Fact Sheet (As of September 23, 2008) SUPERVISED BY: Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Ministry of Education Ministry of National Defense National Science Council Council of Agriculture   HOSTED BY: Intellectual Property Office, MOEA Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA Bureau of Energy, MOEA State-owned Enterprise Commission, MOEA   ORGANIZERS: Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Taiwan Technology Marketplace Service Center (TWTM)   CO-ORGANIZERS: Taiwan Inventors Association Taipei Inventor’s Association Kaohsiung Inventors Association Taiwan Prominent Inventor Association International Invention Award Winner’s Association of R.O.C. Taiwan Invention Products Promotion Association Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) Taiwan Venture Capital Association Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association（TEEMA） Outstanding Inventor Exchange Association of Taiwan R.O.C   VENUE: Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall (Area B, C, D) (5 Hsin-yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan 11011, R.O.C.)   SHOW DATES: September 25- 28, 2008   SHOW HOURS: Date Hours Ticket September 25- 28, 2008 9:30a.m-5:30p.m Free, open to the public   EXHIBIT SPACE: 16,500 square meters   EXHIBIT PRODUCTS: High Technology, Fiber Optics, Machinery, Construction, Safety Equipment, Environmental Protection, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Transport and Communications, Household Electronic Appliances, Hardware, Agriculture, Food, Textiles, and Optoelectronics, Precision Machinery, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Technology and much more.   EXHIBITORS PROFILE: Exhibit Area No. of Exhibition Companies  No. of Exhibition Booths Taiwan Invention Products 347 473 Foreign Invention Products 59 63 National Invention and Creation Award Winners 57 50 Associations, Media & Customer Services 10 12 Technomart 168 309 Total 641 907   EXHIBITORS FROM OVERSEAS: Invention Show: Korea, USA, Brazil, Spain, Malaysia, Australia, Russia, Romania, Poland, Hong Kong, Iran, Guatemala, Bulgaria, Thailand, Macau, Singapore. Technomart: USA, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Singapore.   ESTIMATED ATTENDEES: 55,250 (Local: 55,000, Foreign: 250)   EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Opening Ceremony (10 am, September 25, Stage Area, Area C, TWTC Exhibition Hall) Reception Party (6:30 pm, September 26, 2F Restaurant, TWTC Exhibition Hall) Taipei Invention Awarding Ceremony (2 pm, September 27, Stage Area, Area C, TWTC Exhibition Hall) Technology Transferring Seminars (2F, TWTC Conference Rooms, during the show)   ADMISSION FOR FOREIGN VISITORS: Buyers’ badges for admission will be issued free of charge on registering at the reception counter upon arrival at the TWTC Exhibition Hall. Buyers can pre-register through “Overseas Visitor’s Online Pre- Registration” at Web-site: http://www.InvenTaipei.com.tw   HOTEL RESERVATION: If you require hotel reservations, please visit our web-site and contact those recommended hotels listed in the http://www.InvenTaipei.com.tw     For more information, please contact: Show Manager: Raymond Lu / Arthur Sun http://www.InvenTaipei.com.tw E-mail: invent@taitra.org.tw Exhibition Department, TAITRA 5 Hsin-yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan 11011, ROC Tel: 886-2-2725-5200 Ext. 2859 / 2862 Fax: 886-2-2729-1089   Publicity Manager: Ms. Katherine Hsu Tel: 886-2-2725-5200 Ext. 2871 Fax: 886-2-2729-1191   WE CORDIALLY WELCOME YOU TO VISIT OUR SHOW.