Prolight + Sound 2008 in Frankfurt am Main with an overview of all aspects of event technology

The 13th international Prolight + Sound trade fair will present products and services from the fields of event and communication technology, audio-visual production and entertainment from 12 to 15 March 2008 and be the year's most important event for the sector. Over these four days, the world's leading trade fair for the sector brings together exhibitors, trade visitors, dealers and professional users. Additionally, for the third year running, exhibitors from the media technology and system integration segments will present their products and services in a separate section called Prolight + Sound Media Systems.

The high degree of internationality and decision-making authority of visitors to Prolight + Sound are guarantees for the fair's success. Trade visitors, who include event-hall operators, planners, dealers, sound experts, lighting designers, stage designers, studio engineers, event-service providers and stand-construction companies, attend the fair to find out about the latest technical developments, products and services. The range of exhibits to be seen is split into a variety of product groups: audio systems, event technology, lighting systems, communication technology, theatre and stage equipment, media technology, image communication and system integration. Visitors will find the sound section in Halls 4.1 and 8.0. Exhibitors from the light segment present their products in Hall 8.0 (show and stage lighting, design and installation, laser and effects) and Hall 9.0 (theatre, studio and stage lighting). Also to be found in Hall 9.0 are suppliers from the stage product section (stage technology and truss systems).

The Prolight + Sound Media Systems trade exhibition will be held as part of Prolight + Sound for the third time. In Hall 8.0, exhibitors present their products from the fields of media technology, system integration and communication technology. The products and services in this field are used at fairs, events and live shows, as well as in the building-automation field. In view of the variety of different disciplines involved in projects such as these, compatibility is an important prerequisite for success. Besides the integration of media and technical systems, greater emphasis is now being given to the content of display surfaces, screens and LED panels. Media service providers who produce this content and tailor it to cater for the individual circumstances of the media technology and the event are also represented at Prolight + Sound Media Systems.

The Prolight + Sound Media Systems Congress is part of Prolight + Sound Media Systems. On the Conference Level of Hall 8.1, speakers go into detail about new products, developments and the legal background to media technology and system integration. With around 35 lectures, the Media Systems Congress is the biggest information event at the fair. It is open to all Prolight + Sound visitors and is aimed, in particular, at planners, system integrators and architects.

On the outdoor areas, visitors can see equipment being demon¬strated in practical settings at the Pro Stage and the Live Sound Forum. The Pro Stage is the ideal vision of a festival stage showing all important aspects of an open-air stage from stage construction, the rigging, lighting systems and a mobile public-address system to safety during the construction phase and when operating a stage of this kind. Additionally, the Pro Stage is the venue for seminars, work¬shops, product presentations and concerts. The Live Sound Forum gives exhibitors of audio and PA systems the chance to demonstrate their products under realistic conditions.

The Pro Lounge 2008 will once again be located in Galleria 1 and provide the setting for the International Reception and the Prolight + Sound award ceremonies including two of the sector's most important honours : 'Opus – German Stage Prize' – and 'Sinus – Systems Integration Award'. Another part of the Galleria will be given over to the Prolight + Sound Forum and the Job Bourse. Prolight + Sound Campus is in Hall 8.0. Here, visitors will find educational and training institutes. The Campus programme also includes lectures, seminars and workshops.

Together with the integrated trade fair, Prolight + Sound Media Systems, Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt am Main is the biggest international trade show for the audio, lighting, event and com¬munication technology sectors worldwide. Almost 28,800 visitors from the fields of audio and studio technology, lighting design, event planning and design attended the last event in March 2007. In 2007 795 exhibitors from 42 countries were presenting their products at the fair. Prolight + Sound is held parallel to the international Musikmesse which perfectly rounds off the International Trade Fair for Event and Communication Technology, AV Production and Entertain¬ment. Prolight + Sound visitors have free admission to the Inter¬national Trade Fair for Musical Instruments, Music Software & Computer Hardware, Sheet Music and Accessories.

Prolight + Sound is supported by the Professional Lighting & Sound Association of Germany (Verband für Licht-, Ton- und Veranstaltungstechnik - VPLT) and the European Association of Event Centers (Europäischer Verband der Veranstaltungs-Centren - EVVC).

Admission tickets to Prolight + Sound also entitle holders to visit the international Musikmesse and vice versa. The price of admission also includes the return journey to the fair using 2nd class local public-transport services operated by the RMV transport authority. Visitors have the opportunity to purchase and print out their admission tickets online

You will find more information and reproduction-quality photographs on the internet at: www.prolight-sound.com

Prolight + Sound hours of opening
from 12 to 15 March 2008 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission prices, Prolight + Sound 2008
Trade visitors
Day ticket (on arrival) € 39.00
Day ticket (in advance) € 26.00
Season ticket (on arrival) € 60.00
Season ticket (in advance) € 42.00

Press Contact:
Andreas Höflich
B74 Marketingkommunikation
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)69 7575-6866
Fax +49 (0)69 7575-6099
andreas.hoeflich@messefrankfurt.com
www.messefrankfurt.com

Together with the integrated Prolight + Sound Media Systems trade fair, Prolight + Sound is the world's biggest international trade fair for audio, lighting, event and communication technology. The last event in March 2007 attracted 28,000 trade visitors from the fields of audio and studio technology, lighting design, event planning and organisation to Frankfurt am Main. Prolight + Sound is held parallel to and perfectly rounded off by the international Musikmesse – International Trade Fair for Musical Instruments, Music Software & Computer Hardware, Sheet Music and Accessories.

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