Imprint

Editor:
RUHR.2010 GmbH "Essen for the Ruhr"
Managing directors: Dr. h.c. Fritz Pleitgen, Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt
Registered at: Amtsgericht Essen, HRB 19719
Chairman of the Board of Directors: Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat
Company headquarters: Essen
Brunnenstraße 8, Postfach 10 30 11, D-45128 Essen
Phone: +49 (0)201-888 2010
E-Mail: info@ruhr2010.de
Website: www.ruhr2010.de

Conception:
RUHR.2010 GmbH/Online Services
E-Mail: helen.weissenbach@ruhr2010.de
gelee royale medien GmbH, Hamburg
www.geleeroyalemedien.de

Online editorial staff:
Helen Weißenbach (head of online services), Clemens Baier, Dr. Nikolaj Beier, Marc Oliver Hänig, Isabel Ufer, Christoph Sigl
Claudia Wagner (head of online services until September 2010)
Design:
gelee royale medien GmbH, Hamburg
www.geleeroyalemedien.de

Technical implementation:
GECKO Gesellschaft für Computer- und Kommunikationssysteme mbH, Rostock
www.gecko.de

Hosting, Typo3-installation:
Citkomm Services GmbH, Iserlohn
www.citkomm.de

Picture credits for stage settings:
Atavus e.V.; Aurin, Thomas; Bayer, Behrend, Thomas; Stefan; Bilderberg; Birkner, Martin; blickwinkel/S. Ziese; Brinkmann, Jörg; Capitain; Toni; christophkniel.com; Contemporary Art Ruhr; Cosaert, Reinhart; David Chipperfield Architects; Eisinger, Deborah; Hannappel, Werner; Heiser, Andreas; Hoffmeister, Hartmut; Jobs, Eric; Kampert, Lutz; Kaufmann, Ursula; Krämer, Brigitte; Lenk, Volker; Louis, Ralf/DB AG; Lueger, Ralph; Lukas, Georg; LWL-Industriemuseum für Archäologie/Song; mauritius images/imagebroker; Müller, Daniel; Neuhaus, Michael/DB AG; Niemann, Lars, Büro stadtidee, Dortmund; Oberhäuser, Rupert; Olgas Rock Festival, Oberhausen; Ortner & Ortner Baukunst; Ostmann, Robert/Republish; Peter, Achim; Pfeiffer-Ellermann-Preckel Architekten und Stadtplaner BDA; Podehl Fotodesign Schwerte; Poorten, Robert; Reckert, M.; Reinicke /Standout.de; Richard, Birgit; RTG/Sascha Kreklau; RTG/Ralph Lueger; RTG/Ursel Maxisch; RTG/Joachim Schumacher; RUHR.2010; ruhrstadtbild.de/Thomas Willemsen; RVR/Fuchs; RVR/Thomas Wolf; RVR/Stefan Ziese; Schumacher, Joachim; Stadt Hamm; Synnatzschke, Niko; Vinken, Frank; Vollmer, Manfred; wbp Landschaftsarchitekten Ingenieure, Bochum; Willemsen, Thomas; Zollverein/Thomas Willemsen.

Picture credits for stage settings programme:
Alvarez, Carlos; anschlaege.de; Aruba Events/ Herborg; Bayer, Stefan; Becher, Bernd and Hilla; Belgin, Dr. Tayfun; Berlin; Böttcher, Anika; Bohn, Ralf; Bowinkelmann, Andrea/LSB NRW; Brunke/PeV; christophkniel.com; Company Pál Frenak; Duschner, Matthias; Feußner, Heinz; Galrinho, Manuel; Genth, Ulrich; Gericke, W.-D.; Grebe, Stefanie; Grützner, Uwe; Heim, Jan; Historisches Konzernarchiv RWE; Höfer, Candida; Jobst, Eric; Kaufmann, Ursula; Kleinrensing, Michael; Kollmeier, Guido; Krauß, Sigrun; Kreklau, Sascha /RTG; Kulturhauptstadtbüro Duisburg RUHR.2010; Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe/Stadtarchiv Weinheim; Lovas, Peter; LVR-Industriemuseum; mauritius images /imagebroker; MacGregor, Luke/Reuters; Moos; Mutter, Heike; Nelle, Marion; Noir, Yes/ Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH; Paladin, Paul/Fotolia; Pudwell, Dirk/ByteFM; Richardt, Martin; Robbin, Thomas; Rothenberg, Rainer/Ruhr Museum; Rowedder, Anna Katharina; Ruhrfestspiele; Sæbjörnsson, Egill; Schläger, Christof; Schweiger, Nik/3deluxe-biorhythm; Sparkassen Finanzgruppe; Stadt Bochum/Presseamt; Streetlab; Stricker, Thomas; Terfrüchte + Partner, Davids; Trogemann, Egbert; Ujesko; Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf; van Kooij, Anna; Vollmer, Manfred; Wennrich, Holger.

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The umbrella logo and the written design "RUHR.2010 Kulturhauptstadt Europas" / "RUHR.2010 European Capital of Culture" are protected trademarks throughout the whole of Europe. This is confirmed by the entries in the certificates of the Office For Harmonization in the Internal Market held by RUHR.2010 under the numbers 005656831, 005656848, 005656855, 005656871, 005830815 und 006348544. The protection not only covers the umbrella logo with its flag-like pattern but also the written design of the community logo RUHR.2010.
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