Reply To: Repowering the electric utility industry

[Rezwan]

The event is organized by Reed Exhibitions, professional event organizers. This event is run for a profit with a specific business model. If we were interested in being in such an event, we could contact the organizers and inform them of this additional “niche market”, and put them to work inviting speakers and so forth. I.e., they would do outreach to attract fusion people and speakers, with the idea that said people would pay fees and so forth. They [fusion people, it is theorized] would attend in the hopes of beneficial networking connections. The fusion community in general hasn’t been very big on such types of activity.

Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 470 events in 37 countries. In 2008 Reed brought together over seven million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organised by 38 fully staffed offices.

Reed organises a wide range of events, including exhibitions, conferences, congresses and meetings. Its portfolio of over 470 events serves 44 industry sectors, including: Aerospace & aviation, automobiles, broadcasting, building & construction, electronics, energy, oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food service & hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, IT & telecoms, jewellery, life science & pharmaceuticals, machinery, medical education, printing & graphics, property & real estate, security & safety, sports & recreation, travel.

Working closely with professional bodies, trade associations and government departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market leaders in their field.

Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider. In 2007, Reed Elsevier made an adjusted profit before taxation of £998 million on turnover of £4,584 million.