New opportunities for the fun industry operators
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THE SECOND TECHNOFOLIES
AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF THE FUN INDUSTRY
FIERA DI GENOVA 0CTOBER 26TH THROUGH 27TH 2006
Everything’s ready for the second
TECHNOFOLIES – the trade fair where leading Italian and foreign manufacturers from the fun industry meet amusement parks & traveling fairs operators from all over the world, displaying their new range of products for the 2007 season – to
be held in Genoa Fairground from October 26th to October 28th 2006.
TECHNOFOLIES is the largest trade fair of operating amusement machines in Europe. It is organized by
Fiera di Genova SpA and promoted by
ANCASVI (the Italian Association of Travelling Fairgrounds Equipment Manufacturers) and by
AiCE (Amusement Industry Council of Europe) under the aegis of
ANESV-AGIS (the Italian Association of Travelling Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks Operators),
Unionparchi and the
Italian Board of Economic Development. The Publishing House
Facto Edizioni will be the organization and commercial consultant for the event.
This year the exhibition, thanks to the leadership of the Italian industry in the manufacturing field and to the involvement of ANCASVI, goes one step beyond aiming to attract a more international audience. At present there are 32 Countries enrolled in Technofolies and , among the others: China, USA, Colombia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Cyprus, Iran, India, Brazil, Mexico and Qatar.
MEETINGS & EVENTS
The second TECHNOFOLIES has a load of surprises in store, starting from a schedule full of meetings & events, that will allow you to focus on all the innovations, matters and topics, in order to obtain a 360o overview of the market.
TOURIST ATTRACTION: A NEW TREND
The hippest European spots, host some unique tourist attractions which reunite both the cultural and the entertaining role. A hint of infotainment that can be found in panoramic wheels, tourist trains and IMAX theatres between London, Paris, Wien, Berlin and that will be available soon also in Milan. The publishing house Facto Edizioni has organized a meeting on this topic entitled Tourist Attraction – New opportunities for Showmen and associations.
The meeting is settled in order to find out and discuss the new trends and opportunities of the fun industry. Some authoritative experts – such as Professor Giorgio Conti (Venice University), Danilo Tosetto (Games & Parks Industry Editor in Chief) and Bruno Incerti (Memo Parks General Manager) – will be involved in the debate.
ANCI & ANESV TOGETHER FOR THE FUN INDUSTRY
Another important meeting – ANCI & ANESV Deal for the fun industry – is scheduled on Thursday October 26th. The goal is the cooperation between ANCI (the Association of Italian City Halls) and ANESV in order to promote the fun industry rights.
The deal focuses on the social and cultural role played by traveling fairgrounds and theme parks in everyday’s life.
From the technical point of view the deal highlights the need of defining more appropriate areas and public spaces as well as to cut down the tax fees.
PARKSMANIA: NEW TRENDS FOR THE FUN INDUSTRYFor the second year in a row,
Parksmania.it – a website entirely devoted to the world of theme parks – organizes a conference (Friday October 27th) entitled Strategic, technological and managing trends in the theme parks market, to operate a follow-up on the data forecasted last year during the first Technofolies.
The meeting is fully dedicated to theme parks operators and rides manufacturers. The goal is to discuss the operators’ proposals and to identify which is, nowadays, the better cluster to target. There will also be a focus on the technological development and the new design criteria to build the latest generation of rides.
THE GOLDEN PONY AWARDSDuring Technofolies, the Publishing House Facto Edizioni will also host the
4th Golden Pony Awards. Three categories will be awarded: Travelling Showmen, Theme Parks and FECs.
This year there will be some thirty nominees, coming from 20 different countries such as: Russia, India, Iran, Qatar, Brazil and Mexico.
Opening hours• Thursday October 26th through Friday 27th :
from 10:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday October 28th : from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.
The entrance to Technofolies is for operators only.
Admission fees
• 1-day ticket: 10,00 €
• 3-day card: 15,00 €
Please note that all the children aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Accreditation
Accreditation is free. Journalist can register at the reception desk of Fiera di Genova simply submitting a proper press ID-card.
Info ExhibitorsPh. +39 010 5391 253
www.technofolies.itFiera di Genova Press Office
Ph. +39 010 5391 394 – 211
stampa@fiera.ge.itgiusi.feleppa@fiera.ge.it