With our "virtual Press Centre", we would like to invite you to continual contact with us, the Koelnmesse CARBON EXPO press team. The press portal provides you with direct access to all information on the event. Just take a look more often � if you want to find out more than just the written information, we look forward to receiving your call or e-mail:

Accrediation:

Dear Colleagues,
As is the case every year, we conclude our pre-accreditation to the start of the event. You now have the opportunity to obtain accreditation from May 7th, 2008 at the Press-Centre East, Congress-Centre East, at the exhibition centre. You will also receive your exhibitor catalogue and the necessary documents there.

Please note the press accreditation guidelines of the Koelnmesse Group.

Organizational information / practical hints

PRESS CENTRE
Press Centre East, Entrance Eastern Halls / Congress Centre East, 2nd floor (Halls 10/11)

• Issue of press cards, parking permits and catalogues
  Accredition: the following is required for the accreditation of journalists: a valid official journalists' pass or a copy of the current imprint of a newspaper or magazine in which the journalist is listed as a member of the editorial staff or as a freelance writer or a current written confirmation by the commissioning editorial office
• Press releases, lists of new products and product information of exhibitors
• Press workstations
• Press Club
• Koelnmesse-Photo service:
  Photo-CDs (high resolution) in the Press Centre as well as Image Database with photos in ready-to-print quality on Internet
• Cologne Trade Fair TV Service
  by WIGE MEDIA AG:
  WIGE MEDIA is pleased to offer TV footage from every fair to all TV stations completely free of charge:
  - Rough cut (length approx. 10-15 min) of the trade fair�s highlights, featuring interviews and representative footage, available on the first day of each fair
  - Rough cut (length approx. 15-30 min), featuring background stories, (multilingual) interviews and footage (suitable for international TV stations), available one day after each fair According to requirements, the feed of the first day of each fair (rough cut) will be available either via satellite or ATM line. The international feed will be sent out on tape (Beta SP PAL/ NTSC) by courier one day after the fair. Subject to availability, special requests from TV stations can be considered. If required, ENG-teams and edit suites incl. cutter may be hired. In this case, we would ask you to contact us in good time (at least 24 hours in advance). Contact: Ms Diane Lieken, +49 [0]151 19562479; [email protected].
• Koelnmesse radio service: Koelnmesse offers radio stations the option of downloading broadcast-ready audio material in MP3 format for their reporting free of charge. The radio service can be accessed via the Press section of the respective trade fair website, at the latest by the first day of the trade fair. Here, reports and original sound footage can be listened to and downloaded (MP3, 128Kb, mono). The available materials include complete broadcast-ready features (between 1:30 and 7:00 min.), individual modules that can be edited by the broadcaster, original sound footage, reports, News and interviews related to the trade fair. Separate reports or modules for editing can also be produced upon request to fit individual needs. The reports can also be sent upon request via audio CD.
  The contact person for the Koelnmesse radio service is at DHD: Deutscher H�rfunk Dienst (DHD),  Tim Sauerwein, E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: +49/[0]25 97/96 11 0, Fax: +49/[0]25 97/96 11 96, Mobile phone: +49/[0]173/622 62 62
   
• Photostats, lockers (2-Euro-coin deposit), telefax