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(09/02/2012)
ARCOmadrid 2012 will be a meeting place for collectors, gallerists, curators and experts from all over the world
A total of 215 galleries from 29 countries will display a wide range of contemporary art to the public, with works by 3,000 artists
Featured Artist and Solo Objects will be two of the novelties of the fair, together with the Meeting of European and Latin American Museums, in addition to other new ideas to encourage collecting and attract the interest of sector professionals at international level
The Mondriaan Fund and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Spain are collaborating in the organisation of the Focus: The Netherlands programme, with the selection of 14 galleries and the production of several parallel exhibitions in Madrid
AfterARCO, which brings the content of the fair to Madrid, offers screenings, installations, concerts and other activities in the cityMadrid will once again be the meeting place for contemporary art professionals worldwide, with the 31st edition of ARCOmadrid, organised by IFEMA and held from 15 to 19 February at Feria de Madrid. Gallerists, curators, critics, museum directors, artists and collectors will come together for five ...
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(09/02/2012)
EXPOOPTICA 2012 will show what's new in all the sector's segments
The Fair, which takes place from 17 to 19 February, will include the new developments and products in every branch of this industry: from contact lenses to fashion, along with research and IT support for better management.
With its new format EXPOOPTICA 2012 will bring together a broad representation of all the segments that make up the optics and optometry sector between 17 and 19 February. Consequently, trade professionals who visit the fair will find a wide range of products on show, from optical instruments to the latest ideas in frames, sunglasses and lenses, plus lots more.
EXPOOPTICA 2012 exhibitors will not miss the opportunity to show their latest ideas to a highly qualified public like that brought together by the fair, which coincides with the International Optometry, Contactology and Ophthalmic Optics Congress, OPTOM 2012. These include companies that specialise ...
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(09/02/2012)
IFEMA Is Working on a New Fair Project for Madrid Novias 2012
The next edition will take place from 3rd to 6th May at Feria de Madrid.
IFEMA, Madrid's trade fair body, is working on a new fair project for MADRID NOVIAS, the International Bridal Fashion Exhibition, whose next edition will be staged from 3rd to 6th May 2012 at its habitual venue in Hall 14.1 within DC Area 12.14 at Feria de Madrid.The main brushstrokes for the new fair concept at MADRID NOVIAS have been set out by the fair's new Director, Francesco Malatesta. These are based on the results of the last few editions of the fair and the opinions of the event's exhibitors, as well as an analysis of the current situation within ...
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(06/02/2012)
THE IDEAL WINDOW DISPLAY
PROPET creates an Area for specialist SHOPS
The Fair for Pet Professionals, PROPET 2012, will devote a special area – THE IDEAL WINDOW DISPLAY - for manufacturers and distributors of accessories for pets to show retailers how to set up the ideal display in a shop window, and help them sell more products. For this an area of Pavilion 9 at Feria de Madrid will be used from 9 to 11 March, the dates of PROPET, the leading professional fair in the sector.This event, which was requested by professional visitors, is aimed at purchasers - specialist shops, large distribution centres and veterinary clinics with shops - who will have the opportunity to get practical advice on the best way to display and sell the products presented.
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(06/02/2012)
SIMM: The latest trends in consumer fashion and new strategies for boosting the industry will be on show at the sixty-seventh edition of SIMM
The event, organised by IFEMA, takes place from 2 to 4 February in Halls 12 and 14 of DC Area at Feria de Madrid.
• At this edition the fair will feature the participation of around 800 companies, a 62% increase compared to February 2011. The fair will also present a larger net exhibition area, coming to 13,850 square metres in total. Foreign brands, especially those from France, will significantly increase their level of attendance
• The IFEMA Fashion Showrooms, featuring brands from the medium-high segment, continue to expand, now presenting some one hundred participating brands, a 22% increase compared to February last year.• The Speaker's Corner Forum will complement the fair's trade exhibition, based on an attractive programme of activities featuring a series of renowned experts. The introduction of new sales models, experiential marketing and the latest new trends presented in the collections for ...
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(06/02/2012)
SICUR 2012 ANNOUNCES THE PROPOSALS SELECTED FOR ITS NEW PRODUCTO GALLERY
A panel of judges has selected a total of 31 new, cutting-edge products. Eight of these represent the Fire Safety industry, 14 represent Workplace Safety (SICUR PROLABOR), and 9 are related to Security.
The upcoming SICUR event, organised by IFEMA, will take place from 28 February to March 2, at the FERIA DE MADRID. Following tradition, a selection of state-of-the-art equipment and solutions related to safety will be presented in its New Product Gallery.The goal of this space is to promote achievements involving research and innovation, as well as to recognise the efforts that companies in the industry have been making in this direction. The New Product Gallery is also one of the spaces at SICUR focused on sharing information and knowledge with ...
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(06/02/2012)
MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK MADRID: SPANISH FASHION AND ITS MOST IMPRESSIVE IDEAS WILL BE ON SHOW AT THE NEW MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK MADRID
The event, organised by IFEMA, takes places from 1 to 5 February at Feria de Madrid
• The Madrid catwalk will sport a new name at its fifty-fifth edition, following the recent agreement that the event has signed with the German vehicle make, in which the latter has become the main sponsor and acquires the naming rights for the event. In this sense, Fashion Week will now have two main sponsors, L'Oréal and Mercedes-Benz. In addition, Mahou Cinco Estrellas has now joined this edition as a sponsor.
• On this occasion, the fair has decided to bring its staging forward by two weeks. This change enables it to open the international fashion show circuit without coinciding with any other leading fashion event.• In total, some 44 designers will present their collections on the catwalk, as well as around 45 up-and-coming designers who will exhibit their ideas at the EGO Showroom,, at the CIBELESPACIO, featuring direct sale to the public
Its new name - MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK MADRID ... -
(06/02/2012)
Exhibitions, activities and forums during ARCOmadrid (15 - 19 February)
Madrid brings together contemporary art professionals from around the world for the 1st Meeting of European and Latin American Museums, directed by Agustín Pérez-Rubio – Director of MUSAC, León - and Marcelo Mattos Araujo – Executive Director of the Sao Paulo Pinacoteca - with guests including Chris Dercon, Director of the Tate Modern, London; Manuel Borja-Villel, Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Hans-Michael Herzog, Director and Curator of the Daros Latinamerica Collection, Zurich; Alfred Pacquement, Director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de Création Industrielle, Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Graciela de la Torre, Director of the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo MUAC, Mexico. The Collecting Forum will also attract other professionals, such as Han Nefkens, Mera and Don Rubell, Joop van Caldenborgh, Farhad Farjam and Eugenio López; and the Professional Meetings will bring together noted figures invited by Marc-Olivier Wahler, director of the Palais de Tokyo: James Lingwood, Co-director of Artangel, London; Bartomeu Marí, Director of the Museu d'Art Contemporani, Barcelona (MACBA); Lynne Cooke, Assistant Director for Conservation, Research and Publication at the Museo Reina Sofía; Inti Guerrero, Atistic Director of TEOR/éTica, San José (Costa Rica), and RMS La Asociación, together with Tania Pardo, an independent curator.
The participation of these professionals will complement the exhibition side of ARCOmadrid, in which about 200 international galleries will take part in the General Programme, Focus Netherlands, Solo Projects: Focus Latin America and Opening.
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(01/02/2012)
IFEMA to hold INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK to help boost the sector
The event, which comprises VETECO, PIEDRA and CONSTRUTEC, offers an indispensable backdrop for meetings between sector professionals and will help the sector effect strategies to boost and internationalise the sector. A wide-ranging programme aimed at international buyers will focus on this objective and the merging of the three fairs will provide a host of business opportunities.
A comprehensive programme of seminars, held in association with leading organisations, will give added value to the event, which will provide the three fairs with a personalised service that is tailored to meet companies' requirements.
IFEMA presents the first edition of INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK, which will be held on 8 - 11 May at the Feria de Madrid. It will be headed up by three events that are a fixture on the Madrid trade fair calendar: CONSTRUTEC, the international building fair; VETECO, the international fair for windows and glazed enclosures, and PIEDRA, the international natural stone trade fair.
The holding, for the first time in Madrid, of the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK, is a clear demonstration of IFEMA’s support for the construction sector. The project specifically aims to create an effective platform for promotion and communication to help boost the industries ... -
(30/01/2012)
INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK designs a Sustainable Press Route
A route for press presentations will be organised, with the collaboration of exhibitor companies.
INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK, whose first edition is being organised by IFEMA on 8-11 May at the Feria de Madrid, is to provide clients with a new service: the Sustainable Press Route.
During the WEEK, a day will be put aside so that participating companies from any of the three sections that make up the whole event, ( the International Construction Trade Fair, CONSTRUTEC; the International Trade Fair for Windows, Facades and Glass Structures, VETECO, and the International Natural Stone Trade Fair, PIEDRA) can, if they wish, make presentations and/or demonstrations of their products at the fair, in relation to sustainability in the construction industry.
Depending on the response of companies, INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WEEK will coordinate an events calendar, assigning times depending on the location of applicant companies and designing an orderly route through the seven exhibition halls – numbers 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 - at the Feria de Madrid, ... -
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