Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - Thursday, October 6, 2011
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JETRO Event

Business talks in Osaka & trade show, the 14th Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo Osaka (M-Tech Osaka)

JETRO is inviting overseas corporations to Osaka for business talks with local companies. Osaka is a hub of Japan's most advanced technologies ranging from aircraft parts to consumer electronics and machine parts. About 99% of manufacturers there are small and medium sized companies, and some of these SMEs have highly advanced technologies in their specific fields and make up almost 100% of the market in Japan, and even the world.

Bilateral talks between program participants and these SMEs are to be arranged by JETRO Osaka and other co-organizers to give you the opportunity to expand your business potential. The participants from overseas will also visit the 14th Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo Osaka (M-Tech Osaka), where they will be given the opportunity to procure state-of-the-art machinery of all varieties.

Come take advantage of this opportunity to visit Osaka and explore these latest unique technologies and products.

Outline of Invitation Program

Date:　October 4 (Tue) - 6 (Thu), 2011
Location:　Intex Osaka, and other bilateral meeting places in Osaka
Organizer:　JETRO Osaka
Co-organizers (tentative):　Higashi Osaka City, Higashi Osaka City Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Promotion Association, Osaka City, SME Support, Japan (Kansai Branch)

Scheduled business talks:

1. Bilateral meetings: The organizers will arrange one-on-one business meetings for the participants from overseas and Japanese SMEs.
2. Visitor participation in the trade show, M-Tech Osaka (*): The participants from overseas will visit the trade show and have business talks at the booths of Japanese SMEs in which the participants are interested (JETRO will not have its own booth).
   * Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo Osaka (M-Tech Osaka)
   M-Tech Osaka is Western Japan's largest exhibition gathering of all kinds of mechanical parts such as bearings, fasteners, mechanical springs, and metal and plastic processing technology. M-Tech Osaka attracts a significant number of professionals from design, development, manufacturing, production engineering, procurement and quality control departments, who are looking to enhance their businesses. There were 31,498 visitors and 610 exhibitors in 2010. The lists of the exhibitors in English will be on the website below in late July.
   http://www.mtech-kansai.jp/en/

Target invitees

Corporate decision makers and sales representatives of non-Japanese manufacturers, distributors, and trading firms charged with procurement of the mainly following Japanese products:

1. Parts, components and machinery for automobiles and rail vehicles
2. Devices related to creation of renewable energy such as wind and photovoltaic power generation
3. Industrial machinery
4. Test, measurement and diagnostic equipment

Schedule

Oct. 3 (Mon) - Arrival in Japan
Oct. 4 (Tue) - Business talks in Higashi Osaka City
Oct. 5 (Wed) - Business talks in Osaka City & M-Tech Osaka
Oct. 6 (Thu) - M-Tech Osaka
Oct. 7 (Fri) - Departure from Japan
* The schedule is subject to change as necessary.

Expenses to be covered by JETRO

Airfare, transportation fees in Japan and accommodation fees (all paid in-kind based on JETRO regulations); interpreter fees (one interpreter per company, only for the business talks arranged by organizers)

Process for participation

Application deadline: August 1^st, 2011
(For your application, Please contact your nearest JETRO North America office)
Screening of the applicants and notification of the selection results: August
Selection of potential Japanese business partners: August through September
Submission of documents required for participation: September through October
Invitation program: October 4 - 6

Click here to download the application for the Osaka Invitation Program

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