The U.S. Commercial Service in Germany provides a range of services to American exhibitors, U.S pavilion participants and even U.S. visitors to trade shows in Germany. For CeBIT 2009, we are working with our fellow U.S. Commercial Service ICT Sector Specialists around Europe to promote your presence, and your products/services, to buyers and other potential business partners in these markets. Some of these contacts will be attending CeBIT and want to meet U.S. suppliers.

Here is what you get as an Exhibitor before CeBIT

• Marketing of your products to local distributors and agents in approximately 20 European countries
• Advice and assistance from an International Trade Specialist at your nearest Commerce Department Export Assistance Center in the United States.

Here is what you get as an Exhibitor during CeBIT

• Briefings, counseling, and advice on whom to approach at the fair
• Showtime Company Presentation . Discuss your product’s potential with a group of our IT market specialists from around Europe.
• Market research on 20 markets with lists of distributors and agents from selected countries.
• We can provide ad-hoc interpreting or logistics assistance
• Invitations to a networking reception and a breakfast seminar on doing business in Europe
• We can follow up with contacts you make at the trade fair, or the trade leads we collect for you.

Here is what you get as a participant in our American Business Center before CeBIT

• Assistance in finding accommodation
• Marketing of your products to local distributors and agents in 20 countries
• Market research on 20 markets with lists of distributors and agents from selected countries.
• A “Quicktake” assessment on your product for up to 6 different markets
• Counseling on individual markets from 20 Commercial Service specialists from around Europe.

Here is what you get as a participant in our American Business Center during Cebit

• A full time bilingual assistant
• Your own designated desk and chairs, high speed wireless LAN internet connection
• On-site scheduling assistance, On-site translation services
• Showtime Company Presentation. Discuss your product’s potential with a group of our IT market specialists from around Europe.
• Briefings, counseling, and advice on whom to approach at the fair
• Invitations to a networking reception and a breakfast seminar on doing business in Europe

*Note on Intellectual Property Rights: The U.S. Commercial Service in Germany is proactively engaged in defending American companies against counterfeit and copyright infringement. Please see our guidelines at IPR at Trade Fairs in Europe, to see how American exhibitors can be supported on this very important subject.

Your U.S. Commercial Service Contact

Mr. John Lumborg, Commercial Advisor
American Embassy
Clayallee 170
14195 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 8305-1919
Fax: +49 (0) 30 8305-1949
John.Lumborg@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Carmela Mammas
Sr. International Trade Specialist
New York Export Assistance Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
Phone: 212-809-2676
Carmela.Mammas@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Joel Reynoso, Director
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
744 Broad Street, Ste 1505
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-645-4682 x 212
Joel.Reynoso@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Register for Our Services

Please review the below services designed to help you export to Europe and maximize the ROI of your visit to CeBIT 2009. Select the services that interest you, fill in your contact information and submit. We will get back to you within 2 business days.