• "3rd International Conference on Contract Manufacturing: The Indian Perspective" as part of electronicIndia 2008 (2nd to 5th September 2008, Bangalore) on the technologies, chances and challenges of outsourcing
• Opportunity for professional speakers: the deadline for submitting talk abstracts is 30th April 2008

The electronicIndia trade fair to take place from 2nd to 5th September 2008 in Bangalore will focus on the different aspects of contract manufacturing as part of the "3rd International Conference on Contract Manufacturing: The Indian Perspective" on 2nd September 2008. The "Call for Presentations" for this event has now been released. Professional speakers can apply by 30th April 2008 with a comprehensive abstract to actively participate in the conference.

The EMS Conference as part of the electronicIndia 2008 trade fair will focus on the following topics:

• Contract Manufacturing including EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) and ODM (Original Developer Manufacturing)
• Technologies in the EMS and ODM sector
• Opportunities for Companies in India
• International Cooperation and Matchmaking
• Outsourcing of Development, Production, Logistics and Services
• Outsourcing of Semiconductor Chip Design
• Challenges for Indian EMS/ODM Providers
• Components and their Standardization for EMS/ODM
• Supply Chain Management for EMS/ODM
• New Process Optimization Tools
• Quality Management
• Crisis Management in Contract Electronic Manufacturing

The target group for this event are companies and managers in search of appropriate EMS concepts and providers as well as development managers and engineers who require well-founded information on optimum management of their outsourcing projects.

Speakers with proven experience and know-how in the EMS sector can immediately apply for an active part on the speaker platform. For this purpose, an abstract on the talk proposal is to be submitted under the e-mail address info@electronicindia.net by 30th April 2008. The material should include the title of the talk, a summary of the planned talk in no more than 250 words, 3 – 5 keywords for the purpose of classifying the presentation as well as the name, company and all relevant contact data such as email address, telephone and fax number of the potential speaker.

The event organizer MMI India, a subsidiary of Messe München International, together with a conference committee, consisting of leading staff members of the companies Flextronics, Jabil, Solectron Centum, Nokia, Sanmina-SCI, Celestica, Fuji, Siemens, Assembleon and Panasonic will decide on which talks are accepted. The chosen speakers will be notified by 30th May 2008 and will have time until 30th June to submit their complete presentation.

Please direct any questions regarding the electronicIndia 2008 trade fair and the "3rd International Conference on Contract Manufacturing: The Indian Perspective" to Manmeet Sabarwal, Company Manager of MMI India (telephone: +91 9820101284, e-mail: manmeet.sabarwal@mmi-india.in). Further information on the trade fair and its fringe events is available on the Internet under www.electronicindia.net.

This press release is available under www.electronicindia.net and www.presseagentur.com/mmi.

About electronicIndia and Global electronics
electronicIndia is the leading trade show for electronic components and assemblies as well as electronics production in India. It takes place each year at the BIEC Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bangalore, the heart of the Indian electronics industry.
electronicIndia is a trade fair, which Messe München International organizes within the framework of the global electronics network. This network includes the leading international trade fairs electronica and Productronica in Munich as well as leading regional trade fairs in Brazil, Hong Kong, China and India. With almost 7,000 exhibitors and more than 250,000 visitors at the global electronics trade fairs, Messe München International is one of the internationally leading trade fair organizers in this segment.
The Internet portal www.global-electronics.net is the virtual platform of the international electronics industry with industry information, market data, product innovations and application reports as well as information about the global electronics trade fairs.

About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world’s leading trade-fair organizations with approximately 40 trade fairs for investment goods, consumer goods and new technologies. More than 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part each year in the trade fairs in Munich. In addition, MMI organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six foreign affiliated companies in Europe and Asia as well as 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a global network.

Press contacts:
Messe München GmbH
Messegelände
D-81823 Munich
Angela Präg
Tel.:  +49 (0) 89 949 20670
Fax:  +49 (0) 89 949 97 20670
E-mail: angela.praeg@messe-muenchen.de
Website: www.electronicindia.net

MEXPERTS AG, Public Relations Unit
Trimburgstrasse 2
D-81249 Munich
Kurt Löffler
Tel.:  +49 (0 )89 897361 10
Fax:  +49 (0) 89 897361 11
kurt.loeffler@mexperts.de
Website: www.mexperts.de

2008-02-28