Name event: IBC 2008
Date: September 12-16, 2008
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The International Broadcasting Convention, will be showcasing the latest technology and foremost business ideas in broadcasting and media. With 47,000 attendees from more than 120 countries, IBC is the leading event in Europe for professionals involved in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content. This 12-hall exhibition, with more than 1,200 of the industry's leading companies exhibiting, offers great business to business and networking opportunities.

The U.S. Commercial Service will be present at IBC 2008 to provide commercial support to U.S. exhibitors and to international buyers and companies seeking new U.S. products and services to purchase or represent. The Commercial Service offers pre-show matchmaking services to identify international partners, as well as on-site counseling during the show days. U.S. Exhibitors at IBC can register to meet with broadcasting industry specialists from U.S. Embassies in Poland, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands during IBC. This service is offered free of charge:  http://www.buyusa.gov/eme/ibc.html

Market Research

- U.S. exhibitors have free access to 36 recently-produced market research reports covering various aspects of telecommunications/broadcast topics in a wide variety of overseas markets. The reports are available here for download:

http://www.buyusa.gov/netherlands/en/ibc_market_research.html

For more information please contact Alan Ras:
E-mail: Alan.Ras@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
Tel.: +31 (0)70-3102420