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IFRA Expo 2008: More than 320 exhibitors form the “Big Picture” of the newspaper world
Wednesday 17. September 2008 - "The Annual Event of the News Publishing Industry" from 27 to 30 October 2008 in Amsterdam
More than 320 exhibitors will show the expected 10,000 newspaper experts from 80 countries the “Big Picture” on more than 13,200 m² stand space at IFRA Expo 2008 in Amsterdam. The motto of this years leading exhibition for the news publishing industry, that will be held from 27 to 30 October 2008 in the RAI exhibition centre in the capital of the Netherlands, is “Get the Big Picture!” (www.ifraexpo.com).
The more than 320 manufacturers, service specialists and providers of solutions for the news publishing industry from 28 countries who have registered to date represent the individual pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that make up the Big Picture of this years exhibition. An updated list of exhibitors as well as additional information about IFRA Expo 2008 can be downloaded from www.ifraexpo.com. The traditionally attractive venue of Amsterdam will host the “Annual Event of the News Publishing Industry” for the 16th time.
Attractive accompanying events and special multimedia exhibitions
Latest information about the events accompanying IFRA Expo (fee-based and free of charge) can be downloaded from www.ifraexpo.com/events:
– Shortly before IFRA Expo opens its doors, a Pre-IFRA Expo Study Tour visiting various newspaper houses in Europe will be organised from 19 to 25 October under the motto “Semi-Commercial Printing in Europe” (www.ifra.com/studytours).
– Five Focus Sessions under the title “Newspapers Today” will be held from 27 to 29 October on the following topics: Business and Management, Advertising, Newspaper Production, Colour and Quality Management, Strategies in the Newsroom (in English, with the option of additional languages in case of sufficient demand). In these Seminars, top speakers will present new ideas and innovative solutions to participants. The sessions can be booked individually in order to offer visitors maximum flexibility for planning their attendance at the Expo (www.ifraexpo.com/focussessions).
– The (free of charge) Info Session “AdsML is live!” on 28 Octo¬ber (www.adsml.org).
– The “Customer Insight” Workshop (in English) on 30 October will lead to a better understanding of customers (www.ifra.com/training).
– Exhibitors with special solutions will inform (free of charge) about innovative technologies, business models that offer good prospects of success, and best-of-practice examples in the IFRA Expo Solution Park (in hall 10):
Monday, 10 to 18 h: Editorial and Content Management;
Tuesday, 10 to 15 h: Mobile Services;
15 to 18 h: Local Search;
Wednesday, 10 to 18 h: Advertising and CRM;
Thursday, 10 to 16 h: Production and Distribution.
– The exhibition of the worlds best newspaper printers in the International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2008-2010 will show the winning entries in hall 11 (near the IFRA stand) (www.colorqualityclub.org).
– The IFRA XMA Cross Media Awards 2008 special exhibition will present the winning projects on this years topics “Cross¬-Media Advertising” in the walkway between hall 8 and halls 9, 10 and 11 (www.ifra.com/xma).
– The IFRA stand (11520) and “IFRA Magazine & more” (in the foyer of halls 9, 10 and 11) is available to all Expo participants as an information point and meeting place.
– Interested Expo participants are invited to join a morning jog through Amstel Park on the days of the exhibition (Monday to Thursday); meeting point is in front of the Novotel Amsterdam City at 7.00 h every morning. Amstel Park and the Novotel are located close to the RAI grounds.
Opening times, registration, ticket prices and information
IFRA Expo 2008 in halls 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the RAI exhibition centre (www.rai.nl), Europaplein 22, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is open from 27 to 29 October from 10 to 18.00 h and on 30 October from 10 to 16.00 h.
Visitors have the possibility to register online in advance comfortably and simply under www.registration.ifraexpo.com. Visitors who register early receive their badge by mail before the exhibition, together with an exhibition catalogue, hall plan and other information about IFRA Expo.
Ticket prices for visitors are as follows:
– pre-registration from 15 September 2008: day ticket EUR 55.- (Thursday 32.-) + VAT; season ticket EUR 140.- + VAT
– at the desk: day ticket (Monday to Wednesday) EUR 70.- + VAT; day ticket (Monday to Wednesday, from 16.00 h, and Thursday) EUR 32. + VAT; student ticket (Wednesday and Thursday) EUR 6.- incl. VAT; season ticket EUR 170.- + VAT.
A list of recommended hotels can be obtained from www.ifraexpo.com (“Visitors – Accommodations”) or through the RAI Hotel & Travel Service (hotelservice@rai.nl). Also included in this web area is travel, tourist, and general information about Amsterdam.
IFRA Magazine is the official publication of the IFRA Expo. The IFRA news staff offers reports and analyses on this years trade exhibition in Amsterdam in the daily IFRA Expo Gazette that is distributed to visitors and exhibitors at the exhibition grounds as well as up-to-the minute reporting with the IFRA Expo multiblog under www.iframagazine.com/ifraexpo_08.
An opportunity for exhibition networking is offered also by the www.xing.com communication portal under the group name “IFRA Expo”.