CeBIT is the world's largest and most influential information and communications technology trade fair. The flagship event, CeBIT Hannover, runs for seven days each spring (from 2004 on it will run for seven days) and takes place at the Hannover Fairgrounds in Hannover, Germany.  CeBIT 2003 used 3.82 million square feet of net display space and hosted 6,526 exhibiting companies, 562,000 visitors and 10,711 journalists. CeBIT America joins an annual roster of international CeBIT events that includes -- in addition to the original CeBIT in Hannover -- CeBIT Asia (Shanghai, China), CeBIT Australia (Sydney), and CeBIT Bilisim Eurasia (Istanbul, Turkey). Visit http://www.cebit.de and http://www.cebitevents.com for more information.

Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Hannover, Germany's Deutsche Messe AG, the world's largest and most active trade fair organizer and facility.  Established in 1985 in Princeton, New Jersey, Hannover Fairs USA organizes tradeshows, conferences, group exhibits and marketing programs at events throughout the world. Visit http://www.hfusa.com for more information.

Deutsche Messe AG (the Hannover Trade Fair Authority), owner and operator of the Hannover Fairgrounds, is the world's largest and most active trade fair organizer.  Based in Hannover, Germany, the company employs a staff of 828 and, with its 12 subsidiaries and network of more than 60 foreign representatives, annually produces approximately 50 regional, national and international trade events that showcase between 25,000 and 30,000 exhibiting companies each year.  Visit http://www.messe.de for more information.