ime2010 The 20th International Meetings Expo
December 7(Tue.)-8(Wed.) 2010 Exhibition Hall, Tokyo International Forum

IME is a trade fair established for encouraging business matching among MICE - Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition - industries. Participating exhibitors include, but are not limited to, local cities and bureaus that are promoting conventions and tourism, convention venues, professional meeting organizers, hotels and other convention-related industries.

Program

Business matching service

[Date]
December 7 (Tue.) & 8 (Wed.) 10:00~17:00
[Venue]
Business matching site, Exhibition Hall 1

Exhibitors' Special Presentation site

[Date]
December 7 (Tue.) 11:00~16:40 & 8 (Wed.) 11:00~15:40
[Venue]
Special presentation site

Latest information about businesses and institutions will be provided at the special presentation site.
Please feel very welcome to drop in!

December 7 December 8
11:00~12:40
Convention Planners Association of Japan
11:00~12:40
Convention Planners Association of Japan
13:00~13:40
Croatian Convention and Incentive Bureau
13:00~13:40
Macau Government Tourist Office
14:00~14:40
Nagasaki Prefectural Convention & Visitors' Bureau
 
15:00~15:40
JNTO
 
16:00~16:40
Japan Association of Professional Congress Organizers
 

Business Matching Service & Luncheon

[Date]
December 7 (Tue.) & 8 (Wed.) 11:45~13:45
[Venue]
Restaurant Tohtenkoh, Block G, 7F

Awards ceremony for contributors to the promotion or incentivizing of conventions.
Panel discussion to be followed by the awards ceremony.

[Date]
December 8 (Wed.) 10:30~12:10

* No English translation is provided.

IME20th Anniversary Special Seminars (For organizers and meeting planners)

[Date]
December 8 (Wed.) 13:00~16:00

(1) Session 1 (13:00~13:40)
Lecture "Action of MICE in local districts"
Speaker : Atsushi Watanabe, Ambassador of Visit Japan
* No English translation is provided.

(2) Session 2 (13:45~15:15)
Symposium "The way to Japanese victory in international competition"
Speaker : Yoshiyuki Osamura, Professor of IUHW MITA HOSPITAL, and other speakers
* No English translation is provided.

(3) Session 3 (15:10~16:40)
"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.

Japan Incentive Showcase 2010

[Date]
December 7 (Tue.) 10:30~12:05 & 14:05~16:55
[Venue]
Japan Incentive Showcase site, Exhibition Hall 1

We welcome key persons from the Asian incentive tour industry. Nippon Travel Agency will arrange business meetings with these invited guests and the exhibitors.

Marunouchi, Discover MICE Tour

[Date]
December 7 (Tue) & 8 (Wed) 14:00~15:20

Pre-registered visitors are invited to join the walking tour, which will introduce innovations in the business district of Tokyo.
Within walking distance from the venue, you can see for yourself the New MICE Venue, which is a model district for urban planning. Members from the OMY Area Management Association will guide you on the tour. To apply to join the tour, please click the registration button on the IME website and complete registration.

* Limited to the first 40 applicants. Tour is conducted in Japanese language.

Merits of Pre-Registration

  • Opportunity to participate in the raffle to win prizes provided by exhibitors.
  • Free invitation to the Mitsuo Aida Museum located within the show venue, Tokyo International Forum. * Limited to the first 50 applicants.
  • Experience "Smart Check In" system!
    Congress Multi Ticketing Machine enables quick and smooth on-site registration.

Pre-Registration

Click here for Pre-Registration
Pre-registration has been ended by November 30.
Please go to the venue with at least two business cards.
 
Co-organized by:Japan Tourism Agency / Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) / Japan Congress and Convention Bureau (JCCB)