Information for Journalists and Visitors
Event:  INTERFORST 2014   
12 th International Key Trade Fair for Forestry and Forest Technology with Scientific Conferences and Special Shows
Dates and opening hours:  16 to 20 July 2014
Wednesday through Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Homepage:  www.interforst.com
Venue:  Messe München

Underground Line U2,
Station: Messestadt Ost

First edition:  1970

Frequency of the event:  every four years
Hotline:  Phone: +49 89 949-11548
Fax: +49 89 949-11549
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Admission:  Trade and private visitors

Opening: Wednesday, 16 July 2014    East Entrance, 8:50 a.m.
(Ribbon Cutting)

Related Events
Opening talk:  “Raising the awareness of forest owners for a
Wednesday 16 July 2014  sustainable forest management and utilization
FORUM, Hall B6  of wood”
with State Minister Helmut Brunner, Bavarian State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Presented by:Prof. Dr. Walter Warkotsch,
Stellenbosch University, RSA

…more
Green Couch:  Meeting for experts from business and politics
Daily / Hall B5 Bavarian Forest Owners Association +
Bavarian State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and  Forestry   

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Special topic:
“Women in forestry“,
Friday, 18 July 2014, 3 p.m.
Presented by: Hans Baur (lawyer, Munich)
KWF Innovation Award:  Presentation of awards for innovative forest
Wednesday 16 July 2014  technology by State MinisterHelmut Brunner,
FORUM, Hall B6 Bavarian State Ministry for Food, Agriculture    and Forestry
12:30 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. – Introduction of the nominees
1:15 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. – Award presentation to winners

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Panel discussion:  “Forests as a sustainable financial investment –
Wednesday 16 July 2014  also suitable for investors?”
FORUM, Hall B6   Presented by:PD Dr. Ute Seeling, KWF e.V.
(Viewpoints will be defended during the discussions with the participation of top-class representatives from the insurance and banking sectors, forest owners and nature conservationists)

INTERFORST Congress:  “Harvesting wood – the responsible way forward”
Thursday 17 July The Congress will be translated simultaneously into
+ Friday 18 July English. Congress fees
Hall B6
For the duration of the Congress, five seats will be
reserved for representatives of the press. The
assignment of seats takes place on a first-come,
first-served basis.

Forums
Thursday 17 July until   “Harvesting wood – the responsible way
Sunday 20 July  forward“
Lectures are held in German Forest technology (17 July)  Hall B6  Safety and health at work (18 July)
Forest Contractors’ Day (19 July)
Forest Farmers’ Day (20 July)

Special shows “Harvesting wood – the responsible way
Daily, Hall B6  forward“
German Board of Trustees for Forestry Work and
Forest Technology (KWF)
“Modern prevention in the forest”
German Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry
and Horticulture (SVLFG)
“Back-friendly limbing“
German Statutory Accident Insurance (DGUV) –
Special field “Roads, Waters, Forests, Animal husbandry in cooperation with the Accident Insurance Fund North Rhine-Westphalia and the
Bavarian Accident Insurance

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Demonstrations
Bavarian   Official opening of the competitions:
Logging Championship Association:  Friday 18 July 2014, 1:00 p.m.
open-air site F8. 807/01  Awards ceremony:
Sunday 20 July 2014, 2:45 p.m.
First demonstrations on Wednesday 16 July +
Thursday 17 July 2014

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Stihl®Timbersports®Series:  Top athletic performances with axes,
Show demonstrations several times trim and chain saws – visitors may test the per day, open-air site F8. 804/31 two-meter long “Single Buck” trim saw  
…more
Special show “schauholz”:  Renewable resource wood as a building material
Daily in front of the East Entrance and material of the 21st
century

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Food + Drinks: Imbiss Riviera, Hall B5    Waldcafé Hall B5, Stand 225
Imbiss Leopold, Hall B6
Holzhütte Able / Beer garden, open-air site F5.
505/37
Beer garden, open-air site, F7. 709/11
Beer tent, open-air site, F8.803/01
Print@home ticket:    INTERFORST offers its customers the possibility
of buying entry tickets for the trade show and the Congress online as Print@home ticket or to redeem vouchers for a day ticket. To buy tickets
online the customer data have to be registered and a credit card is required. The customer can print out the online ticket him or herself (Print@home).
The Print@home ticket allows the visitors to go through the turnstiles at the trade show, thus saving waiting times at the exhibition site. Buy
tickets online and save up to 35 %.
Ticket prices and more
The entry ticket does not entitle the customer to use the Munich public transport services (MVV) at no cost.
Our recommendation: the day tickets of the MVV.
Validate the ticket once and use the Munich public transport services during the whole day, whether as  an individual or in a group. More information is available at
http://www.mvvmuenchen.de/en/homepage/index.html
or
Ticket recommendation by Messe München
Catalogue:  16 euro, available on site 
Cost-free WLAN:  wireless Internet access free of charge only in the
halls, in the atrium, in the entrance area and in the
Press Center East

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Opening hours Press Center East:  Tuesday 15 July
(one day before the fair opens): 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday 16 July until Saturday 19 July 2014:
8.30 a.m. until 6.30 pm.
Sunday 20 July: 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Press ticket:   Journalists can accredit themselves online in advance. After their data have been checked, a Print@home ticket is authorized which is valid as an entrance ticket for the trade show.
The press ticket does not entitle the journalist to use the Munich public transport services at no cost.
Ticket recommendationby Messe München
Please note:
As from Wednesday, 9 July 2014, only online accreditation will be possible.
You can find our accreditation guidelines here
Press photos:  Updated daily in the Internet
Exhibitor press releases: can be found here
New products:  can be found
Editorial rooms for journalists:  Press Center East, 2rd floor
(Reservation with the accreditation hostesses, 1st floor)
Exhibitor press compartments:  Press Center East, 1st floor
Safe deposit boxes for  Press Center East, 1st floor
press representatives:  (2 euro)
Location of press boxes: East entrance, hallway passage Hall B6  
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Parking at the Munich Trade Fair Center:  Open-air site: 8 euro per day …more
Parking spaces for journalists  Parking spaces for journalists can be found on P 9
and special parking spaces   (entry GATE 9).
The use of parking spaces at no cost by journalists is only possible on the parking spaces provided for this. Please keep your press card or press
accreditation ready.
Radio studio:   Opening times from 16 until 17 July 2014, (Press Center East, 2nd floor) from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.    Contact at the studio (only during the opening   hours) Gabriel and Susanne Wirth
Phone: +49 89 949-27000
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Broadcast Media Manager
Christine Heufer
Phone: +49 89 949-20762
Fax: +49 89 949-97-20762
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General information
Travel to INTERFORST:  by air, car, railway + public transport.
Information
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How to get there 
Taxi from the airport to INTERFORST:  Fixed price of 59 euro (one-way fare) 
Munich’s low emission zone:  Information on the red – yellow – green
environmental badges and on the ban on heavy traffic through the city …more
Navigation:  East Entrance
Am Messeturm 4
81829 München
Accommodation and stay:  Hotel rooms at INTERFORST 2014,
Hotel Guide, culinary and leisure-time tips,
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Contact for the press:  Dr. Jutta Seitz
Trade Fair PR Manager
Phone (+49 89) 9 49-20 6 80
Fax (+49 89) 9 49-20 6 88
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Gisela Hoffmann
Trade Fair PR Assistant
Tel. +49 89 949 21481
Fax +49 89 949 20688
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About INTERFORST
International Key Trade Fair for Forestry and Forest Technology with Scientific Conferences and Special Shows. INTERFORST is one of the world’s major trade shows of the industry. As a yardstick for forest and
technology, the event takes places every four yearsand presents forward-looking solutions for the entire world of timber and forest. It is accompanied by top-class scientific conferences and special shows. The
trade show displays the full variety of the industry, ranging from afforestation to timber harvesting and sawmills. The presence of the market leaders and the event’s international mix emphasize the characterof
INTERFORST as a key trade show. The exhibitor and visitor figures of INTERFORST are examined by an independent auditor on behalf of the Society for the Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibitions Statistics (in
German: Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle vonMesse- und Ausstellungszahlen – FKM) and are certified internationally by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. The next INTERFORST will
be held from 16 to 20 July 2014 on the grounds of the Munich Trade Fair Centre.
Messe München International
Messe München International is one of the world´s leading trade show companies. In Munich alone it organizes around 40 trade shows for capital and consumer goods, and key high tech industries. Each year
more than 30,000 exhibitors and around two million visitors take part in the events held at the Messe München exhibition center, the ICM – International Congress Center München, and in the MOC
Veranstaltungscenter München. The leading international trade shows of Messe München International are all independently audited. In addition, Messe München International organizes trade shows in China, India,
Turkey and South Africa. With a combination of affiliates abroad – in Europe, Asia and in Africa – andover  60 foreign representatives actively serving over 100 countries, Messe München International has a
worldwide business network. The Group also takes a pioneering role as regards sustainability: It is the first trade-show company to be awarded energy-efficiency certification from the technical inspection authorities
TÜV SÜD.