Dr David Skellern and the team at NICTA (National ICT Australia) give iTnews "a day in the life" of exhibiting at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany - the world's largest trade show.
on Mar 4 2010 11:02AM
NICTA exhibits at CeBIT, Hannover.
CeBIT, Hannover.
CeBIT Hannover is the world's largest trade fair. It's on a scale rarely seen elsewhere - Fiztpatrick estimates its between 15 and 20 times the size of CeBIT's Australian fair.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the gala opening of CeBIT, Hannover, 2010.
NICTA director of commercialisation Rob Fitzpatrick reports that the team is "cold" but getting into the spirit. NICTA CIO David Skellern (far right) and COO Phil Robertson (four from the left) enjoy what must have been an 'Avatar' themed presentation.
The NICTA stand. Fitzpatrick said that having a stand "gives you enormous credibility – and a place to connect with people.”
The trade show floor at CeBIT, Hannover.
Press conference announcing NICTA's $11 million partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering.
NICTA's David Skellern seals the deal with Professor Dieter Rombach, Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering.