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Title

Avante 2008, Personal Autonomy and Quality of Living Exhibition.

Edition

First

Dates

From 5 to 7 June 2008

Location

Hall 1. Venue Gran Via

Opening hours

From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Type

Mixed: professionals and general public

Ticket prices

Standard ticket: 10 euros

Concessions*: 6 euros

* Persons aged over 65 and any person able to show proof of disability where the degree of incapacity is equal to or greater than 33% as recognised by an appropriate institution.

Free admission for professionals pre-accredited before 5th June or by invitation.

Sectors

Technical solutions and innovations

  • For improving physical, visual, hearing and speech disabilities
  • Mobility
  • Technologies for rehabilitation and physiotherapy
  • Telemedicine and new technologies for caring for dependents
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Social and healthcare equipment

Home and family

  • Equipment and furniture
  • Tele-nursing
  • Social services
  • Domotics (intelligent home systems)
  • Robots and technical innovations for basic daily tasks
  • Integrated design products
  • Information and family guidance

Social and healthcare and specialist services

  • Residential, social and health care centres (residences, day centres, geriatric centres and hospitals)
  • Financial institutions, insurance companies and mutual societies
  • Certification, standardization and quality management companies
  • Consultancies
  • Schools and specialist training centres
  • Specialist media

Accessibility and urban mobility

  • Vehicles and accessible transport
  • Equipment and new technologies for accessible buildings and urban environments
  • Accessible information and communication systems and technologies

Life, society and business

  • Socially responsible foundations and businesses
  • Personnel recruitment and outsourcing firms
  • Institutional associations and organisations
  • Training, tourism and leisure

Surface area (forecast)

30.000 m2 gross

7.000 m2 net

Direct Exhibitors

180 (expected)

Activities

  • I+D+I Area
  • Technical sessions for professionals
  • "Accessible Home" Exhibition

Frequency

Bi-annual

Sector director

Inés Arteaga

Exhibition Director

Josep Antoni Llopart

Organised by

Fira de Barcelona

Avenida Reina Maria Cristina s/n
08004 Barcelona

Telephone. 902 233 200/ +34 93 233 20 00
Fax. 93 233 23 19
Email address: avante@firabcn.es
Web: www.salonavante.com