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China International Imaging and Photographic Equipment Fair 2007 Will Open Ceremoniously in Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center on September 26


SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- As one of the most professional photography exhibitions in China, China International Imaging and Photographic Equipment Fair 2007 will be held ceremoniously in the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center from September 26 to 29. China and Germany will again join hands this year to deliver a more authoritative and more influential international imaging and photographic equipment fair. This fair is hosted by CCIPT Shanghai Sub-council, Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co. Ltd., Shanghai Photographers' Association and Koelnmesse GmbH and organized by Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. and Koelnmesse Pte Ltd. According to the current statistics, the exhibition space of this fair will reach 15,000 m2 and about 150 domestic and overseas manufacturers will showcase their products, including well-known names such as Kodak, Sony, Fujifilm, Nokia, Mitsubishi Electric, D.I.M, Noritsu, Mei Tian Pu Tuo, Sigma,Velbon, Epson (China), Ningxia Xiaoniu, Shanghai Jinbei and Shanghai Kenko. This fair is expected to attract more than 20,000 professional visitors from domestic and overseas imaging industries, including dealers, distributors, importers, exporters, professional users from all over the world, amateur photographers from photographers' associations nationwide, representatives from chain retailing systems and the press.

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The imaging market has developed rapidly in China in recent years. Relevant data shows that the import value of imaging products reached 2.24 billion US dollars and their export value reached 7.32 billion US dollars in 2005. The development momentum of China's imaging market will continue throughout 2007 as big digital imaging manufacturers are incessantly introducing new products. The varieties of products have kept increasing while prices for products have been continuously dropping, which has stimulated the continued growth of the digital imaging market. In addition, China has already become the biggest photography equipment producer in the world, with a yearly camera output of almost 100 million, the largest in the world. The market capacity of digital cameras has reached 10 million in China in 2007, accounting for 1/4 of the world total. In the next 5-10 years, traditional imaging and digital imaging will depend on each other and develop together.

The scope of exhibits at this fair include cameras and related accessories; photography and demonstrations; video, audio and digital media; video, imaging technology, accessories and late-stage processing; household and mobile electronic devices; digital imaging and publications; publishing systems; extra varieties; equipment for photo studios; lighting and lighting technology; equipment and systems for late-stage production; processing of orders for late-stage production; recovery units for late-stage production; working materials for late-stage production; audio technology; studios; stages and posing techniques; hardware and software for transmitting imaging data; imaging processing equipment and systems; structural units and semi-finished products, about 20 different varieties of exhibits in all and covering almost all fields of the imaging and photographic equipment industry. Of special mention are: imaging transmission, imaging storage and processing, imaging output, and imaging transference and services, which will all be introduced for the first time at this fair in order to accommodate the needs of the imaging market.

A series of excellent supporting activities will be launched during the fair. The sponsors will invite Deng Wei, a famous Chinese portrait photographer, and Yu Yuntian, a famous Chinese landscape photographer, to deliver lectures on photography at the fair. The two masters in China's photography circle will give lectures entitled "Portrait Photography--Basis for Photography and Modeling" and "Beautiful China and Yuntian's Overseas Tours" in the Shanghai Everbright International Hotel on September 26 in the afternoon and in the morning respectively. Moreover, GfK will give a lecture entitled "Development Trends of Global Imaging Industry--from Japan to the American Market" and Photo Imaging News will hold the "Summit Forum of the Global Imaging Industry." The "Shanghai Photography Expo 2007" with the theme of a "harmonious society," the biennial art exhibition and the highest-level photography exhibition in Shanghai in 2007, will also open to vast numbers of visitors and amateur photographers during this fair. The highlights of this photography exhibition will feature high-quality photographs, especially documentary photography and concept photography. What's more, the sponsors will hold the 11th Shanghai Camera Exchange Meeting and invite dealers in second-hand cameras from Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai to participate. The dealers will have large- and medium-frame professional cameras, lenses and digital cameras in brands such as Linhof, TOYO, Housemark, Hasselblad, Schneider, Rodenstock and Fujifilm.

About Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC)

Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC) is jointly invested in by Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. and the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai. The SIEC was founded on July 1st, 1984 with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation and the People's Government of Shanghai Municipality.

The SIEC is a full member of Union des Foires Internationales (UFI). The SIEC has held 500 international exhibitions of various themes and sizes. It also has successfully held a number of solo exhibitions at national level.

"AUTO SHANGHAI", "SHANGHAITEX", "CHINA CYCLE", "FASHION SHANGHAI", "ELE/PT COMM CHINA" are among the first eight exhibitions approved excellent by The Evaluation Committee of Shanghai Conventional & Exhibition Industries.

For more information, please contact:

Rice Song

Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.

Tel: +86-21-6279-2828

Fax: +86-21-6545-5124

Email: ricesong@siec-ccpit.com

Source: Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
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