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News Release from: IPEX 2010 | Subject: Ipex 2006
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Team on 02 December 2004
Ipex 2006 Getting Close To Exhibitor
Capacity
It may still be 18 months away, but the UK's Ipex 2006 is already shaping well, according to show organisers IIR Exhibitions.
It may still be 18 months away, but the UK's Ipex 2006 is already shaping well, according to show organiser IIR Exhibitions IIR has already booked 56,500 square metres of exhibition space and the company said that with many of the 11 available halls at the NEC close to capacity, Ipex 2006 is well ahead of target and set to be totally sold out
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 27 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Because the scope of Ipex 2006 is enormous, show organiser, IIR Exhibitions, has structured the exhibition in to industry sectors.
IIR exhibition director Trevor Crawford said: "Not only are all of the industry majors in place but equally as encouraging is the fact that of the 250 primary suppliers are confirmed for the show to date and almost 20 per cent of them will be exhibiting at Ipex for the very first time." And the organisers have reported that it is adding a number of feature zones and initiatives to ensure that the exhibition reflects the changing dynamics of the global market place.
The new initiatives are being introduced to attract and inspire more visitors, provide a forum for learning and offer networking opportunities the company added.
Trevor Crawford commented that the main theme for Ipex 2006 would be innovation.
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"It's the dominant characteristic that will embrace all aspects of the show.
It is essential that Ipex is seen to mirror the dynamics of such a forward-thinking, fast-moving industry.
We're very excited by the plans that are already well advanced - many of them utilising the same technologies that are helping to project the print, publishing and media sector as a major communications medium." The Innovation Feature will be an area designed to highlight technology and applications through a series of live and interactive debates, interviews with leading executives and video streams from pioneering print shops.
In addition, New Product Trails pinpointing the latest products and applications will underline the industry's own commitment to developing and improving its overall offer across all of the main categories.
Designed as a series of convenient hand-held guides for on-site reference, individual trails will also be published online and in either format they will be practical assistance in guiding visitors around the show.
There will also be a co-ordinated programme of practical and technology led training offered free of charge to all visitors.
The programme will be specifically designed to ensure that systems operarators are better equipped to get optimum performance out of new or existing equipment added IIR.
For the first time, the annually-held British Printing Industry Federation's BPIF Excellence Awards will run alongside Ipex in April 2006.
Cicley Brown, director of corporate and external affairs for the BPIF said: "Staging these awards alongside a prestigious event such as Ipex strongly endorses the programme's core objective in rewarding outstanding print businesses.
It also provides us with a rare opportunity to be able to show the rest of the printing world the very best the UK has to offer in terms of translating technology into powerful and effective information media.".
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