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Frankfurt/Düsseldorf. “And the winner is“, was the motto last September at viscom, when the international trade fair for visual communication presented the viscom INNOVATION AWARD for the first time. After this successful premiere, the prize will again be awarded this year at viscom frankfurt 2008. “Every year, our exhibitors contribute to making viscom the industry platform“, says viscom Director Petra Lassahn. “With this award we want to focus more strongly on innovations in the industry.“ The second viscom INNOVATION AWARD will again be given in five categories: Digital Printing/Large Format Printing, Textile Processing, Light Advertising and Signmaking for POS (finished products such as presentation systems for POSdisplay) and Signmaking for Machinery, Materials, Software, Tools, Application Technologies and Assembly Processes for the production of advertising products. Furthermore, there will be the “Light Advertsising Best Practice Award“. This prize is awarded for outstanding practical examples of light advertising installations.

The market launch of the submitted product must have taken place after viscom 2007 in Germany (23.09.07 or later) up to and including the dates of viscom frankfurt 2008. From all entries received, an independent expert jury will nominate products for the finals, in which up to three products in each category may be given the viscom INNOVATION AWARD. Members of the jury will include the editors-in-chief of our media partners Werbetechnik, Large Format Printing, SIP, TVP and signPro Europe as well as representatives of Fachverband Lichtwerbung e.V. and Zentralverband Werbetechnik e.V. .

All viscom exhibitors are eligible to enter the competition with products and technologies from the above-mentioned categories. 200 international exhibitors and 7,500 visitors from 30 countries are expected at viscom frankfurt 2008.

More information and photos are available on http://www.viscom-messe.com/ or from the Press Department of Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH:

Dr. Mike Seidensticker
Phone: +49 (0) 211 - 90191- 128
Fax: +49 (0) 211 - 90191- 138
Email: Mike.Seidensticker@reedexpo.de 

Eva-Maria Geef
Phone: +49 (0) 211 - 90191- 191
Fax: +49 (0) 211 - 90191- 138
Email: EvaMaria.Geef@reedexpo.de