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FAVOURABLE RESULTS REGARDING CONGRESS ACTIVITY AT IFEMA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR 2010
A total of 45 fairs, congresses and events of all kinds brought together a total of 1,425 participating companies and some 283,000 visitors.
Madrid, 14th June 2010.- The level of activity under the heading of IFEMA CONVENTIONS AND CONGRESSES during the first half or the year 2010 was highly positive, based on the corresponding participation figures. In effect, a total of 45 events were recorded up until last May, including externally organised fairs, congresses and activities of all kinds. These events featured the participation of a total of 1,425 companies and welcomed some 283,000 visitors. These figures confirm the popularity of the facilities at Feria de Madrid, in their capacity as one of the most sought-after venues among organisers of congresses, conventions and other meetings, including various meetings of considerable international stature.
In this respect, with regard to fairs organised by independent bodies, the IFEMA fairground hosted the staging of a total of 11 fairs during the first five months of the year, based on the participation of 1,243 exhibitors and the attendance of 249,000 visitors. In short, the following events took place: Exporeclam in the month of January; Eurobijoux and OMExpo Madrid 2010 in February; Venatoria 2010, Expovital, Pulire España 2010, the Vocational Training Employment Fair and SITI/ASLA in March; the Gourmet Fair and Expoenvien in April; and, finally, SIMA 2010 in May.
With regard to the congresses that took place at Feria de Madrid, featuring the presence of some 182 companies and 8,900 participants, five events took place within very different fields: a series of Implantology Conferences in February; the Analgesia Symposium in April; the Tenth ITS Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and the First Congress on Tourism and Gastronomy, both in May; and the Eleventh EFORT Congress in June.
Finally, a total of 29 events of other kinds were also staged, bringing together some 26,000 participants. January witnessed the staging of the Third Telefónica Indirect Channel Convention, the Caja Madrid Assembly, a Meeting organised by Johnson & Johnson and the Línea Directa – Mac Guffin Convention. In February, Feria de Madrid hosted the staging of the Caja España – Nueva Comunicación Convention, VForum and Showtime Communicacion – Disney. March was the turn of the Fifth Telefónica Management Summit, the Bank of Spain Exams, the National Instruments Convention, the Presentation of Diplomas from the Cesma Business School, and the the Pelayo Mutua de Seguros Convention and the Reverencia – Cadre Noir Equestrian Show.
In April, the exhibition centre facilities staged a considerable number of events: the Amper Meeting, the ACS Shareholders Board Meeting, the Off Site Unitronics Convention, the Citroën Convention, the Meeting of Montero y Robles Law Firm, the ESIC Congress – Hoy es Marketing 2010 and the SEPES – EU 2010 Convention, organised by the Ministry of Housing on Urban Sustainability. Finally, in May the exhibition centre provided the venue for Pilates Day organised by Pilates Wellness and Energy, the Caja Madrid Assembly, the Maxam Convention – Annual Meeting of TDAS 2010, a Mercedes Benz Presentation, the Meeting of the ICCA Iberian Chapter, the AECOC – Techno-Marketing Congress, and the Annual Meeting of MMT Seguros.
On the basis of the success of their first editions, FITUR GREEN, INVESTOUR and INBOUND SPAIN will be back at FITUR 2011
Initial forecasts for the evolution of tourism in 2010 are optimistic; in fact, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is expecting growth of between 3% and 4% by year end. These expectations are backed by the results obtained during the first two months of the year, in which international tourism arrivals grew by 7% worldwide, in addition to the 2% already recorded in the last quarter of 2009.
This upward trend will probably be reflected in the next edition of FITUR, which has been scheduled to take place from 19 to 23 January 2011. The five-day trade fair organised by IFEMA brings together the main representatives of the tourism sector in a single venue, a fact which has allowed the trade fair to become an international industry benchmark and an event that trade professionals schedule in their diaries year after year.
After the excellent results achieved at the last edition of FITUR, the next edition will once again include forums such as FITUR GREEN which, organised in conjunction with the UNWTO and sponsored by the Madrid Tourist Board, seek to encourage the sector’s sustainability and energy efficiency. The UNWTO will once again be involved in the organisation of INVESTOUR, an initiative to strengthen tourism as a driving factor for development in Africa. In 2011 it will also feature participation by member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). INBOUND SPAIN will also be on the agenda in 2011, attracting companies and destinations in this sphere.
Another proposal for 2011 which is awakening growing interest among trade professionals is the fifth edition of FITURTECH, a series of workshops on innovation in tourism sponsored by the trade fair in collaboration with the Hotel Technology Institute (Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero, ITH).
TEN HALLS WHERE EVERTHING IS ON OFFER
The trade fair will be laid out in the same way as the 2010 edition: distributed over ten halls in the central area of the Feria de Madrid trade fair centre. Hall 1 will be reserved exclusively for visitor registration, while all the other odd-numbered halls (3, 5, 7 and 9) will house products and projects from Spanish official organisations. International exhibitors will be accommodated in even-numbered halls. Stands featuring Asia and the Pacific will be located in Hall 2, America and Africa will be found in Hall 4, while Halls 6 and 8 will contain the European area. Another section of Halls 8 and also 10 will accommodate companies’ proposals. FITUR CONGRESOS will occupy hall 14.1.
FITUR’s commitment to the sector, which takes the current economic situation into account, has led the event organisation to freeze the prices for participation for the second year running. In addition to this, a discount of 10% will be available on stand rental and “turn-key” modular stands, provided that the exhibitor settles the full cost of participation by 20 September. A further 10% discount is available to all services booked online at the Exhibitors’ Area at www.fituronline.com.
In the meantime, at the next edition of FITUR, the trade fair will be strengthening the activities it started in 2010 with the inclusion in social networks such as Facebook and YouTube. The idea behind these activities is to smooth the flow of communication with trade fair professionals and the visiting public, learning their opinions, interests and expectations with regard to the Trade Fair first hand, and creating yet another channel for sharing the news about everything that’s happening at FITUR.
The 2011 edition of FITUR will be open to trade professionals only on Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 January, all day from 10.00 to 19.00 hrs. On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23, FITUR will open its doors to the public and will stay open until 20.00 hrs.
INTENSE CONVENTION AND CONGRESS ACTIVITY AT IFEMA DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2010
Madrid, 17 March 2010. The conference and events programme overseen by IFEMA CONVENTIONS AND CONGRESSES has played an especially prominent role since the beginning of the year, encompassing a large number of fairs organised by other bodies, as well as other kinds of meetings. The vast majority were of international scope. In this respect, we might make special mention of the Permanent Module of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.
The programme kicked off on 26 and 27 January with the staging of the International Political Summit “Post-2010 Biodiversity Visions and Targets: The Role of Protected Areas and Ecological Networks in Europe” (Biodiversity Conference). This Summit, which was organised by the Spanish Biodiversity Foundation, Fundación Biodiversidad, and which was inaugurated by the Prince and Princess of Asturias, entailed the creation of a Europe-wide International Biological Diversity Year 2010. The more than 400 participants reflected the success of this event, which took place within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the EU.
Mid-February witnessed the staging of the VM Ware Virtualization Forum 2010, a free and interactive event on virtual infrastructures. This international conference organised by the events organiser, FITCHLive, for VM Ware, is a leading world forum for virtualization solutions, encompassing everything ranging from workstations to data centers, effectively bringing cloud computing to organisations of all kinds and sizes.
The Sixth Updating Conferences on Implantology, organised by Mozo-Grau, took place during the same week, on 19 and 20 February. More than 1,000 visitors attended these international conferences, which offered professionals from this sector the opportunity to learn about the most important new techniques and scientific developments from the leading specialists in each area.
OmeEXPO Madrid 2010, the most important conference of the year devoted to digital marketing and online advertising, took place at Feria de Madrid on 24 and 25 February. This event brought together 100 exhibitors at various conferences, which took place in four different conference rooms. More than 5,000 visitors made this the most strongly attended conference during the first quarter of the year.
One of the most important initiatives carried out during the first three months of the year at IFEMA consisted of the Permanent Module of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. This Module, which will operate up until the end of June, the date on which Spain’s Presidency of Europe concludes, provides all of the infrastructures and services required (including a series of rooms available in Halls 12 and 14) for numerous high-level meetings to take place amongst officials and ministers involved in overseeing and implementing Spain’s Presidency. Among the meetings that have already been staged, we might mention: the event organised by top officials at the Home Affairs Ministries of the EU countries and from the United States on 11 and 12 January; the meeting of the Heads of Energy Policy, whose aim was the prepare the conclusions for the Energy Action Plan 2010-2012, which took place on 21st January; a meeting on fundamental rights within the EU, which was organised by the Spanish Ministry of Justice on 1st and 2nd February; and various seminars on the battle against terrorism, organised by the Spanish Ministry for Home Affairs, which took place between 8 and 11 February.
Finally, among the seven fairs that were organised independently but took place at IFEMA’s facilities throughout the first quarter of the year, two were especially important and strongly representative of their respective sectors. These event included Exporeclam, the Professional Exhibition for Promotional and Advertising Gifts, which took place between 26 and 28 January 2010, and Pulire, the Spanish Trade Show for Professional Cleaning and Environmental Hygiene, which took place between 23 and 25 March.
MADRID WILL HAVE A NEW CONVENTION CENTRE IN 2010
The project by architects Tuñón and Mansilla is a large rising sun that emerges among the four new skyscrapers on the Paseo de la Castellana
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain will officially open Fitur 2010
The official opening ceremony will take place at 12 noon on 20 January
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY MEETS AGAIN AT FITUR 2010
The 30th edition of the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, will take place between 20 and 24 January 2010. This event, organised by IFEMA, has maintained its high level of participation in relation to the previous edition, with around 11,000 companies from approximately 170 countries or regions. These companies will be occupying 75,000 square metres of net exhibition space at the Feria de Madrid.
The 10 happiest cities in the World includes…
Forbes’ list of the 10 happiest cities in the World includes Barcelona as N°3 andMadrid as N°6…And we, Spanish Heritage, are the Happiest Spanish DMC!!!
The survey ranked 50 cities, with a wide representation of Latin and Mediterranean cities. Thanks to the votes of 10.000 people from over 20 different countries, it is with great pride that we inform you that Barcelona has been chosen as one of the happiest cities in the world, holding 3rd place in the Forbes list. Simon Anholt, who conducted the survey, described Barcelona as “the classical Mediterranean city.” At number 6, Madrid was also among the top-ten happiest cities on earth.Congratulations to both! It is our pleasure to work and live in these amazing and, of course, HAPPY CITIES!
Spanish Heritage, a happy DMC, is happy to receive your proposals and events for any of our happy cities. Smile, you are in Spain!
Fitur 2010 will be the location for an International Seminar which will debate the UNWTO’s Roadmap for Recovery
Following last year’s successful Seminar on responding to the new challenges in the global economy, on 21 January 2010, the UNWTO Affiliate Members Secretariat will bring together a diverse representation of the global tourism sector to examine and debate solutions for two of the principal recommendations in the Roadmap for Recovery.
Minube organises a “Travellers Meetup” at Fitur 2010, 23 January, travel social network is holding a Meetup at the trade fair
The MINUBE travellers’ social network will be hosting a “Meetup” at FITUR on 23 January for lovers of travelling. Between 12.00 and 14.00 hours, in hall 10 of the Feria de Madrid, travellers will have the opportunity to Exchange experiences with other lovers of travel. There will also be a talk in which travellers can hear the different impressions and opinions of other travellers: from the more adventurous; followers of solidarity tourism or backpackers, to lovers of gastronomical or cultural routes. Furthermore, participants will be encouraged to enter a contest to win 10 enological trips in Castile-La Mancha, the region sponsoring the event. Visitors will be treated to a glass of Manchego wine and a typical regional tapa at the end of the meeting.
MINUBE experts will also be offering the public personalised advice before entering the trade fair, between 23 and 24 January. Two information points will be located at the North and South entrances of IFEMA for visitors to freely consult which FITUR destinations, or type of travel products they are seeking and once the relevant stands have been located, visitors can plan the most appropriate route of the trade fair and optimise their time spent there.
Fitur 2010 incorporates proposals from Uganda, the official Republic of Ghana, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi
The trade fair welcomes the Belize Hotel Association, attending for the first time in official representation of its destination
THE TOURISM SECTOR MEETS AT FITUR 2010
Madrid December 2009. The International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR) will be holding its 30th edition between 20 and 24 January 2010. Just over a month away from the opening of the event, the participation figures have remained steady with respect to the last edition, with more than 12,000 companies originating from 170 countries or regions.
SAUDI ARABIA AND THE PHILIPPINES TO JOIN BUYERS AT FITUR CONGRESOS 2010
Spain’s Meetings and Incentives Travel Workshop at FITUR, taking place on 18 and 19 January 2010, is to incorporate two new markets: Saudi Arabia and the Philippines. The inclusion of buyers from these countries broadens the business potential for Spanish vendors taking part in the event. Thus some of the companies with the greatest interest from the Middle East and Asia are to participate in the Workshop giving the Spanish tourism sector a much greater scope for development.
EUROECHO 2009, the world’s foremost congress on echocardiography and imaging techniques, will take place this year in Madrid 9 – 12 December
Topics: Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear
New reports will be presented at this year’s Congress, with the latest evidence highlighting the role of this new technology.
Now, with such rapid development in imaging techniques, it is likely that non-invasive imaging will gain more importance in clinical cardiology – and probable also that these more accurate tests will revolutionise the diagnostics of cardiac diseases in the near future.
The emergence and wider use of these techniques over the past two decades – in echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac computed tomography – have been accompanied by a corresponding decline in mortality related to coronary artery disease, which, says Dr Luigi Badano, chairman of the Congress Programme Committee, must in some part be explained by new technology.
More than 3,000 participants are expected to attend this year’s congress, whose two main themes are cardiomyopathies (deterioration in the function of the heart muscle as a result of disease) and three-dimensional echocardiography.
EUROECHO 2009 will take place at IFEMA – Feria de Madrid. It is the 13th annual meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE)- the oldest association of the European Society of Cardiology.
The 11th EFORT Congress will be held in association with the Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (SECOT).
EFORT Congress 2010, to be held in Madrid, Spain, in combination with the annual congress of the Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society. The EFORT Executive Committee and the Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society are delighted to invite you to participate in this Congress in beautiful Madrid – a capital known for its architecture and art. It also has a convenient and well situated congress venue.
The scientific programme includes symposia and instructional lectures delivered by distinguished speakers from across Europe. Free papers, e-posters, workshops, industrial symposia and technical exhibits will all feature. There will be simultaneous translation in the combined plenary sessions whereas the congress language remains English.
Controversial case discussions and pro and con debates invite you actively to contribute and share your knowledge with colleagues from all around Europe. Furthermore, during half-day ExMEx sessions you will gain specialised expertise and share information with different opinion leaders on a specific topic in a group limited to 100 colleagues.
Along with the scientific exhibition, this congress format will cover the whole range of contemporary orthopaedics and traumatology issues in Europe. At the EFORT congress in Madrid delegates will share scientific findings, experience and gain a greater awareness of future trends.
The local organising committee has planned an attractive social programme that emphasises Madrid’s beauty and magnificence. More info : www.efort.org
FITUR EXHIBITORS CAN NOW REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY ANESTUR AND TURIJOBS
Companies taking part in FITUR 2010 can now register free of charge to participate in the 4th edition of the employment workshops organized by FITUR in conjunction with the Spanish Federation of Tourism Schools (ANESTUR) and TURIJOBS. The workshops, which will take place on 22 January 2010, are part of the programme of activities planned within the framework of the trade fair. The closing date for registration for exhibitors is 20 November, to be completed online at http://www.turijobs.com/fitur/workshop2010/default_e.asp
Once registered, representatives of the most competitive companies in the sector will have the opportunity to interview the best students and newly qualified graduates from public and private institutions giving training in tourism.
This event represents an opportunity for companies to optimise personnel selection processes by interviewing the candidates with the most potential in one place over the course of a single day. Statistics on the last edition of the fair are a testimony to the satisfaction of the exhibitors who took part: according to surveys carried out with interviewers, 80% of the firms which took part awarded the workshop the highest possible rating.
As in previous editions, TURIJOBS, Spain’s leading tourism employment portal, will be responsible for providing the necessary technological support in order to manage the participant registration process and organise the agenda for professional meetings between companies and candidates.
FITUR AND THE WTO CREATE THE INVESTOUR FORUM TO FOSTER INVESTMENT IN AFRICA
Tourism can be a fundamental tool for boosting development in many regions of Africa. The International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR), together with the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) are hosting the first ever edition of INVESTOUR next 21 January as part of the parallel commercial activities taking place within the trade fair. Their common goal is to stimulate Spanish tourism investment in Africa thus contributing to the improvement of the conditions of life in many communities.
Luís Eduardo Cortés, chairman of IFEMA Executive Committee, FITUR’s organising body, participated last 3 October in a WTO Commission for Africa held in Astana (Kazakhstan). At the meeting before the principal African tourism ministers and responsible personalities, Cortés reiterated the benefits that this initiative could contribute to the economy of their territories: “Tourism is one of the sectors with the greatest impact on the socio-economic development of countries and regions. Without a doubt, contributing to this evolution is the main objective of INVESTOUR, which will be presenting Africa’s enormous tourism potential to experienced Spanish entrepreneurs”. During the session, at which FITUR director Ana Larrañaga was also present, the chairman of IFEMA also stressed the Spanish outbound tourism market potential which “in spite of the current world recession, has seen a 6.9% increase in travel to foreign countries during the first seven months of the year”.
During his speech, Cortés assured attendees that IFEMA had already presented the project to the principal business associations (the CEOE, the CEIM and the the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry among others) “who have all declared their sincere enthusiasm towards the proposal”. Cortés then encouraged representatives of the main African Nations to participate in INVESTOUR highlighting the fact that “Togo, Morocco, Tunisia and Cameroon have all already confirmed their presence. I would like to invite you to be next in joining this project and demonstrate all the potential of your tourism offer at INVESTOUR”.
INTENSE ACTIVITY AT FERIA DE MADRID IN OCTOBER 2009
Madrid, October 2009. The month of October 2009 will be extremely intense in terms of the number of fairs that are organised directly by IFEMA, all of which are of considerable importance within their respective sectors.
In chronological order, we might mention LIBER, the International Book Trade Fair, which is due to take place between 7th and 9th October, and ONE THOUSAND AND ONE WEDDINGS (between 23rd and 25th October), a fully established event that will be organised by IFEMA for the first time and will coincide with the staging of SALÓN LOOK INTERNACIONAL, the Image and Integral Aesthetics Exhibition.
The month of October will conclude with the staging of the International Road Safety and Equipment Exhibition, TRAFIC, between 27th and 30th October.
Coinciding with this fair calendar, Feria de Madrid will also provide the setting for an intensive programme of fairs organised by bodies other than IFEMA, in addition to other trade events, congresses …
The first event on this programme is known as EXPOCERSA, the Industrial Hardware Trade Meeting, which is due to take place on 6th and 7th October. This event will provide Central de Compras y Servicios Profesionales, S.A. with an opportunity to bring its clients and customers together. In this respect, CECOFERSA, the largest Spanish distribution chain for hardware products and industrial supplies and a body that features more than 110 members and encompasses some 240 establishments throughout Spain and Portugal, will be able to offer its members the possibility of purchasing products directly off manufacturers at the very best prices. This event takes place every two years.
Following this fair, another event will take place between 13th and 15th October that constitutes a meeting of considerable importance to the worldwide pharmaceutical industry, CPhi Worldwide. The Exhibition on Pharmaceutical Ingredients will take place for the second time at Feria de Madrid, occupying an area measuring more than 100,000 square metres. , The event will feature the attendance of around 24,000 participants from 125 countries and an international presence that exceeds the figure of 90%. These figures make CPhi Worldwide an event of strong added value for Madrid, especially due to its impact on the service sector and the city’s economy.
Three other events will practically coincide on the same dates: VISCOM SIGN ESPAÑA, the MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND HEALTH EXPO, and MADRID GOLF. Reed Exhibitions Iberia will stage VISCOM SIGN ESPAÑA, the International Visual Communication Industry Exhibition between 22nd and 24th October. This event is aimed at professionals and seeks to promote the convergence of digital technologies in multiple formats and materials: large-format images, 3D recorders, branding, labels, advertising signs, illuminated signs … in short, the visual communication industry in its purest form.
The SALÓN DIETA MEDITERRÁNEA Y SALUD (MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND HEALTH EXPO) will be presented between 22nd and 25th October as an initiative that seeks to help promote a diet whose virtues are generally acknowledged, but whose principles are often ignored when it comes to practical application. In this respect, IM&C, S.A., Internacional Marketing & Communication, S.A., the fair’s organiser, will stage this event for the general public and a wide range of professionals, including nutritionists, health representatives and communication professionals, among others, in order to raise awareness of the importance of this kind of diet.
For its part, Planner Reed, the organiser of the Madrid Real Estate Exhibition, SIMA, which is habitually staged in May, has decided, in conjunction with the Property Developers Association of Madrid, ASPRIMA, to hold a new edition of the fair known as SIMA AUTUMN between 22nd and 25th October.
Also aimed at the general public and professionals, MADRID GOLF, which is organised by MADRID GOLF, S.L. under the heading “An Entire Universe of Golf at a Single Venue”, will present the best products of an industry that caters for an increasing number of golfing fans in Spain. This is the only international golfing fair organised in Spain. This exhibition will bring together the best selection of golf clubs from the most prestigious brands, together with bags, balls, electric golf buggies, swing measurers and a large number of other items, all of which will delight golfers. At the same time, professionals will discover a number of interesting business opportunities at Feria de Madrid.
This intensive fair programme will end between 28th October and 1st November with a new edition of the International Print and Contemporary Art Fair, ESTAMPA, which will once again take place at the IFEMA fairground. Euxenita Dieciseis, S.L. is the organiser of this event, which was founded back in 1992 and serves as a key point of reference for galleries, bodies and media linked to the sale and publication of prints, photography and video art.
