UPCOMING EVENTS

Business to Business and Technology Transfer Meetings - IndustryMatchMaking 2014

Enterprise Europe Network at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry invites you to participate in the traditional brokerage event with pre-arranged face2face meetings IndustryMatchMaking – IMM2014, B2b and Technology Transfer Meetings on 6th March 2014, Thursday, from 10:30-18:00. Organizers of the event are the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), ICM d.o.o., Inter Expo Center, the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Plovdiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Applied Research and Communication Fund.

The forum opens up an excellent opportunity for companies and organizations to establish valuable business contacts with local and foreign companies for business cooperation, technology transfer and/or participation in projects funded by European programs. The B2B meetings will be held within the following specialized international exhibitions:

  • MachTech & MetalInternational exhibition for metallurgy, foundry and tools;
  • IFAMInternational exhibition in the field of automation, robotics, mechatronics;
  • INTRONIKAInternational exhibition for electronic industry, components, measurement, telecommunications, services, etc.
  • PLASTInternational exhibition for plastic and rubber industry.

The successful participation requires several stages. The organizers of the event have created a dedicated specialized on-line platform for information and event management. Interested participants should register and will receive a password. Using the password, they are able to publish company profile, product description and their interests. After 16 February 2014 the participants can start with the booking of meetings, followed by confirmation and scheduling of accepted meetings. Each participant receives electronically a list of scheduled meetings. The meetings will be held in one day, 6th of March, Thursday, every 30 minutes. The participation in this B2B matchmaking event is FREE OF CHARGE. English is the working language.

Meetings will be organized with the support of Enterprise Europe Network, the biggest network for supporting small and medium enterprises and co-funded by European Commission.

For REGISTRATION please visit the web page of the B2B event: http://www.b2match.eu/imm2014

Dates for your agenda:

Deadlines

Tasks

16 Feb. 2014

Registration and submission of a cooperation profile

16 - 28 Feb. 2014

Online selection of face-to-face meetings

6 March 2014

Bilateral meetings (10:30 - 13:00 and 13:30 - 18:00)

Contact person: Aglika Popova, Enterprise Europe Network, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tel: +359 2/ 8117 505, Е-mail: a.popova@bcci.bg  www.bcci.bg

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