JETRO ZONE @ Smart City Week 2011

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Meet the key players of Japanese green industry in the annual event, "Smart City Week 2011", on your exclusive booth, or through pre-arranged B2B meetings.

"Smart City Week 2011" - The annual event of energy solutions, next generation mobility, smart building and electronic green devices, will be held on this October at Yokohama.
Various key players of these sectors are expecting to attend, exhibit and present through the conferences and exhibition during this event.

This "JETRO ZONE" will take place during the "Smart City Week 2011".
Exclusive booth with interpreter, pre-arranged B2B meetings, public relations to the relevant industries and media in Japan, will be at the participant service, free of charge, by JETRO

<1>Event Details (JETRO ZONE@ Smart City Week 2011)

Location : Pacifico Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Date : October 24th (Monday)-28th (Friday), 2011
Organizer : Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

<2>Exhibition's sector:

(1)Energy solutions：
Photovoltaic systems (power conversion units, modules, etc.), secondary batteries systems (materials for positive electrodes, negative electrodes, or separators, etc.), smart-grid and micro-grid systems (distribution switchgear, electrical power supply and demand control systems, etc.), heat pumps, and other related technologies.

(2)Smart house and building solutions：
Smart meters, energy visualization, sensor products and technology, HEMS/BEMS, localand wide-area wireless devices and technology, and other related technologies.

(3)Next-generation mobility solutions：
EV, EV infrastructure (quick-charge, charging stations), and other related technologies.

(4)Electronic devices and solutions：
Power semiconductors, energy-conserving electronic devices, device manufacturing equipment, component materials, parts, and other technologies.

<3>Services Offered to Participants - free of charge

(1)B2B pre-arranged business meetings
(2)Own Booth space (1 booth per company)
(3)Own booth, with basic equipments, at the exhibition
(4)Exclusive English-Japanese interpreter
(5)Public relations in the related industries and the media

<4>Qualifications / Requirements

(1)Participants must be non-Japanese firms and (all of the below)
i) Have a definite strategy for entry into the Japanese market or seeking for a Japanese business partner
ii) Not have a subsidiary or branch office in Japan
iii) Pass the JETRO screening process (refer "Rules & Regulations" document enclosed)

(2)Other important requirements:
i) In general, a company must not have an exclusive sales agent or a distributor. Foreign companies that already have a distributor in Japan must obtain a letter of consent from such third party and submit it to JETRO prior to or at the start of the event, until application deadline.
ii) Participants must be able to take part in the entire event.
iii) Participants must have tangible products, services, and technologies relevant to "Smart City Week 2011". (Consulting firms, resellers/distributors and outsourcing companies are not eligible.)

<5>How to Apply

After you have read and agreed to the "Rules & Regulations", complete the "application form" and submit it, together with supplementary materials (company brochure, product literature and technical white paper), to JETRO Tel-Aviv.
Deadline of sending the application is June 30th, 2011 (Thursday)

<6>About "Smart City Week 2011"

"Smart City Week 2011" - The annual event of energy solutions, next generation mobility, smart building and electronic green devices, will be held on this October at Yokohama.
Various key players of these sectors are expecting to attend, exhibit and present through the conferences and exhibition during this event.
Further information are available at the organizer's website.

<7>For more information, please contact:

Kei Takagi (Mr.)
Manager, JETRO Tel-Aviv
TEL: +972-3-6881739, 6882207
FAX: +972-3-5379157
Email : kei_takagi@jetro.go.jp