The Transport & Air Pollution Conferences have been held since 1986 in Graz (Austria), Zurich (Switzerland), Avignon, Reims and Toulouse (France) and Boulder (Colorado, USA). This 19th symposium will take place for the first time in Thessaloniki, Greece. The aim of the symposium is to bring together scientists, users and policy makers to assess the current scientific knowledge of air pollution due to emissions from transportation systems.

Organized by:
Laboratory for Applied Thermodynamics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
http://lat.eng.auth.gr

In collaboration with:

Joint Research Centre
Institute for Energy and Transport
Sustainable Transport Unit
Ispra, Italy
http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu

From 13 to15 October 2012 KOSMIMA welcomes you in Thessaloniki, hosting for 27 consecutive years the autumn meeting of the jewellery sector in Greece.

Professionals who will visit the fair will have the opportunity to catch up with the latest trends and evolutions in design and manufacturing, also get in touch and evolve co-operations with established companies, as well as observe the competition.

KOSMIMA 2012 will focus on promoting greek jewellery and will organize a group participation of greek jewellery workshops with exporting orientation.

Greek jewellery, with a tradition of thousand years, is being successfully represented globally by greek established firms and designers, showing significant exporting potentials. Among the distinctive advantages of greek jewellery is inspiration, originality and high quality technique.

After three years in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 2009 to 2011, WOMEX is moving south in 2012. The new host city is Thessaloniki, Greece’s second major economic and political centre, located right by the Mediterranean Sea. With its 2300-year past, it’s one of the oldest cities in Europe and a true cultural melting pot, bearing traces of an eventful history between Orient and Occident. Renowned for its vibrant cultural life, it is considered to be Greece’s cultural capital.

In 2012, WOMEX is taking place one week earlier than usual, from Wednesday, 17 to Sunday, 21 October 2012.

Daniela Teuber, WOMEX Director of Production, states: “We’re very much looking forward to moving to Thessaloniki in 2012. It’s the first time ever that WOMEX will be taking place in Southeastern Europe, and it’s a great opportunity for our 2500 delegates and 300 artists from all over the world to discover Greece and the Balkans – and its musical treasures – and to boost business contacts and exchange in the region.”

The local Steering Committee WOMEX 12 Thessaloniki adds: “We are very happy to welcome WOMEX and all WOMEXicans to our sunny and colorful city. The 2012 edition in Thessaloniki will be an inspiring and tasty contribution to WOMEX’s musical journey through Europe.”

WOMEX’s new partners for 2012 are Helexpo S.A., Thessaloniki’s congress and exhibition centre; Gaia Live, an established and well- versed concert promoter; the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Municipality of Thessaloniki.