IME2009 has been successfully finished.
See you at IME2010 on Dec. 7th and 8th, 2010!!
IME is a trade fair established for encouraging the business matching among the MICE -Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition - industries. Participating exhibitors include, but not limited to, the local cities and bureaus who promote conventions and tourism, convention venues, professional meeting organizers, hotels and other convention-related industries.
Program
Business matching service
[Date] December 8(Tue.) 9(Wed.) 10:00~17:00
[Venue] Business matching site, Exhibition Hall 1
Presentation site NEW
[Date] December 8(Tue.) 11:00~16:40 / 9(Wed.)11:00~16:00
[Venue] Special presentation site
Latest info. about businesses and institutions will be provided at a special presentation site.
Please feel very welcome to drop around!
Business Matching Service & Luncheon
[Date] December 8(Tue.) 9(Wed.) 11:45~13:45
[Venue] Restaurant Tohtenkoh, Block G, 7F
IME2009 Special Seminar "We'll provide the hot information this year too!"
[Date] December 9 (Wed.) (IME2009 Day 2)
[Venue] Special Seminar@room site, Exhibition Hall1
Awards ceremony for the contributors of promoting / inducing international conventions.
Panel discussion is followed by the ceremony.
10:15-12:00
* No English translation is provided.
Seminars for the organizers and meeting planners
14:10-16:40
(1) Session 1 (14:10-15:00)
"Government and JNTO support measures for organizing conventions & JNTO grant scheme"
Speaker:Naoto Aoyama, Senior specialist, Convention Support Group, Japan Convention Bureau (JNTO)
* No English translation is provided.
(2) Session 2 (15:10-16:40)
Symposium "Bidding and Organizing of International Congresses"
1. "IV World Tribology Congress 2009"
2. "Guide to Bidding for International Conferences" issued by Japan Tourism Agency
[Case study] "Bidding for SIU World Congress 2012 in Fukuoka, Japan"
* No English translation is provided.
Japan Incentive Showcase
[Date] December 8(Tue.) 10:15~12:25 14:30~16:40
[Venue] Japan Incentive Showcase site, Exhibition Hall 1
In Collaboration with the Visit Japan Campaign, we welcome key persons from the Asian incentive tour industry. Japan Tourism Agency arranges business meetings with these invited guests and the exhibitors.
Discover Marunouchi Walking Tour
[Date] December 8th(Tue.) 9th (Wed.) 14:00~15:20
Sponsored by MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD., OMY Area Management Association For the exclusive to IME 2009, pre-registered visitors are invited to join the walking tour, which will introduce the innovation of the business district of Tokyo.
Within the walking distance from the exhibition venue, you can eye-witness the rebirth of, so-called, Marunouchi / Yurakucho which has been the model district of the urban planning. Members from the OMY Area Management Association will guide you through the tour. For applying for the tour, please click the registration button on the IME website and register the tour.
* Limited to the first 40 entries. Tour is conducted in Japanese language.

Merits of Pre-Registration
The privilege to participate in the raffle for winning the goodies given by exhibitors.
The free invitation for the Mitsuo Aida Museum located within the show venue, Tokyo International Forum. * Limited to the first 50 entries.
Experience "Smart Check In" system!
Congress Multi Ticketing Machine enables quick and smooth on-site registration.
Pre-Registration
Pre-Registration was closed.