.
Enjoy walking around in the museum without any public – take your time and relax in this quiet atmosphere. 

Jewish Museum:
On the three exhibition floors you gain a world of insight into Jewish life and culture in Munich. A special section geared towards young as well as adult audiences provides in-depth information on Jewish history and religion. On each gallery floor there will be a study area – Learning Center or Library – where visitors will be able to explore issues of interest and find answers to their questions.

Münchner Stadtmuseum:
The Münchner Stadtmuseum will open its gates for a very special Exhibition: 200 Years of Oktoberfest.
The city of Munich celebrates in 2010 the 200th birthday of the Oktoberfest. In this exhibition you will find everything about the development of this biggest folk festival in the world from the beginning until today. To be well prepared for the real Oktoberfest we recommend this unique Exhibition during our Museums Night.

Please note that you have to register. Participation is free of charge.

Wednesday 15th September 2010 – Start 19:00

BAV - Bavarian Evening:
The Löwenbräukeller is a traditional Bavarian brewery. After the interesting scientific lectures an evening of fun and leisure is waiting for the IFFS participants.

In a rustic and cosy atmosphere typical Bavarian food and beer will be served!
Popular musical entertainment is provided. This evening will prepare you for your Oktoberfest visit.

Social Events – Tours

 Tour A   Dachau – concentration Camp Memorial Site – 4 hour tour by private coach
A private coach will take you to the Concentration Camp Dachau.
On 21st March 1933 Munich’s Chief of Police Heinrich Himmler ordered the establishment of the first Nazi German Concentration Camp near the city of Dachau. In the course of the war, the Concentration Camp became a site of mass murder and inhumanity and the prototype and model for all other camps which the Nazis erected in their territory. Famous persons like Leon Blum, Martin Niemoller, Kurt von Schuschnigg and Franz Halder were kept in the camp. The Concentration Camp Dachau has been renovated and preserved as a memorial to all those prisoners who suffered and died there between1933 and 1945.

Minimum number of participants: 15

 Tour B  Walking Beer Tour – The “cosy“ Munich tour – 3 hour tour with public transportation
During this tour, you will learn all about hops, malt and the history of beer, and you will visit famous beer sites.
Your guide will tell you why the Bavarian national drink became so popular, about the famous purity law, beer revolutions and beer battles. The beer tour offers funny and interesting information about Munich’s way of life and includes a visit to a tiny microbrewery with beer tasting. The tour will start and finish at the Gasteig.

Minimum number of participants: 15

 Tour C  Munich – City Tour with Nymphenburg Palace – 3 hour tour – by private coach
During this tour, your guide will show you the most famous sights and beautiful places in the city centre of Munich. Passing the famous Maximilian Street, Bavarian State Opera, Royal Residence, Theatinerkirche, Odeonsplatz, Königsplatz, Olympic Parc, venue of the 1972 summer games and candidate for the 2018 winter games, and many more, the tour leads to Nymphenburg Palace. You will visit the former summer residence of the electors, princes and Kings of Bavaria. After the visit of famous “Gallery of Beauties” of King Ludwig I, the tour will finish at the Gasteig.

Minimum number of participants: 20                                             

 Tour D  Walking Tour – Historical Munich – 3 hour tour
You will explore the historical centre of Munich on foot. Our experienced guide will give you all kinds of interesting and entertaining information about the sights and buildings you pass on the way, e.g. Marienplatz, old and new town-halls and Viktualienmarkt. You will get to know Munich in a way that even many residents do not.

Minimum number of participants: 10 (max. 20-25 guests per guide)

 Tour E  Museum „Neue Pinakothek“ (New Pinakothek) – 4 hour tour by private coach
The Neue Pinakothek offers an overview of European art from classicism to art nouveau. Its founder was King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who opened the museum in 1853 to house his privately financed collection of works by contemporary artists.
For the museum’s 150-year-celebration in 2003, the collection was rearranged: New hangings of works suggest new connections with many paintings on exhibit for the first time, plus a rearranged presentation of the museum’s works, all result in a different, multi-facetted look at the 19th century and the emergence of Modern Art. You will be provided with an overview of the major works from neoclassicism to art nouveau, as well as the museum’s new concept.

Minimum number of participants: 15 (max. 25 guests per guide)

 Tour F  Royal Castle Tour – 10.5 hour tour by private coach
Hidden in the seclusion of the mountains King Ludwig II built two of his dream castles: Neuschwanstein and Linderhof. On this excursion participants will see these extraordinary castles, both testifying to the vision of Bavaria’s fairytale King. After the visit of Neuschwanstein Castle and a lunch stop in Hohenschwangau you’ll drive through the pre-alpine countryside via “Wieskirche” (Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Saviour), where we will have a short photo-stop at Linderhof Castle.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour G  Munich’s Residence – 3 hour tour by private coach
With the Residence, Munich owns one of Europe‘s most significant interior decoration museums. For five hundred years the facility in the middle of the old city was the Residence and centre of power of the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings, but also expressed the art and the passion for building. The rooms of Duke Maximilian I - Kaisersaal, Steinzimmer and Reiche Kapelle - show the palace construction art of the 17th century. The ancestral portrait gallery and the Reiche Zimmer represent courtly rococo according to drafts by François Cuvilliés. The classical apartments in the King‘s Building go back to sketches by Leo von Klenzes.

Minimum number of participants: 15 (max. 25 guests per guide)

 Tour H  Old Pinakothek – 4 hour tour by private coach
The Alte Pinakothek houses one of the world‘s most important collections. On display are more
than 800 paintings, among them numerous well known masterpieces of 14th to 18th Century European painting.
During a 90-minutes guided “Highlights-Tour” you wander through 300 years of art and history in galleries I to XIII. Between Rogier van der Weyden’s Columbia altar and Boucher’s portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour lie entire worlds: art of European painting reflecting historical and artistic developments and ideologies spanning the Middle Ages to the beginning of the Enlightenment. By means of exemplary works, this treasure trove of paintings will be presented to you during your survey tour through the large galleries.

Minimum number of participants: 15 (max. 25 guests per guide)

 Tour I  Brewery Visit Aying – 5 hour tour by private coach
The city of Aying is located only 25 km from Munich, in the forests of the pre-alpine country side. Enjoy a guided visit of one of the most modern breweries in Europe. Follow the development of the awarded beers, from raw material to the final product. You will taste some fresh beers with a sort of bread, baked in the brewery restaurant.
You will see a 3D-film presentation and a unique light show above the storage tanks of the brewery. Finally, each participant will receive a little souvenir. (The guided brewery tour is approx. 2 hrs)

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour J  Regensburg / Walhalla / Kelheim / Weltenburg - 12 hour tour by private coach
The first stop on this full-day tour along the romantic Danube River will be the historic city of Regensburg. After a walking tour of the old town and lunch, you will continue to the Walhalla, just 10km from Regensburg. Enjoy the fantastic view of the Danube Valley before travelling by bus to Kelheim. Here, you will board the cruise ship for a 45-minutes ride through the “Danube Gorge” to the Benedictine Abbey of Weltenburg. Here we will visit the world famous monastery before you will have time to enjoy the rest of the afternoon in the beer garden of the monastery.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour K  Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mount Zugspitze – 10 hour tour by private coach
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located at the foot of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany (2,962 m/9,724 ft).
It is one of the principal climatic health spas in the Bavarian Alps and Germany’s premier winter sports metropolis. The city hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics and the 1978 Skiing World Championship.
From the top of the Zugspitze visitors have a breathtaking panoramic view (weather permitting) across the surrounding mountain peaks and far across the Upper Bavarian plains.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour L  Modern Pinakothek – 4 hour tour by private coach
With four major museums presenting art, works on paper, architecture and design under one roof, the Pinakothek der Moderne is one of the world’s greatest collections of 20th and 21st century art. The open and spacious building invites visitors to explore, to discover connections and gain new and surprising insights. Temporary exhibits and events from various cultural domains complete the multidisciplinary program.
Paintings, sculptures, video installations, photographs, hand drawings, models of architecture and design objects of present times can be experienced in this museum, whose dimensions are comparable to Centre Pompidou in Paris or the Tate Modern in London.

Minimum number of participants: 15 (max. 25 guests per guide)

 Tour M  Roof climbing over the Olympic Stadium – 4 hour tour by private coach
We invite you to sample a unique attraction: climb the Munich Olympic Stadium’s roof! All you need is a certain amount of courage; you will be provided with a rope and a snap hook. We promise you that you won’t forget this exciting 120 minute tour for a long time!
The tour guides will explain the world-famous Olympic Stadium’s architecture and construction to you during this intimate tour. Enjoy the view of Munich’s skyline and one of its landmarks, the Frauenkirche church towers, from the rooftop. You will also get an impressive view, particularly if the weather is good, of the endless foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Please make sure to wear appropriate shoes: jogging shoes or shoes with rubber soles!
The climbing tour only takes place on days when the weather is suitable; if weather doesn’t permit the roof climbing, you will be offered an alternative program in the Olympic Park.

Minimum number of participants: 15

 Tour N  Lake Starnberg / Buchheim Museum / Monastery Andechs – 7 hour tour by private coach

On this excursion your bus will bring you to the well known “Starnberger See”, Munich’s favourite lake for year-round bathing and relaxing. You will take a cruise across the lake to Bernried, with wonderful views over the countryside to the Alps. The Buchheim Museum shows you the exciting and unique collection of Lothar-Günther Buchheim with paintings and paper works from all over the world. You can find Bavarian ‘folk art’ along side cult objects from Africa and other non-European countries. Afterwards, we will visit Monastery Andechs, the “Holy Mountain” of the Bavarians, famous for its brewery. You will have the opportunity to get to know its fabulous beer in the ancient Klostergasthof.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour O  Visit of BMW Munich Plant and BMW Welt – 5 hour tour by private coach
Visit the home plant of the BMW Group and experience personally how they produce passenger cars according to customer requirements with passion and precision.
Experience how parts are produced from heavy coils of steel, how they are assembled into a car body and painted. See how an engine is produced. Follow a car on its way to completion, from the wedding of engine and car body to various quality tests. Experience the fascination of technology during a guided tour at the BMW Munich Plant. After the guided visit of the plant (duration approx. 2.5 hours), you will have the time to discover the BMW Welt on your own.

Minimum number of participants: 15

 Tour P  Berchtesgaden and Eagle’s Nest – 11 hour tour by private coach
The tour will lead you to Berchtesgaden. Here, you will change coaches and start the way up the Kehlstein road on a special bus enjoying the breathtaking journey to a luxurious brass elevator which will take you up through the rock into Kehlsteinhaus, known in English as the Eagle’s Nest. The site combines a unique example of historic architecture and a stunning alpine setting. After the visit to the Eagle‘s Nest, you will have lunch in an original Bavarian mountain hut. Afterwards you will have time to visit the beautiful city of Berchtesgaden.
Please note that the visit of Eagle’s Nest is only possible if weather permits. If the visit isn’t possible, you will visit the salt mines of Berchtesgaden instead.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour Q  Lake Chiemsee / Herrenchiemsee – 11 hour tour by private coach
Travelling southwards from Munich participants will pass through the typical Chiemgau landscape to the shores of Lake Chiemsee. From Prien a steamer will ferry participants across to the islands “Herrenchiemsee” and “Fraueninsel”. On “Herrrenchiemsee” you will walk to the castle, the “Bavarian Versailles” built by King Ludwig II based on the marvellous castle near Paris. After the lunch stop at “Fraueninsel”, you will have time to visit the island. Take a walk around the island and visit the picturesque fishing village.

Minimum number of participants: 20

 Tour R  Salzburg – 11 hour tour by private coach
Be enchanted by the charm of this wonderful city. Among the sights participants will see the Town Hall, the Old Market surrounded by pastel coloured patrician houses, the Jewish quarter, Mozart Square, the carillon, the world-famous Hohensalzburg Castle and many more. After the lunch break (lunch included), the participants will have some time to explore the city on their own, e.g. visit the Mozart Museum.

Minimum number of participants: 20

Our Highlight:
Oktoberfest Package

The first Oktoberfest was held in the year 1810 in honour of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and ended on October 17th with a horse race. In the following years, the celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and moved forward into September. Because the September nights were warmer, the visitors were able to enjoy the gardens outside the tents and the stroll over “die Wiesen” or the fields much longer without feeling chilly. Historically, the last Oktoberfest weekend was in October and this tradition continues into present times.

Package includes one-way transfer from hotel to the Oktoberfest grounds with English speaking local guide, table reservation in one of the big tents incl. minimum consumption of 2 liters of specially brewed beer and 1⁄2 roasted chicken (specialty of the Oktoberfest) – Please note that a table reservation is only possible in 10s, minimum number of participants: 10

Please note that a table reservation is only possible in 10s!

Minimum number of participants: 10

Terms and Conditions

In case of cancellation up to six weeks before the start of the congress (2nd August 2010), 50% of the registration fees will be retained. There will be no refunds after the 2nd August 2010 deadline.
All changes in booking will be charged a handling fee of EUR 40 incl. V.A.T.
Cancellation and changes in booking must be sent to INTERPLAN in writing.