2009 Beijing International Book Fair

Invitation to 2009 Beijing International Book Fair

2009 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) will be held at the China International Exhibition Centre from September 3 to September 7, 2009. The exhibition area will cover 35,000 square meters. Spain will take part in the fair as the Country of Honor.

As the organizer of BIBF, CNPIEC will invite the publishers form ASEAN to attend 2009BIBF. We will provide the ABPA a free stand for the first year attending BIBF. The booth number is 8A.H04 in Hall 8 at China International Exhibition Centre. The stand will be manned by the Deputy Secretary General Ms. Sonia A. Santiago during the whole duration of the book fair.

There are some issues I would like to remind you before you come to BIBF this year.

1. Application for Visa
Please fill the form 6-2 attached and send it back to us. Then we will
send you the invitation letter to apply Visa.

2. Reservation for Hotel
Please Check the link: http://www.bibf.net/uploadfile/2009BIBF-7-1.pdf
find the HOTEL RESERVATION FORMs at the last part of the file for the
hotels near the exhibition center, With this form, the hotels will give
you preferential price for the BIBF¡¯ exhibitor.

3. Shipping Ways
Because of the regulation of Chinese Customs, DHL, FEDEX or UPS could not
carry your books to the fair site. Since all the Logics companies could
not do the custom clearance. Then please refer to the instruction below:
Direct transport to Beijing by air mail
Consignee: China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation
Add: 16 Gongti E. Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
Liaison persons: Mr. Tang Helong Ms. Wei Ying
Tel£º+86 10 6592 2150 Fax£º+86 10 6508 6936
Exhibits should arrive at the Beijing Capital Airport no later than August 2, 2009
Case Marking: BIBF¡¯2009
Dest.: Beijing (September 03-07, 2009)
Exhibitor: ASEAN Book Publishers Association
Hall No.: Hall 8
Booth No.: 8A.H04
Case No.: xxx/xxx
Shipping documents delivery: Shipping documents must be faxed to the
consignee after exhibits have been delivered for shipping. A “Declaration
Form for Temporary Import Exhibits” (See attachment) should include with
the original shipping documents.
Charges for transportation handled by exhibitors
All exhibitors handling their own transportation will be charged US $70
for customs clearance for each batch of exhibit materials.
Transportation charges from the Beijing Airport to the booth:US$1.35/kg
(minimum charge of 70kg)

For assistance, contact:
Rong Rong
Beijing International Book Fair Management Office,
Room 803, 16 Gongti East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, P.R. China
Tel: 0086 10 65866995
Fax: 0086 10 65089188
Email: rongr@bibf.net
Website: www.bibf.net