A special, 3-day international conference, organized by the Baltic Fashion Federation, which is part of the Presidential Board of The European Fashion Council, represented in Latvia and the Baltic region by Ms. Elena STRAHOVA, will take place in the capital of Latvia - Riga. The project, funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund under the Baltic Sea Region Program 2007-2013 will be attended by 10 countries - Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, as member states of the European Fashion Council, and by Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Finland. The conference will be attended by the President of the European Fashion Council - Ms. Nadia VALEVA who is also representing the National Fashion Chamber of Bulgaria.

Today sees the launch of a new set of awards that will recognise the significant role modern technology now plays in organising and hosting events. The Event Technology Awards will honour the use of technology by both suppliers and events.

With the new Ecostyle trade fair, Messe Frankfurt is launching the first information and order platform for verified sustainable consumer goods in the European retail sector. Between 24 and 26 August 2013, producers from Germany and abroad will be showcasing green lifestyle and design products at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds.

Entertaining, informative and simply completely different – that’s the new brand campaign of the international Tendence consumer-goods fair. The heart of the B-to-B campaign for attracting trade visitors is a microsite that presents the trend and order platform for Living and Giving in an extremely novel way.

Over 4 days it allows fashion and fine jewellery, watch, gold, ready to wear and gifts retailers, department store buyers and buying offices to discover more than 450 designers of fine and fashion jewellery from around the world.

Over the last decade, nanotechnology has found its way into almost all sectors. Nanolayers are finding applications in wind turbines to improve the aerodynamics and prevent surface icing. Moreover, microelectronics these days are largely nanoelectronics. In addition to that, carbon nanostructures are now being used in the development of lightweight building materials. Just in terms of their applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals and medical technology alone, predictions are for double-digit growth.