African Music Expo And Conference

The African Music Expo and Conference is the biggest convention for music in Africa worldwide. You will have the chance to join numerous prominent business men and women from record labels, booking agents, entertainment lawyers, artist managers, publicists, promoters, djs, musicians, composers, producers, sound engineers, club owners, magazine editors and entertainment journalists, government departments/agencies, radio/television stations, print /internet media, music retailers and organizations who are all the actual leaders of the Africa Music Expo and Conference. Link to over 2000 senior industry executives from 15 nations, they are all coming to South Africa to share their commercial pursuits and great love for the African music industry.

At the Africa Music Expo and Conference you will be able to explore the latest products, service and technology, research a great number of new business opportunities reach into many new markets and conduct essential face-to-face business negotiations.

Delegates will have a special chance to hear from music’s particular authorities, share intelligence, talk about policy and may be even influence the prospective way of the African music.

More significantly you will learn, network, do business and socialize extensively, those who’ll attend this spectacular event we’ll have an enjoyable and provoking time. And, to those from other nations , we’ll enjoy being plunged in the inimitable and caring African Spirit of Ubuntu.

Dont miss the Roof After Party, the perfect conclusion of the exhibition and conference event. The Roof After Party is mega fun and is a important network opportunity! Mix with the celebrities, meet the exhibitors, government officials, sponsors as well as the key role musicians of the music industry. Enjoy glamorous views of the city and table mountain, gourmet snacks and Dombeya Wines.

African Music Expo And Conference Details

Date: 20 August 2011
Location: Cape Town International Convetion Centre, Cape Town
For information on Africa Music Expo and Conference contact Lloyd Ngavu, on +27 (0) 73 204 0011

My Career Choice Exhibition

My Career Choice Exhibition is South Africa’s interactive platform for businesses, government, NGO’s, learners, undergraduates and graduates to get together and contribute info about all career growing initiatives i.e. internships, bursary schemes, employment, graduates enlisting programmes, training & skills development programmes etc.

My Career Choice Exhibition is presently running in 3 regions: Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. In 2010 it will be launched in Limpopo and Eastern Cape. The aim is to contrive partnerships with regional corporate and government leaders in career development initiatives and make sure the expo reaches all 9 regions in South Africa.

Exhibitors will be Universities, Colleges, FET Colleges, Government Departments, Seta’s, Youth Organizations, Financial Services, Medical, Legal, Mining, Media, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction and many more.

Visitors can delight one-on-one interaction with organizations providing employment, bursaries, internships, training and skills development programmes, etc. and the general public is also welcome to attend at no cost.

All the visitants will have an chance to meet industry leaders from: Universities, Colleges, FET Colleges, Government Departments, Seta’s, Youth Organizations, Financial Services, Medical, Legal, Mining, Media, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction and other.

If your Institution or Organization is valuable of consideration by the next generation of leaders, it is worth seriously considering My Career Choice Exhibition today.

My Career Choice Exhibition facilitates an chance for institutions and organizations to link with approximately over 15 000 students which have been invited to attend the My Career Choice Exhibition.

My Career Choice Exhibition 2011 Details

Date: 28 July 2011 to 29 July 2011
Location: Johannesburg (To be announced), Johannesburg
Cost: FREE
For more info on My Career Choice Exhibition Contact: Shaun Sishuba +27 21 683 5613

How Plasma TV Works

The standard idea behind the plasma tv is to illuminate small colored fluorescent lights to form images. Every pixel is made up of 3 fluorescent lights: a red light, a green light and a blue light. Precisely like a CTR TV, the plasma TV varies the intensities of the different lights to create a full range of colors.

A plasma display consists of pockets of Xenon and Neon gas assortment called plasma, which is placed between 2 electrodes. The plasma is in between 2 duplicate plates of glass similar to that of a LCD TV. The address electrodes sit behind the cells or pockets, along the rear glass plate.

Transparent display electrodes surrounded by an insulating dielectric material covered by a magnesium oxide protective layer, are mounted above the pockets along the front glass plate. Both sets of electrodes extend crosswise the whole display. The screen electrodes are arranged horizontally in rows along the screen and the address electrodes are placed in vertically in columns. The vertical and horizontal electrodes form an original grid that we refer to as pixels.

Plasma is the important element of fluorescent light. The plasma gas is made up of free flowing ions and electrons. If you introduce free electrons into inert gasses by giving an electrical voltage across it, negatively charged molecules will rush toward the positively charged area. The particles will be constantly bumping into each other and these hits charge the gas atoms in the plasma, causing them to release photons of energy. The atoms of xenon and neon gas release light photons when they are excited. The atoms mostly release ultraviolet light photons which are invisible to the human eye which in turn excite visible light photons.

The released ultraviolet photons interact with the phosphor material glazed on the inside wall of the cell like that of a CRT television. Phosphors are substances that give out light when they are exposed to other light. An ultraviolet photon hits a phosphor atom in the cell, making the phosphor’s electrons to jump to a higher energy point heating up the atom. When the electron drops back to normal level energy is discharged in the form of a visible light photon.

The phosphors in a plasma display emit colored light when they are excited. Every pixel is made up of three separate subpixel cells, each with different colored red, green and blue phosphors. The colors blend together to create the overall color of the pixel.

The control system can gain or decrease the volume of every subpixel color in plasma tv by varying the pulses of ongoing flowing through the different cells, to create hundreds of different combinations of red, green and blue colors enabling the control system fundament to produce colors crosswise the entire spectrum making television watching a much richer experience for all viewers.

Markex 2011 Johannesburg Gauteng

Markex provides so much more than just promotional place. Exquisitely focused on its industry sector, the event has been designed to provide a highly efficient, mutual program that will enable exhibitors to deeply penetrate the marketplace, guaranteeing the delivery of business contacts that produce value.

Markex Gauteng and territorial shows Markex Cape and Markex KZN, continue to attract raising numbers of both local and international visitors from countries including Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana and other surrounding countries.

The exhibition is strategically spread into a general section for exhibits by resellers of marketing and promotional goods aiming the end user, and a ‘Trade only’ department for wholesalers and distributors aiming trade buyers.

The exhibitor profile includes corporate clothing; promotional gifts; conference and exhibition venues and solutions; design and décor; event planners and management; exhibition stand builders and designers; incentive travel; outdoor advertising and promotions; packaging and printing; point-of-sale advertising material; print and electronic media; reproduction and printing companies; retail and display, signage, stationery, training and education companies; entertainment companies; professional speakers; rental companies; technical services and products; stage, lighting and audiovisual companies; industry associations and many more.

With its focus on the marketing, promotions and special events industries, Markex presents visitors with the opportunity to discover and explore the latest “Who’s Who” among products, solutions and service providers in the marketing and events industries.

Markex 2011 Johannesburg Gauteng Details

When: 7-9 June 2011, from 09:30 to 17:30 Daily
Where: Sandton Convention Centre
For more info about Markex 2011 contact Fran Lurie: Tel: +27 (0) 11 835 1565 Fax: +27 (0) 11 496 3787

Baba Indaba Soweto

Baba Indaba is South Africa’s premier parenting exhibition, held annually in the cities of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. This truly South African baby exhibit inspires you, the parents and moms to be to enjoy your baby and pregnancy and have fun while being a good parent.

Getting the manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of baby care merchandises together with parents and pregnant moms, this collaboration with great exhibitors creates an divine and stimulating expo packed with info, shopping, show specials and fun for you and your baby. The range of attractive, new and innovative baby merchandises supplies lot of interest for grandparents and even friends searching for that perfect gift for the “Baby Shower”.

At Baba Indaba you will find everything from prams and baby joggers to feeding bottles and vitamin supplements and vaccinations; from car safety seats to toddler music and nursery furniture; from nutritionary and medical products to pool safety and video cameras. In fact everyone with an interest in babies, children and parenting will find something new and exciting at Baba Indaba. You can view and have everything that you could perhaps want for bumps, babies and toddlers; all under one roof.

Three times every day the actual Takalani Sesame characters will be on stage with their shows. Fashion shows for pregnancy clothing and baby clothing provide further entertainment while a large variety of baby goods, baby merchandises, nursery furnishings, prams, nutritional and medical products satisfy the retail demand. Other popular cartoon characters will also be around to amuse and entertain the little ones.

Baba Indaba Soweto 2011 Details

When: Friday, 24 June 2011 to Sunday, 26 June 2011
Venue: Jhb Expo Centre (Nasrec)
Baba Indaba Website:http://www.babaindaba.co.za/

Castrol Extreme Auto Show

The CASTROL EXTREME AUTO SHOW 2011 has moved from the Coca-Cola Dome to Zwartkops Raceway and is set to be the biggest HORSE POWER PARTY ever staged in South Africa. Static exhibitions are over. Visitors to events want action! Participants want action! Hence this is what visitors and participants alike will get. In saying this AEC has handpicked the crème dela crème of the Performance Industry to exhibit and sell product. Visitors will undoubtedly still be able to purchase products on special as at any normal exhibition. 23rd -25th September 2011 will be a weekend petrol head adrenaline junkies, both two and four wheel, will not forget soon. The line up of events and activations is substantial. Visitors will not be able to view all and participate in all the events in one day.

Kicking of the show on Friday 23rd September at 3pm will be the first Power Cruise ever staged in South Africa. Visitors will be able to shop for products exhibitors will have on offer at show special prices. This will be followed by a HORSE POWER BRAAI for exhibitors, participants and visitors who will relax and enjoy good food and music while chatting with like minded people.

Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September will be a day of fun filled activities as in 250cc Super Kart demonstrations at speeds in excess of 240 KPH on the main Zwartkops circuit. XS Promotions will stage a SUPA DRIFT competition going the opposite direction on the track that will undoubtedly blow visitors hair back. Honda Development will stage a race of 25 x 150 cc bikes. This is the closest racing competition in South Africa. These 7yr-10yr olds are have no fear and the competitive nature of these youngsters is extraordinary they finish in seconds of each other. Visitors will participate in DRIFT Suicide Rides, Hot Laps in Super Cars and the Go Kart Challenge on a dedicated 1 KM track. Car Clubs and Private Collectors of Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Street Modified, Race and Restored Classic Cars will all take to the track to for a 45 minute POWER CRUISE. Owners will cruise their pedigrees for Bragging Right. The CAN KART CHARITY fund raiser motoring team event which involves 25 teams of 5 team members, will ensure visitors watching and competitors competing in this unique event will all leave feeling they have had a stringent Abdominal Work out. Furthermore there will be FMX demonstrations, FOOT UPS, Super Bike Trick Stunts as well as STUNT CAR demonstrations. These are but a few of the many activities planned for the weekend.

The CASTROL EXTREME AUTO SHOW caters for the entire family so do not leave your wife and kids at home. AEC has allocated a entire Arena to cater for the needs of kids and those who do not necessarily enjoy their heads stuck under the bonnet of a vehicle. This AEC has achieved, without detracting from the theme of the show. Finally there will be food to suit all tastes and religions so do not hesitate getting to Zwartkops Raceway. Spoil the family while enjoying a full day of entertainment and food for all.

Castrol Extreme Auto Show 2011 Details

When: 23rd -25th September 2011

Where: Zwartkops Raceway

For more information on the CASTROL EXTREME AUTO SHOW please visit www.extremeautoshow.co.za or phone Jenelle on 011 326 0919 or 082 924 3776 Fax 086 626 6480.

Fine Brandy Festival

The Fine Brandy Festival, the only event of its kind committed entirely to the art and enjoyment of South African brandy, will present its second yearly showcase at the Sandton Sun hotel.

The full spectrum of the brandy industry’s accomplishments, from masterfully crafted potstill brandies to couture cocktails, will be on exhibit at the Sandton Sun from 25-27 May 2011. Themed continuity in change, the Fine Brandy Festival brings together leading distillers, small, single-estate brandy makers and Gauteng’s brandy lovers at a sumptuous yet sophisticated gathering at the five star Sandton Sun hotel.

Not only can visitants nose and sip their way through a collection of potstill and vintage brandies, latest brandy cocktails will also be on everybody’s lips, according to Ielanda Koen, director of the South African Brandy Foundation. “The buzz words at this year’s Fine Brandy Festival promise to be the avantgarde cocktail and the brave new world of molecular mixology.”

Cutting edge culinary art – which draws on the explorations of molecular gastronomes and culinary deconstructionists – will be paired with adventurous cocktails and presented at special masterclasses and live presentments.

The aim at Fine Brandy Festival is to unveil progressive brandy-based drinks that make people rethink how tastes and textures, especially classic combination’s, can work together. Our world-class brandy industry is underpinned by arguably the most exacting and strict regulations anywhere in the world. Every year South African distillers have delivered from the UK with a cache of gold medals from the Worldwide Wine and Spirits Competition and the International Spirits Challenge.

For the second year in row and for seven years since 1999 a South African brandy has won the title of International Best Brandy. South Africa’s spirit drink of pick (selling 50% more than its nearest competitor), brandy has a consumer profile which closely mirrors the key South African demographics. While still skewed towards male people, brandy consumption amongst women is increasing rapidly. At present, 25% of brandy drinkers are women, where cocktails with mixers seem the consumption style of pick.

In line with global trends, the SA market has seen a substantial shift towards premiumisation, as consumers covet craftsmanship, luxury and provenance. Innovative new products, such as white potstill brandies draw a new generation of hip and trendy 20-somethings to the family at this year`s Fine Brandy Festival.

Fine Brandy Festival Deatails

25-27 May 2011, Sandton Sun, Sandton, Johannesburg (25 May by invitation only)

Times: 17h00 – 21h00 (no entry after 20h30)

Cost: R195, including a brandy glass and beverage vouchers

Tickets are available through Computicket or at the door.

Note: No visitors under 18 years.

Fine Brandy Festival info-line: contact the SA Brandy Foundation on +27 (0)21 809-7617