The German Convention Bureau (GCB) will be giving UK conference and incentive planners a taste of meetings and conventions in Germany by way of a special event taking place on the 15 November 2006 the marketing organisation will stage a workshop incorporating a wine tasting on the 7th floor of London's Tate Modern.

During the three-hour workshop event planners will be able to meet with 26 German suppliers. Hotels, cities, convention bureaux, convention centres, incentive locations, the German National Tourist Board (DZT) and the GCB will present their offerings and host informative talks.

Interested planners of conventions, incentives and events will find programme details on www.gcb.de/wine and can register online for the workshop.

Accompanied by a light supper, several German wines will be offered for a tasting in the evening. The wine comes from Landau in Germany's south-western Palatinate or Pfalz, one of Germany's largest wine-growing communities. In an entertaining quiz guests can then put their newly gained wine knowledge to the test.

The location is also very special: Tate Modern is the UK's number one gallery of modern art and one of London's most popular tourist attractions. Housed in a former power station, it features works of international modern art from 1900 to today - including works by Picasso, Warhol and Dalí. From the seventh floor of Tate Modern the workshop attendees will be able to enjoy spectacular views of London.

The GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. markets Germany as a destination for conventions, meetings, events and incentives both on a national and international level, and is the place to contact for anybody planning an event in Germany.

Its approx. 200 members include leading hotels, convention centres and destinations, car hire firms, event agencies and service providers of the German meetings and convention industry. Preferred partners of the GCB include m:con Mannheim, Maritim Hotels and the SevenCenters of Germany.

The GCB is an interface between organisers of meetings and conventions and suppliers of the German meetings market, offers advice and support for planning and organising events, and provides contacts and addresses.