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Magic Internacional 2010

26th edition of the anual Magic Internacional 2010 Fair in Barcelona
Magic International Fair 2010 in Barcelona aims to spread out the hidden knowledge and also to present it to the visiting public. Magic International Fair annually becomes the center of the world of hidden knowledge, becoming an essential point of meeting between amateurs and professionals, to exchange cultural information, technical and parascientists knowledge; to show the existence of spiritual and alternative sector of society and spread it culturally and economically through the dissemination and promotion of businesses and professionals.
Magic International is a monographic show dedicated to the knowledge of the esoteric sciences, parascientific and alternatives in its three aspects: The first is dedicated to wide audience thematic program of lectures, rituals, experiences, ceremonies anthropological discussions and demonstrations of clairvoyance live sessions and training workshops. All these activities are carried out in several halls and classrooms, to which the visiting public can attend and participate. In addition, during the show different specialist will present to the public their latest research in the field of esotericism, the para-and alternative therapies, and also different authors will present their latest publications and specialized thematic publications. The second aspect allows visitors to participate freely in various interactive themed activities present in the Magic International, where they can enter, live and experience how other worlds are. The visitors can take part in  parapsychology laboratory or Alternative Spirituality and express themselves mentally and spiritually. The Magic International offers the visiting public to be transported to other magical realities present in this esoteric show. The third aspect is the display and sales of commercial products of the sector that will be presented in different stands as well as to provide oracles and humanist consulting services to the public by the best specialists.
The Fair will take place in the Palacio Alfonso XIII, (Hall No. 6) of the Fira Barcelona in the Montjuic Venue on December 10 to 12.

Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show

Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira de Barcelona and the Port Vell - November 2010
The 49th edition of the annual Barcelona International Boat Show (Salon Nautico), the biggest in Spain and one of the top events of its kind in Europe, will be presenting all the services, products and innovations in every sector of the nautical industry in the classical venues of the Show.
At the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira it will be located the five traditional themed Areas:
The Innovation zone will be showcasing the new projects from design centers and R+D+I projects, engineering practices and shipyards featuring some of the most innovative ideas for the nautical industry, a great opportunity to discover the latest trends in new technological developments.  The Fun Beach zone revealing the secrets of the sea, aimed primarily for young people for them to sail in a pool on board canoes, kayaks and dinghies, the best way to learn about the sea. The Traditional Sailing Zone  where ‘Sea wolves’ and fishermen recount their stories, sharing space with artisans building boats in the traditional way, with a backdrop of schooners, dornas and other traditional wooden fishing boats. Homage to our historical heritage where you can join also in workshops, view exhibitions or listen to different performances. The Fishing Zone to promote responsible fishing that features fishing tackle and virtual simulators that reproduce the experience of deep-sea fishing, and presenting also various educational and recreational activities to promote responsible fishing among children. Several sea- and river-fishing championships will also be featured. And  the Espai del Mar Zone, an space for debate and discuss issues concerning the marine environment and every aspect of sailing, presenting also at the show  the main regattas like the The King’s Cup, the S.A.R. Princesa Sofía – Mapfre Trophy, the Christmas Race and the Salt Route.
At the Port Vell of Barcelona there will be the Floating Exhibition, the opportunity to see large vessels and mega-yachts.
The show will be in Barcelona from the 6 to the 14 of November.

Barcelona Meeting Point 2010

The 14th edition of the international and professional real estate exhibition Barcelona Meeting Point will take place in the Montjuic Venue of the Fira Barcelona from October 20 to 24. On annual basis since it’s the first meeting in 1997, the Barcelona Meeting Point offers the possibility to network with the most relevant personalities in the real estate world, find the best investment opportunities, learn about the latest industry trends or find investors for a product.
The Barcelona Meeting Point is divided in three different sections.
The Professional Exhibition, where visitors may become acquainted with the latest projects and services from a wide range of companies related to the real estate world with a very large international presence.
The General Attendance Exhibition where everyday citizens can find all sorts of real estate products and services for their personal use or as an investment and where visitors may compare mortgage loans or become acquainted with existing insurance and valuations.
And the International Symposium, where more than 130 national and international renowned speakers analyze the most current and hot real estate subjects, with the backup and support of the most famed real estate international associations, such as the Urban Land Institute or the Global Real Estate Institute, and some of the best world business schools, such as IESE and ESADE. 
The Barcelona Meeting Point organizes also several parallel events such as the Leaders in Real Estate Dinner, the Presidents Dinner, The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony or the Exclusive Luncheons that gather the top leaders in the industry.

Global Congress of Maternal and Infant Health

The First Global Congress of Maternal and Infant Health will take place in Barcelona on the month of September.
This event will be a very important meeting of high scientific level with presence of scientific and social leaders and experts from more than 80 countries of the five continents of the world with an ultimate objective to improve the health conditions of mothers and children in the poorest countries as situation of Maternity in different corners of the World is absolutely different, not only as a consequence of the cultural differences, but especially as a reflex of economic inequality.
The Congress will be attended by the health professionals involved as obstetricians, pediatricians, perinatologists, midwivesm pediatric nurses, etc and also by epidemiologists, health workers, sociologists and anthropologists of international prestige to cover all the aspects related to the situation of Perinatal Medicine in the world.
The Congress Program consists in different Workshops, Special lectures, Symposiums and Controversery Sessions simultaneously held in 12 rooms equipped most of them with simultaneous interpretation every day from 8:00 AM till 9:00 PM including the most advanced research, clinical practice, daily problems and future prospecting that cover all the aspects of the Maternal and Infant Health from Conception, Fetal and Neonatal stage, Caesarea and Natural Birth and Newborns with themes as Cesarean Section, prevention of Human Birth Defects, Assisted reproduction, Fetal Medicine, Birth Asphyxia, Aggressions against Woman and Children, Obstetric Ultrasonography, Diabetic  Pregnancy, Malaria, Preterm Labor, Placental Pathology, Pregnancy Loss, Sexual transmission Diseases, and many more including also different forums to Analyze the problems in different places in the World, Africa, Arabic countries, Mediterranean countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Asia and Oceania or Europe.
The Global Congress of Maternal and Infant Health will take place from September 22 to 26  at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona  (Barcelona Congress Centre) in the Montjuic venue of the Fira Barcelona close to Plaça Espanya, Metro Lines 1 and 3.
For more information you can visit global congress2010.com

Liber 2010 International Book Fair

The 28th Edition of The International Book Fair Liber 2010 will return in September to Barcelona. The Liber International fair is an annual event that alternates the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. This year’s edition in Barcelona will bring Puerto Rico as a guest of honor. The Liber Book Fair will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Hall 1 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira Barcelona, bringing the latest news in the market and with numerous workshops to discuss challenges and opportunities of the national and international future of the publishing industry.
Promoted by the Federation of Editors (FGEE), Liber is the largest professional meeting of the sector in Spain, and it is aimed at all professionals in the book industry as publishers, booksellers, distributors, librarians, authors, educators, graphic arts, literary agents and service providers.
As in previous calls will be handed the following awards: the Boixareu Ginesta Award for the Best bookseller, the Liber Tribute given to a person or institution in recognition of his work in favor of books, the Prize for the best initiative to promote reading in libraries open to the public and the Prizes for the Promotion of Reading to the Media in sections of Radio, Television and Press.
Liber is sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX), the Generalitat de Catalunya, Instituto de Cultura del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, the Spanish Center of Reprographic Rights (CEDRO) and the Association of Editors de Catalunya.

European Respiratory Society

The 20th Anniversary of the European Respiratory Society will be celebrated in Barcelona during the annual Congress. This is the Year of the Lung and special scientific and social events are being planned for the 2010 ERS Congress. The sessions, which involve leading experts in respiratory medicine, but also in other areas, cover the entire spectrum of research and practice in respiratory medicine, from cell and molecular biology, through clinical diagnosis and management to prevention of public health.
The Symposia will cover the most recent topics on research and clinical practice, including, Integrated care for chronic respiratory disease, Similarities and differences between asthma and COPD, Novel molecular targets for inflammatory and infectious lung diseases, Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep, Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure, Treatment of the bacteriological variety in lung diseases, Food allergy and asthma: issues and controversies, Treatment of bronchial infection, Effective oxygen therapy in home care, Asthma and sports, Severe exacerbations in asthma and COPD: new causes, new mechanisms, new models of care ,Breathing therapies for asthma, Lung cancer: progress after first-line therapy and customized chemotherapy, High priority questions on airway infections in diseases seen in children and adults, Nutrition and cancer.
The educational program, covers all aspects of respiratory medicine, and will include 23 Postgraduate Courses, which will take place on Saturday 18 September 2010, 18 Meet the Professor Seminars, interactive intimate lunchtime seminars which take place from Sunday 19 September 2010 to Tuesday 21 September 2010, 1 Workshop, which will take place on Saturday 18 September 2010 and The third HERMES European Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine.
The Event will take place in the FIRA BARCELONA, Gran Via Venue at Plaza Europa-Avenida Juan Carlos I, from the September 18 to 22.

IUTOX-2010, XII International Congress of Toxicology

The XII International Congress will be held this year in Barcelona organized by the Spanish Association of Toxicology (AETOX) and EUROTOX in the name of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX). The International Congress of Toxicology is held every 3 years in a different city.
The IUTOX-2010 intends to be a forum for the interaction among different fields of activity related with toxicology under a scientific environment. The IUTOX-2010 Congress will encourage interaction between Academia, Industry, Regulators and Experts in Human (clinical and epidemiology) and Environmental Toxicology. Chemical Safety increasingly requires integrated approaches to achieve successful possibilities of the innovative applications. Starting from the most basic molecular and cell research, going through in vitro alternative approaches for short and long-term effects, “omics” strategies for in vitro and rational animal testing and human diagnosis, application of human data (epidemiological and clinical data) and transferring results to the application for risk assessment in regulatory purposes, efficient strategies for toxicity evaluation, and risk characterization of thousands of chemicals, risk communication and social acceptance.
The XII International Congress of Toxicology will take place from July 19 to 23 at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona  (Barcelona Congress Centre) in the Montjuic venue of the Fira Barcelona close to Plaça Espanya, Metro Lines 1 and 3.

HIT BARCELONA 2010

World Innovation Summit, Fira Barcelona June 2010

Hit Barcelona is the World Congress for innovators, experts and leading investors in three key sectors of the telecommunications industry, clean technology and health. The interest relies on the combination of lectures by experts of international renown with the exposure of entrepreneur’s business ideas in these 3 sectors.
Hit Barcelona is a world congress that combines: debates and conferences, a place of meetings between companies and investors, networking and a competition for entrepreneurs. The Plenary and the Marketplace are single points of global meeting of minds that contribute positively to the world through innovation.
HIT Barcelona organizes Global Business Plan Competition that brings together the winners of largest global business plan competitions over 20 countries to decide the winners of first prize for innovation in the fields of health, clean technology and media communication.
The Plenary Congress presentations will be held at the highest level discussions involving gurus and renowned experts of world.
The Innovation Marketplace will be the platform to share knowledge, explore investment opportunities and to network in key industries with high growth potential.
The Global Entrepreneurship Competition hosts the final of a global contest with participants from the top business schools, as [MIT] and the University of Cambridge, and national competitions all over the world.
Hit Barcelona 2010, is a unique global conference of innovators, experts and leading investors to be held in the Montjuic Venue of the Fira Barcelona, from  June  9 to 11.

12th international Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition

Fira Barcelona- Gran Via Venue - June 2010
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be back to Barcelona for the 12th consecutive year  at the Gran Via Venue of the Fira Barcelona. It is an Exhibition which, as a result of sector involvement, continues beating records, growing year after year and consolidating itself as the leading Exhibition in Spain and Southern Europe as an international point of reference where all logistics sectors are represented.
During the 2010 Exhibition, it will take place the 13th Symposium as well as the 8th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport Forum, accompanied by the already traditional sector meetings, all of them filled with outstanding figures in logistics, plus support from the main institutions related to the sector.
The technical conferences to be held will bring answers to the various applications received. Among the topics most requested by professionals who have participated in this campaign include the current challenges of the new technologies of supply chains, different aspects of goods transport by road, intermodal, alternative picking (light, voice or vision), efficiency and cost reduction in the supply chain, corporate social responsibility, sustainability criterias, issues of Green Logistics and reverse logistics or matters related to urban logistics.
From 25th to 28th May 2010 in the Gran Via Venue of Fira Barcelona

Swab International Contemporary Art Fair

Barcelona Contemporary Art Fair at the Fira Barcelona, May 2010

The first editions of the Swab Art Fair took place at Drassanes Reials of Barcelona but in this 4th edition the Fair has moved to the Montjuic Venue of the Fira Barcelona and the event will take place in the Z6 Pavilion (Italian pavilion) at the side of the Montjuic Fountains from May 13 to 16.
Swab Barcelona was founded in 2006 under the initiative of Barcelona private collection Diezy7 and the support of Leo Koenig gallery (Leo Koenig, Inc., New York), Fred Mann (Fred LTD, London) and Marta Moriarty (Empty, 9, Madrid).
It is the aim of the organizers to present emergent contemporary art from around the world art scene being a platform for a young generation of artists from national and international galleries from different places of the world like Barcelona, Torino, Madrid, Berlin, London, La Habana, Paris, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Sevilla, Granada, Bordeaux, Aarhus and other cities up to a number of 40 galleries that will be attending to this event.
 

28º Salón del Cómic de Barcelona

Barcelona - Fira Montjuic – April 2010

The 28th Salón del Cómic de Barcelona will be held from May 6 to May 9 in the Hall 8 of Fira de Barcelona Montjuic, with an outstanding list of invited authors from Europe and North America like Jacques Tardi , creator of one of French comics' most famous heroines, Adèle Blanc-Sec, north americans Gilbert Shelton, creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Wonder Wart-Hog, Not Quite Dead and Jeff Smith, creator of the self-published comic book series Bone,  Italian Tanino Liberatore, very well appreciated as an artist and illustrator for "Transfert" "Métal Hurlant" or "A Suivre" and as a screenwriter for "L'Echo des Savanes" and "Chic" and Lewis Trondheim (Laurent Chabosy), French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association among others, and also to mention Ethan Van Sciver, American comic book artist, best known for illustrating a number of titles including Green Lantern, Superman/Batman, New X-Men, and currently, The Flash: Rebirth.
As usual in recent editions there will be special honour guests to comic book artists from Holland and Euskadi.
The poster of this edition is signed by Ana Miralles, winner of the Hall Grand Prix 2009.

25th Anniversary EAU Congress

Fira Gran Via Barcelona. April  2010
The European Association of Urology will hold this year the 25th Annual EAU Congress and has chosen Barcelona to host the Congress, from 16-20 April 2010. The latest news in the field of urology will be presented during the 5 days of the Congress that will bring together medical professionals from around the world and also there are more than 11,000 delegates together with approximately 3,000 company representatives expected to attend this event.
The 25th Anniversary EAU Congress marks a quarter of a century of continuing efforts to elevate European urology to a higher level. Over the last 25 years, the EAU has consistently served as a platform for urological professionals to share new insights and improve knowledge, with the common goal of improving patient care worldwide. In this Congress a wide range of topics and pressing issues in the specialty will be presented, including pediatrics, bladder cancer, female urology, renal cell carcinoma, reconstruction and functional urology, benign prostatic obstruction and stones, to name but a few.
The Gran Via Venue of the Fira Barcelona, one of Spain’s largest congress venues, has been chosen as the venue for the 25th Anniversary EAU Congress. The Fira Gran Via boasts advanced congress facilities and state-of-the art trade fair technology. For more information please visit European Association of Urology  website

2010 Mobile World Congress

The 2010 Mobile World Congress will be held in Barcelona in the Montjuic Venue of the Fira de Barcelona from February 15 to 18. During these 4 days Barcelona will become the place for mobile leaders to gather, collaborate, conduct business and experience VISION IN ACTION.
The Mobile World Congress will include this year:  a world-class thought leadership conference; an exhibition with more than 1,300 companies; the Awards ceremony and industry seminars with the most innovative mobile solutions from around the world. Also the CEOs of the world’s leading communications companies, including Alcatel-Lucent, China Unicom, Ericsson, Google, Huawei, KDDI, Telefónica and Vodafone, will deliver keynote presentations at the Mobile World Congress.
Within the 2010 Mobile World Congress it will also take place the App Planet, a major new "event within an event". Solely focused on the rapidly growing application developer community, App Planet will bring together the many critical elements of the broad mobile application ecosystem together in one location. The inaugural App Planet event will feature:  Application developer conferences focused specifically on the most influential mobile platforms in the market; An interactive exhibition where attendees can preview the newest and most innovative application technologies; The "App Lounge", where networking and business development will help to further define the future of this exciting mobile segment; A dedicated, day-long track of thought-provoking presentations and panel sessions on industry trends in mobile applications; and The "Apps Garage", which will showcase cutting-edge GSMA initiatives in the mobile applications space.
Initial App Planet partners include Research In Motion (RIM), Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), as well as more than 40 exhibiting companies who will be showcasing their technologies and solutions.

More Information at the 2010 Mobile World Congress website

The Brandery 2010 Barcelona

Barcelona - Fira Montjuic – January 2010

In its second edition The Brandery 2010, Barcelona trade show of urban and contemporary fashion  will take place in the Fira Barcelona Montjuic Venue from January 27 to 29 2010. The Brandery is the great fashion fair in Barcelona that provides a new concept in contemporary urban fashion salons where the brand, the creativity, and the innovation get together, away from conventions. The Brandery 2010 is the new international meeting point in Barcelona for urban and contemporary fashion and generator of trends, and an interesting business platform for the fashion sector. The top brands will be showcasing their most innovative ideas for professionals, retailers and distributors, divided into four different sectors: The Cathedral, for designers with their own eponymous brands; The Loft, for brands with a particularly designer/trend-driven component; The Warehouse, or brands that use Denim as the common denominator; and The Stadium, for the world of sneakers and streetwear collections.

Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2009

The 48th edition of the Barcelona International Boat Show will be held from the 7 to the 15 November 2009 bringing together the widest offer and the latest nautical and leisure products. For the first time ever the Show will take up the five halls in the Gran Via Exhibition Centre and the On-water Show in the Port Vell will exceed the 250 boats.
A highlight of this year’s show will be the first BCN Dive, dedicated to the underwater world, on the first few days of the International Boat Show of Barcelona. BCN Dive will be held in pavilion 5 of the Gran Vía exhibition centre and expects the participation of around a hundred companies.
Fira de Barcelona's Administrative Board has appointed Luis Conde, founder and member of the head hunter firm Seeliger y Conde, as president of the Organizing Committee for the Barcelona International Boat Show after the death last year of Enric Puig who had been president of the show for  the 11 past years.

Sonimagfoto 2009

Barcelona - Fira Montjuic - October 2009

Sonimagfoto & Multimedia, the most important Show in Spain in this field and the second in Europe, will have again the presence of the top brands of photography, consumer electronics, computers and graphic arts. This year, the multimedia technology will have also a special role, offering the last news to reflect the reality of the sector.
Photography, video, music and digital technology will be the great protagonists of the exhibitions that will be able to be seen in the Sonimagfoto & Multimedia, from the 7th to 11th of October in the Hall 1 of the Montjuïc Exhibition Centre of Fair of Barcelona. Recognized photographers engaged multimedia and young artists will present their more distinguished works in the hall.
The multimedia technology, in which photography, video and music are mixed to create a new language of the image, will have a reserved space in this edition of Sonimagfoto & Multimedia, baptized as Argos, presenting works, among others, as the unpublished "Forced Identity" from photographer Pep Bonet, a work on the world of homosexuals and transsexuals in Honduras that have led to the second World Press Photo Award,  "The Forest Man" from Daniel Loewe, a striking documental work about an old hermit who lives in the mountain of Collserola.
Apart from the Argos Space, renown photographers will present their works with a special mention to photographer Roger Grasas and his unpublished work "Insalah, the Saud's dream", an exceptional document as the photographer was able to witness the daily life of the Saudi royal family, known for its secrecy, in the everyday of their princes, showing the richness of scenery and the beauty of cultural heritage as well as its high level of technology and its ultra modernization.

CONSTRUMAT 30th anniversary

The Biennial International Construction Exhibition of Barcelona, Construmat, is celebrating the 16th Edition and its 30th anniversary. For the first time the Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via Exhibition Centre will house all the exhibits of this 30 year-old show which has become the number one show of its kind in Spain and one of the three most important in Europe. From 20th to 25th of April 2009.
Construmat will again be the reference point for the construction sector in a year marked by economic crisis. The International Construction Show, Construmat will again become a major showcase for the construction sector, despite the economic crisis, which affects this sector especially.
Visitors will have access to every single sector at Construmat without having to move between venues, thus optimizing their time. The unification of the event in a single venue will lead to even better synergies between different professional profiles. 
Together with the fair it will take place also other activities like:
The Showcase of Casa Barcelona that is set to surprise again presenting innovative ideas for contemporary homes from renowned architects for sustainable social housing in a two-storey, 300 m2 module, with imaginative and realistic solutions to the housing problem.
And also the Construmat 2009 Awards for technological innovation in its 13th edition covering three diffirent categories: Building, Civil engineering and Product for the construction industry. All new-build projects and works on existing buildings that were completed in Spain between January 2007 and December 2008 are entitled to take part.

VI Edition of the Mediterranean Dental Forum

Palacio de Congresos - Fira Barcelona, January 2009

During the three days of The Forum Dental del Mediterraneo there will be an industrial exhibition together with different professional meetings from the dental industry in discussion forums, conferences, various workshops and courses.
The 9è Congrès Català d´Odontoestomatologia (9th Catalan Odontostomatology Congress), with conferences dedicated to the Personal Assistant (Dental Hygienists, Assistant Clinical and Receptionists), conferences also related to Speech Therapy Dentistry and also dedicated to Dental Prosthesis, will also run parallel to this event.
The Forum Dental del Mediterraneo is a biannual event organized by PUNTEX - Publicaciones Nacionales Técnicas y Extranjeras, S.A. and the previous V edition in March 2007  reached a total of 12,564 visitors, with a majority of visitor from the collegiate dentists profile, along with hygienists and assistants, technicians and also a significant number of companies of the sector.

EIBTM 2008

Fira Gran Via Barcelona Montjuic 2, Spain. December 2008

The Global Meeting & Incentives Exhibition will take place at the Hall 2 of the Fira Gran Via Montjuic 2 Barcelona, Spain from 2nd to 4th of December 2008
EIBTM is the leading exhibition for the conference, incentives, events, and business travel and meetings industry, held in the fantastic Mediterranean city of Barcelona.
EIBTM provides the perfect platform from which to influence the global meetings and incentives industry. Bringing together senior buyers with quality suppliers from around the world, attendance at EIBTM promises the ultimate business solution.

The Barcelona Pavilion - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Sants Montjuïc - Parc de Montjuïc

The Barcelona Pavilion was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as the German National Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. Surprisingly modern for the time, built with permanent materials as steel, glass, travertine and different kinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived for the official reception of the German authorities to King Alphonso XIII of Spain, was disassembled in 1930 after the closure of the exhibition. The reconstruction work began in 1983 on its original site, and was finished in 1986.
The Pavilion is considered an emblematic work of modern-movement architecture. The relation in between the interior and exterior space is completely lost. The walls, rectangular planes of marble, glass, and onyx placed vertically or horizontally, freely positioned, make possible that space seems to flow through them. There are almost no corners in the building. The doors are in the form of two halves of an all-glass wall, which rotates about a pivot, and when opened become just another freestanding, parallel glass wall. The ponds, placed also in the interior and exterior with the reflecting images, accentuates the feeling of the global space.
Mies van der Rohe also designed the Barcelona chair especially for the Pavilion, used as thrones by the Spanish royal family, that over the years has become an icon of modern design.

Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell November 2008

The 47th Salón Náutico Internacional de Barcelona , Barcelona International Boat Show is one the largest display of yachts, boats and accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving, and will bring again to Barcelona from November 8th to 16th the latest nautical and leisure products. The Show will take up the five halls in the new area of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre. And also the On-water Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona will wide up the offer with more than 250 boats. It is a unique chance to see the news related to the sea.
The Show will bring together all related to the sea industry, from shipyards, sailing and motor boats, nautical schools, sport ports, electronics and motors, to pneumatic, paintings, sail lofts, tug boats, fishing articles, aquatic motos, great length boats and the super yachts.

MAGIC International Trade Fair

Fira Barcelona - Montjuich Venue - November 2008

The MAGIC International Trade Fair is currently the largest event of its kind to be held in Europe, with the aim to raise awareness about the existence related to the spiritual alternative and occult science together with alternative medicine to today's society and with the purpose to stimulate culturally and economically through the disclosure and promotion of businesses and professionals. 
Astrology, cartomancy, tarot, palmistry, Voyance and hypnosis are some of the activities represented at the fair with respect to the occult sciences. There are also exhibitors and activities related to alternative medicine and Eastern philosophies, such as naturopathy, yoga and reiki. The cultural disclosure of hidden knowledge is the main base that motivates the conduct of the Magic International Trade Fair.
In addition to cultural activities, the main attraction located at the Magic International Trade Fair is the presence of stands of consulting professionals providing help and advice to people interested in humanistic themes and also on the implementation of alternative therapies.
Also important are the various clinics in the fields of occult science and magic attended by professionals, offering a wide range in the arts of guessing (tarot, palmistry, astrology, etc.) and magic methods, as well as in the field of complementary medicine (naturism, diet and natural therapies).
The International Fair Magic becomes annually at the centre of the world of knowledge hidden serving as a point of union between amateurs and professionals, to exchange technical and parascientific information to the benefit of mental and spiritual growth of the Human Being.
At the Palacio de Congresos in the Montjuich Venue of the Fira Barcelona on the 28, 29 and 30 of November.

Barcelona Meeting Point

Fira Barcelona (Plaza España) – Montjuïc-1 - November 2008

Barcelona Meeting Point is a monographic real estate exhibition that brings together the national and international real estate development industry at the Professional Exhibition and the General Attendance Exhibition, as well as the Symposium.
Actually it may be considered the largest international real estate show in Europe, with more than 650 Exhibiting companies and more 2.400 participants at the Symposium.
It is divided in three parts. The Professional Exhibition were can be seen the latest projects and services from a wide range of companies related to real estate, (development companies, public institutions, project management companies, architects, engineers, and everybody that is related to real estate). The General Public exhibition prepared for the general public to find all the services and products related to the real estate sector, from first and second residence housing to commercial premises, offices and garages, industrial warehouses, plots of land, chalets, etc. The third part the BMP Symposium is addressed to the professionals of the real estate sector and puts at their disposal more than 30 sessions and more than 100 speakers from 16 countries, about sustainability, marketing techniques, emerging markets, Shopping Centres and financing.
Barcelona Meeting Point celebrates its twelfths edition preceded by international success and constant growth shown up to today, at the Halls of Fira Barcelona Plaza España Venue in the Montjuic Mountain from November 4th to 9th

BREAD & BUTTER BARCELONA SUMMER 2008

FIRA BARCELONA in Montjuich. July 2008

A new edition of the Summer Bread&Butter trade show is coming to Barcelona in July 2nd, 3rd and 4th.. The different areas of the show will take place as in the past editions at the venue of 'Fira de Barcelona' in the Montjuic Mountain, the fair grounds where the 1929 International Exhibition took place and in which different very well known Architects developed their work like the famous German Pavilion created by Mies van der Rohe rebuild again in the 1980’s.
A New Order will appear with the defined areas of Denim Base, Fashion Now, Sport & Street, Urban Superior, Sportswear and the clear allocation of the brands to respective segments will provide an ideal guide for trade visitors.
New walkways will be opened up through a new entrance area on the Plaça d’Espanya and visitor’s traffic within the exhibition site as well as particular halls will be improved. The BBBOULEVARD will form the new main traffic artery of this edition and will lead the visitor through the fairground and all the halls. FIRA BARCELONA,  Avenida Reina Mª Cristina s/n,  08004 Barcelona

10th Edition of SIL 2008

Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía Venue M2 - June 2008

The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has arrived to the 10th edition in Barcelona. Confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity especially for Southern Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Maghreb and Latin American Countries with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
The principal business areas that will present in SIL 2008 will be related to Storage, equipment and Maintenance especially about Automation and control; Information technologies applied to the Logistics; Internet, Systems e-Commerce and e-Business, Software with especial interest on Informatics Solutions; Railway transport of goods; Industrial vehicles and auxiliary Industry.
Sil is Organized by “Consorci de la Zona Franca”, whose main activity has been promoting and running leading projects in the real state and logistical sectors.
This 10th Edition of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be held from the 3rd to the 6th of June 2008, in the modern Gran Vía M-2 complex, Hall 2 & 3 in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
More information at: sil.com

Harm Reduction 2008

Palacio de Congresos, Fira de Barcelona. May 2008

IHRA’s harm reduction conferences have been held around the world each year since 1990, and the next event will take place in the city of Barcelona. The IHRA’s annual international harm reduction conferences have grown in importance and become the main meeting point for all those interested in harm reduction around the world.
Over five days, IHRA’s 19th International Conference'will be the main meeting point for all those interested in harm reduction, and an invaluable platform for debate, discussion, and the dissemination of new and evolving good practice in addressing drug use and associated harm. For nearly two decades, these events have been the key forum for the dissemination of harm reduction ideas and practice, and have helped to put harm reduction on the map.
The Programme will cover Global Issues, Gender Issues, Criminal Justice and Human Rights together with a full Film Festival programme, and over 50 ‘Major Sessions’, ‘Concurrent Sessions’ and ‘Living Room Sessions’ covering a massive range of topics.
From May 11 to 15 at the Palacio de Congresos of the Fira Barcelona in the Plaza Espanya Montjuic Venue

European Energy Forum 08

Palau de Congressos, Montjuic. April 2008

European Energy Institute will hold in Barcelona the II Edition of European Energy Forum.
Given the success of the first edition of Energy Congress’06 exhibition and conference sessions, the European Energy Institute has again chosen Barcelona to be the place to consolidate this event and become an international point of reference for the energy sector. In 2007, the major international players will gather together to exchange different points of view, innovations and projects, taking advantage of the current importance of the energy sector throughout the world
From the16th to the18th April 2008 at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona, close to Plaza España, at Montjüic Venue, of the Fira Barcelona.

Alimentaria Barcelona 2008

Fira Barcelona, Montjuic and Gran Via Venues - March 2008

International Food and Beverage Exhibition. Every two years Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverage Exhibition, is back in Barcelona showing the world’s food and beverage. The event will take place in March 2008 from the 10th to 14th at Fira Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), with 85% of the Spanish food and beverage industry expected to be there. For this new edition, the show’s organisers have undertaken to reorganise the exhibition space. For the first time since the show has been held in two venues, due to their increasing growth, the Intercarn and Restaurama shows will be located in Montjuic, while the rest of the sectors with be grouped together in the modern Gran Vía venue. This new show of the food and beverage industry, the seventeenth edition of Spain’s most important trade show and one of the world’s leading events of its kind, will bring over estimations, 155,000 visitors, close to 5,000 exhibitors and 167 million euros in revenue for the city of Barcelona.
Another innovation for Alimentaria 2008 is that for the first time in its history, two of the trade show’s areas – Innoval and a new tasting area dedicated to tapas – will be open to the general public.

GSM Mobile World Congress

Barcelona, Fira Montjuic, February 2008

The Mobile World Congress combines the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a cutting edge congress featuring the most prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event is where the industry defines its future and creates business.
The Mobile World Congress is etched in the diaries of mobile industry leaders across the world as the event at which to debate the future of wireless services and technology. In a mixture of private meetings and public conference sessions, chief executives of the world's biggest mobile operators and vendors gather to lay out their agendas for the year ahead and exchange ideas about how best to serve the world's 2.5 billion mobile phone users.

Winter Bread&Butter Barcelona

FIRA BARCELONA in Montjuic - January 2008

Barcelona is preparing for the winter edition of the Bread&Butter trade show from January 16th till January 18th 2008. The different areas of the show will take place in the 'Fira de Barcelona', close to Plaza España, the fair grounds where the 1929 International Exhibition took place and in which different very well known Architects developed their work like the famous German Pavilion created by Mies van der Rohe, demolished the year after the exhibition and rebuild again in the 1980’s.
The aim of BREAD & BUTTER DESIGN is to organize, coordinate and support a series of temporary artistic and creative events by promoting known and unknown talents, both nationally and internationally.
The Design project wishes to operate at the crossroads of several disciplines that all share a high artistic –and possibly intellectual- value. These will include fashion, music, art and design, as well as visual and performing arts. 
FIRA BARCELONA,  Avenida Reina Mª Cristina s/n,  08004 Barcelona

Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2007

More than 2000 boats on display at this edition of the Salon Nautico (Barcelona International Boat Show), the most spectacular vessels and a huge range of accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving will be on show between November 3rd and November 11th.
Together with the International Floating Boat Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona this exhibition is the leading event in its sector in Spain and one of the most important commercial platforms in Europe.
The Barcelona International Boat Show will take place at the Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via Exhibition Centre, C/Botànica, 62, L’Hospitalet del Llobregat, Halls 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 and outdoor areas.

Barcelona Meeting Point 2007

Fira Barcelona - Montjuic - November 2007

Symposium - Real Estate Exhibition.

Barcelona Meeting Point's 11th Edition will take place on November 6th, 7th and 8th.
The Professional Exhibition will be located at Hall number 8 of Fira de Barcelona (Plaza de España). More than 80 Exhibiting Companies form Europe, America and the Middle East will attend to this event.
The International Symposium of Barcelona Meeting Point will count with the collaboration of the European Property Federation, the Global Real Estate Institute, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the Urban Land Institute, and the business schools ESADE and IESE.
 

Sonimagfoto 2007

Barcelona - Fira Montjuic - October 2007

Between October 3rd and 7th, almost 400 brands will be presenting all their products and applications relating to digital imagery on 180 stands at Sonimagfoto the leading exhibition of its kind in Spain and the second largest in Europe. All the innovations in consumer, professional imagery and also digital printing will be on show at Sonimagfoto and Sonimagmobile.
The most important awards for professional photography in Spain (Lux Awards 2007) will be presented on October 4th organized by the Spanish Professional Photographers’ Association (AFP).
The "Visual Art Gallery" exhibition area at Hall 8 of the Fira Montjuïc will be featuring photography exhibitions like "Picasso & Lump", by Douglas Duncan; "Uzbekistan: Silence tower", by Aitor Lara; "The Transition 1976-1981" by the argentine photojournalist Carlos Bosch; A Group exhibition: "Look at the World" from Reuters or the Project "Jam of sweet potato", commissioned by Carles Poy.

 

BREAD & BUTTER BARCELONA SUMMER 2007

FIRA BARCELONA in Montjuic. July 2007

From July 4th to 6th, BBBarcelona will once more welcome visitors with numerous exceptional projects and novelties. More than ever before, STUDIO.V combines the artistic and experimental with commercial aspects, the intellectual with the wearable and with the largest turnout of designers so far, sets quality standards with 40 international collections. The Superior Area has been enlarged with new entrants such as Cesare Paciotti, Fabio di Nicola, Filippa K., Mauro Grifoni, Belfe, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Citizen of Humanity, The Great China Wall, Kors by Michael Kors as well as Justin Timberlake’s label William Rast have helped raise the quality level even further.

Sonar 2007 in Barcelona

Advanced music and multimedia art, June 2007

L’Auditori in Barcelona will be the stage of one of the most special and exclusive moments at Sónar 2007. As part of the programming on Friday the 15th of June, there will be an experiment which will place electronic sound in contact with classical methodologies and which will bring together musicians from these two traditionally far removed areas once again, in the setting of two unprecedented concerts. Like last year's concert by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, the piano will be the main feature of this year's joint project between Sónar and L’Auditori. On this occasion, the classical instrument par excellence willl be submitted to various processes of transformation by the trio Alexander’s Annexe feat. Mira Calix and the duo formed by Tristano and Murcof.  Sonar 2007, June 14th, 15th, 16th. Photography:  Lejaren À Hiller  ©

9th Edition of SIL 2007

Fira Barcelona- Exhibition Centre Gran Vía M-2 - June 2007

The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
Organized by “Consorci de la Zona Franca” the SIL has become the greatest Logistics and Transport event in Spain and the most important one in Southern Europe and a reference point for the logistics and transportation sector.
This 9th Edition of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be held from the 5th to the 8th of June 2007, in the Exhibition Centre Gran Vía M-2, Hall 3, of the Fira Barcelona in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat.

Salon del Automobil

Fira Barcelona. Montjuic - June 2007

The International Automobile Fair of Barcelona is one of the five biggest shows of its kind worldwide and the most important in Spain, both in terms of the number of visitors and the participating brands. The fair provides an in-depth look at the most important manufacturers, the most spectacular vehicles and the latest industry trends.
The fair, which will take place from June 9-17, 2007 at the Montjuïc Fairgrounds, is one of the most emblematic professional events held in the Catalan capital. It was first celebrated in 1919 and quickly became one of the most highly anticipated shows for automobile fans. It is the only Spanish event recognised by the l'Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (O.I.C.A.), headquartered in Paris. The show is also a key reference point for the most important European automotive congress, the Automotive News Europe Congress. This year's edition will feature the latest automotive novelties as well as the sector's most revolutionary models. In addition to the car show, the fair will provide participants with numerous activities, open to both professionals and the general public.

Construmat 2007

Fira Barcelona. Montjuic / Gran Via - May 2007

Interntional Building Exhibition, Construmat 2007 will be held from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres.
Construmat 2007  is the International Building Trade Exhibition held in Barcelona from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres, on Building Supplies, Ceramics for Building Purposes, Building Materials, Building Restoration and Prefabricated Concrete Units.
CONSTRUMAT will host the first ever CONCEPTO BAÑO, International Bathroom Show, which was created as a trade fair platform for sanitary ware, taps, fittings and bathroom furniture. Along the same lines, CONSTRUMAT will also incorporate PINTUDECORA, International Paint Show, which will showcase products from the paint and related services sector. 

3GSM World Congress

Fira Barcelona Montjuic. February 2007

Over 60,000 visitors are expected to attend! The 3GSM World Congress combines the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a cutting edge congress featuring the most prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event is where the industry defines its future and creates business. Together with the Congress it will take place the 12th Annual Global Mobile Awards that will be presented by the GSM Association on the 13th February 2007 at Barcelona's spectacular Museo Nacional de Arte De Catalunya. Encompassing Mobile Innovation, Entertainment, Applications, Marketing, Technical, Community and Handset are the categories for the awards. Also the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival along with GSMA have chosen six directors of independent cinema who will create five short films elaborated in exclusive right for their distribution through movable telephone. These movies will be presented the opening night of the Congress. In Barcelona from 12th to 15th of February

Summer Bread&Butter Barcelona and Berlin

Fira Barcelona. Montjuic - July 2006

Barcelona is preparing for it’s third edition of the Bread&Butter  trade show from July 5th till July 7th.. The different areas of the show take place in the 'Fira de Barcelona', the fair grounds where the 1929 International Exhibition took place and in which different very well known Architects developed their work like the famous German Pavilion created by Mies van der Rohe, demolished the year after the exhibition and rebuild again in the 1980’s.
The opening of the  BBBarcelona Summer 06 edition, since it takes place at the same time as the World Cup Competition, will start with a ‘World Cup fever’ party that will take place at The former Olympic swimming stadium/ Piscina Montjuïc Municipal, where all will join together to cheer on the teams competing in the World Cup 2006 semi-finals, with a barbecue, cool drinks, and breath-taking views of the Catalan capital.
Football, street culture, DJ tunes, and the different shows will all be present in this new edition of BBBarcelona summer edition.
And when BBBBarcelona close its doors Berlin will be prepared to continue the show from July 14th to July 16th.