Countdown to the Big 5 begins

Notes and media contacts

Media Contact:

Susan Parker, Fifth Ring Integrated Corporate Communications
+971 4 372 0154 / +971 50 101 4403

• The Big 5 is the leading international building and construction show, taking place from 23-26 November 2009 at Dubai World Trade Centre and organised by dmg world media.
• The four-day event attracts key industry players from every sector of the industry from across the world. It is the largest event of its kind in the Middle East and The Big 5 provides an unrivalled platform to network with a powerful audience and discuss important issues facing the industry today and in the future. It also provides a forum where real business take place - the Burj Dubai, The Palm and the Burj Al Arab were, for example, all fully specked out at previous The Big 5 shows.
• This year, The Big 5 is taking steps towards becoming Carbon Neutral, the first exhibition to do so in the region. It will be working with expert emissions reductions firm, EcoVentures, to educate visitors and exhibitors on the importance of keeping the environment at the forefront of their minds and the ways in which they can help reduce their carbon footprint.
• The Gaia Awards, which take place during The Big 5, are now in their second year, honouring exhibitors who have made a contribution to reducing their impact on the environment.

About dmg world media
An international exhibition and publishing company, dmg world media produces over 250 market-leading trade exhibitions, consumer shows and fairs each year and publishes more than 40 related magazines, newspapers, directories and market reports. dmg world media employs 700 people and maintains a worldwide presence through more than 30 offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the United Arab Emirates, China, Australia and New Zealand. dmg world media is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), one of the largest and most successful media companies in the United Kingdom. Additional information on dmg world media can be found at www.dmgworldmedia.com