Starting with the 55th IREPAS Meeting, new changes were made in order to increase the efficiency of the event. The duration was extended to three days.

Separate Committee Meetings under the headings of Raw Materials, Producers and Traders were held. All these changes are the result of feedback gained from questionnaires filled out by participants at previous meetings. The programme commenced with the Welcome Cocktail on Sunday evening, which provided the perfect opportunity for networking. The conference presentations began after the Committee Meetings on Monday morning and continued all day Monday and on Tuesday until noon.

Please kindly confirm your participation at www.irepas.com/general/meetingApplication.aspx, if you are a registered member. If you are not a registered member, please first register yourself on www.irepas.com , then confirm your participation.

This event will have an extended programme of one and a half days and the fee structure is as follows:

For early registrations until August 14th, 2006;

• €550,- for 1 participant ;
• €495,- for 2-4 participants ;
• €445,- for 5 and more participants from a single company.

From Aug 14th onwards the registration fee will be

• €700,- for 1 participant ;
• €630,- for 2-4 participants ;
• €565,- for 5 and more participants from a single company.

The fee includes attendance to sessions, refreshments, welcome reception, gala dinner, lunch, and conference documentation (Please note that your registration fee does not include accommodation). Please complete the form on www.steelorbisevents.com, to register for the Conference.

Accommodation for the conference must be reserved seperately by the participants. If you like to reserve your accommodation please fill in the form atwww.steelorbisevents.com and kindly return this form directly to the fax number on the reservation sheet with a copy sent to SteelOrbis. Please do note that; due to autumn being a peak time for conventions in Prague, hotels and flights are nearly fully booked in that period. Submitting your application at the earliest convenience will be advantageous for you.