Informex Announces New Content for 2011 Charlotte Event

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- CPhI Worldwide, Paris -- Informex, the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications, today announced that over 70% of exhibitor space is now booked for its flagship InformexUSA event (Charlotte, NC, February 7-10, 2011) with 344 exhibitors from 20 countries already confirmed. Event organizers UBM Live also reported a positive response to its call for presentations for the inaugural educational conference program, while revealing that the Gala Dinner in Charlotte will feature a special performance from the world renowned Cirque du Soleil.

"Charlotte is proving an extremely popular venue as InformexUSA looks to build on its 27 year reputation as the premier event for buyers and sellers of chemistry and chemical services to meet and exchange critical, high-value information," commented Informex Global Brand Director Jennifer Jessup at the CPhI Worldwide event in Paris. "Favorable labor rates, reasonably priced hotel accommodation and accessibility, combined with the strength of North Carolina's pharma and biotech sectors are just a few of the reasons why exhibitors such as Albermarle, BASF, Evonik, Lonza, SAFC and Solvay have confirmed their participation."

New for 2011

As well as the new venue, Informex has extended its program of formal and informal networking events for 2011 and, for the first time, will feature an educational conference program. Running from 8 am until 11 am on the Wednesday and Thursday of the show, the conference will comprise three tracks on each day, covering Specialty, Pharma and General chemistry/chemical business. Topics will include: Custom Processing; Discovery & Early Development; Sustainability; Process Development; Pharma Manufacturing and Regulatory & Compliance. Presentation submissions have now been received by the Informex Conference Committee and a full agenda will be announced at the end of October 2010.

Designed to provide a guaranteed, quality forum for chemical industry executives to exchange industry views and information with their peers, the 2nd Informex Gala Dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 8th and will feature a private performance from Cirque du Soleil.  The event will look to build on the success of the original dinner which was held in 2008, featured Colin Powell as the keynote speaker and attracted over 650 guests.

"The goal of the Gala Dinner is to offer a first class networking opportunity for the chemical industry's top tier management and we already have 332 guests registered," continued Jessup. "We feel that 2011 is the time to bring the dinner back as the economy has shown signs of recovery and the show will take place in a city unfamiliar to many. By re-introducing the dinner, we guarantee the entertainment for the most important evening of the week and are absolutely thrilled to have been able to secure a private performance from Cirque du Soleil."

Themed around Racecars and Robber Barons of Charlotte circa 1910 the formal event will see the presentation of the acclaimed Informex 'Profiles in Sustainability' Award, presented to innovators in sustainable chemistry, as well as a donation to the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Education and Outreach Program, from contributions made by Informex registrants.  

In addition to networking events on every evening of the show, InformexUSA 2011 will also feature a structured networking session, "Meet the Innovators" on Tuesday 3-4pm, pre-show customer showcases, conference sessions, plus dedicated Pharma and Specialty Customer Panels. A Poster Pavilion, featuring innovators and academia will be introduced for the first time and the event will be collocated with the debut of Crop World North America, the exhibition and congress focused on sustainable crop production.

UBM Live (UBM Live) is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc (LSE: UBM) a leading provider of business information services to the maritime, travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers services in trade shows, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers across the globe. Its brands are represented in more than 30 countries and are organized into specialist teams that serve their business communities helping them excel in their market by working effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubmlive.com.

About Informex:

Organized by UBM Live, Informex is the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications. As the leading fine chemical tradeshow in the United States, InformexUSA has been a marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty chemical manufacturing industry for more than 25 years. Visitors to the show come from a broad range of manufacturing industries including adhesives, electronics, agrochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, paints, and more. Each year the event brings together an international mix of more than 4,000 fine and specialty chemicals professionals and 500 exhibitors.

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