The ICT Cluster of the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), which belongs to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is organizing PYMETIC 2008. PYMETIC 2008 is the second edition of the exhibition of ICT solutions and services for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) of Latin America and the Caribbean to be held in Torre de la Américas, Panama City, Panama, during November 20 and 21, 2008.

PYMETIC is an initiative created to promote the supply of MIF, as well as other regional and inter-regional organizations, financed ICT services for MSME. This second edition of the fair will deal with several up-to date subjects such as Agriculture, Retail, Manufacture, and Government Services. There will also be lectures on ICT trends and their impact on MSME, delivered by national and international experts. Among those participating, there will be non-profit organizations, ICT enterprises, software industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, governmental agencies, business associations, research centers, universities, and multilateral credit and financing organizations.

Over 200 organizations and 500 visitors from Panama, Latin America and the Caribbean, America and Europe, are expected to attend this technology exhibition. With regard to marketing and promotion, the following, among others, will be available:

• Press releases from the IDB and the MIF, before and during the event.
• Press attaché in the fair.
• Mail to over 1500 organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Web sites dedicated to IDB/MIF.
• Videos and other multimedia materials available at the IDB/MIF web sites.
• Specialized brochures.
• Information to software associations from several countries.
• Information to MIF-supported venture capital investment funds.
• Articles in specialized magazines.

For further information, please visit the conference website: http://www.iadb.org/mif/pymetic