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Piscina BCN
The International Swimming-Pool Show
18-21 OCTOBER
GRAN VIA. 10TH EDITION
Surface area:
31.000 m
2
Exhibitors:
300
Nature:
professional
Activities:
3rd Ibero-American Sporting and
Recreational Facilities Congress, Piscina BCN
2011 awards for Innovation and Sustainability,
technical seminars
The show converted the city of Barcelona into
the world capital of the swimming-pool sector,
of wellness and of water facilities, thanks to
the concentration in the Gran Via venue of
the most important firms in the sector, 63%
of which were international, from a total of
22 countries. It welcomed almost 19,000
visitors, 45% of whom were foreigners, from
127 countries, notably France, Italy, the UK,
Sweden, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Germany, the
US and Brazil.
The show provided an opportunity to observe
the sector from close quarters, a sector which
despite the recession is thriving thanks to
exports and to having concentrated on renova-
tion and maintenance of Spain’s existing
stock of swimming pools. With a total of over
1,100,000 units, Spain occupies fourth place in
terms of number of pools and accounts for 7%
of the world market in this sector.
Innovation and sustainability were the key
concepts in the contest for the Piscina BCN 2011
awards. The Innovation prize went to the Davinci
Magnapool System water filter, by the Australian
firm Poolrite Europe, while the Sustainability
prize went to Visendum ecological paving, by
the Spanish firm Comaclara Systems.
The show also hosted the 3rd Ibero-American
Sporting and Recreational Facilities Congress
(Congreso Iberoamericano de Instalaciones
Deportivas y Recreativas), which brought
almost 150 professionals together in
Barcelona. Moreover, a number of technical
seminars were held, attended by 30 speakers
and 350 professionals from home and abroad,
that addressed such issues as the future of
wellness, the situation of the swimming-pool
market in other countries and the safety of
water parks.
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Semana de la Formación
y el Trabajo
(The Training and JobsWeek)
23-27 MARCH
MONTJUÏC
THE EDUCATION FAIR
23-27 MARCH
MONTJUÏC. 22ND EDITION
Surface area:
17.000 m
2
Exhibitors:
175
Nature:
public
Activities:
scientific, dynamisation, multi-media
and languages areas, informative sessions for
families, conferences on VT, student guidance
FUTURA
25-26 MARCH
MONTJUÏC. 8TH EDITION
Surface area:
1.880 m
2
Exhibitors:
45
Nature:
public
Activities:
job-hunting workshops, conferences
on professions with a future, business world
seminars
Around 75,000 young recent graduates and
professionals interested in furthering their
studies attended, once again, the Training and
Jobs Week, one of the major rendezvous of this
country’s education world.
Within the framework of the Week, the Education
Fair was the showcase for the wide variety of
higher and university studies available after
Compulsory Secondary Education (Educación
Secundaria Obligatoria - ESO), as well as for
language-learning programmes, organised by
the Spanish Association for Course Promotors
Abroad (Asociación de Promotores de Cursos en
el Extranjero - ASEPROCE).
As a new development, the cycles of Vocational
Training (Formación Profesional - FP), regarded
as one of the best means of access to the labour
market, had a space to themselves, coordinated
by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation,
with the participation of specialised firms and
centres which informed and advised interested
parties about current qualifications in vocational
training and job opportunities.
Among the main attractions of the event was
the ‘Research in Action’ area, organised by
Talència, the Generalitat institution devoted to
fostering research in the scientific field, and
the multimedia area of the Image and Multi-
media Technology Centre of the Polytechnic
University of Catalonia (Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya - UPC).
As in previous editions, the fair placed at
students and their families’ disposal the
Student Attendance Service, where Educaweb
experts advised them as to the type of training
best suited to their preferences and aptitudes.
Parallel to this, the Education Department of
the Generalitat and the Interuniversity Council
offered informative sessions and personalised
guidance services to settle doubts as regards
the academic itinerary one may follow after
having passed the university entrance exam,
the Bologna Plan or available grants and
scholarships.
As part of the Training Week, Futura was also
held, which provided information about master
and doctorate degrees offered by both national
and international centres: public and private
universities, business schools, ongoing training
centres and professional associations. At times
of recession, these studies are looked upon as
good alternatives when it comes to acceding to
an increasingly competitive labour market with a
growing demand for skilled personnel.
Futura attracted recent graduates who wanted
to specialise, unemployed graduates, and active
professionals who sought better prospects.
Furthermore, visitors were given the opportunity
to take part in workshops on how to find employ-
ment and how to identify one’s own potential and
strong points, organised by the municipal bodies
Barcelona Activa, and to attend the company
Infojobs conference devoted to opportunities
offered by professions linked to the Internet.
Parallel to this, the publication
Món Empresarial
organised a seminar at which to debate society’s
power to change the economic situation. The
event was attended by representatives from
numerous Catalan professional associations,
authorities, universities and foundations.
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SIL
The International Logistics and Materials
Handling Exhibition
7-10 JUNE
GRAN VIA. 13TH EDITION
Surface area:
31.855 m
2
Exhibitors:
600
Nature:
professional
Activities:
Conferences, technical seminars,
awards, business meetings
Organiser:
Consorci de la Zona Franca
The latest edition of the International Logistics
and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) was
evidence of the good health of this event which,
with over 600 firms, 100 worldwide develop-
ments and 250 functions. With the presence of
approximately 51,000 professionals, the 2011
edition of SIL consolidated the exhibition as a
benchmark event in the logistics sector.
With 40% of exhibitors coming from 63 coun-
tries, the exhibition was the scenario for the
development of world-reference business in the
logistics field. At this rendezvous, trade delega-
tions from China, Turkey, Egypt and the United
States, among other countries, held commercial
interviews with the exhibiting firms.
Furthermore, the Exhibition organised a compre-
hensive programme of technical sessions attended
by over 3,200 professionals.Once again,SILconsti-
tuted ameeting point for professionals and firms
in theMediterranean area by holding the ninth
Mediterranean Logistics andTransport Forumand
the fourthMediterranean Ports Summit.
Prominent among the new developments at this
edition was a new exhibition area: the SIL Logis-
tics Transport Centre, which with the collabora-
tion of the Transport Centres of Spain Association
Fira de Barcelona
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