Get Ready for ExporamaShow in Athens

Get Ready for ExporamaShow in Athens 10/25/2006 – After a long preparatory process, EXPORAMA CROSSMEDIA is ready to launch EXPORAMA SHOW – The Mediterranean Special Event for Exhibitions, Conferences and Below-the-Line Activities from 8 to 11 December 2006 at HELEXPO PALACE Exhibition center in Athens, Greece (www.exporamashow.com). EXPORAMA SHOW is the first and only Business-to-Business exhibition in Southeastern Europe that focuses exclusively on the Events Industry and aims at becoming a communication platform for all event professionals. It brings together the suppliers who provide products and services in organizing, hosting, promoting and supporting exhibitions, congresses and corporate events with the end users who look for reliable and innovative solutions for their face-to-face marketing plans. EXPORAMA SHOW has already produced a favorable response among the industry professionals, with 150 leading companies having confirmed their participation two months prior to its opening, while approximately 5,000 trade visitors are expected to visit the event. EXPORAMA SHOW is supported by a number of important international and Greek organizations, including: IFES-International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services, IAEM-International Association for Exhibition Management, EFAPCO – the European Federation of the Associations of Professional Congress Organizers (its 2nd General Assembly and Annual Congress of EFAPCO will take place alongside EXPORAMA SHOW, and it will be attended by over 250 European PCOs), TIF – Thessaloniki International Trade Fair SA, the historic exhibition institution in Greece, AGECO-The Association of Greek Exhibition & Conference Organizers, HAPCO – The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers, Hellenic Institute of Marketing, the oldest institute incorporated in the Hellenic Management Association. In addition, Meeting Professionals International – MPI, supports the seminar program of EXPORAMA SHOW, which includes approximately 20 Exhibit and Event Marketing topics. Therefore, apart from EFAPCO that will hold its annual General Assembly and Congress alongside EXPORAMA SHOW, IAEM – International Association for Exhibition Management is planning a round-table discussion about its presence in Europe that will be attended by both Greek and foreign organizers as well as industry professionals. In this context, IFES – International Federation for Exhibition and Events Services and MPI – Meeting Professionals International will perform their own presentations, while it is worth mentioning that IFES has decided to hold its Board of Representatives Meeting in Athens. The seminar program incorporates 20 topics that will be elaborated on by top Greek and foreign professionals and academics, including among others: Bernhard Aggeler, Senior Partner European Event ROI Institute, Ray Bloom, Chairman IMEX- Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events, Simon Burton, Managing Director The Exhibiting Show, Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Travel and Tourism, University of Westminster, Hakan Gershagen, Commercial Director Mack Brooks Exhibitions, UFI Marketing Committee, Steven Hacker, CAE, President of IAEM, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hallier, EHI Retail Institute GmbH, President of Euroshop, Bruno Meissner, FAMAB – President Select IFES & Birgit Roeterdink, Director Global Travel & Meetings Procurement, NV Organon. Messe Frankfurt, Nurnberg Messe, Redecoration, Vision, World Trade Fairs & Services and DOTO sponsor the event. For more, contact Charoula Krassaki at charis@exporama.com Contact: news@exhibitoronline.com ENN 4378