Six Major Industry Associations Support Event; 18 Member Companies
And Organizations Join Advisory Board; 120 Exhibitors Sign Up in the First
Two Days of Sales
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
CMP Media LLC (Nasdaq: UNEWY) today announced that six major industry
associations have signed up to support electronicaUSA with the Embedded
Systems Conference, which will debut March 29-April 2, 2004 at
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco. Additionally, 18 industry-leading
companies and associations have joined the advisory board, and 120 exhibitors
have already signed up in the first two days of sales. Created by a strategic
partnership between Messe Muenchen and CMP Media, electronicaUSA with the
Embedded Systems Conference is set to become one of the largest technology and
business gatherings in the United States for the electronics design,
development, and test community.
"The electronics industry does not have a key event in the US that brings
the entire electronics community together," said CMP Media Electronics senior
vice president, Paul Miller. "We are very excited about the amount of
interest that electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference has already
generated in such a short amount of time. Our aim is to create a forum that
facilitates innovation by spotlighting the latest technologies in a wide
variety of application areas, and that encourages meaningful business
interaction among business managers, technologists, leading vendors, media and
investment bankers."
Industry Association Support
Six major industry organizations that are lending their support to
electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference are Electronic Components,
Assemblies and Materials Association (ECA); Electronic Industries Alliance
(EIA); Electronics Representatives Association (ERA); Fabless Semiconductor
Association (FSA); German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association
(ZVEI); and National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA). Five of
these associations also serve on the advisory board.
"We are committed to supporting this comprehensive event that brings the
electronics industry together," stated Barbara Wortmann, senior vice
president, policy, planning, and industry relations for the Electronic
Industries Alliance. "We feel this event fulfills the need for one vital
industry forum to network, conduct business, and foster key customer
relationships."
Advisory Board
The electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference advisory board
comprises thirteen leading companies and five industry associations. Member
companies include Agilent Technologies, Avnet Electronic Marketing, EPCOS,
Infineon Technologies, Motorola, Harting Electronics, National Semiconductor,
Renesas, Rittal, STMicroelectronics, Tyco Electronics, Vishay Intertechnology
and Xilinx. Member organizations include the NEDA, FSA, ERA, ECA, and EIA.
Strong Exhibitor Interest
In the first two days of exhibit sales, 120 companies have signed up.
Exhibitors to date include Microsoft, Analog Devices, STMicrolectronics, IBM,
Tyco, Agilent, Texas Instruments, and Motorola.
Strategic Partnership Forms Event
In October of 2002, CMP Media and Messe Muenchen GmbH formed a strategic
partnership uniting electronica to form a new event that includes an
exhibition, business events and technical conferences showcasing the latest
technologies from varying segments of the electronics industry -- all in one
location. The event will feature technical and business conference sessions
covering a variety of applications. Additionally, the large exhibition area
will be segmented by technology and organized by product type to help
attendees more easily locate products of interest.
About electronica and Global Electronics
electronica, the world's leading trade show for the electronics industry,
was first produced in 1964. It is part of Global Electronics, Munich Trade
Fairs' international electronics network, and includes trade fairs around the
world and an Internet portal. The leading trade fairs electronica,
Productronica and Laser.World of Photonics present the major international
trends in Munich. The key regional fairs componex/electronicIndia,
electronicChina, electronicAmericas, electronicAsia and from 2004
electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference build on the know-how
gained in these events. Their product ranges are matched to local market
requirements. Global Electronics is a powerful network with more than
7,500 exhibitors and over 250,000 visitors worldwide. For more information
please go to http://www.global-electronics.net .
About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company
providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned
to offer comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet the
individual needs of marketing professionals. Its diverse products and
services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct
marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and
custom publishing.
About Messe Muenchen
Munich Trade Fairs International, MMI, (http://www.messe-muenchen.de) stages over
30 trade fairs a year in the investment goods and consumer goods sectors, and
also high-tech fairs in the fields of electronics, photonics, information
technology, analysis, and product engineering. Each year over
30,000 exhibitors from more than 90 countries and over two million visitors
from at least 180 countries travel to Munich for these events. MMI also
organizes trade fairs in Asia and South America.
CONTACT: Linda Riedman of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-503-402-1442, or
riedmanl@fleishman.com, for CMP Media LLC.
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