PRESENTATION OF INTERAIGIS 2009- 1st INTERNATIONAL EXHIBTION OF CIVIL PROTECTION, SAFETY, FIRE SAFETY AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

The first International exhibition of civil protection, safety, fire safety and special equipment of local government, InterAigis 2009, which will be held from the 21st to the 24th of May at M.E.C Paianias was presented here in Athens Plaza Hotel on the 8th of April.

FEU - Federation of European Fire Officer Associations

The exhibition will display products of modern technology, special equipment and pioneering, innovative and integrated solution to meet the modern needs for safety, fire safety and fire protection equipment of local government. The major General of fire Brigade on retirement Mr. Nikolaos Diamantis, organizer of the InterAigis 09 Exhibition, presented its overall organization, its purposes, the exhibitors and the exhibits, the participants as well as the advertising and the communication program of the exhibition.

The president of the Federation of European Fire Officer Associations (FEU) Dr. Dieter Nuessler presented the Fire Safe 09 conference on fire safety in Europe with important international contributors and entries from Greece.
The conference takes places with the support of the General Secretariat for civil protection, which will make recommendations regarding the Greek Civil Protection Mechanism and the European Civil Protection Mechanism and the Fire 5 MODELUS of FEU. The President of FEU will present for the first time in Greece, the program for the Fire Safety of Hotels in Europe and the European Union of Fire officers. 

Panayotis Anninos, who is in charge of the International Cooperation of the exhibition announced and introduced the International participants. He also added that until now participants represent companies from, Germany, Austria, Russia, America, Cyprus and other European countries. As well as dozens of international companies involved in the exhibition by their Greek representatives.

Mr Nomikos Vasilis, Project Coordinator of SPAY, presented the Pan-Hellenic Conference of Civil Protection and Local Government under the support of SPAY, SPAP and the municipality of Marousi. The magazine “Region & Government” is the main sponsor of this conference.

Finally, the President of SPAP Mr. Stergiou-Kapsalis Dimitrios and the Mayor of Penteli presented the problems and the efforts made by Local Governments on Civil protection, the serious issue of Government funding, and proposed solutions to address it.

The InterAgisi 09 takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Communication and Transport and has the support of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Interior.  In addition the exhibition is supported by the FEU (Federation of the European Union Fire Officer Associations), the Fire Officers Association and Pan-Hellenic association of Volunteer fire fighters. Sponsors of the exhibition are the Association of Protection and Restoration of Ymittos (SPAY), Athens 9.84 radio station, the website FIRE RESCUE NEWS, and the magazines Region & Government, Fire & Security and Security Manager.

The whole organization and its parallel activities aims to achieve the interface and the communication of the Greek Market, the market of Southeast Europe and the Balkans, with the larger company names active in Europe and Worldwide and also to provide solutions to the specialized audience but also to the ordinary visitors.
Furthermore the press conference attended representatives of companies, journalists and representatives of Embassies.

EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVES

1) RALLI- EMBASSY OF USA
2) JEAN- RENE RUEZ- EMBASSY OF FRANCE
3) VILI MINAROLLI- AMBASSADOR OF ALBANIA
4) OLEG ILIEV- EMBASSY OF BULGARIA
5) ΑRMAIOS-EMBASSY OF PORTUGAL
6) CHRISTIAN GONSA –EMBASSY OF AUSTRIA
7) ZILEMENOY – KAPODISTRIA CENTER
8) VARELAS- KAPODISTRIA CENTER
9) STERGIOU – PRESIDENT OF SPAP AND MAYOR OF PENTELI
10) HANS- PETER HOFMANN-COUNSELLOR OF THE GERMAN EMBASSY
11) JITKA GATZIOURA- EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC