Mediakit Offshore Energy 2011 by Navingo BV

Deadline for exhibition booking 1 September 2011

exhibition & Conference

Your platform for the future!

11 & 12 October 2011 Amsterdam rai, The Netherlands

Organized by

Supported by

Media Partners

w w w. o f f s h o r e - e n e r g y. b i z

Your platform for the future Offshore Energy 2011

Exhibiting at Offshore Energy Offshore Energy (OE) is the only event dedicated to offshore energy in The

Facts & Figures

Netherlands, home to a wide range of renowned and internationally operating offshore companies. During the two-day Offshore Energy event, in an exhibition

Offshore Energy 2010

hall of 8,000 sq.m., your company will have the unique opportunity to

■ 231 exhibitors (116 in 2009)

showcase its products and services to the world’s leading experts and decision

■ 4,026 visitors (2,263 in 2009)

makers in the oil and gas, energy and offshore E&P industry.

■ Over 15,000 unique visitors at

NEW VENUE: AMSTERDAM RAI

■ 230 visitors at the conference

www.offshore-energy.biz (July-Oct 2010) For the first time in its existence, Navingo’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will take place in the Amsterdam RAI. Offshore Energy has enjoyed

“Opportunities in Offshore Energy” ■ 6,000 sq.m. exhibition space

an explosive growth from 70 exhibitors in 2008 to 231 exhibitors in 2010. The Amsterdam RAI provides more exhibition space, excellent accessibility,

Offshore Energy 2011

adequate parking and ample hotel facilities nearby for both exhibitors and

■ Expected number of exhibitors >300

visitors. Internationally renowned, the RAI is just minutes away from

■ 8,000 sq.m. exhibition space

Amsterdam’s colourful city center and Schiphol Airport; a big plus for exhibitors

■ Expected number of visitors >5,000

and visitors alike.

■ Hot topic industry issues addressed during

OE2011: A TWO-DAY EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE

■ Wider variety and more exhibitors

We are pleased to extend the OE2011 by one additional day. This two-day

■ Country pavilions

event will have a lot to offer both visitors and exhibitors. Visitors will not have to

■ Exhibitors from Europe, Asia, North and

the conference for 500 delegates (estimate)

miss a beat, and will have ample time to visit the entire exhibition. Additionally,

South America and other countries

the extra day will give exhibitors as well as visitors the opportunity to participate

■ Visitors from over twenty different countries

in one or more parts of the OE2011 conference, which will once again run

■ Product and equipment demonstrations

parallel to the exhibition.

Meet your customers face-to-face Offshore Energy brings together more than 5,000 industry leaders and buyers from more than 20 countries. These leaders and buyers all want to explore new technologies, best practices, emerging trends and proven methods of the industry. As an exhibiting company at Offshore Energy 2011, you can showcase your products and services, demonstrate your new technologies, share ideas with your network of valued clients and make new business contacts.

during the exhibition

Visit the conference Learn about commercial opportunities and new technologies from the industry’s top minds during the OE2011 conference. A separate media kit on the conference “Opportunities in Offshore Energy” will be available in the spring of 2011.

Become an event sponsor

Company Activities of OE Exhibitors include ■ (air) filtration and separation equipment ■ consultancy

Raise your company’s profile by sponsoring our exhibition and/or conference.

■ cabling

Each sponsorship opportunity provides a powerful platform to visually exploit

■ dredging

your marketing efforts to a maximum. OE2011 offers well-targeted exposure to

■ drilling and well completion

thousands of decision makers and industry players.

■ FPSO vessels and equipment

Commitee of Recommendation

■ hardware, software and information management ■ hydrographic, meteorological and seismic survey

Navingo’s goal is to develop Offshore Energy into a leading international

■ lifting equipment and cranes

two-day event with (inter)national audience and exhibitors. Dutch capital

■ offshore contracting

Amsterdam is ideal for this purpose and to host the exhibition there provides

■ offshore oil and gas E&P

an excellent opportunity to position the Netherlands as an international

■ offshore suppliers

offshore country.

■ offshore wind

To achieve these international goals Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation consisting of top leaders from the offshore and energy industries to realize the international ambitions. The following people have confirmed their cooperation:

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

M r Jaap den Ouden, Founder and member of the Board of Directors of Mercon M r Kommer Damen, Chairman of the Board, Damen Shipyards Group M r Bram van Mannekes, Secretary General NOGEPA M r Hans P. de Boer, Managing Director IRO M r Ruud B. Zoon, Managing Director GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. M r Martin Bloem, Managing Director Holland Shipbuilding Association

The members of this Committee of Recommendation will advise on the further professionalization of the exhibition and the conference.

■ personnel services ■ pipeline inspection and maintenance ■ pipelines and piping components ■ platform maintenance and decommissioning ■ professional services, training and recruitment ■ QHSE ■ renewable energy ■ repair and conversion ■ reservoir and production monitoring ■ rig building ■ rope access ■ ROVs and dive support ■ safety products/equipment ■ shipbuilding and repair

At this moment (March 2011) invitations are still pending for more

■ (subsea) design, engineering and construction

(inter)national leaders from the offshore industry to take a seat on the

■ transport and storage

Committee of Recommendation. 3

Visitor Profile and statistics offshore energy 2010

Offshore Energy 2010 attracted an international group of professionals who wanted to share ideas, debate the issues of the moment and create common agendas for the future of the upstream, downstream and wind energy industry. Offshore Energy 2010 attracted among others:

Oil and Gas, Utilities

Offshore Contractors, Suppliers, Services

■ 4Gas BV

■ ABB

■ Keppel Verolme

■ ATP Oil & Gas (Netherlands) B.V.

■ Allseas

■ Kongsberg Maritime

■ Chevron Exploration and Production

■ Baker Hughes

■ Mammoet

■ Bluewater Energy Services BV

■ Mercon Steel Structures

■ Dana Petroleum Netherlands

■ Bosch Rexroth

■ MI-Swaco

■ Eneco New Energy

■ Boskalis

■ Noble Drilling

■ ExxonMobil

■ Burdock

■ Pon Power Oil & Gas

■ Gaz de France

■ Cape

■ Rolls Royce Marine

■ GDF SUEZ E&P

■ Cofely Oil & Gas B.V.

■ Royal Dirkzwager

■ Gulf Oil

■ Damen Shipyards Group

■ Radio Holland

■ Linde Gas Benelux

■ Expro North Sea Ltd.

■ SBM

■ NAM

■ Fabricom

■ Seafox Contractors

■ Nederlandse Gasunie

■ Fugro

■ Siemens

■ Nuon

■ Halliburton

■ Schlumberger

■ Petrobras

■ IHC

■ SMIT

■ Petro-Canada Netherlands B.V

■ ITC

■ Stork Oil and Gas

■ RWE

■ Heerema

■ Tullow Oil

■ Shell

■ Honeywell

■ Ulstein

■ TAQA Energy

■ Hunting Energy Services

■ Van Dam

■ Total

■ Imtech Marine & Offshore

■ Van Oord

■ Vermillion Oil & Gas Netherlands

■ Jack-Up Barge

■ VSMC (Visser & Smit Hanab)

■ Wintershall

■ Johnson Control Systems

■ Vroon Offshore Services

■ Jumbo

■ Wagenborg Offshore

■ KCI

■ Wärtsilä

Netherlands B.V

Exhibitors Offshore Energy 2010

Offshore Energy 2010 proved to be the perfect place to do business, and it provided exhibitors the opportunity to meet valued clients and make new business contacts. Offshore Energy 2010 also offered a perfect atmosphere to introduce new products.

Offshore Energy exhibitors... ■ 95% of the exhibitors will definitely, or probably, participate in 2011 ■ 90% achieved their main goal during Offshore Energy 2010 ■ 96% of the exhibitors found Offshore Energy as good as, or better than other offshore and energy related exhibitions ■ 78% of the exhibitors rated the combination of exhibition and conference as good

Exhibitors Appreciation ■ The quality of the visitors was rated with a 7.3 by the exhibitors ■ The quanity of the visitors was rated with a 7.7 by the exhibitors ■ The exhibition was highly appreciated by the exhibitors with an average score of 7.6 ■ The network evening was rated with a 7.1 by the exhibitors

16,32%

OFFSHORE SUPPLIERS

11,24%

OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS E&P

8,95%

ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

8,48%

RENEWABLE ENERGY

8,48%

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT

8,48%

CONSULTANCY

8,03%

INSPECTION/SAFETY

7,12%

LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND CRANES

22,90%

Market activities Exhibitors Offshore Energy 2010

OTHER

250

231

5000 4026

200

4000

150

3000 2263

116 100

2000

1765

1000

2008

2009

2010

Increase in number of exhibitors

2008

2009

2010

Increase in number of visitors

Reasons to exhibit at Offshore Energy 2011

Exhibit in Offshore Energy 2011 and ■ Increase your business

offshore wind route

■ Launch new products ■ Strengthen your network

Offshore Wind is steadily becoming a

■ Meet new prospects

more integral part of the worldwide energy

■ Create (new) business opportunities

production. Therefore, special attention will

■ Meet with other (international) participants

be given to companies that are active in the

■ Explore best practices and new technologies

offshore wind sector during

■ Be a part of the only dedicated offshore energy event in The Netherlands

Offshore Energy 2011.

■ Meet the entire offshore energy market in two days ■ Meet professional visitors

We are offering a special “Offshore Wind

■ Raise your brand name

Route”. For € 595 you will get an offshore

■ Showcase career possibilities within your company

wind sign on your booth, your company data referenced in the event catalogue, a reference

Exhibitor benefits and support from OE2011

in the Business Directory of the international

■ Full service participation concept (for two days) starting at € 3,395

Offshore Wind Magazine volume 2 nr. 4

■ Standard booth construction including full service concept

-- which appears in October 2011 (with a

■ Discount on conference passes

circulation of 8,000) just before the Offshore

■ OE2011 newsflashes (20,000 copies per newsflash) keeping you

Energy event -- , a reference in the Offshore

informed as to event-related developments ■ Company name in the catalogue provided to all OE attendees and company name on the website

Wind Directory in the Event Catalogue and 15 percent discount on a advertisement in the Offshore Wind Magazine volume 2 nr. 4.

■ Targeted marketing campaigns ■ Attractive career package; for possibilities and rates see page 11 in this media kit ■ Be part of the “Offshore Wind” route; for possibilities and rates see page 11 in this media kit

If your company is active in Offshore Wind and you want to have it noted, please let us know by marking the “Offshore Wind Route” on the application form.

■ Interesting sponsorship possibilities

96% of OE2010 visitors find Offshore Energy equal to or better than other offshore and energy related exhibitions 8

Personal invitation to your business relations by post or e-mail

career package

Exhibitors receive invitations with unique personal codes. With these unique codes it is possible for the Offshore Energy organization to check and inform

Are you looking for new talent? Nowhere

you which of your business relations have already registered, allowing you

in The Netherlands will you meet so many

to make appointments with your clients, inform them of your participation, etc.

potential employees with a maritime and offshore focus. With our carefully compiled

For exhibitors who do not have time to send the invitations personally to

career packages, we offer you the opportunity

those in their network, the organization will gladly invite your personal

to promote your company as the perfect

business network on your behalf. Please send us a list (Excel; with a

employer in the maritime and offshore industry!

maximum of 250 records) with names and company details and we will invite your clients and business associates for you.

For only € 895 your company will be included in the job route during the exhibition, you will

You may also opt to send a personal invitation with a unique number to your

receive a job route sign on your booth, you

business relations by e-mail. The organization can send you the invitation

may place 3 job postings for a duration of

with a unique number by e-mail in a pdf attachment. You can then forward

2 months on OilGasCareer.nl and

this invitation and attachment by e-mail to you business relations. This

Offshore-Energy.biz, you will get 3 job

service is available until 1 september 2011.

descriptions in the event catalogue and 5 job placements in the Maritime & Offshore Career

Exhibitors Network Evening

paper, Offshore Energy 2011 Special. If you

The Offshore Energy organization invites all exhibitors to attend the

have more vacancies, it’s possible to extend

Offshore Energy Network Evening on Tuesday, 11 October, in Amsterdam.

the career package to 6 job postings and descriptions and 5 job placements for

The evening will include a complete program of entertainment, networking

only € 1,195.

opportunities and culinary food. Costs for attending the Network Evening are € 99 per person. All exhibitors will receive a personal invitation from the organization in August 2011.

CONFERENCE OFFSHORE ENERGY 2011

Key topics for offshore professionals The OE2011 conference program presents a variety of topics and solutions to the offshore community. Market analysts, oil and gas managers, contractors and investment companies will share their commercial and technical expertise on the latest developments in offshore oil, gas and renewable energy.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OE2011 PROGRAM INCLUDE: Oil and gas market outlook Fossil energy sources fuel our economy and both international

2011 Conference will discuss developments in the offshore wind

and national oil companies invest heavily in bringing new fields

industry and for the first time introduces sessions on the latest state

on-stream. Offshore Energy traditionally offers a global energy

of play in wave and tidal energy.

investment outlook, bringing you up to date with latest insights in oil price developments, the role of LNG and unconventional gas

Innovations in offshore oil and gas technology

as well as the major new projects around the world.

Operators and contractors never cease to innovate in offshore oil and gas exploration and production technology. Offshore Energy

Developments in renewable offshore energy: wind, wave and tidal

2011 presents cases ranging from extending the operational life

The sea is a huge power source. In addition to the exploitation

of oil and gas fields in Northwest Europe to new technologies to

of hydrocarbon resources, investments in alternative, renewable

exploit further and deeper offshore provinces in the world’s most

offshore energy resources are increasing. The Offshore Energy

attractive regions.

CONFERENCE BENEFITS

CALL FOR SPEAKERS NOW OPEN

By attending this conference you will have the unique opportunity

Are you interested in speaking at the 2011 Offshore Energy

to hear what the experts have to say, as well as discuss their

Conference on one of the above topics? Navingo welcomes your

topics and network with your energy colleagues. Whether you are

proposal. To submit an abstract, please send an e-mail to Femke

visiting or exhibiting at Offshore Energy, you can benefit from our

Hoogeveen, Conference Manager at fh@navingo.com and type

continuous conference program.

‘Call for Speakers OE2011’ in the subject line. At that time, please feel free to also suggest topics of interest to you in your

Combine your exhibition visit with an exchange of in-depth

area of expertise.

knowledge at the conference. Take part in one of the 60 minute expert meetings or join one of the more elaborate morning or

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

afternoon sessions. You can choose sessions matching your

Why not include ‘Opportunities in Offshore Energy’ as a part of

personal interests and time schedule, always having ample room

your corporate branding strategy? Navingo offers a number of

to visit the exhibition.

sponsorship opportunities attached to this event which can raise your company’s profile. For conference sponsorship opportunities

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

please contact Femke Hoogeveen or Sophie Jongeneel today for

The 2011 Offshore Energy Conference is best suited to those

further details.

working in the industries of oil and gas, offshore wind and utilities, as well as offshore contractors, suppliers and service providers.

STAY INFORMED

This conference is also beneficial to industry associations,

Keep an eye on www.Offshore-Energy.biz for conference program

port authorities, certification and classification associations,

details and updates on the speaker faculty. The conference brochure

government and research institutes.

will be available in the spring of 2011. Interested in having the brochure delivered directly to your e-mail inbox? Send an e-mail to Femke Hoogeveen, Conference Manager at fh@navingo.com and type ‘Brochure Request OE2011’ in the subject line.

Rates and Participation Options Offshore Energy 2011

The organization of Offshore Energy 2011 is pleased to offer standard booth construction in varying sizes. Alternatively, Offshore Energy will gladly offer you the flexibility of bringing and setting up your own booth construction. Please check with the organization about the standard sizes and space available prior to the event. Booth location will be assigned by the organization. Booth space includes system walls (height 2.50m), carpet tiles, frieze text and company logo, a minimum of one duo spotlight, power supply socket, power use up to 2 kW, complete booth furniture, full catering service, invitation service and WiFi. Participation also includes company name and logo on the website www.offshore-energy.biz and company details in the event catalogue. Option A

4x2 meter 8 m²

€ 3,395 Option C

8x2 meter 16 m²

€ 5,695

Option B1

4x3 meter 12 m²

€ 4,595 Option D1

6x4 meter 24 m²

€ 7,995

Option B2

6x2 meter 12 m²

€ 4,595 Option D2

8x3 meter 24 m²

€ 7,995

Extra meters (only in combination with options D1 and D2) € 335 per m² Outdoor product and equipment demonstrations € 1000 fixed costs, € 145 per m² (Fixed costs not applicable to those with indoor exhibition space) Career package I € 895 ■ Company included in job route during exhibition ■ Job route sign on booth during exhibition ■ A reference to your company data in the event catalogue ■ 3 job postings for a duration of two months on OilGascareer.nl & Offshore-Energy.biz ■ 3 job descriptions of 150 words in the OE2011 event catalogue ■ 5 job announcements (including company name, job function & booth number) in the Maritime & Offshore Career paper; Offshore Energy 2011 Special Career package II € 1,195 ■ Company included in job route during exhibition ■ Job route sign on booth during exhibition ■ A reference to your company data in the event catalogue ■ 6 job postings for duration of two months on OilGascareer.nl & Offshore-Energy.biz ■ 6 job descriptions of 150 words in the event catalogue ■ 5 job announcements (including company name, job function & booth number) in the Maritime & Offshore Career paper; Offshore Energy 2011 Special Offshore Wind route € 595 ■ Company included in Offshore Wind route during exhibition ■ Offshore Wind sign on booth during exhibition ■ A reference to your company data in the event catalogue ■ A reference in the Business Directory of the international Offshore Wind Magazine volume 2, nr. 4 ■ A reference in the Offshore Wind Directory in the event catalogue ■1 5% discount on an advertisement in Offshore Wind Magazine volume 2, nr. 4

Event catalogue Advertisement full colour Full page A5, € 1,495

Online Banner Offshore-Energy.biz Combination Offshore-Energy.biz and OffshoreEnergyToday.com, starting at Banner in visitor’s registration tool (on every page; for one exhibitor only)

Key cord sponsorship Visitor’s badge sponsorship

½ page A5, € 895

€ 4,500 (12 months) € 8,900 (12 months) € 4,995 (April-October)

€ 5,500 (for one exhibitor only) € 4,500 (for one exhibitor only)

Sponsoring possibilities in Amsterdam RAI Floor graphics 1x1 meter (5 per package; for one exhibitor only) Exposure cloak room (for one exhibitor only) Promotion point with object (and flyer possibilities)

€ on request € on request € on request

Main Sponsor, exhibition € 13,500 ■ Logo on the cover of the event catalogue ■ 2 A5 full color advertisements in the event catalogue ■ 1 A5 article in the event catalogue ■ Logo on entrance signs RAI ■ Company logo/name will be mentioned in press releases ■ Quarter page advertisements in Offshore Energy Newsflashes ■ 2 Conference passes “Opportunities in Offshore Energy” ■ Logo on Offshore-Energy.biz ■ Banner on OffshoreEnergyToday.com for 3 months, position 4 ■ Main sponsors will receive a 25% discount on booth construction Sponsor, exhibition € 7,500 ■ Logo on the back cover of event catalogue ■ 1 A5 full color advertisement in the event catalogue ■ ½ page A5 article in the event catalogue ■ Logo on Offshore-Energy.biz ■ Small logo on entrance signs RAI ■ Company logo/name will be mentioned in press releases ■ Sponsors will receive a 15% discount on booth construction Main Sponsor, conference € 9,500 ■ 4 complimentary transferable passes to all conference sessions ■ Logo on the cover of the conference brochures ■ Logo on Offshore-Energy.biz ■ Company logo/name will be mentioned in press releases ■ Quarter page advertisement in Offshore Energy Newsflashes ■ 1 A5 article in event catalogue ■ Full page advertisement in conference program booklet (A4) ■ Large company logo on screen during opening, after breaks and during closing of the conference ■ Large company logo on conference stage roller banner ■ Logo on the conference folder ■ Your corporate brochure or promotional literature inserted in the conference folder Sponsor, Conference € 5,000 ■ 2 complimentary transferable passes to all conference sessions ■ Logo on the cover of the conference brochures ■ Logo on Offshore-Energy.biz ■ Company logo/name will be mentioned in press releases ■ ½ A5 article in event catalogue ■ Half page advertisement in conference program booklet (A4) ■ Large company logo on screen during opening, after breaks and during closing of the conference ■ Large company logo on conference stage roller banner ■ Logo on the conference folder

Conference key cord sponsorship Conference delegate’s badge sponsorship

€ 2,500 (for one sponsor only) € 2,000 (for one sponsor only)

event information Offshore Energy 2011

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Program Monday 10 October 2011 09:00 – 18:00 Exhibitors set-up (own booth construction)

11 & 12 October 2011

12:00 – 18:00 Building exhibition booths Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre Europaplein 22

Tuesday 11 October 2011

1078 GZ Amsterdam

08:00 – 09:30 Building and sort exhibition booths

The Netherlands

10:00 – 19:00 Exhibition opens to audience 09:00 – 17:30

Conference “Opportunities in Offshore Energy”

19:00 Offshore Energy Network Evening

Exhibition Venue: Hall 8 Conference Venue: Park Foyer, Jade Lounge F001, F002

Wednesday12 October 2011 Parking in underground car parks. Free parking for exhibitors

08:30 – 09:30 Sort exhibition booths 10:00 – 15:30 Exhibition opens to audience

Free exhibition entrance

09:00 – 13:00

Conference “Opportunities in Offshore Energy”

15:30 – 17:00

Deconstruction booths for exhibitors

For more information about participation or visiting Offshore Energy 2011, please contact: Organization

Sales

Marketing

Conference

Ms. Annemieke den Otter

Mr. Laurens Kuiper

Ms. Tessa van Hees

Mrs. Femke Hoogeveen

Exhibition Manager

T +31 (0)10 209 2649

Marketing Manager Events

Conference Manager

T +31 (0)10 209 2606

E lk@navingo.com

T +31 (0)10 209 2635

T +31 (0)10 209 2634

E tvh@navingo.com

E fh@navingo.com

E ao@navingo.com Ms. Ashley Hofmann

Mr. Stephan van Plateringen

Ms. Anouk Montagne

Ms. Sophie Jongeneel

Event Organization Assistant

T +31 (0)10 209 2604

Marketing Events

Conference Manager

T +31 (0)10 209 2646

E sp@navingo.com

T +31 (0)10 209 2671

T +31 (0)10 209 2640

E am@navingo.com

E sj@navingo.com

E ah@navingo.com Navingo BV, Westerlaan 1, 3016 CK Rotterdam, The Netherlands

www.Offshore-Energy.biz

terms and conditions Offshore Energy 2011

terms of participation In these Rules, The organizer means Navingo B.V. Registration form means The document describing and setting out the participation agreement. This is the agreement under which the organizer provides the participant with booth space, promotion potential and/or services under certain conditions for a specific period. Participant means The person or company with whom the

organizer has concluded a participation agreement and the latter’s representative(s). Event means The event, in this case Offshore Energy 2011, of which the participation agreement is concluded. Booth space means The exhibition area expressed in square meters and made available to the participant, the location and form of which are indicated by the organizer.

Promotion potential and services means The opportunities made available to the participant and expressed in cash for drawing attention to his product, service or trademark other than with the aid of booth space. Participation expenses means The payment due to the organizer from the participant under the participation agreement for participation in the event, use of the booth space and other agreed services and for the general organizational services provided and to be provided by the organizer as described in that agreement.

conditions 1. DATES AND DURATION 1.1. If special circumstances so justify in the organizer’s opinion, the organizer may change the dates fixed for the event or cancel organization of the event. 1.2. Special circumstances include insufficient interest, insufficient representative demand, mutual disagreement within the industry concerned, and all the circumstances that after weighing up the interests concerned may in the organizer’s opinion jeopardize the success of the event. 1.3. The participation agreement remains in force unabated on a change in the established dates. The participant is required in all cases to pay fully the other expenses incurred by or on behalf of the organizer at his request in connection with his participation. 1.4. The participant may in no circumstances enforce any rights in damages, attributable to a decision as described in paragraph 1.1. 2. PAYMENT 2.1. Participation charges are payable on the dates indicated in the participation agreement; all other payments must be made within 14 days following invoice date, in each case without discount or offset, unless a divergent due date is indicated. 2.2. The organizer is entitled to submit an invoice as soon as it has had the registration form returned to it duly signed. An invoice may be preceded by a debit note for an advance payment. 2.3. The participant is liable for all charges payable to the organizer connected with his participation, irrespective of whether such charges are incurred by the participant himself or by third parties acting on his behalf.

3. LIABILITY 3.1. The organizer is not liable for damage, however named, directly or indirectly sustained by the participant, his personnel or his visitors, this also including operating loss and loss through theft, destruction or any other cause whatever, if such loss is caused by third parties. 3.2. The participant holds the organizer harmless against any claim by third parties on account of loss, however named, caused by the participant himself, his personnel or his visitors.

nizer may at the participant’s request dissolve the participation agreement, up to a maximum of 6 months before the event commences, in which case the participant will owe 20% of the total agreed participation costs, and the other expenses incurred at his request by or on behalf of the organizer in connection with his participation. 4.2. On cancellation by the participant within 6-4 months before commencement of the event, the participant will owe 50% of the total agreed participation costs and the other expenses incurred by or on behalf of the organizer at his request in connection with his participation. 4.3. On cancellation by the participant within 4-0 months before commencement of the event, the participant will owe 100% of the total agreed participation costs with regard to his participation, and the other expenses incurred by or on behalf of the organizer at his request in connection with his participation. 4.4. Should the participant at any time following conclusion of the participation agreement be declared bankrupt or request legal suspension of payments, the participation agreement will be dissolved simply through the occurrence of the said events and the participant will be required immediately to settle the full amount of the agreed participation charges, and all other expenses incurred on his behalf, without prejudice to the organizer’s right to claim costs, damages and interest.

4. IMPEDIMENT, INSOLVENCY, LEGAL SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS 4.1. Should the participant be unable through special circumstances beyond his control to make use of the agreed booth space and/or services, the orga-

5. RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS 5.1. If applicable, the rules for participants at the location will be deemed to form part of these Terms of Participation. The Rules may be obtained from the organizer free of charge at any time.

2.4. On failure to pay any sum due to the organizer by the due date, interest will be charged at the legal rate from the point when the claim has matured. Collection charges will be debited to the participant, the extra-legal collection charges being fixed at 15% of the capital sum. 2.5. The organizer is entitled to regard the participation agreement as terminated with immediate effect following written or oral notice and notice of default, should the participant not have paid, not fully paid or not duly paid the participation charges or any other sum due to the organizer. In such a case, the participant remains liable for full payment of the entire participation charges and the other expenses incurred in connection with his participation, without being able to claim compensation for loss, in any form whatever, in respect of termination.

Your Platform for the future

pa r t i c i pa n t s o f f s h o r e e n e r g y 2 0 1 0

E x h i b i t o r s â&#x20AC;&#x2122; l i s t O f f s h o r e E n e r g y 2 0 1 1 o n l i n e o n w w w. o f f s h o r e - e n e r g y. b i z

w w w. o f f s h o r e - e n e r g y. b i z