2012 Newcomers Festival scheduled for 21 October at the Frankfurt City Hall!

Plans are underway for the 2012 Newcomers Festival, scheduled to take place on Sunday, 21 October 2012 fom 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Frankfurt’s City Hall (Römer).

The 2012 event is again expected to draw up to 5,000 visitors and 70 exhibitors. Please click here to view the 2011 exhibitor list. The 2011 event was sponsored by the City of Frankfurt, the Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain, Hessen Agentur and FES.

All visitors to the event also received a free copy of the 2012 edition of the Newcomers Guide - a 114 page English-language guide to living and working in FrankfurtRheinMain.

The Newcomers Festival consists of an extensive exhibition of services, clubs and organizations in the area. It is designed to be a family-oriented and informative event that allows the international community to discover the attractiveness and diversity of the region as a business location.

Parallel to the exhibition, seminars and workshops present practical information about living and working in Frankfurt-Rhein-Main. In addition, there is musical entertainment, as well as food and drink reflecting the local gastronomy. Admission to the event is free.

Exhibition Space

The Newcomers Festival provides a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about the exhibitors’ services and products. Exhibitors may, at the discretion of the organizers, sell goods and services to the visitors. There are three general types of exhibitors at the Newcomers Festival:

• Companies - Airlines, travel agencies, book stores, relocation agencies, accountants and financial planners, language and driving schools, as well as other shops and services that target the international community.
  
• Non-profit organizations - International clubs, churches, professional associations and international schools
  
• Important state and city institutions - Museums, theaters, tourism, etc.

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibition space costs €149 per square meter for commercial organizations and €79 per square meter for non-profit organizations. Please be aware that space is limited and the placement of exhibition spaces is on a first-come first-served basis. Book early to ensure a prominent stand placement for the event. Registration can also be booked online by clicking here.

Sponsoring

Main sponsors will receive the following:

• Logo in all advertising material
• Prominent display on Internet homepage
• Presentation at registration table (such as a banner or poster)
• Information brochure handed out to all participants
• Exhibition space in exhibition area (up to 4 meters wide)
• One seminar/workshop theme

If you have any questions about sponsorship opportunities, please contact the organizers.

Marketing Activities

The Newcomers Festival is designed to reach the international community - British, American, Scandinavian, Japanese, Korean, French, etc. - living in Frankfurt-Rhein-Main. To effectively reach that target group, the organizers plan a series of promotion and marketing activities including advertising leaflets, direct mailings to personnel departments of major international corporations, as well as media coverage.

Venue

The event will be held in the Römer, Frankfurt’s City Hall. The Römer is an historic building in the heart of Frankfurt. It is a well-known location that it easy to reach with public transportation or by car. For more information, please click here

Organizer

The Newcomers Festival - Welcome to Frankfurt-Rhein-Main is organized by Communication Solution GmbH, a public relations and event management agency focused on the international community living in Germany. Communication Solution has successfully organized similar events for the past six years.

For more information, consult the website at: www.communication-solution.de.

If you have any questions regarding the Newcomers Festival, please contact:

Newcomers Festival Organizing Office
c/o Communication Solution GmbH
Niedenau 45
60325 Frankfurt
Tel. (069)71 91 65 81
Fax. (069)71 91 65 82

www.newcomers-festival.de