Jakarta, 4 April 2012
THE LARGEST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EXHIBITION ASTINDO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FAIR SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED

The biggest travel exhibition in Indonesia ASTINDO International Travel Fair 2012, held in 16 -18 March 2012 at Cendrawasih Hall, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) had successfully concluded. AITF 2012 were participated by tourism industrial players and its supporting industry from all over Indonesia providing various package and individual tourism products. Participating at this year's event were 77 exhibitors consisting of 45 travel agents, 9 tourism boards, 7 national and international airlines, hotels, cruise liners, banking, travel insurance and media partners.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of AITF 2012, Anto Haditono, reported that the number of visitors to ASTINDO's second travel Fair this year reached 45,000, a 18 percent increase on last year's. "We are satisfied with the public interest on AITF 2012. The number of visitors had reached our target. Most of the visitors purchased holiday packages, special packages, and promotion fare airline tickets on their preferred destinations. Some favourite destinations of visitors include Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, and Malaysia. While, Bali, Surabaya, Lombok, Yogyakarta remain to be preferred domestic travel destinations, said Anto.

In addition, Astindo International Travel Fair 2012 booked a total of Rp 48 billion in transactions, a 14 percent increase on last year's. The amount was generated from the sales of domestic and international tickets issued and holiday packages sold during the three-day event," Anto concluded.

The Chairperson of Indonesia Air Ticketing Association (ASTINDO), Elly Hutabarat, said, the success of AITF 2012 was resulted from good cooperation from all the components of tourism in Indonesia which included ASTINDO members, Association of Indonesian Tours and Travel Agents (ASITA) Jakarta branch, 7 (seven) leading airlines, promotion boards, and the supporting industry such as banking, travel insurance, media partners and Pacto Convex as the event organizer. "AITF is the first consumer fair organized by ASTINDO in annual basis, and this year marked as the second time," said Elly.

All of the participating airlines expressed their positive comments on the visitor's interests during the travel fair. The seven leading airlines participated at AITF 2012 were Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Thai Airways. These airlines provided best offer fares during the three-day fair. The tourism boards attending this year AITF were Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, India, Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand and West Nusa Tenggara.

ASTINDO International Travel Fair 2012 was supported by Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, ASITA Jakarta branch, BCA as Official Bank, Chartis Travel Insurance as Co Sponsor, Abacus Distribution System, First Media, and Pacto Convex as Event Organizer. Media partners of this year event included Beritasatu Media Holdings, Beritasatu.com, Investor Daily, Jakarta Globe, Suara Pembaruan, Investor Magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek Indonesia, Escape Magazine, Jalan-Jalan Magazine, Media Indonesia, Okezone.com, SME Magazine, SWA Magazine, Mix Magazine, Tempo English Magazine, Traveltextonline, Unearthing Asia, Venue Magazine, SME Magazine, Brava Radio, Hard Rock Radio, and I Radio.

Further information about the ASTINDO International Travel Fair can be found at http:// www.astindotravelfair.com. Press inquiries should be addressed to: Ika Nazaruddin at ika_nazar@cbn.net.id

Bandar Lampung, 21 October 2011
TRANSACTION OF THE 2011 TOURISM INDONESIA MART & EXPO IN BANDAR LAMPUNG SHOWS A DECREASE

The 17th Indonesian annual travel mart, Tourism Indonesia Mart& Expo (TIME) or 'Pasar Wisata Indonesia' which was recently held in Bandar Lampung from 12 - 14 October 2011 has booked an estimated transaction of US Dollar 15.7 million, a decrease of approx 10% compared to last year's TIME in Lombok.

The Steering Committee Chairman of TIME 2011, Mrs. Meity Robot, commented that the decrease in transactions of this year's TIME in Lampung was due to a number of reasons.

"Lampung's Culture& Tourism Office as the Local Organizing Commit tee could only provide a limited number of hotel accommodation for buyers and travel writers.

However, we managed to invite new buyers from five countries, namely Slovakia, Mexico, Czech Republic, The Phillippines and Thailand.

"We also saw a decrease in the number of sellers this year. This is mainly due because of limited exhibition space again compared to last year's TIME.

The smaller exhibition space was adjusted to the space available in the Novotel Hotel Lampung, the venue of TIME 2011.

However, almost fifty percent of the sellers were first timers, including sellers from the Lampung province," Meity concluded.

At Press Time at the Closing of TIME 2011 the Steering Committee Chairman reported that TIME 2011 was attended by 77 Buyers from 27 countries, and 84 Sellers from 64 companies from various provinces in Indonesia. The top Five Buyers were from the Netherlands, India, Singapore, USA, Indonesia, Korea, and Singapore; whereas Sellers were dominated by Jakarta, Bali, Central Java, Yogyakarta, West Java, East Java, Lampung, North Sumatera, Central Sulawesi, and West Nusa Tenggara. The percenta age of Sellers based on the industry is Hotel, Resort& Spa (75%), NTO (10%), Tour Operator/Travel Agent (7%), Adventure/Activity Holiday (3%), Airline (1.5%), and others (Hotel Management, Tourism Board, Tourism Organizations& Travel Portals (8.5%).

TIME 2011 is organized by the Indonesian Tourism Council (MPI) together with the Local Organizing Committee consisting of the Provincial Government of Lampung, and fully supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as the entire tourism components and associations in Lampung, including Garuda Indonesia as Official Airline, Merpati Nusantara Airlines as supporting airlines, ASITA Lampung, PHRI Lampung, Indonesian Conference and Convention Association (INCCA), Indonesian Tourist Guide Association, and Titan Convex and Pacto Convex as the event organizers, supported by a number of media partners, namely SME Magazine, Investor Daily, Jakarta Globe, Suara Pembaruan, The President Post, Travel Addict, Traveltextonline.com, Unearthing Asia, Venue Magazine, as well as Bulanmadu.com.

Further information about WREC Indonesia 2011 can be found at http:/ www.tourismindonesiamartexpo.com. Press inquiries should be addressed to: Ika Nazaruddin at ika_nazar@cbn.net.id

Nusa Dua, Bali, 17 October 2011
WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS - INDONESIA IN BALI OFFICIALLY OPENED

World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia is officially opened today at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre (BNDCC), Nusa Dua, and will continue until 19 October 2011. The Conference is attended by approximately 700 delegates from over 50 countries worldwide consisting of stake holders of renewable energy and energy efficiency who present to boost the development of clean energy.

The Chairman of Indonesian of Renewable Energy Society (METI-IRES), Ir. Hilmi Panigoro, Msc., as host of World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia said that World Energy Congress - Indonesia is a momentum to speed up the utilization of renewable energy and energy efficiency and at the same time promote the investment of clean and renewable energy in Indonesia to achieve the national target by 2025.

"In line with its theme "Boosting the Use of Low Carbon Energy for a Better World", we hope the Conference could enable participants to boost the utilization of clean and renewable energy worldwide," said Hilmi Panigoro.

"We also wish the Conference will result in producing recommendations and inputs for establishing workable strategy and national action plans on these issues," Hilmi went on.

The Chairman of Organizing Committee Dr. Herman Darnel Ibrahim, emphasized that World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia is not only a scientific gathering but also a moment to unite our determination and commitment towards a larger development of renewable energy and energy efficiency to contribute to the availability of energy supply and reduce the global warming, resulting the Conference attracted global attention.

Attending the Conference are a number of international keynote speakers who will share their perspectives based on their expertise including technology update, policy, and utilization of clean and renewable energy, as well as development of global energy efficiency.

Among the Conference programs are a Panel Discussion on the opportunities and challenges for Indonesia towards development and utilization of renewable energy, as well as side events, including a book launch "Energy for All" published by The World Bank. In conjunction with the Conference, an Exhibition on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is held participated by a number of exhibitors from domestic and overseas to open opportunities for participants to show current technologies and exhibit products and services using clean and renewable energy as well as green technology worldwide.

World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia 2011 is organized by Indonesian Society of Renewable Society (METI-IRES) in cooperation with World Renewable Energy Network (WREN), United Kingdom, supported by the Government of Republic of Indonesia and some international organizations namely ISESCO (Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Embassy of Canada, and supported by a number of main sponsors from national and international companies including Pertamina, Andritz Hydro, Imeco, Medco Power Indonesia, Sharp, Star Energy, Inter Pacific Energy, Schlumberger, PLN, Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia, Antareja, Halliburton, Geocycle, Geodipa, and PRA Group.

World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia 2011 is supported by national and international publications as media partner, namely Respects Magazine and Green Radio, Business Review, The Energy Industry Times, Energy China Forum, Asia Miner, Wall Street Journal Asia, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia Mining World, Petrominer, Majalah Tambang, Petromindo.com, and Metro TV. Acting as Event Organizer is Pacto Convex.

Further information about WREC Indonesia 2011 can be found at http://www.wreeec2011bali.com. Press inquiries should be addressed to: Ika Nazaruddin at ika_nazar@cbn.net.id

INDONESIA TO HOST ASEAN REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT, BALI, JULY 22-24

Over 200 delegates from throughout ASEAN, India and China expected to attend; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Google Executive Chairman Dr. Eric E. Schmidt to address the Summit

Jakarta date – The Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Mari Pangestu, announced today that the ASEAN Regional Entrepreneurship Summit (RES) will occur at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denpassar, Bali, July 22 to 24. The RES is the first regional follow-on to Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington DC in April, 2010. Indonesia sent the second largest delegation among the 55 countries to President Obama’s Summit and committed to hold a follow on Summit to continue the dialogue around the importance of entrepreneurship in creating jobs, promoting innovation, and driving economic growth.

Dr. Pangestu announced that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Summit. In addition, a keynote address will be offered by Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google Inc. The Summit is expected to host over 200 delegates throughout ASEAN as well as India and China. It is timed to occur concurrently with the ASEAN Regional Foreign Ministers Meeting, also in Denpassar, Bali.

The Summit will follow the U.S. Department of State-led Entrepreneurship Delegation to Indonesia where 13 leading American entrepreneurs and early-stage investors will meet with over one hundred of Indonesia’s best start-up teams. The Summit is being organized on behalf of the Government of Indonesia by the Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia (GEPI) in collaboration with Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) of the U.S. State Department. GEPI is also host for the Entrepreneurship Delegation.

The Regional Entrepreneurship Summit will present prominent local and international speakers along with high level participants from the United States, ASEAN countries, India and China. Minister Pangestu said that “the Summit aims to catalyze the entrepreneurship agenda in Indonesia and connect Indonesia’s rapidly growing startup community with major investors and entrepreneurship networks in the United States and Asia.” She added that it was “an honor for Indonesia to be the first country to host the continuation of the conversation following President Obama’s hosted historic Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington DC in April 2010 and to be able to welcome Secretary Clinton to Indonesia for this purpose.”

Commenting on the presence of Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, Chris Kanter, Chairman of GEPI said, “We are very happy to have Dr. Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google Inc., come to keynote the RES. Google is one of the world’s leading examples of the power of successful entrepreneurship. Google is a company that is young in an industry that didn’t even exist 20 years ago. It is now the largest company in one of the largest and most important industries in the world. This is perhaps the best example of the power and promise of entrepreneurship. Having Dr. Schmidt come to Indonesia to spread this message is a telling sign of the importance of our country and this region as an emerging hub of entrepreneurship.”

According to Steven Koltai, Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship at the U.S. Department of State, “Indonesia is one of the key countries of focus for The Global Entrepreneurship Program because we see it as a prime example of an emerging country that is about to take off, in large part through the power of entrepreneurship. We are happy to be helping Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia get up and running, as what we expect will be one of the drivers of a growing entrepreneurial culture in Indonesia.” The RES follows on the heels of the GEP Entrepreneurship Delegation, which will take place July 19-22, 2011 in Jakarta. The finalist for best tech and non-tech early stage and growth stage companies from the delegation’s Showcase of Indonesia’s Entrepreneurs will be announced in a nationally televised Finale ceremony on July 22, 2011 in Bali. This Finale Ceremony is also the kick-off to the RES.

Dr. Eric E. Schmidt is the Executive Chairman of Google. He served as CEO of Google from 2001 – 2011, and previously as chairman and CEO of Novell and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems. He is a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council in the U.K.

Further information about the Regional Entrepreneurship Summit, the entrepreneurship delegation, and GEPI can be found at http://www.gep-indonesia.org and twitter: @GEPIndonesia. Press inquiries should be addressed to: Dian Abubakar at dabubakar@webershandwick.com.

Jakarta, 14 February 2011
BALI, INDONESIA HOST OF WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS – INDONESIA & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI – IRES) has launched the plan for organizing the international gathering of experts and practitioners of renewable energy and energy efficiency, World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia & International Conference & Exhibition on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ("WREC- Indonesia 2011") which will be held on 17 - 19 October 2011 at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Nusa Dua.

Acting as Host WREEEC 2011 in Bali is METI - IRES in cooperation with World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) based in United Kingdom (UK).

Bearing the theme "Boosting the Use of Low Carbon Energy for a Better World", WREEEC 2011 is expected to attract some 1500 participants/delegates from all over the world.

The Chairman of Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI - IRES), Ir. Hilmi Panigoro, MSc., emphasized the importance of Indonesia being host of World Renewable Energy Congress - Indonesia & International Conference & Exhibition on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ("WREC -Indonesia 2011") is to promote the investment of clean and renewable energy in Indonesia as well as energy efficiency having strategic role to reduce the dependency to fossil energy and manage its negative impacts to the environment. "We are proud to organize and host WREC-Indonesia 2011 and hope this event will enable participants both from developing and developed countries to boost the utilization of clean and renewable energy worldwide".

The Conference will also discuss in energy efficiency as strategic component essential in the world strategy for future energy management and efforts to reduce Green House Gas causing global climate change we are facing at the moment. "We also wish the Conference will result in producing recommendations and inputs for establishing workable strategy and national action plans on these issues," said Hilmi Panigoro.

In the meantime, Chairman of Organizing Committee WREC-Indonesia 2011, Dr. Herman Darnel Ibrahim, said that, WREC-Indonesia 2011 is a forum for government officials, decision makers and regulators, politicians and legislators, scientists, experts and academicians, NGO, business executives, bankers and industry players, developers, operators, and entrepreneurs dealing with renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses. "Conference participants will exchange new knowledge and technology as well as experiences within all aspects. In conjunction with Conference, an Exhibition will be held to open opportunities for participants to show current technologies and exhibit products and services using clean and renewable energy as well as green technology," said Herman Darnel.

Chairman of OC Herman Darnel continued that the Conference is expected to function as a place to study and exchange valuable experience and knowledge in new and renewable energy as well as energy efficiency for business players, electrical services operators (PLN and their working partners), academicians, community and practitioners of energy, both in the central and local.

In line with the Conference theme and added with the newly established Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia, the Conference is expected to become a momentum and new boost for a bigger and more effective utilization of new and renewable energy.

There are a number of topics in new and renewable energy to be discussed in WREC Indonesia, Bali 2011 in Bali, namely Geothermal, Hydro Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass, Ocean Energy, Wind Energy. In energy efficiency, topics to be discussed include development and technology applied which could save energy in industry and commerce as well as transportation. Moreover, other topics to be discussed are Low Carbon Technology, New and Renewable Energy Financing, Environment Management and Carbon Trade. Conference participants will also be offered to visit some new and renewable energy projects located around Bali and Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara).

WREC-Indonesia 2011 is supported by a number of Indonesian ministries and institutions related with the development and utilization of new and renewable Energy, namely Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, State Ministry of Research and Technology, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Agency for Assessment & Application and Technology (BPPT), National Energy Council, and ISESCO (Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Moreover, the Conference is also supported by private sector, both local and international.

For more information, please contact:
Ika Nazaruddin
Secretariat of WREC Indonesia, Bali 2011
c/o Pacto Convex Ltd.
Tel: (62-21) 570 5700 Ext. 432 or 571 9973 (direct)
Fax: (62-21) 570 5798
Mobile: 0812 1000 469
Email: Ika_nazar@cbn.net.id
Website: www.wreeec2011bali.com