Interparking 2006

Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced Sept. 19 that the ''Shanghai International Parking Equipment and Intelligent System Expo 2006'' (Interparking 2006) & the ''International ITS Expo & Conference 2006 Shanghai'' will be held grandiosely at the INTEX Shanghai from October 8 to 10. Organized jointly by World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.; China Heavy Machinery Industry Association Working Committee for Parking Equipment Manufacture; the Road Traffic Safety Association of Shanghai and Shanghai Service Trade Association of Parking, the expo runs under the theme of ''World Expo 2010 and Urban Transportation Intelligent Integration.'' It is a great opportunity for many national and international companies engaged in parking equipment systems and intellectual transportation to meet and share ideas. Interparking 2006 attracts suppliers of relevant technologies and equipment from countries such as China, Germany, the U.S., Korea, Japan and Russia. The event will showcase the latest technologies and products related to the parking industry under the following six themes: parking equipment, components, parking management systems, parking safety products, on-street parking management and software development and services. Domestic manufacturers, such as Hangzhou XIZI-IUK Parking System Co., Ltd., Good Friend Group, Shanghai CARTEC, Yee Fung Electric Equipment LTD, Teda Wanqiang Group and Shanghai Edunburgh Elevator Co., Ltd., will present their innovative products. Of them, the fully closed parking tower introduced by Good Friend Group can save up to 70% parking and unparking time compared with general mechanical parking garages; Shanghai Edunburgh Elevator Co., Ltd., will bring with them a two layer facility capable of elevation and transverse movement, which was first introduced in April this year and is adaptive to different cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles. Before the exhibition is launched, the organizers will invite representatives of industry associations, experts and exhibitor representatives to a special interview live broadcast by the transport channel of the Shanghai Broadcasting Station. During Interparking 2006, organizers will present the newest Master Plan for Shanghai Urban Transportation, including Shanghai's 11th Five-year Plan for urban transport and public parking facility planning for the World Expo., enabling exhibitors to learn more about the World Expo centered Shanghai urban comprehensive Transportation Planning and facilitate their active participation in the World Expo. transport and parking projects. Moreover, the organizers will hold the 2006 Shanghai International ''Forum on Transportation in the Urban Area,'' and the ''World Expo Shanghai, China and Forum on Intelligent Urban Transportation,'' in the meeting room on the second floor of the Xinyuan Hotel on the afternoon of October 9, to discuss the World Expo and the development of Intelligent Urban Transportation.