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WORLD PC EXPO to Become "WPC EXPO" in 2002
Tokyo -- December 4, 2001 -- Nikkei Business Publications has announced that
its WORLD PC EXPO show will become "WPC EXPO" in 2002. The show,
launched in 1995 as a PC-centric event, has outgrown its name over the years
into Asia's largest IT exhibition.
In the new name, "W" represents words such as world, WWW, wired and
wireless, while "P" embodies all sorts of IT platforms including networked
household appliances, PDAs and mobile handsets, and "C" stands for
communications, computing and content. Hence, the new WPC EXPO show
will cover the evolution of various e-platforms together with their applications,
services, content and solutions, making yet another step forward as the single
source for everything that relates to IT and digital technology.
The theme of WPC EXPO 2002, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 16
to 19, 2002, will be "The IT showcase for Ubiquitous Network Society in
Broadband Age." In Japan today, broadband communications is spreading
rapidly and the age of ubiquitous computing is almost here where anyone can
access the high-speed network at any time and from any place. Featuring the
two most timely keywords of "broadband" and "ubiquitous" in its theme, WPC
EXPO 2002 will present an opportunity for the visitors to feel and experience a
more affluent society realized by IT technology, IT products and IT solutions.
The show's official website, "iWPC," will also re-launch in the spring of 2002,
after integration with the "PC-Gaz!" website that offers smart tips on buying and
using PCs and other digital products (new site name and URL to be announced in January 2002). Posting breaking news throughout the
year, the new site will serve as a helpful source for users and buyers of IT and
digital technology. Such information will also be delivered to wireless devices
including mobile handsets, making WPC EXPO even more befitting as the show
of the ubiquitous age.
[Outline of WPC EXPO 2002]
Event name: WPC EXPO 2002
Dates: October 16-19, 2002 (from 10:00AM to 6:00PM; until 5:00PM on the last day)
Location: Tokyo Big Sight (East & West Halls, Tower Building and neighboring hotels)
Organizer: Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
Planned by: WPC EXPO 2002 Planning Committee (Chairman: Dr. Hideo
Aiiso, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Professor Emeritus of
Keio University)
Concurrent event: WPC Forum 2002
Supported by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, United States Department of Commerce, Foreign Commercial Service, Embassy of the United States of America, American Electronics Association (AEA), Economic and Commercial Department of the Indian Embassy, Singapore Trade Development Board, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan Personal Computer Software Association (JPSA), Japan System Seller Association, Japan Useware Association, Japan Association for Promotion of Educational Technology, Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium, Advanced Learning Infrastructure Consortium (ALIC), e-Learning Consortium Japan, Mobile Contents Forum
Collaboration with: Database Promotion Center
Cooperation with: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Television Tokyo Channel 12
Projected visitors: 320,000
Projected exhibitors: 800
Projected booth spaces: 3,000
Closing date for booth space reservation: June 28, 2002
Exhibitor briefing session: July 24, 2002
Event URL: http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/wpc/ (in Japanese only)
[Reference: WORLD PC EXPO 2001]
Dates: September 19-22, 2001
Location: Makuhari Messe
Exhibitors: 792
Visitors: 303,619
For further details, please contact:
International Office
phone: +813-5210-8502
fax: +813-5210-8119
http://www.nikkeibp.com
e-mail: info@nikkeibp.com
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About NikkeiBP
Nikkei Business Publications is part of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun group,
the world's largest group of companies providing mainly business and
financial information for most of Japan's decision makers. Covering a
wide variety of specialized areas including business, computer, electronics,
construction, services and medicine, Nikkei Business Publications is the
number one business publisher in Japan. As of December 4, 2001, we publish 43
magazines and 3 newsletters, reaching a combined total readership of more than 2.8 million.
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