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CARDS/2002


To marketing, communications and sales managers:

In the last 13 years DIB & Associados and RPM Marketing & Eventos organized and promoted a large number of conferences, trade shows and seminars on banking, cards and retail technology, recognized as high quality and effective, attracting an influential and decision making audience, and assuring extensive press coverage. CARDS is the largest Brazilian trade show for the cards business, held every year on the month of April, in the busiest city of the country – São Paulo. In the period of three days of the event the main technologies, applications, developments, solutions and trends involving credit cards, debit cards, vouchers, payment and pre-paid cards are exhibited, presented, negotiated and planned, signaling the beginning of a new market evolution cycle. CARDS is addressed to all the companies that issue cards as a means of identification, access, payment, information storage, advertising, etc., like banks, retailers, transportation, healthcare, vouchers, service providers and others with an emphasis on the related business accomplishments.

CARDS audience consists of a highly influential group of around 250 professionals and executives from many areas involved directly or indirectly with the cards business and technology. The exhibition consists of around 40 key technology and service vendors aimed at the cards market, visited openly by more than 1,500 executives and professionals.

CARDS/2002, the event's 7th edition, will be held on April 8 - 10, 2002 at the Frei Caneca Convention Center - Rua Frei Caneca, 569 - São Paulo, Brazil. Market leaders and the main players, in the many segments involved, will be participating.

Included in this description you will find all the information needed to decide what will be the best way to participate in the event. The enclosed exhibition hall plan indicates several booths that are pre-reserved for the last edition exhibitors. In the next few weeks some of them will become available, so if you inform us the preferred size for your booth we'll be able to give you priority in the availability.

Cordially,
                                 GILBERTO DIB                         JULIO M. RODRIGUES     


CARDS – Event Participants

ATTENDEES EXHIBITORS
- Banks
- Retailers
- Credit Companies
- Insurance
- Credit Cooperatives

- Card Administrators
- Acquirers

- Loyalty Promoters
- Transportation

- Telecommunications
- Social Security
- Healthcare

- Parking
- Shopping Centers
- Vouchers and Coupons
- Service Companies
- e-Commerce
- Education
- Government
- Consulting

- Other
- Card Manufacturers
- Card Processors
- Terminal Manufacturers
- Chip Manufacturers
- Card Reader Manufacturers
- Solution Developers and Integrators
- Identification Cards and Readers
- Component Manufacturers
- Card Printing and Embossing Equipment
- Service Bureaus
- Plastic Vendors
- Smart Cards Manufacturers
- Printing Services
- Systems and Softwares Suppliers

- Call Centers
- Vending Machines
- Kiosks and Self-Service Environments
- Ticketing Systems
- Acquirers
- Communication Systems and Networks

- Publications and Media
- Consulting
- Other

 

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CARDS - Exhibitors

Previous Editions Exhibitors

ABC BULL
ACG
ACTIONCARD
AKAD
AMATECH
AME/DATACARD
AMERICAN BANK NOTE
APPI
AT&T GLOBAL
ATT/PS
BRINK´S
BUREAU BANDEIRANTE
CARDIF
CARDNEWS
CIGNA
CIM
CIS
COMERCIAL NET
COMPILERS
CPI CARD
CSM
CTS
DARUMA ORGA
DATAPROM
E-SAFETRANSFER
GEMENOS
GEMPLUS BANK NOTE
GESA
G&D
GLOBAL CLUB
GLOBETRADE
GPS TECNOLOGIA
HID
HYPERCOM
IBM
IMPRIMMA
INDEVICES
INTELIGENSA
INTERPRINT
KEYTEC & SMATEC
MENNO
MOTOROLA
MP7
MÜHLBAUER
NEO INFOTEC
NETSET
NOVACARD
OMRON
PASSO
PERTO
PHILIPS
PLANETA
PROCOMP
PROSISA
SCHLUMBERGER
SERASA
SIEMENS
SISCARD
SMARTEC
SOKYMAT
SPLICE
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
TASK
TELEDATA
TILLER
T&T
TRANSACTIVE
3M
TRIADIS
UNISYS
VERIFONE
VISANET
VULCAN

 

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CARDS - Organizers Profile

DIB & Associados and RPM Marketing & Eventos are organizers and promoters of events in the financial, retail and card markets for more than 13 years, having run more than 20 large events combining conference and exhibition, besides seminars, courses and other related activities. CARDS/2001, sixth annual edition of the event, confirmed its leadership in all the Latin American card sector. Launched in 1996, it reached, at the last edition, the expressive number of more than 2,000 visitors, 35 exhibitors, 250 conference delegates and had the privilege of bringing together at the final discussion panel the Brazilian CEOs of the four largest card brands – Amex, Diners, MasterCard and Visa. The organizers were also responsible for launching and running ABACO, a pioneer event in bank automation that was a leader at that segment for 10 years, and recently the launching of CREDIT, another pioneer, in the area of credit technology and services.

 

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CARDS - Attendees

CARDS audience consists of around 250 people including delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors guests, press and other participants. The distribution among the several industries represented and the seniority level are indicated below:

Industry

Participation

Banks
Hardware and Solution Suppliers
Card Issuers
Retailers
Transportation
Card Services

30%
20%
15%
15%
10%
10%

 

Professional Level

Participation

Middle Management
High Level Management
Professionals and Technicians
Other
50%
25%
20%
05%

In addition to the above described participants, more than 1,500 visitors attend the exhibition, which is open to the interested public with free admission.

CARDS stands out, at the national level, as the largest, most influential and most comprehensive event of the industry. These facts are confirmed by the increasing number of deals that result from each new edition of the event.

 

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CARDS - Participation Options

Option

Basic Booth
Setting
(2)
Courtesy
Conference
Registrations
Courtesy
Exhibition
Tickets
Fees
Booth Yes 2 1,000    US$ 300 / m2
Sponsorship (1) - 10 2,000    US$ 6,000


(1) Sponsorship includes: one speaker indication to the conference; sponsor's logo in all the advertising, signs, banners and brochures issued by the organizers; repeating 90 seconds video tape program produced by the sponsor, to be presented on every break at the conference room. Sponsorship does not include a booth.

(2) Basic Setting includes: floor carpet, partitions, electricity outlets and lighting fixtures, a small table and two chairs. It also includes a panel for the exhibitors identification / logo.

Note: All options include the listing of the participant in the event's brochure, with a text of 100 words, to be received in due time for publication. Other publicity options are available at special conditions through  CARDNEWS Magazine.

 

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CARDS - Exhibition Layout

Click on the map below to download the Exhibition Map with updated booth reservations:

(.doc file - 295 KB)


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