• electronicIndia 2008 in Bangalore from September 2 to 5, 2008
• Strategic partnership between Messe München International and the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA)
• IPCA Expo Pavilion with over 100 exhibitors will strengthen the portfolio of electronicIndia-Portfolio in the area of printed circuit boards

The Indian electronics industry is looking forward with great expectations to electronicIndia 2008 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC) from September 2 to 5, 2008. The leading trade fair for electronics components and electronics production on the Indian subcontinent is regarded as the main meeting-point for the industry and a favorite platform for exchanging views and information on the latest technological and market trends and establishing business contacts. Thanks to a strategic partnership with the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA), Messe München International (organizer of the trade fair) is strengthening electronicIndia in the area of printed circuit board (PCB) technology: IPCA is aiming to attract 100 exhibitors to electronicIndia. A corresponding agreement was signed by Manmeet Sabarwal, Managing Director of MMI India Pvt. Ltd., and Anil Kumar, President of IPCA.

To date, IPCA Expo has been a separate internationally oriented trade and contact fair for the PCB industry. The participants are all the companies belonging to the Indian Printed Circuit Association and include manufacturers of printed circuit boards, suppliers of materials and equipment, EMS (electronic manufacturing services) suppliers, IC designers and manufacturers of electronics components. IPCA Expo is now being integrated in electronicIndia 2008 with its own pavilion. Technical seminars on EMS, automobile electronics and PCB technologies are also planned along with certification programs of the “Electronics Designer Council of India“ and a meeting of the “World Electronics Circuits Council (WECC)“. Messe München International and IPCA are expecting that the entire event will be attended by around 20,000 trade visitors and numerous business delegations from Germany, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, USA and Europe.

In the Indian Printed Circuit Association Messe München International has found a strong regional partner for electronicIndia. In return, cooperation with the internationally renowned Munich trade fair company will open up the global electronics market to members of IPCA.

The Indian Printed Circuit Association is a service-oriented industry organization whose members include engineers, entrepreneurs, PCB manufacturers, suppliers of materials and equipment, electronics designers and EMS (electronic manufacturing services) providers from India. It was founded around 25 years ago with the objective of supporting the PCB industry and all its affiliated industries through advanced training, further education, seminars, trade delegations, business conferences and international trade fairs such as IPCA Expo.

Additional information on electronicIndia 2008, the IPCA Expo 2008 Pavilion and the trade fair program can be found in the Internet at: www.electronicindia.net

This press release is available at: www.electronicindia.net/pressrelease and www.presseagentur.com/mmi.

About electronicIndia
electronicIndia is the leading trade show for electronic components and assemblies, as well as electronics production in India. It is held every year at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC) in Bangalore, the heart of the Indian electronics industry. Messe München International organizes this event as part of its electronics network, which includes the leading international trade shows electronica and Productronica, as well as hybridica in Munich and leading regional trade shows in Brazil (São Paulo), China (Shanghai and Hong Kong) and India (Bangalore). With over 8,000 exhibitors and more than 280,000 visitors at the events in the electronics network, Messe München International is one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers in this segment.

About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world’s leading trade fair companies. It organizes around 40 trade fairs for capital goods, consumer goods and new technologies. Over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries and over 2 million visitors from more than 200 countries attend the events in Munich every year. MMI also organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With 6 subsidiaries abroad - in Europe and Asia – and 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a truly global network.

Press contacts:
Messe München GmbH
Messegelände
D-81823 Munich
Isabel Klose
Tel.:  +49 (0) 89 949 20671
Fax:  +49 (0) 89 949 97 20671
E-mail: isabel.klose@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
E-mail: kurt.loeffler@mexperts.de
Website: www.mexperts.de

2008-05-21