Interparking 2006 to Open on October 8 & World Expo 2010 Exhibition Area Set for Special Unveiling

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced today that the "World Expo 2010 Exhibition Area" will be unveiled during the Shanghai International Parking Equipment and Intelligent System Expo 2006" (Interparking 2006) & International ITS Expo & Conference 2006 Shanghai," which are to be held at the INTEX Shanghai on October 8.

  Interparking 2006 will highlight the following:

  -- The newest overall plan for urban transportation in Shanghai,
     including the Eleventh Five-year Plan for Shanghai urban
     transportation (objectives for the public transportation network,
     construction of public transportation pivots, as well as objectives for
     static transportation planning);

  -- Plans for the public parking facilities of the World Expo 2010,
     including peripheral parking and downtown parking facilities, parking
     lots for 'park and ride' services, and management of downtown public
     parking lots/garages, as well as the setup of public parking
     information systems.

  -- The ITS concept scheme for the World Expo 2010, including the
     objectives of constructing the World Expo 2010 Intelligent
     Transportation System (ITS), the overall functions of the World Expo
     2010 ITS, and the World Expo 2010 ITS framework, consisting of "one
     center and six application systems."

  -- The influences on Shanghai from the ITS of the World Expo 2005 in
     Aichi, Japan;

  -- The principles and objectives of the comprehensive inter-city
     transportation networks that focus on the Yangtze River Delta area, the
     integrated transportation development framework "five cycles, six
     corridors and sixteen pivots," the expressway framework, the railway
     transportation network, and the river navigation lanes.

Through the new World Expo 2010 Exhibition Area, exhibitors and audiences can learn more about the comprehensive urban transportation plans in Shanghai that are focused on the World Expo 2010 and can also actively participate in the construction of World Expo related transportation and parking projects.

In addition, organizers will hold the "2006 Shanghai International Forum on Transportation in Urban Areas" in the meeting room on the second floor of the Shanghai Xinyuan Hotel on the afternoon of October 9. The Forum will be focusing on the themes of the "World Expo 2010 and the Development of Intelligent Urban Transportation." Zhu Weiming, Deputy Director General of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau and head of the traffic police, and Chen Xianjin, President of Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. will address the forum.

About Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC)

Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC) is jointly invested by Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. and the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai. The SIEC was founded on July 1st, 1984 with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation and the People's Government of Shanghai Municipality.

The SIEC is a full member of Union des Foires Internationales (UFI). The SIEC has held 500 international exhibitions of various themes and sizes. It also has successfully held a number of solo exhibitions at national level.

"AUTO SHANGHAI," "SHANGHAITEX," "CHINA CYCLE," "FASHION SHANGHAI," "ELE/PT COMM CHINA" are among the first eight exhibitions approved excellent by THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF SHANGHAI CONVENTIONAL & EXHIBITION INDUSTRIES.

  For more information, please contact:

   Chen Xiaoping, Project Director
   Add:   8/F, OOCL Plaza, 841 Yan An Zhong Road, Shanghai 200040, China
   Tel:   +86-21-6279-2828
   Fax:   +86-21-6545-5124
   Email: info@siec-ccpit.com
   Web:   http://www.siec-ccpit.com/