EUROGUSS MEXICO: Exhibitors' frequently asked questions

EUROGUSS MEXICO, which was originally scheduled to take place from 4 to 6 May 2021, is moving online. The onsite event at the Expo Guadalajara exhibition centre will be replaced by the EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks, an online event just under three weeks long. With this decision we react to the changed conditions caused by the dynamic pandemic development and its effects on the entire value chain of the non-ferrous casting sector. At the same time, it provides planning security in good time for the entire internationally linked sector. This is in response to the express wish of the industry for its meeting place for exchanging ideas, networking and knowledge transfer with experts and discovering trends and innovations. During the event experts and end users from the entire spectrum of the non-ferrous casting segment will be able to share information and network with each other in the virtual space. On each Tuesday, i.e. 4, 11 and 18 May, the virtual platform will also offer a comprehensive program of presentations, lectures and seminars that will then be available on demand for the entire duration of the event.

EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks offers a meeting place for the entire internationally connected industry. Benefit from the reach of the virtual EUROGUSS MEXICO: Present your company and your product innovations, share your know-how, let your employees participate in top-class lectures and enable your sales team to make new contacts and acquire orders.

EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks is based on two main components: presentations from experts from the whole non-ferrous casting industry and various interaction possibilities. As an exhibitor, you can present your company and its achievements on an individual company profile page, which will serve as the first point of contact for any potential customer. As a participant in the event, you can attend high-quality international presentations on the virtual platform, view companies’ and participants’ profiles, and make contact with companies and individuals of interest to you using a variety of communication tools. As a first step, you’ll have support from an integrated matchmaking tool that will suggest interesting contacts for you. Here you can find all services which are included in the exhibitor’s package.

You can set up the language that suits you under "Settings". Here you can choose from various languages for navigation on the platform. However, please note that the company profiles themselves are only displayed in English and Spanish.

The platform will be open 24 hours to provide worldwide access. Chat messages can be sent around the clock and the recorded content of the congress program can be accessed. Since a delayed reply to chat messages is also possible, similar to e-mails, a "night service" is not necessary.

We also know how important personal contact at trade fairs is for companies and of course a virtual event cannot completely replace personal contact. This year, due to Covid-19, many major industry events, trade shows and conferences had to be cancelled. Personal customer contact was also noticeably limited in many areas. EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks offers a meeting place for the non-ferrous casting industry, with the opportunity of personal exchange.

That's why we've incorporated a wide range of available communication tools as core components of the event platform, along with a comprehensive matchmaking tool that includes all participants. Define your offer and your search criteria precisely, find the right contacts for you and contact them directly - via chat, video call or 1:1 meeting.

Benefit from the reach of the digital event: present your company, your product innovations, share your expertise, let your employees participate in top-class lectures, and enable your sales team to make new contacts based on a comprehensive matchmaking tool and acquire orders to strengthen your position in the mexican market.

The basis for matchmaking is an algorithm embedded in the platform that takes into account all the content and information requested from the participants during onboarding and generates personalised results on this basis. The highest matches are displayed in the "Best Matches". In addition, the matches with other participants can be viewed directly in the respective participant profiles ("Participants" section).

You may find all information about your participation possibilities at the EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021 here:
Apply now as exhibitor

Just fill in the application form and send it back to us which you can download here .

No. As an exhibitor at EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks, you’ll present your company on an individual company profile page with numerous display options that you can fill up with your own content in advance of the event. This profile serves as the first touch point of contact for every potential customer - in a way, it is both a business card and a substitute for your exhibition stand. Therefore, the company profile should be filled with significant information that arouses the interest of the visitor and invites him to contact you.

The EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks is not a virtual exhibition in the strict sense. It is a digital platform for presenting your company and products, for communicating with potential customers and partners, and for knowledge transfers. As an exhibitor, you’ll be presenting your company not in a virtual (graphical) booth, but on an individualised company profile page.

The onboarding process enables all exhibitors, speakers, journalists and participants to set up their personal user profile and enter the matching criteria (search - offer) in order to benefit from matchmaking in the best possible way. Furthermore, the employees of the exhibiting companies can assign themselves to the company profile as employees there at the same time. The matchmaking tool supports the employees during the event by suggesting the most interesting contacts from all users (exhibitors, participants, speakers, journalists). All registered participants will receive the invitation link to the onbaording by e-mail at least 7 days before the event.

Important onboarding and technical requirements fort the platform

If possible, use the latest version of Google Chrome as your browser, or alternatively the latest version of Mozilla Firefox. If you use Internet Explorer, you may experience significant limitations in the display. You will receive additional technical requirements from us in advance and have the opportunity to test them.

Firewall configuration for using the platform

As an exhibitor you'll present your company on an individual company profile page, which is included in every exhibitor package . This serves as the first point of contact for every potential customer – you might think of it as a combined business card and substitute for your exhibition booth. Therefore, you should pay special attention to fill out your company profile with impactful information that arouses ther visitor’s interest and invites them to contact you.

All variants are possible.

As an exhibitor, you will receive access to the TicketCenter via email prior to the start of the event. This allows you to create a personalized exhibitor pass for each of your employees as you would for an onsite event. With the LIVE activation of the event (at the latest 7 days before the start of the event), your employees will then receive an invitation to the onboarding process as an e-mail. Please note that an exhibitor pass must be filled out for each contact person, as this is personalized. As part of the onboarding process, your employees will create their personal profile on the platform in order to benefit as much as possible from the matchmaking process. At the same time, they can assign themselves to your company profile as contact persons.

Even more than at an onsite event, a virtual event requires your staff to be proactive and actively engage with other participants on the platform. Encourage your sales team not only to take active advantage of the matchmaking tool and make arrangements prior to the event for virtual meetings, but also, for example, to screen the participant lists of relevant presentations for promising contacts. The virtual event lives from the active participation of all participants!

You can advertise participation at the virtual EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks as you promote your trade fair attendance. With your confirmation of participation, you will receive an online banner from us that you can use for your e-mail signature, for your website and for advertising via social media. Furthermore, you can use your infinitely redeemable company e-code and your sample cover letters in the TicketCenter and invite your customers to the digital event! You will receive access to the TicketCenter before the start of the event via email.

The first point of contact for every potential customer will be your personalized company profile page – you might think of it as a combination of your business card and a substitute of your exhibition booth. So you should give special attention to filling out your company profile with effective information that arouses participants' interest and invites them to make contact. You can also incorporate photos, videos or pdf files into your company profile, to make it even more attractive.

But remember: even and especially a virtual event lives from the active communication of all participants! Therefore, the active participation of your sales staff is at least as important as a meaningful profile. You will achieve the desired acquisition success through targeted and proactive addressing of potential customers or partners. Even more than on a real trade fair stand, it is important that your sales team actively seeks contact with other participants in order to make the trade fair experience a successful one for them. The integrated matchmaking tool will help you take the first step.

As user on the platform, you can contact any other user at any time. Therefore, various communication tools are integrated in the platform - choose between contacting via chat message, arranging a scheduled video call via the integrated appointment tool or the direct video call. As a team member of an exhibiting company, you will be visible as a contact on the company profile and can be contacted by interested parties. You can also schedule appointments online before the start of the event as soon as the platform goes live (at the latest 7 days before the start of the event). The appointment tool also offers you the option of pre-assigning the times at which you can be reached.

No, there is no deadline. You can find all information on how to participate as exhibitor at EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks here:
Apply now as exhibitor

The profiles of all registered participants will be visible on the platform in good time before the digital event (at the latest 7 days before the event). At this point, digital meetings with other participants (visitors, press representatives, other exhibitors) can already be arranged for the duration of the event. In addition, your employees will receive a lead list with their personal contacts after the event.

The exhibitor package offers the option to give a presentation within the live-actions of EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021. You can pre-record your presentation in our web-cast studio in Nürnberg or in Mexico City. Of course, you can also hold you presentation live via video-meeting (for example ZOOM, MS Teams etc.) directly from your office without travelling.

If you are an industry expert you can contact us and send you a short abstract and the title of your presentation. We will contact you and let you know whether it is possible to speak at EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021.

Yes, on the virtual platform you can see which participants have registered for your lecture. You will receive a lead list of visitors who attended your presentation.

Employees of exhibitor companies will have free access to all presentations in the conference program. All exhibiting companies receive a free quota of exhibitor passes for the employees. As registered exhibitor, you will receive access to the TicketCenter via email prior to the start of the event. This allows you to create a personalized exhibitor pass for each of your employees as you would for an onsite event. With the LIVE activation of the event (at the latest 7 days before the start of the event), your employees will then receive an invitation to the onboarding process as an e-mail. Please note that an exhibitor pass must be filled out for each contact person, as this is personalized. As part of the onboarding process, your employees will create their personal profile on the platform in order to benefit as much as possible from the matchmaking process. At the same time, they can assign themselves to your company profile as contact persons.

In the run-up to the event, the EUROGUSS MEXICO team will support all registered exhibitors with instructions and video tutorials. Should you have any further questions, the EUROGUSS MEXICO team will be available for you as usual. During the event itself, you will also be able to reach a contact partner for technical issues anytime by way of the help function on the platform.

The online registration for EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021 will open shortly. You can buy your ticket, which accesses you to all presentations live and also on-demand for the whole time the platform is open. Of course you can use the matchmaking and get in contact with all exhibitors.