No. CLE/ILDP/ISF-Japan/2009-10
June 24, 2009
Members of the Council,
Dear Members,
Sub: 39th International Shoe and Leather Goods Fair (ISF), Tokyo, Japan, Oct 6-8, 2009
This is further to Council’s Circular dated May 21, 2009 issued regarding the 39th ISF to be held in Japan during Oct 6-8, 2009. Members interested of participating in this Trade Fair were advised to contact the Fair Authority F-Works Co., Ltd, Tokyo, and carryout the formalities of stand booking.
It was also informed in the aforesaid circular that the Council is separately organizing a Presentation-cum-Interaction Seminar to create awareness of the opportunity potential in the Indian Leather Industry. The Council is also planning to put-up an Information Booth wherein CDs, Publicity Brochure etc will be dissiminated besides Interacting with the Japanese visitors.
The Fair Authorty has now finalized all the information on the 39th ISF. Exhibition Guide Book as pdf file is attached herewith. The Guide has all the details such as:
- Report of the previous edition of the Fair
- Deadline for submitting the Applications
- Package Booth sizes and its specifications
- Package Booth cost
- Additional accessories and cost
- General terms of contract
The Package Booth (ready-to-use Booth) approximate costs as per today’s exchange rates are – For 15 Sq meters: About US $ 6235, For 12 Sq meters: About $ 4988, and For 9 Sq meters: About $ 3741. These tariffs have been calculated after taking into account the 5% discount, which will be given by the Fair Authority if the applications are received at the Fair Authority’s office on or before July 24, 2009.
The Application Form is attached herewith. Interested members may fill up the Form and send it by Fax No.+81 3 5651 2875 and by E mail to: isf@f-works.com before July 24, 2009 to avail the 5% discount given by Fair Authority.
Please note that the Council is not organizing Group participation of members in this Fair, and therefore members interested have to directly contact F-Works Co.Ltd., Tokyo as per the contact details given above and in the Exhbition Guide Book.
If you are participating and/or visiting the 39th ISF, you may attend the Presentation-cum-Interaction meeting / conference which will be held on Oct 7, 2009 alongside the ISF.
Please keep the Council informed of your participation.
With warm regards,
Yours sincerely,
Ali Ahmed Khan
Executive Director
39th ISF- Application Form
39th ISF - Exhibition Guide
39th International Shoe and Leather Goods Fair,
Tokyo, Japan Oct 6-8, 2009
No. ILDP / Mission Mode / Japan /2009-10
May 21, 2009
Members of the Council,
Dear Members,
Sub: 39th International Shoe and Leather Goods Fair,
Tokyo, Japan Oct 6-8, 2009
The Council has received information that the 39th Edition of the International
Shoe and Leather Goods Fair (ISF) will take place in Tokyo, Japan during
Oct 6-8, 2009. The Fair is organized by F-Works Company Limited and this
Event is one of the premier events for the leather products industry in
Japan. The report of the previous 38th edition of the Fair is attached
herewith which will give information like Event size, Exhibitors, Visitors,
participating countries and its importance.
For detailed information on the Fair, please visit the website www.f-works.com/isf. The ‘Exhibitor
Guide’ has information about the Booth sizes (Ready-Built Package
Booth of 9, 12, 15 or 18 square meters), approximate Booth costs, footwear
industry information for 2007 etc.
Interested members may like to participate in this Trade Fair to
explore the opportunities with Japanese Entrepreneurs. If interested, please
contact the Trade Fair organizer as per the below contact details:
ISF SECRETARIAT
C/O F-WORKS CO., LTD.
1-30-5 Nihonbashi Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0014, Japan
Phone. +81-3-5651-2871 Fax. +81-3-5651-2875
E-mail: isf@f-works.com E-mail: t.takahashi@f-works.com
Contact Person: Mr. Taigo Takahashi
A copy of your communication with F Works Co. Ltd may be sent to CLE for
our information and further general follow-up.
The Council is not organizing Group participation of members in this
Fair and therefore, MDA assistance will not be available to the Indian
exporters participating in this Fair. This is for your information.
Road Show planned alongside the 39th ISF Fair
The Council intends to organize a Road Show in Japan with the broad
interest of promoting joint venture collaborations between the entrepreneurs
of Japan and India in the leather & leather products industry. The
basic objective will be to create awareness of the India’s manufacturing
competitiveness and capabilities, and present the opportunity potential
available in the Indian leather industry. The Road Show’s Mission
will be to motivate the Japanese companies to enhance their business
and investment co-operations with India. In nutshell, India will be
presented as an attractive destination to the Japanese Leather Industry. Road
Show will be in the form of Presentation-cum-Interaction Meeting
/ Conference, which will be held on Oct 7, 2009.
From Japanese side, the Council will be aiming for the participation
of representatives of Japan Leather & Leather Goods industries
Association (JLIA), Japanese companies operating in Leather and Leather
products sectors, representatives of JETRO, and other agencies including
Press media. The Indian side will comprise of CLE, Embassy of
India and official from Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government
of India. Both sides will make presentations on their respective industries
and deliberate on the ways and means to increase the cooperation between
the two countries in the leather sector. This session will be for about
90 minutes.
As part of the programme, the Council will be putting up an Information
Booth in the ISF for all 3 days of the Trade Fair, wherein
the information kits will be distributed to the Japanese companies,
and interactions will be held with the trade visitors on various aspects,
and salient features of the Indian leather industry will be highlighted
to the Japanese companies to motivate them to have collaborations with
India. The Indian Leather Fairs (DILF, ILGF, and IILF) will also be
promoted in the India Stand.
In case you are participating and/or visiting the 39th ISF
Fair in Tokyo, you may like to attend the Presentation-cum-interaction
meeting / conference on Oct 7, 2009.
Look forward to receiving your response.
With warm regards,
Yours sincerely,
Ali Ahmed Khan
Executive Director
38thISF-Report