JuMiKo celebrates loyal ties to Messe Stuttgart

Signalling loyalty and heritage – dating back to 1991 – to Messe Stuttgart, the Youth Conference for World Mission (JuMiKo) celebrated its 25th anniversary in the ICS of Messe Stuttgart in January. Attracting 5,000 delegates, the Youth Conference for World Mission meets every year at Messe Stuttgart. Dorothee Kuhs from the JuMiKo organisation team, said: “The spacious room concepts with the flexible layout in the ICS International Congress Center Stuttgart are a perfect match for our event format. The good public transport connections, the motorway network and the extensive parking facilities are other major advantages. “Our visitors and exhibitors enjoy the ample space in this modern and professionally managed location.” The organiser’s main objectives are to manage an event of this size and deal with all the visitors in a professional manner. “…The Messe Stuttgart team makes a major contribution here,” said Kuhs. “Due to the highly professional and yet very personal support, we can fully concentrate on the event as the organiser.” Kuhs is an employee of Christliche Fachkräfte International. This association stages the JuMiKo on behalf of the Christian movement ‘Lebendige Gemeinde’ (Living Community). This movement is a consortium of church congregations, youth and community organisations, mission agencies, the Home Group Movement and other Christian initiatives.  

      Stefan Lohnert, VP Guest Events at Messe Stuttgart, regards the JuMiKo as one of the most popular events in his team: “…We are therefore all the more delighted that the JuMiKo also wants to continue at our location in future. The date for 2019 has already been fixed.” The 25th JuMiKo was celebrated extensively this year. However, the anniversary also caused confusion. “This is due to the fact that we are celebrating the 25th JuMiKo, although the JuMiKo has existed for a longer period of time since this Conference was only celebrated every two years at the beginning. The very first JuMiKo was held in 1981 at Hospitalhof in Stuttgart and the YMCA premises. We have been in the congress rooms of Messe Stuttgart since 1991, initially on the old site in Killesberg and annually in the ICS since 2008. We would also like to remain there in future,” said Kuhs.