Wer einmal in Lindau war, wird es nie vergessen und sich bei vielen anderen Tagungen und Konferenzen fragen, weshalb es nur nicht gelingen mag, eine ähnliche Atmosphäre zu zaubern. Denn meist sind Konferenzen eine staubtrockene Angelegenheit – abgesehen von den Abenden an der Hotelbar oder dem Special Dinner. Lindau dagegen ist ein lebendiger Bienenschwarm und…

Who once had the opportunity to join Lindau, will never forget it and ask itself at many other conferences and meetings, why one may not succeed in creating a similar atmosphere. Most conferences are a dust-dry matter – except the evenings at the hotel bar or the special dinner. Lindau against it is a living…

They come from all over the world to join this meeting and to communicate with each other. And what happens? They stare at their computers, read emails and Skype. But good luck–some of them are still used to the usual way of communication.

It was a sunny day and we only saw happy people in Lindau. Here in the Inselhalle Congress Center, Countess Sonja Bernadotte started the Meeting with an opening ceremony. Personalities from the worlds of science, politics and industry took part as well.