Istanbul prepares for CeBIT Eurasia 2009
Posted by meb at October 2nd, 2009
CeBIT Bilişim Eurasia, the region’s leading digital business and technology expo, will open its doors in Istanbul on Oct. 7.
Thousands of professionals, managers, scientists, public authorities and tech geeks from around the world are expected to visit the fair, which will be held at the TÜYAP Fair Center in Beylikdüzü. Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım will also attend the opening ceremony. This will be the fair’s 10th year.
“CeBIT Eurasia 2009 expanded in terms of the number of exhibitors and foreign participants, despite the global turmoil,” said Orkunt Yozgat, the fair director of Hannover Fairs Interpro International Fairs, or HİFAŞ , the event organizer. CeBIT Eurasia was presented Thursday in a press conference at Istanbul’s Swissotel.
Last year, CeBIT Eurasia hosted 971 exhibitors, said Alexander Kühnel, HİFAŞ general manager. The number of exhibitors is expected to reach 1,000 this year.
Almost 160,000 visitors, including some 70,000 businesspeople, visited last year’s CeBIT. The fair will end Oct. 11.
Meanwhile, Broadcast Cable & Satellite Eurasia 2009, the fair for the television industry, will be organized concurrently with CeBIT Eurasia 2009 in a separate hall at the same fair grounds. European satellite operator Eutelsat is the sponsor of the broadcast fair, while Turksat is the main sponsor of CeBIT 2009.
source: Hurriyet daily news
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