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Messe Berlin: host venue for EAS 2012
such as Halloween and Christmas, meanwhile global players from the food & beverage industry will share their views on what sold best in summer 2012 and what the customers will be asking for in 2013. Rounding off the day’s education will be a session on going green.
As well as individual seminars, there is also the three-day IAAPA Institute for Attractions
Managers (October 7 to 9) for which a separate, paid registration is required. There’s also a full day of seminars on Thursday dedicated to family entertainment centres (FECs) and indoor playgrounds. EAS participants may also wish to book a place on the pre-event tour to Filmpark Babelsberg (Monday, October 8) or a trip to Tropical Islands waterpark on Thursday afternoon. This former Zeppelin factory is well worth seeing. Those wmaking a weekend of iy may choose to sign up for the EAS Post Tour from October 12 to 14. This three-day fixture will take in some of Northern Germany’s most popular attractions including Heide-Park, Hansa-Park and Hagenbeck’s Tierpark (zoo) in Hamburg.
Produced by IAAPA Europe, Euro Attractions Show takes place at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre from Tuesday to Thursday. October 9 to 11. For more details on the exhibitors, conference programme, travel advice and registration/event fees, visit
iaapa.org/eas
Shanghai summit
Following the inaugural event last autumn, around 300 delegates attended the second Theme Park and Resort Expansion Summit (pictured right) in Shanghai from June 27 to 28.
Staged to take advantage of the country’s burgeoning parks and attractions market, which recently reached the landmark annual attendance figure of 100 million, the two-day event took place at the Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel, alongside the city’s second airport. Assembled for the
proceedings was a high level congregation of industry professionals, government representatives, real estate developers and other interested parties A few of the topics that were discussed included China’s latest industrial policies, global management strategies, the importance of social media and an outlook on the domestic parks and attractions industry – highlighting upcoming projects such as Shanghai Disneyland, Zhejiang Hello Kitty Park and China’s Ocean Aquarium.
An international flavour was provided by sponsors and participating suppliers including Funa International, The Producers Group, Attraktion!, DyMoRides, The Goddard Group, PCCW Solutions, Ptarmigan Integration, Genesis Coatings and INFITEC3D. The event was organised by Noppen (
noppen.com), a local company that that facilitates business across Asia and Europe through various conferences and events. A similar event targeting the theme parks and attractions industry is planned soon in Shanghai. Theme Park & Resorts World Asia Congress will take place at the InterContinental Pudong hotel in downtown Shanghai from October 24 to 26. More details in the next issue of Park World and at
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