The following prizes are waiting for you:

• 1st Price: Trip to Aspen for 2 persons, season 2011
  Included: Air travel on United Airlines to Aspen; 7 nights in a 3-star hotel, double room; 6-day ski pass; rental skis and boots; complimentary guided mountain tours provided by Aspen Skiing Company, German-language travel guide; and tour operator’s bond. More information at www.faszinationski.de
• 2nd Price: Trip to China during ispo china for 2 persons
• 3rd Price: Accommodation for 2 persons during ispo 11 in Munich
• 4th - 8th Price: 5 computer games each 
  Vancouver 2010™ - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games /  for ps3 & xbox 360 game consoles
• 9th - 30th Price: All-event ticket for ispo 11
  February 6th – 9th, 2011 in Munich; for industry professionals
  

The drawing will be held at the end of ispo, and winners will receive written notification.


* Rules & Conditions:

• Staff members and employees of Messe München GmbH are not eligible for entry. 
• Each registered ispo visitor receives one entry. A person who has recommended ispo to a business partner will receive another entry for each one of his/her invitees who passes through the turnstiles. 
• Deadline for entries is February 10th, 2010
• Winners will be notified in writing via email. 
• Cash redemption for any prize is not possible. 
• No legal recourse; the drawing is final.  
  

**You may only invite persons who fulfill all conditions for inclusion in the ispo trade show visitor circle.

By extending the circle of admissible trade visitors, ispo is responding to this new structure and to the importance of the opinion leaders. Opinion leaders who mediate between the consumer, trade and industry play an important role in the specialist trade in sports equipment – as well as athletes and trainers, they also include heads of ski schools and institutional buyers such as hospitals, the Red Cross and the police. As the name suggests, an opinion leader influences public opinion and helps guide consumers in their purchase decisions, thereby in the end also boosting the sales of retailers and producers. The significance of these opinion leaders is seen at ispo in that a large proportion of the exhibitors already count this group among their most important visitors, and even invite them to the trade fair.
 
ispo is addressing this development and, following consultation with the industry, it is now including the professional group of opinion leaders among the official list of trade visitors. In order to professionally manage the communication with this group, the official invitations etc. will be directed via the respective umbrella associations and organisations, e.g. German Alpine Club DAV, the German Ski Association, the German Ski Instructors’ Association, the German Wellness Association, the Austrian Federal Sports Organisation and the National Olympic Committees. Of course, the
opinion leaders, like all other trade visitors, will have to furnish proof of their status and register as visitors. This group of trade visitors will only be admitted on the last day of the fair.

Opinion leaders can register themselves here.

This year again, topics such as merchandising, testimonial marketing or sponsoring & sales and many more will be discussed at large. The organisers ESB Event Sport Business and SPONSORs provide a 15% discount on the regular ticket price for ispo customers.
 
>> To the registration (Bitte den Code „ispo2010“ bei der Anmeldung angeben)
>> Download program (PDF)
>> Website

The program includes the following primary topics: Logistics (CO2 management, logistics optimization, ISO certification for logistics companies), Manufacturing (resources, raw materials, energy management, working conditions), Waste Management/Recycling, Company Culture (ecological activities, mobility, communication) and CSR (working conditions, environmental departments). In addition, the program includes the introduction of the winners of the Eco Responsibility Awards, presented for the second time in 2010.
 
Statements from the various communities also clearly show how important the “Environment” has become. Furthermore, the official ispo catalogue identifies all companies closely involved with environmental protection and awareness with a special symbol.
 
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Olav Nietzer, Burton:
“Here at Burton, ecology is visible in every product category. Even beyond your products, we are trying to reduce the negative effects of our corporate work on the environment.”
Nadja Herger, Zimtstern
“The conversion of 90% of all technical materials used to bluesign-certified materials shows how important the environment is to us. We don’t consider this a marketing tool; we actually want to accomplish something.”
 
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Frank Frede, Garlando
“Garlando is aware of the impact of our activities on the environment and thus we apply solutions to our production processes which are able to reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible.”
Florian Wehner, TSP Tischtennis
“We also apply the bio trend to our products. Our Bio-Fix and our Bio-Cleaner are part of several products we have already marketed, which do not have any toxic ingredients. We will definitely, intensively continue this trend in the future.”
 
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Stefan Hundegger, Atomic
“Atomic is very aware of its responsibility in regards to ecology and environmental protection. We have been setting standards with the appropriate adaptations in production (i.e. by using wood chips and offcuts for heating instead of oil), but also with our RENU products, developed under full awareness of our ecological responsibility and produced without compromising on performance.”
Jonathan Wiant , Marker Völkl
“As a passionate winter sports brand we make our living from nature and therefore feel that we have a special responsibility to keep our environment intact. We have been involved in efforts to reduce our ecological footprint step by step for many years.”
 
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Fredrik Lundberg, Peak Performance
“For us, CSR (corporate social responsibility) is a natural component of our business. Human rights, environmental protection, anti-corruption, and the rights of our employees are completely basic aspects of our operation.”
Holger Bismann, Patagonia
“Patagonia has always considered our environment an important issue, not just since the debate on climate change started. Throughout the company’s history it has always been deeply rooted in our philosophy. Our goal is to produce a completely recyclable collection made of eco-friendly fibers. We are getting quite close to our goal.”
 
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Hanna-Liisa Erkheikki, Halti
“More and more of the products from our collections are made of recycled materials. We use the waterproof and breathable membrane DrymaxX Recycled. A new project includes recycled solutions for layers used under shell products. Changes start on a small scale, we all can work on that.”
Marcus Chiba, Chiba
“Sustainability is an important topic for Chiba. As a family business in 5th generation we do not work for short-term profit, therefore we are the only German manufacturer who only produces its own products. We put great store by long-term cooperation with manufacturers, to further ensure our high quality standards.”
 
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Letizia Boretti, Conte of Florence
“We believe that environmental protection and sustainability is everyone’s business. Considering that global warming continues to increase we should be more careful with our energy reserves. We generally work with natural materials and try to use eco-friendly production methods.”
Xavier Berneda, Munich
“As a brand, we are always looking for new materials, which are produced in an ecological and environmentally-friendly way. Another step towards sustainability can be seen at our company headquarters, where we work with solar energy.”

Already for the second time the snow ice & rock summit will be presented by Marmot Mountain Europe. The textile manufacturer Polartec Europe and the touristic region Tirol supports the meeting point for the outdoor, ski and backcountry segments as new partners of the ispo 10. And of course the long term Partner DAV will be featured at the Summit with the German Boulder Cup 2010.

Four days of highlight program

The focus points 2010 are the issue safety, sustainability and active kids. Following top referents announced oneself amongst others:

• Alpine guide and security expert Toni Freudig refers about his experiences at the safeguarding of climbing routes
• Ueli Steck and Simon Anthamatten (winners Piolet d’Or 2009) refers about the first ascent of Tengkampoche North Face using Alpine style
• The ice climber Albert Leichtfried presents his speech „ice cold passion“ (presented by Marmot)
  

A breathtaking Slackline show will be provided by the Gibbon Rider Team. But it’s not only to look: Gibbon invites all visitors to a workshop on the Slackline of the snow ice & rock summit. Not to be missed: on ispo Monday (prior to the ispo get-together) all visitors are invited to experience emotional moments with the movie „Home” from Yann Arthus-Bertrand (presented by European Outdoor Group) – fantastic pictures of our beautiful planet and a meditatively story. Particular thanks also to our high quality media partners AllMountain Magazin, BergundSteigen, Outdoor.Markt as well as the SportPresse. Their competence and contribution firstly makes the snow ice & rock summit – presented by Marmot to the meeting point for the ski, backcountry and outdoor segments on the ispo 2010.

Find here a detailed program overview for download.

For further information you can also contact Agency Steilpass under info@steilpass.com.

 
Partners of snow ice & rock summits 10 – presented by Marmot: