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THE FIRST HPCI CONGRESS – A RESOUNDING SUCCESSThe first Home and Personal Care Ingredients Congress in Warsaw on November 25-26, 2008 was a great success. A total of around 400 visitors and conference delegates from eight countries attended the conference and the poster exhibition. Coorganised by the PSCC (Polish Society of Cosmetic Chemists) and supported by the Polish Association of Cosmetics and Home Care Products Producers and the Polish Union of Private Employers of Cosmetics Industry as well as SEPAWA e.V., the congress could welcome representatives of many cosmetic and household care producers from Poland and beyond. This result clearly showed, that Central and Eastern Europe needs an event like HPCI and that Warsaw is the right location for this. "We are very satisfied with the outcome of the first HPCI Congress. We are absolutely confident of the concept HPCI offers: cost-effective benefits for all – visitors, delegates and exhibitors alike. In these days this format is both timely and successful for all. This is also obviously proven by the fact, that the majority of the exhibitors from this year have reserved their booth already for 2009. Of course we will now concentrate on building and strengthening the event. It will be our goal to attract even more Central and Eastern European countries and their respective organisations to participate actively in the congress" says Robert Fischer, exhibition director. Some comments from participants: "The hpci-congress was a resounding success in our opinion. The cost effective poster exhibition concept is the fitting answer to extremely expensive show events. The praxis oriented combination of scientifically working local organisations and commercially interested poster exhibitors is unbeatable. Highly effective for organisations, speakers, exhibitors, and visitors alike! All interests were considered. I believe, the HPCI Congress will grow over the next years and become a fix date for the industry." "HPCI Warsaw 2008 – well organised and attended. The venue – Warsaw Sofitel Victoria, provided both perfect setting for the conference and surrounding social activities, all within comfortable confines of one of the best loved Warsaw hotels. The event itself was run smoothly with all support of efficient and very pleasant staff. HPCI replacing (I think) CHI is smaller scale, user friendly and overall nicely suited to the needs of R&D people attending it." "In my opinion both the conference and the exhibition were very well organized, it was an interesting event and I hope it will be getting bigger and bigger every year!" "We were very satisfied with the attendance during our lecture and also about the positive reactions to it." "I wanted to thank the whole organizing team of the HPCI Congress for the program, the service and the smooth organisation." |