INDUSTRIAL TRADE EVENTS

Hannover Messe is one of the world's largest showcase catering to the industrial technology. Scheduled to be held from 20th to 24th April, 2009, this trade show claims to be a better, faster and much more effective way for the companies to put forth their performance potential to a wider audience. Held on the Hanover fairground in Hanover, Germany, this fair attracts about 6,000 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors. This popular industrial technology exhibition is the most effective platform to present cutting edge technology and also provides chances to develop alliances between various industries and research institutes that come here to participate from different corners of the world.

Venue:	Hannover, Germany
Time :	April
Expertise :	Industrial Technology
Website :	http://www.messe.de/
Target Group :	Industries, Research Institutes
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CeBit is the world's largest computer expo that began operating in the year 1986. Since then it has been holding the expo every spring on the exhibition ground in Hannover, Germany. Often regarded as a barometer of the state of the art in information technology, this exhibition sprawls on an area of 450,000 m and participation includes 6,111 exhibitors and more than 755,000 visitors. Organized by the Deutsche Messe AG, in 2009, it was scheduled to be held from 3 to 8 March. This is the most popular trade fair which showcases digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments.

Venue:	Hannover, Germany
Time :	Spring Season
Expertise :	Digital IT and Telecommunications Solutions
Target Group :	Computer Industry, Wholesale & Retail sector, Skilled Trades, Banks, Services Sector, Government Agencies
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Held in Australia, National Manufacturing Week brings forth a great chance for the manufacturing industries to source their new products and technologies. This is Australia's most renowned expo that aims to bring together various market leaders from national and international manufacturing communities. Held on the grounds of Melbourne in the month of May, this is Australia's only annual manufacturing exhibition that is claimed to be fully integrated. Through this exhibition, the buyers are provided with the opportunity to develop new and existing relationships, besides showcasing their new product. This year it is scheduled to be held from 12 to 15 May.

Venue:	Melbourne, Australia
Time :	May
Expertise :	Manufacturing Industries
Website :	http://www.lineapelle-fair.it
Target Group :	Buyers and Manufactures of Industrial Products
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Electronica Germany, is the largest electronics trade show of its kind to be held in Germany. Inviting visitors and companies from all over the globe, this trade fair is held in the city of Munich, Bayern. Catering only to trade visitors like electrical contractors, engineers, equipment manufacturers, inspectors/supervisors and wholesalers, it is held in the month of November, every year. Besides the exhibition, a conference is held at the same time. This conference is graced by professionals, ministries and industry experts who discuss various technical and economic future of the German electronics. Participation includes 30,000 exhibitors and 2 million visitors from around 100 countries.

Venue:	Munich, Germany
Time :	November
Expertise :	Electrical Industry
Website :	http://www.electronica.de/
Target Group :	Trade Visitors viz Electrical Contractors, Engineers, Equipment Manufacturers, Supervisors and Wholesalers

Catering to Hardware and DIY sector, Practical World Germany is a famous trade fair held in the city of Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany. This trade show is attended by 1,500 leading enterprises and 8,000 international buyers. Fast emerging as a leading trade event in Germany, this exhibition invites exhibitors and visitors to offer consistent orientation on trade and comprehensive survey of Hardware and DIY products. Held in the month of March, this exhibition invites professional that are related to tools specialist trade. This trade fair showcases a diverse range of products in an arrangement that offers high convenience for visitors to locate their interested suppliers

Venue:	Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Time :	March
Expertise :	Hardware and DIY Sector
Website :	http://www.hardwarefair.com/
Target Group :	Tool Specialist Traders, Hardware Manufacturers and Suppliers

EXPOQUIMIA, the chemical engineering exhibition is one of the few leading trade events that are conducted for the biotechnology and nano technology industry. Claiming these technologies to be the future of the world, this exhibition held at Gran Via venue in Spain, sources a wide range of scientific and commercial products and speakers of international repute. Held in Barcelona, Spain, this event also includes a seminar besides the main expo. A series of technical seminars and lectures that deal with the insight details of the industry's future growth, are delivered by top notch scientists and specialist. This trade show is organized every year in the month of October.

Venue:	Barcelona, Spain
Time :	October
Expertise :	Chemical Engineering Nanotechnology and Biotechnology
Website :	http://www.expoquimia.com/
Target Group :	Scientists, Researchers, Specialist

International Consumer Electronic Show, is a non public trade show that is held in the month of January every year. While it takes it sponsorship from Consumer Electronic Association, Las Vegas plays the host for this event. The main highlight of the show is the introduction or announcement of new product in the consumer electronic segment. This trade show came to limelight as one of the major technology-related trade shows after the cancellation of COMDEX, and today has gain immense popularity. Incepted in the year 1967 in New York, earlier ICS was held twice in a year. The last show that was held in January 2009, saw a participation of around 2,700 exhibiting companies.

Venue:	Las Vegas, USA
Time :	January
Expertise :	Consumer Electronic
Website :	http://www.CESweb.org
Target Group :	Verified Manufacturers, Retailers, Content Providers, Creators, Broadband Developers, Wireless Carriers, Cable and Satellite TV providers, etc.

Scheduled annually in the month of November, METALEX is all about metal working. METALEX is a popular trade event where 2,700 providers of metalworking technologies and machine tools from 50 countries come together to showcase their products and technologies. Catering to the manufacturing industry, this exhibition brings sellers in direct contact with 55,000 regional masterminds and power groups involved in the manufacturing business. Held on the grounds of Bangkok in Thailand, it claims itself to be a one roof platform wherein visitors can enjoy the opportunity of expanding their horizons while learning, networking, and matching concurrent knowledge based technologies and also improve their work competencies.

Venue:	Bangkok, Thailand
Time :	November
Expertise :	Metal Working and Manufacturing
Website :	http://www.metalex.co.th/
Target Group :	Corporate Managers, Metal Manufacturers, Production & Design Engineers, Purchasing Managers and Industrial Designers and Consultants

Electronica Germany, is the largest electronics trade show of its kind to be held in Germany. Inviting visitors and companies from all over the globe, this trade fair is held in the city of Munich, Bayern. Catering only to trade visitors like electrical contractors, engineers, equipment manufacturers, inspectors/supervisors and wholesalers, it is held in the month of November, every year. Besides the exhibition, a conference is held at the same time. This conference is graced by professionals, ministries and industry experts who discuss various technical and economic future of the German electronics. Participation includes 30,000 exhibitors and 2 million visitors from around 100 countries.

Venue:	Nuremberg, Germany
Time :	February
Expertise :	Organic Industry
Website :	http://www.biofach.de
Target Group :	Agriculture, Manufacturer of Food, Fisheries and aqua culture, Manufacturer of Beverages, Fashion Designer, Manufacturer of Personal Care, Manufacturer of Drugstore Articles etc.

Having its venue in the fashionable city of Italy, COSMOPROF organizes trade events that deal with the beauty and cosmetics sector with a new focus on spa industry. Since its origin (more than 40 years ago), the trade show has become a successful name in the cosmetic industry. Backed by the international organizational structure, SoGeCos SpA, this world trade furnishes international assistance to provide support to the participants in terms of logistics, information and dissemination and marketing services. This acts as a perfect platform for the cosmetic manufacturers to optimize this opportunity to enhance their business opportunities. Besides the trade show in Italy, they also organize similar events in other countries like Hong Kong in Asia, Shanghai and Las Vegas.

Venue:	Bologna, Italy
Time :	April
Expertise :	Beauty and Cosmetics Sector
Website :	http://www.cosmoprof.com/
Target Group :	Beauty Experts, Cosmetic Manufacturers, Spa Specialists

The "Machine and World Exhibition" of EMO (in 2009) was promoted by the CECIMO, European Committee for the Co-operation among Machine Tool Industries. This trend is carried on every year in the month of October, in the fashionable city of Milan in Italy. Covering industries like Metal working and metal forming, this trade fair has become the most awaited event of the year. The main aim behind this event is to bring forward various technology and new products launches to the global eye. This is the ideal platform for the metal manufacturing professional to promote various offers and company image.

Venue:	Milan, Italy
Time :	October
Expertise :	Metal Working and Metal Forming
Website :	http://www.emo-hannover.de/
Target Group :	Metal Manufacturers, Professions from Metal Industry