Welcome to the internet service of didacta for journalists!
On the pages of the Press Service, you will find your contact persons at Koelnmesse, press releases and some photographs of the didacta.
The press team offers journalists personal support and advice.
Please notice the press accreditation guidelines of the Koelnmesse Group.
At one view:
Practical hints
Press Centre: Press Centre North – Congress Centre North, 1st Floor, Deutz-Mühlheimer-Str. 111
Press-Entrance: Eastern Side Congress-Centre North
- Issue of press cards, parking permits, fair catalogues
- Display of press releases, lists of new products and product information of exhibitors
- Supported press computer workstations with CD-ROM drives, Internet, e-mail access and communication interfaces for mobile computers/laptops – saving of data from digital cameras, slide and flatbed scanners, image processing software, CD writer, image transmission via Leonardo
- Fax, photostats, lockers (2 € coin)
- Press Club – every day from 8.00 hrs. to 18.00 hrs.
- Koelnmesse-photo service:
- Issue of images CDs with actual digital photos (high resolution) - electronic photo-dispatch - Download of all photos in the Koelnmesse image database under: www.didacta-koeln.de under press information
- Cologne Trade Fair TV Service by WIGE MEDIA AG:
WIGE MEDIA AG is pleased to offer TV footage from every fair to all TV stations completely free of charge: - Rough cut (length approx. 10-15 min) of the trade fair’s highlights, featuring interviews and representative footage, available on the first day of each fair - Rough cut (length approx. 15-30 min), featuring background stories, (multilingual) interviews and footage (suitable for international TV stations), available one day after each fair According to requirements, the feed of the first day of each fair (rough cut) will be available either via satellite or ATM line. The international feed will be sent out on tape (Beta SP PAL/ NTSC) by courier one day after the fair. Subject to availability, special requests from TV stations can be considered. If required, ENG-teams and edit suites incl. cutter may be hired. In this case, we would ask you to contact us in good time (at least 24 hours in advance).
Contact: Ms Diane Lieken, +49 [0]151 19562479, wigemedia1@koelnmesse.de.
- Koelnmesse radio service: Koelnmesse offers radio stations the option of downloading broadcast-ready audio material in MP3 format for their reporting free of charge. The radio service can be accessed via the Press section of the respective trade fair website, at the latest by the first day of the trade fair. Here, reports and original sound footage can be listened to and downloaded (MP3, 128Kb, mono). The available materials include complete broadcast-ready features (between 1:30 and 7:00 min.), individual modules that can be edited by the broadcaster, original sound footage, reports, News and interviews related to the trade fair. Separate reports or modules for editing can also be produced upon request to fit individual needs. The reports can also be sent upon request via audio CD.
The contact person for the Koelnmesse radio service is at DHD: Deutscher Hörfunk Dienst (DHD), Tim Sauerwein, e-mail: t.sauerwein@dhd-news.de, Tel.: +49/[0]25 97/96 11 0, Fax: +49/[0]25 97/96 11 96, Mobile phone: +49/[0]173/622 62 62
Press Parking: P 20a “Presse Nord”, close to Entrance North
|