WOMEX NEWSletter #26, 9 October 2012
New Faces at the Trade Fair: Greece, Turkey & Czech Republic
WOMEX Supports Award Winner Värttinä's Project
Last Minute Conference Updates
Prepare Yourself for WOMEX: Location Kit & Guide Now Online
Important Information for WOMEX Delegates
Moving Offices: How to Reach WOMEX in Thessaloniki
Meet Classical:NEXT at WOMEX
Dear WOMEXicans,
WOMEX palettes packed with Guides, Bags, WOMEXimizers, and plenty of equipment, have been shipped to Greece and are now eagerly awaiting your arrival. In one week's time, international music professionals from around the globe will be gathering in Thessaloniki for WOMEX 12, taking place from Wednesday, 17 to Sunday, 21 October 2012. We are looking forward to seeing you all there...
NEW FACES AT THE TRADE FAIR: GREECE, TURKEY & CZECH REPUBLIC
Besides the most spacious Greek representation at WOMEX ever, there's a number of individual-booth first-timers from Greece at the Trade Fair this year.
Also new in the WOMEX fishbowl is an umbrella stand from neighbouring Turkey: 5.08-5.09.
WOMEX is also pleased to welcome a new Czech umbrella stand at this year's Trade Fair. The organiser of the Czech stand, Hanka Vojtechova (Czech Republic) from Indies Production, says of the Czech participation:
"We are delighted that, for the first time ever, there will be a Czech national stand at WOMEX 12 representing the best of the Czech world music scene including artists, festivals, agencies, promoters and media. Come and check our Czech stand (6.59, 6.64)."
See an up-to-date list of Who is Coming:
www.womex.com/lnk/whoiscoming
For a more refined search use virtualWOMEX:
www.womex.com/virtual/search
WOMEX SUPPORTS AWARD WINNER VÄRTTINÄ'S PROJECT
Along with their WOMEX Artist Award, Värttinä will be given money to put into a project of their own choice. This is why Värttinä will be using it to support UNICEF Haiti:
"In 2010, in the wake of the unprecedented earthquake, the world came together in solidarity with Haitian children and families to mount an unprecedented response. The resources mobilised after the earthquake have provided more than just short-term emergency interventions, contributing also to longer term development especially in hard-to-reach rural areas that were previously left out. As 2013 approaches, it is important that we continue to build on this hard won progress, ensuring that we are able to fund reconstruction and recovery projects.
In Haiti, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has been working together with the national authorities and UN and civil society partners to keep children alive, safe and learning in Haiti and hundreds of thousands of children have benefitted from these programmes.
We were touched to learn that music has been identified as one of the tools chosen by UNICEF and its partners to support the recovery of the thousands of children who were left traumatised by the earthquake..."
Read on at
www.womex.com/realwomex/2012/Varttina.html#UNICEF
Värttinä will perform on Sunday morning, 21 October 2012, during the WOMEX Award Ceremony, from 12:00-14:00 in Megaro, accompanied by a WOMEX Networking Breakfast, from 10:00-12:00, both open to WOMEX delegates only. The laudation will be offered by Fiona Talkington (UK), BBC Radio Presenter, Curator.
Don't miss Värttinä in the Meet the Winner of the WOMEX 12 Artist Award Conference Session at 17:00 - 17:45 on Saturday, 20 October in Helexpo, Room C (Pav. 8):
www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_expo/event/meet_the_winner_of_2
More information about the WOMEX Awards:
www.womex.com/lnk/awards
LAST MINUTE CONFERENCE UPDATES
Session 2
Promotion of Local Repertoires Through Digital Media
Thursday 18 October | 12:00-12:45
Room C (Pav. 8) at Helexpo
Speaker change! Theodore Asprogerakas-Grivas (Greece), AEPI, will replace Peter Xanthopoulos (Greece), AEPI;
For more details see:
www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_expo/event/promotion_of_local
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Session 15
Occupy World Music: Activism and social responsibility
Saturday 20 October | 11:00-11:45
Room A (Pav. 8) at Helexpo
Speaker change! Manny Ansar (Mali), Festival au Desert Essakane, will replace Banning Eyre (USA), Afropop Worldwide.
For more details see:
www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_expo/event/occupy_world_music
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Session 17
Copyright: A Global Perspective: Opportunities and problems
Saturday 20 October | 12:00-12:45
Room A (Pav. 8) at Helexpo
Speaker cancellation! Derrick N. Ashong (Ghana/USA), Ashong Ventures
For more details see:
www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_expo/event/copyright_a_global
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One-to-One Mentoring
Topic: Storytelling for Media
Maria Marques (Spain/UK), Associate, Brunswick Arts
Friday 19 & Saturday 20 October | 11:30-13:00
Agora (Pav. 6) at Helxpo
Session cancelled!
For more details see:
www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_expo/event/one_to_one_1
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR WOMEX: LOCATION KIT & GUIDE NOW ONLINE
A compact WOMEX Location Kit is now available online, to assist your orientation on site. Here you'll find all WOMEX schedules, Thessaloniki and venue maps, the WOMEX A-Z, and tips from the locals - all in one handy pdf document. Please consider what pages you really need before printing it out.
womex.com/realwomex/2012/womex_location_kit.pdf
Alternatively, venue information, Thessaloniki tips, and a useful interactive map can be found on the Destination Thessaloniki page:
womex.com/lnk/destination-thessaloniki
and the Deadlines & Times page online has all the schedules together:
www.womex.com/lnk/deadlines-and-times
The WOMEX 12 Guide is also available online, with full write-ups on the complete WOMEX programme. Please note that the delegates listing is not included to avoid any kind of data misuse. We recommend that you don't print the Guide out, as it has 121 pages (29 MB). A full copy of the printed Guide will be included in every WOMEX Bag, handed out to all delegates at Helexpo.
womex.com/realwomex/2012/womex_guide.pdf
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WOMEX DELEGATES
Here are some more important details for your trip to WOMEX:
1. Pre-Registration Closed - Walk-Ups Welcome!
2. How to Get to WOMEX
3. Check-In at WOMEX
4. Arriving after the Registration Opening Times
5. Wi-Fi/Postering/Smoking/Music at the Trade Fair
6. Packing up your Trade Fair Stand Material
1. Pre-Registration Closed - Walk-Ups Welcome!
Pre-registration for WOMEX 12 is closed. But no one - and we mean no one - will ever be turned away. Come to Thessaloniki on Wednesday, 17 October, or any other WOMEX day and sign up right there at the door. We guarantee you'll get in. Book your hotel, book your flight and come join us for the world's foremost world music expo.
Find the Walk-Up registration fees at
www.womex.com/lnk/register
Please visit our Travel & Accomodation page to book a hotel:
www.womex.com/lnk/travel-and-accommodation#accommodation
Here you'll find tips from the locals in Thessaloniki:
www.womex.com/realwomex/2012/local_tips.html
2. How to Get to WOMEX
You will find all WOMEX venues, the airport and main train station, hotels and sightseeing tips, etc. on this interactive map:
www.womex.com/lnk/thessaloniki-map
Information on how to arrive and how to get to the main WOMEX venue Helexpo, the Opening and Award Ceremony venue Megaro, and the DJ Summit Showcase venue Kitchen bar are available online at:
www.womex.com/lnk/destination-thessaloniki#venues
and
womex.com/realwomex/2012/womex_location_kit.pdf
Buses are the main means of transport in Thessaloniki. Bus number 78 takes you from the airport to Helexpo (to bus stop H.A.N.T.H) and then continues to the main train station; it operates at 20-minute intervals throughout the day (78) and 30-minute intervals during the night (N78). A taxi from the airport to the city centre or Helexpo won't cost you more than 20-25 euro.
To go directly from the airport to the WOMEX Opening at Megaro, take the bus number 78 to bus stop 25 Martiou. It is a 600 metre walk from there to Megaro.
The distance between WOMEX's main venue, Helexpo, and Megaro, which hosts the Opening and Award Ceremony, is approximately 3.5 kilometres. You may choose to walk along the sea front, take a taxi, or catch the bus (approximately 9 stops).
Kitchen Bar hosting the WOMEX DJ Summit is approximately 2.5 kilometres from the main venue Helexpo, or take a taxi, or jump on the bus.
A recently launched and highly useful tool for working out how to get around the city is Thessaloniki's Urban Mobility Center website:
www.mobithess.gr
The official website of the Organisation of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki is:
www.oasth.gr
Here is a map providing an overview of Thessaloniki's bus lines:
www.helexpo.gr/bus/Bus_Map.pdf
3. Check-In at WOMEX
The WOMEX Registration is situated in the main venue Helexpo (Pavilion 6).
The Pre-Paid Registration as well as the Walk-Up Registration Counter will be open from 10:00-18:00 on Wednesday.
The WOMEX Trade Fair will start on Wednesday afternoon from 14:00 - 18:00.
Exhibitors can ask for a special stand set-up permit for Monday and Tuesday, email us at production@womex.com.
Delegates - including those who have paid the Media Rate! - should go to the following counters to get their WOMEX Badges:
+++ Already fully paid:
Bring your WOMEX confirmation and your ID card and collect your badge at the Pre-Paid Registration Counter.
+++ Not yet registered, not paid or partially paid:
Go to the Walk-Up Registration Counter.
Local media - come and visit us at the Media Counter in the registration area (Pav. 6) to pick up your badges.
4. Arriving after the Registration Opening Times
If you are running late on Wednesday and can't make it to Helexpo before registration closes at 18:00, we will have a list of all delegates who registered before Friday, 21 September 2012 at the entrance of Megaro where the WOMEX Opening: My Sweet Canary takes place at 20:00 - doors open at 19:00. So don't worry - if you have pre-registered and fully paid (!) you will get in, even if you didn't manage to pick up your badge at Helexpo beforehand.
If you are registered and want to bring your family or friends to the WOMEX Opening, please contact production@womex.com. If you want to bring family or friends to the Showcase Festival, tickets are available at Helexpo:
http://www.womex.com/realwomex/2012/showcase_tickets.html
5. Wi-Fi/Postering/Smoking/Music at the Trade Fair
There will be Wi-Fi free of charge at Helexpo. A number of public Internet terminals can be found in Pavilions 5 and 6. Print and copy facilities are available free of charge in Pavilion 5. No postering is allowed at Helexpo, except at the special poster walls close to the registration area at Helexpo. No exceptions. No music in the Trade Fair unless played back on headphones. Also, smoking is not allowed indoors – neither at Helexpo nor at Megaro or Kitchen Bar. If you need to smoke, please head for the closest outside area.
6. Packing up your Trade Fair Stand Material
The Trade Fair will close its doors on Saturday evening at 18:00. Exhibitors will have to pack everything together and clear the venue before midnight. Goods can be left at your stand, to be picked up by your transport company on Saturday until 22:00 or on Sunday between 08:00 and 20:00, at your own risk.
Should you require a transport company, you can contact: Afroditi Gabale, Branch Manager at Orphee Beinoglou +30 231 079 5511 - 6 / agabale@beinoglou.gr
MOVING OFFICES: HOW TO REACH WOMEX IN THESSALONIKI
We are moving offices over the weekend. From Monday afternoon, 15 October, until Sunday, 21 October, you can reach us in Thessaloniki:
- email us at womex@womex.com
- call +30 231 029 7110
We are looking forward to seeing you at WOMEX - have a safe trip to Thessaloniki!
MEET CLASSICAL:NEXT AT WOMEX
Are you active in the field of classical music? Meet Classical:NEXT at WOMEX!
WOMEX's little sister Classical:NEXT - produced by piranha womex - is exclusively dedicated to the classical music genre and is a meeting for all branches of the music industry, from recorded to live. 700 professionals from 41 countries attended the first edition of Classical:NEXT in Munich in May 2012.
Share your art and expertise and make your proposal for a conference session, a live showcase concert or a video presentation at Classical:NEXT, taking place in Vienna, Austria, from Wednesday 29 May to Saturday 1 June 2013.
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www.classicalnext.com/delegates/proposals_for_2013
Deadline for all proposals is Friday, 2 November 2012.
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Email next@classicalnext.com for more information on Classical:NEXT
and to meet Fabienne Krause and Paul Bräuer at WOMEX 12.
Kind regards from your WOMEX team.
WOMEX 12 Thessaloniki, Greece | 17 - 21 October 2012
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