MEDIA RELEASE PR36664
Hamburg Further Strengthens its Relations With India
HAMBURG, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
From October 23 to November 1, the northern German economic metropolis Hamburg will host India Week
for the third time. A program featuring some 30 events provides information on current areas of activity and
developments in the Indian economy, politics and culture. It is all about opportunities and prospects for closer
cooperation between Hamburg and India.
Next to China, India is one of Hamburg's most important trading partners. The northern German port city
on the Elbe has a population of approximately four millionand is one of the fastest growing metropolitan
regions in Europe. India Week further strengthens Hamburg's economic and cultural relations with India.
The event series is sponsored by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and is supported
by many Indian organisations based in northern Germany, especially the German Indian Round Table (GIRT),
the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the Hamburg Business Development Corporation (HWF). In the
future, India Week will be held every two years in Hamburg.
"Cooperation with India offers Hamburg significant potential for both trade and industry as well as for
science and culture. For this reason, I am delighted that Hamburg continues to open its gates for cooperation
with India by hosting India Week 2009," said Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust at the beginning of the event
initiative. On October 26, at a Senate reception at Hamburg City Hall, he will welcome some 400 India Week
guests, including Indian delegations from the fields of port management, renewable energies, life sciences,
education, culture and science.
In addition to cultural events, conferences and workshops on German- Indian economic relations will be
held. Special events will be held on the topics of port management and logistics, renewable energies, and
collaborations in research and science. Also, the "Hanseatic India Colloquium: Healthcare, Biotechnology and
Pharmaceutical Sciences" will held for the fourth time. To conclude India Week, the Indo-German Society
will invite Hamburg's approximately 2,500 Indian citizens and organisations to celebrate DIWALI, the Indian
festival of lights.
Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Anette Boos, Media Relations
Habichtstrasse 41, D-22305 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49-40-41-11-10 - 620
anette.boos@marketing.hamburg.de
SOURCE: Hamburg Marketing GmbH
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