Press Conference Precedes Opening Ceremony
July 15th, 10:30am Intercontinental Hotel, Union Square Room
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solar Promotion
International GmbH will hold a press conference on Tuesday, July 15th, to
precede the opening conference session that formally inaugurates Intersolar
North America 2008. The event takes place at 10:30am in the Union Square
room of the Intercontinental Hotel, which is adjoining Moscone West at 888
Howard St. The press conference will provide an overview of the conference
and exposition, reasons for expanding into North America, and a vision for
the future of the show, as well as an overview of the compelling solar
market data that gave cause for such an international event for North
American solar interests.
Reporters will have access to Intersolar North America conveners,
including Markus Elsasser (Chief Executive Officer Solar Promotion
International GmbH), Professor Eicke Weber (Chairman of the Conference
Committee Intersolar North America / Director of the Fraunhofer Institute
for Solar Energy Systems ISE), Dan Martin (Executive Vice President SEMI),
and Dr. Dieter Salomon (Chairman of FMMI / Mayor of the City of Freiburg).
A question-and-answer period for the press will follow a brief
presentation.
Though in its first year, Intersolar North America has quickly grown to
prominence in the solar industry. More than 12,000 people have registered
to attend the event, which will feature 210 exhibitors on the third floor
of Moscone West. Many additional solar-related companies will exhibit at
SEMICON West, held simultaneously in the rest of the exposition center.
"Staging our exposition together with Intersolar adds great value to the
semiconductor industry, which plays a large role in supporting solar
technologies," said Dan Martin of SEMI. Meanwhile, more than 100 speakers
will address conference attendees in 35 panels, symposia and workshops at
the Intercontinental Hotel. "We are incredibly pleased by the number of
attendees and the conference lineup, which speaks to high levels of
expertise across a very broad subject area," said the Fraunhofer
Institute's Professor Eicke Weber, "and having taught at Berkeley for some
20 years, I am very pleased to see that Intersolar has found a home in the
same place as my adopted home here in the Bay Area."
Show organizers intend to continue the momentum in years to come. "Next
year, we expect to more than double our exhibition space, attendees and
exhibitors," said Markus Elsasser, the Chief Executive of Solar Promotion
International. Intersolar North America will make San Francisco its
permanent home in the United States. "We think it's a big advantage to be
based in one location for the long-term, for ease of organization and for
building a reputation as a significant solar event in a city of such
international prominence," said Dr. Dieter Salomon, of FMMI and Mayor of
Freiburg.
About Intersolar:
The Intersolar brand is internationally recognized as the leading event
for the solar energy industry. Intersolar Europe, previously held in
Freiburg, Germany, has switched venues due to greater demand for space and
is now held annually at the New Trade Fair Centre in Munich. Intersolar
Europe is the world's largest solar exhibition with more than 1,050
exhibitors, 52,000 visitors from 140 countries, and an exhibition space of
818,000 square feet in 2008.
About Solar Promotion International GmbH:
Solar Promotion International GmbH, of Germany, organizes exhibitions
and conferences worldwide for the solar industry. Founded in 2001, Solar
Promotion promotes solar technologies around the world to help further
their advancement and implementation into everyday use. Solar Promotion
organizes events in the photovoltaic, solar thermal, solar architecture,
building efficiency technologies and efficient pellet fuel technology
branches. These events include: Intersolar Europe, Intersolar North
America, Interpellets, the Solar Thermal Industry Forum and Photovoltaic
Industry Forum, among others. For further information, visit
http://www.intersolar.us.
Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI):
Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) is owned
and operated by the City of Freiburg and founded with the aim of promoting
international cooperatives and organizing trade exhibitions and conferences
relating to the economy, tourism, the environment and international city
partnerships, at the behest of the City of Freiburg. "Green City Freiburg"
is marketed worldwide to describe Freiburg's decades of expertise in solar
technology, renewable energies and sustainable urban and traffic planning.
FMMI's international activities strengthen and promote Freiburg as an
economic hub. For further information, visit http://www.fwtm.freiburg.de.
About SEMI:
SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing
supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter,
faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970,
SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new
markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in
Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org/.
SOURCE Intersolar
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Related links:
http://www.intersolar.us
http://www.fwtm.freiburg.de http://www.semi.org/
CONTACT:
Tim Gnatek of Blue Practice, +1-415-342-6632,
tim@bluepractice.com
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