CeBIT and State of California to Announce Joint Program Promoting US Innovations and Opportunities in EU Market

CeBIT to Unveil “Webciety” and Green IT Initiatives
CeBIT 2009

WHAT: CeBIT, the world’s largest information and communications technology event, will host a press conference and reception in conjunction with the State of California.

WHO: Presenters include:

– The Honorable Walter Hirche, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economics, Labor and Transport – Federal State of Lower Saxony

– Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, President – BITKOM

– Ms. Deborah Conrad, VP and GM, Corporate Marketing Group – Intel Corporation

– Mr. Ernst Raue, Member of the Board – Deutsche Messe

– Mr. Dale Bonner, Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency – State of California

WHEN: Thursday, October 2
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Intel Corporation
Robert Noyce Building’s Executive Briefing Center
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95052

WHY: Following on the announcement of California as the official partner state, CeBIT 2009 will unveil Webciety, a showcase for ideas, innovations, and business models that will allow integration of the social and technological advances of web 2.0 into business and company processes.

In addition, CeBIT will announce plans to become the worldwide, leading exhibition for Green IT – with topics and programs to be a global shop window for Green ICT initiatives.

The press conference will also highlight new data on EU market prospects for U.S. companies and showcase opportunities for U.S. companies, through CeBIT’s California Partner State program, to reach the EU market on the industry’s biggest global stage.

Contacts

To register:
A&R Edelman
Brian Domingo, 650-762-2916
bdomingo {at} ar-edelman(.)com
or
For additional information:
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.
Brock McCormack, 609-987-1202
mccormack {at} hfusa(.)com