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Intersolar North America 2008 Inaugurates Solar Event

Posted on: Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 09:01 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solar Promotion International GmbH will hold a press conference on Tuesday, July 15th, to precede the opening conference session that formally inaugurates Intersolar North America 2008. The event takes place at 10:30am in the Union Square room of the Intercontinental Hotel, which is adjoining Moscone West at 888 Howard St. The press conference will provide an overview of the conference and exposition, reasons for expanding into North America, and a vision for the future of the show, as well as an overview of the compelling solar market data that gave cause for such an international event for North American solar interests.

Reporters will have access to Intersolar North America conveners, including Markus Elsasser (Chief Executive Officer Solar Promotion International GmbH), Professor Eicke Weber (Chairman of the Conference Committee Intersolar North America / Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE), Dan Martin (Executive Vice President SEMI), and Dr. Dieter Salomon (Chairman of FMMI / Mayor of the City of Freiburg). A question-and-answer period for the press will follow a brief presentation.

Though in its first year, Intersolar North America has quickly grown to prominence in the solar industry. More than 12,000 people have registered to attend the event, which will feature 210 exhibitors on the third floor of Moscone West. Many additional solar-related companies will exhibit at SEMICON West, held simultaneously in the rest of the exposition center. "Staging our exposition together with Intersolar adds great value to the semiconductor industry, which plays a large role in supporting solar technologies," said Dan Martin of SEMI. Meanwhile, more than 100 speakers will address conference attendees in 35 panels, symposia and workshops at the Intercontinental Hotel. "We are incredibly pleased by the number of attendees and the conference lineup, which speaks to high levels of expertise across a very broad subject area," said the Fraunhofer Institute's Professor Eicke Weber, "and having taught at Berkeley for some 20 years, I am very pleased to see that Intersolar has found a home in the same place as my adopted home here in the Bay Area."

Show organizers intend to continue the momentum in years to come. "Next year, we expect to more than double our exhibition space, attendees and exhibitors," said Markus Elsasser, the Chief Executive of Solar Promotion International. Intersolar North America will make San Francisco its permanent home in the United States. "We think it's a big advantage to be based in one location for the long-term, for ease of organization and for building a reputation as a significant solar event in a city of such international prominence," said Dr. Dieter Salomon, of FMMI and Mayor of Freiburg.

About Intersolar:

The Intersolar brand is internationally recognized as the leading event for the solar energy industry. Intersolar Europe, previously held in Freiburg, Germany, has switched venues due to greater demand for space and is now held annually at the New Trade Fair Centre in Munich. Intersolar Europe is the world's largest solar exhibition with more than 1,050 exhibitors, 52,000 visitors from 140 countries, and an exhibition space of 818,000 square feet in 2008.

About Solar Promotion International GmbH:

Solar Promotion International GmbH, of Germany, organizes exhibitions and conferences worldwide for the solar industry. Founded in 2001, Solar Promotion promotes solar technologies around the world to help further their advancement and implementation into everyday use. Solar Promotion organizes events in the photovoltaic, solar thermal, solar architecture, building efficiency technologies and efficient pellet fuel technology branches. These events include: Intersolar Europe, Intersolar North America, Interpellets, the Solar Thermal Industry Forum and Photovoltaic Industry Forum, among others. For further information, visit http://www.intersolar.us/.

Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI):

Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) is owned and operated by the City of Freiburg and founded with the aim of promoting international cooperatives and organizing trade exhibitions and conferences relating to the economy, tourism, the environment and international city partnerships, at the behest of the City of Freiburg. "Green City Freiburg" is marketed worldwide to describe Freiburg's decades of expertise in solar technology, renewable energies and sustainable urban and traffic planning. FMMI's international activities strengthen and promote Freiburg as an economic hub. For further information, visit http://www.fwtm.freiburg.de/.

About SEMI:

SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org/.

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CONTACT: Tim Gnatek of Blue Practice, +1-415-342-6632,tim@bluepractice.com

Web site: http://www.intersolar.us/http://www.fwtm.freiburg.de/http://www.semi.org/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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