Here you will find comprehensive information which will be helpful in planning your exhibit in Hannover. You may have received mail-outs from Deutsche Messe concerning OBS or Online Business System. Before ordering items or services through OBS, please read through this information first, since many services are already included in your Full or Basic Service Package with Tobias Renz FAIR. As always, we would be glad to answer any of your questions personally.

Included in your Service Package
• floor space for the 5-day exhibition: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm daily
• 4 networking evenings with 400+ H2/FC representatives
• one 20-minute Forum presentation (Public or Technical)
• individualized promotion at www.h2fc-fair.com with your logo, link and exhibitor profile
• photo-documentation of your exhibit
• use of common areas: meeting rooms, lounges and Internet café
• media and VIP services as well as general info counter
• catered meals for your representatives and guests all week long
• beverages served to your booth daily
• support in the set-up of your displays
• daily cleaning of your booth and security
• exhibitor passes and parking passes (quantity depending upon m²)
• unlimited visitor tickets
• entry in the HANNOVER MESSE 2010 catalog
• one HANNOVER MESSE 2010 catalog
• CD with high resolution pictures of your booth
• our personal assistance in all stages of planning and coordinating your participation

Shipping Address
HANNOVER MESSE 2010
Messegelaende
Halle 27 / Company Name / Your Booth Number
Attn: Tobias Renz (+49 177 521 8535)
D-30521 Hannover, Germany

Shipment
Crates and larger objects: In this packet you can find the contacts for national and international shipping. Should you have any difficulty in reaching your specified contact partner, please let us know.
National (pdf)
International (pdf)

Posters and brochures: Smaller packages can be sent using nearly any logistics company. Use the address above and make sure that all information as well as Tobias Renz’ telephone number is clearly marked on the package. Please confirm with your logistics company that they can pick up the packages from the Hannover Fairgrounds on Friday, April 23 by 8pm. Due to the rush of the dismantling time, packages could be misplaced, making it difficult for your logistics company to find them.

Tobias Renz and team will be on-site in Hannover to receive any packages/deliveries that arrive before the start of the fair. Tobias Renz FAIR and Deutsche Messe AG are not responsible for any lost items.

Storage
If you have booked through one of Hannover’s major logistic companies, they can remove your empty crate from the booth on Saturday, April 17 or Sunday, April 18. For dismantling, the logistic companies will begin delivering crates to booths on Friday, April 23 after 7pm.

We will also offer additional storage on-site at the Group Exhibit H2+FC. This space is intended for small boxes of brochures, poster cases, etc. Larger boxes must be stored through a logistic company.

Booth Construction
Booth construction for Basic Service exhibitors opens on Monday, April 5 (please contact us for more details). Booth set-up for Full Service exhibitors takes place all day Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18. No entry ticket for the halls is necessary on Saturday or Sunday. Throughout the weekend our team will be there to assist you with the set-up of your booth (hanging posters, arranging furniture, etc.).

Hours of Exhibition
Monday – Friday, 9am to 6pm daily (exhibitors may enter the hall at 7am each morning.)

Booth Dismantling
Booth dismantling may not begin before Friday, April 23 at 6pm.

Vehicle Admission
Exhibitors should use the WEST 1 entrance, located near the crossing of Kronsberg Strasse and Karlsruher Strasse.
Vehicle admission to the exhibition grounds during the assembly and dismantling periods (pdf)

Hydrogen Usage & Technical Regulations
Linde Gas Division will be supplying hydrogen at the Group Exhibit H2+FC. Please send your request including all specifications to Megan McCool, so that Linde can provide you with an estimate. Online you can find regulations for hydrogen usage as well as general technical regulations.
English (pdf)
German (pdf)
Technical Regulations / Technische Richtlinien

WiFi / WLAN at your booth
Our media team will be there to help you set up your free WLAN account and provide assistance with any questions or technical problems you have. Note: Due to the many overlapping channels in Hall 27, we cannot guarantee 100% continual Internet connection. If you need a constant Internet connection, please let us know so that we can help you order a landline cable (cost approx. 1000 Euro) for your booth.

Exhibitor Tickets, Visitor Tickets & Parking Passes
Every exhibitor and co-exhibitor will automatically receive exhibitor tickets from the Deutsche Messe by mail. Additional exhibitor tickets are available – according to booth size – at the Info Counter of the Group Exhibit H2+FC. No ticket is needed to enter the fairgrounds on April 17 or 18.
Every exhibitor and co-exhibitor will receive 100 daily tickets issued under their company name. There is no charge to the exhibitor for the tickets which are used. Unlimited daily tickets are available through Tobias Renz FAIR - free of charge.

Parking passes are also included in your service package, according to your booth size. Please let us know how many you will need and if you are bring a larger transport vehicle.

Computer/Media Rentals
Laptops, flat screen televisions and other media appliances can be rented through our booth building company. These objects will be invoiced separately by our booth building company. Please send Megan McCool your request.

Co-exhibitor Registration
Companies which are not registered exhibitors and wish to set up displays, exhibit logos or brochures at your booth, etc. must be registered as a co-exhibitor for an additional fee of 1,500 Euro (+ VAT).

Cleaning
Daily cleaning is included in both the Full and Basic Service Packages.

Security
We will offer security starting Friday, April 16 at 7pm. Security will be on-site every evening thereon. Our security service ends on Saturday, April 24 at 8am. Tobias Renz FAIR and Deutsche Messe AG are not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.