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International Electronics Forum 2010

Mark your Diary – International Electronics Forum 2010

Held under the auspices of The City Of Dresden & Silicon Saxony

May, 5th – 7th, 2010 – Dresden Germany

Win A Free Place At IEF2010

Future Horizons is giving away one free place at the IEF, (not including transport or accomodation costs), worth €2900.

Everyone who answers the question below correctly will be entered into the IEF2010 prize draw.

Future Horizons' forecast for Q1 2010 growth of IC sales over Q4 2009 is -2%.

What is your estimate? Click here to enter

Despite the global economic downturn the 2009 forum proved to be an outstanding success and the 2010 forum promises to be even bigger and better.

The industry and economy have changed so much in the last 6 months and will continue to do so in the next 6 months ahead. Find out what these changes mean for the industry by making sure you attend the 2010 forum.

Venue

Hilton Hotel, Dresden

Why Not Stay For The Weekend?

Historic Dresden has plenty of sites to see and things to do. Why not stay for the weekend and see what the beautiful city has to offer Please see our Dresden Guide and Dresden Local Attractions documents for further details.  We encourage delegates to bring their spouses to the forum, not only can they take part in all social events, but we have also devised a Spouses Programme on Thursday 6th May, which allows the spouses to see Dresden's historic sites at leisure.
Click here to book your accommodation.

Get Involved - Sponsorship Opportunities

Many of you will now be setting your budgets for the year ahead, please make sure you include sponsoring the International Electronics Forum 2010. Past sponsors would agree there is no better way to guarantee global industry recognition. Benefits of sponsoring the forum include:

  • Enhancement of your international industry profile
  • Your message communicated directly to the key industry decision makers
  • Opportunity to connect with over 120 senior industry executives, mainly CEO’s & Senior Managers
  • Chance to leave a lasting impact upon forum delegates
  • Paves the way for future industry relationships & business development opportunities

What Can You Sponsor?

We have a range of sponsorship opportunities available to suit all budgets, from sponsoring the Business-2-Business Networking event, hosting a forum dinner to sponsoring the forum bag or USB key.

We are happy to discuss tailor made packages to accommodate individual budgets.

I hope you will consider Sponsoring the 2010 forum. Click here to download the 2010 Forum Sponsorship Brochure.  If you would like to sponsor the form, please complete the IEF2010 Sponsorship Confirmation Form and return to Future Horizons.

2010 Sponsors To Date Include:

Speakers

Opening Speaker:

Mr Dirk Hilbert, City of Dresden, Lord Mayor of Economic Affairs, www.dresden.de/index_en.php

We are currently in the process of confirming speakers.  Confirmed keynote speakers to date include:

Panel Speakers

Closing Speakers

Sami Issa, Executive Director, Abu Dhabi Ecosystem Development Unit of ATIC, ATIC

Heinz Martin Esser, CEO, Roth & Rau -Ortner GmbH

Networking Opportunities

There are ample networking opportunities throughout the forum, starting with the new Business2Business Speed Networking Event on Wednesday afternoon.The main purpose of the speed networking is to meet lots of new contacts in a short space of time saving valuable time and money.  Click here for benefits and how it works.

Other Networking Opportunities Include:

  • Wednesday Night Welcome Drink & Gala Dinner
  • Extended Coffee Breaks throughout the forum
  • Lunch Thursday & Friday (1 half hours each)
  • Thursday Night Fiesta Dinner - Venue TBC

Visit Volkswagen Transparent Factory (Die Gläeserne Manufaktur)

Following the forum on Friday, there will be a visit to VW Transparent Factory.

"Photos - Archive of the Glaeserne Manufaktur (Transparent Factory) of Volswagen"

Globally unique, this combined car assembly facility and world of experience is one of the most captivating attractions in the cultural city of Dresden. This is where Volkswagen’s luxury class product, the Phaeton, comes into being.

The guided tour offers participants informative and unusual insights into the building's architectural concept: what was the vision behind the plant and how it was transformed into reality.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Register For The Forum

Click here to register on-line or email: mail:futurehorizons.com or call +44 1732 740440

Coming Soon

Further details including forum theme, speakers, programme and networking opportunities plus much much more.