Arts Europe

NRF and ARTS are providing vendors in Europe that wish to show their support for standards the opportunity to sponsor the one day Retail Standard Summit in London on October 1, 2003. The objectives of the event are:

To introduce NRF to the Retail IT community in UK and Europe with the initial focus on ARTS standards.

To gain new and retain current ARTS and NRF members by providing a local educational forum on the use and benefits of standards.

The program includes presentations by Reebok, Wal-Mart, Retail Systems Alert, UCC-EAN, NRF and ARTS on how standards can provide flexibility for the future, increase speed of implementation and reduce costs.

In depth education on existing ARTS standards will be provided by members of the ARTS IXRetail Technical Committee who will be attending the IXRetail and meetings on September 29 and 30 and October 2.

IT Directors and Managers, those responsible for tactical plans and implementations. We anticipate 100 attendees, based on IXRetail meeting the two days before, the RSA event the day after, and a well orchestrated marketing effort.

Sponsorship would be of great benefit to those companies that provide: POS and related applications, services to integrate applications, and XML based solutions and or middleware.

Name listed in NRF brochure that will be distributed to 600+ companies in UK and Europe. NRF brochure will also be distributed to 1,200 people in UK by Moonwatch Media.

Name will be listed in multiple emails sent to more than 400+ ARTS and NRF contacts in Europe and UK.

Name will be post on NRF and ARTS website as sponsor of event, with links to Retail Systems Alert site.

Sponsors will be introduced at Opening and Lunch during event and may provide inserts for Conference handouts.

Sponsors will receive 3 free registrations to the event that include admission to the retailer only afternoon program Business Track.

Sponsors will be provided access to the pre (10-14 days before the event, includes early registrants) and post (everyone who attended) registration list so sponsors can follow up.

Sponsors will be given first opportunity to present in the afternoon educational sessions on their use and or involvement in creating ARTS standards.

Sponsors of this event will be given preference in sponsoring future ARTS – NRF European events.