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O n 31 July 2013 the German Industry Commerce office AHK Oman hosted a Ger man Omani Businesswomen Charity Iftar at The Chedi Muscat Hotel Businesswomen from various German and Omani companies got together to jointly spread the message of kindness in the holy month of Ramadan and to intensify their mutual connections Nearly 12 000 Euros were donated by various German and local companies and private donors to support Dar Al Ataa s Women Empowerment Program and was handed over by the AHK team to the guest of honor Mrs Mariam Al Zadjali Chairperson of Dar Al Ataa Association We would like to thank our sponsor Volk swagen Wattayah Motors LLC and the generous donors of the evening and look forward to having similar events in the future n INSIDE AHKINSIDE AHK simone Lisker representative German Industry and Commerce AHK Oman S pielwarenmesse literally translates to Toy Fair and the name Spielwarenmesse has even become a registered trademark in Germany since 2013 Held in Nürnberg Ger many every year since its foundation in 1950 by a group of farsighted entrepreneurs from the toy industry the toy fair has evolved into an unmissable global meeting point for 2 747 exhibitors from 60 countries and 72 595 visitors from 113 countries and growing Now the upcoming 65th Spielwarenmesse is taking on a new larger dimension The trade fair is going to increase its exhibition space to 170 000 m2 when opening the Hall 3A at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre from 29 January to 3 February 2014 The world renowned Zaha Hadid Architects have designed a hall on an area of approximately 9 000 m2 thereby starting a new chapter in building design and energy efficiency The German Emirati Joint Council for Industry Commerce AHK in Dubai has had a long partnership with Spielwarenmesse since it took over the representation in 2002 As the local representative of the Toy Fair in the UAE Oman Qatar the AHK acts as the contact point for all interested visitors and exhibitors from the region and assist them with their participation Each year sees an increasing number of visitors from the region going to Nürnberg and in order to maintain and further strengthen this relationship the Spielwarenmesse International Dialogue Tour made a stop in Dubai on 24 September 2013 An event was organised at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel where guests from the local toy industry were treated to a colourful and informative presentation by Mr Christian Ulrich Director Marketing Spielwarenmesse eG The meeting started off with an introduction by Ms Sruthi Sreedharan Country Representative Spielwarenmesse eG The floor was then handed over to Mr Ulrich who took the guests through all the events and activities taking place around the fair explaining what to expect and most importantly not miss out on Some of the highlights of 2014 include the premiere of the new Hall 3A which will host the Trend Gallery New Exhibitor Center Toy Award Toy Business Forum and Young Innovative Companies as well as the expanded focus on Baby Infant Articles The Global Toy Conference which takes place on the 1 Feb 2014 also attracts a lot of attention from experts worldwide and provides specialist retailers with a solid knowledge of trends and lots of inspiration for a successful business year The presentation set the mood for some active discussions among the guests which continued during the lunch buffet that was served afterwards n GERmaN omaNI BUSINESSwomEN chaRITy IFTaR IN mUScaT omaN sPieLWarenMesse DIALOGUE TOUR sruthi sreedharan project Manager Trade Fairs at German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce AHK Dubai 36 ISSUE 11 MAJLIs