"Macao Ideas" is an exhibition centre established by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to promote "Made-in-Macao", "Macao Brand" and "Macao Design" products. Officially opened on 9 May 2011, it aims to provide a business matching platform for domestic and foreign purchasers, agents or enterprises who are interested in products of Macao.
At present, "Macao Ideas" exhibits around 1,700 products from over 100 Macao enterprises, including food, coffee beans, wine, healthcare products, clothes, shoes, jewelry, skin care products, cultural and creative design products, and handcrafts.
TYPES OF EXHIBIT CATEGORIES:
1. Made in Macao
This type of exhibits are mainly emphasized on "Made in Macao". By promoting the quality, manufacturing capacity and technological know-how of local manufacturers or factory, it strives to attract buying desires of consumers or buyers. Applicants are recommended to focus on the official name, history and scale of the manufacturer or factory when applying for this category.
2. Macao Brand
"Macao Brand" refers to goods that are made in or outside of Macao by local enterprises with registered trademarks in Macao (i.e. company with sales office or administrative offices in Macao for trading). Besides, the enterprise with exhibit of "Macao Brand" must present a proven registered trademark in Macao, while sales of these products offer employment opportunities to Macao residents or facilitate local trading and financing, logistics or tax incomes etc., and it is not limited to projects outside of Macao and invested by Macao residents. Applicants are recommended to emphasize on the series of products, market positioning and image of the brand etc. In addition, exhibits of "Macao Brand" could also be defined as a series of products with certain reputation.
3.Macao Design
Exhibits under this category could be actual products or models designed in Macao. Applicants can either be local enterprises or individual designers with residency of Macao. The objective of this exhibit category is to express the creativity and capability of the enterprise or designer, so as to attract purchase in large quantity, or to utilize their patent through various forms of cooperation (namely franchising or licensing) for subsequent manufacturing purpose. Furthermore, unfinished products which are still in design models are exhibited to attract manufacturers´ cooperation.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ENQURIES:
Interested parties are invited to fill in the application form and provide relevant information (such as product names, introductions of products and photos etc.). All items and information received for "Macao Ideas" will be arranged and exhibited by IPIM. IPIM reserves the right to accept any application or not.
For enquiries, please contact "Macao Ideas", at Rua Sul de Entre Lagos, Complexo da Plataforma de Serviços para a Cooperação Comercial entre a China e os Países de Língua Portuguesa, Edifício de escritório, 1.º e 2.º andar, Macau, tel.: (853) 2872 8212, fax: (853) 2872 8213, e-mail: macaoideas@ipim.gov.mo, website: http://macaoideas.ipim.gov.mo.
Exhibition site in Macao
Address: Basement Level 1 of the Complex of Commerce and Trade Co-operation Platform for China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Rua Sul de Entre Lagos, Macao
Tel: +853 2872 8212
Fax: +853 2872 8213
Representative Offices in Mainland China
Address:Room 707, Complex Building of Zhejiang Foreign Trade and Economics, No. 468 Yan'an Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Tel: +86 571 2825 7336
Fax: +86 571 2825 7350
Address:Room 506, Sheraton Chengdu Lido Hotel, No. 15, Section 1, Ren Min Zhong Road, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Tel: +86 28 8626 2305/+86 28 8626 2735
Fax: +86 28 8626 2735
Address:Room 1905, Enterprise Square Tower B, No. 125 Qingnia Street, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Tel: +86 24 2551 8733
Fax: +86 24 2251 8722
Address:Room 6402-2, SUC, No. 55 Zhenwu Road, Fuzhou, Fujian Province
Tel: +86 591 8780 8660
Fax: +86 591 2220 6788
Address:Room 3306-7, Pearl River Tower, No. 15, Zhujiang West Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Tel: +86 20 3725 2101
Fax: +86 20 3725 2162
Address:Room 601, Wuhan Tiandi-Corporate Centre 5, No. 1628 Zhongshan Avenue, Jiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei Province
Tel: +86 27 8228 8577
Fax: +86 27 8226 7927
"Macao Ideas" is a commercial exhibition centre which organized by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM); It is an optimum platform for domestic and overseas purchasers, agents or enterprises intending to purchase products in Macao.
Clothes & Accessories, Cultural Products, Tourist Commodities, Household Goods & Furniture, Food & Beverage, Video, Electronics & Toys, Office Supplies & Devices, Machinery & Parts, Eco-friendly Products and Others.
Rua Sul de Entre Lagos, Complexo da Plataforma de Serviços para a Cooperação Comercial entre a China e os Países de Língua Portuguesa, Edifício de escritório, 1.º e 2.º andar, Macau