The IST99 exhibition which will cover some 4000 sqm will consist of 4 main elements:
1. R&D technology The major part of the exhibition will be oriented towards results from previous Commission R&D Programmes in information and communications technologies. Some 80 projects will display their results, clustered in accordance with the main topics of the conference.
2. Special villages and pavilions Several area’s in the exhibition will be devoted to special theme’s. Important Finnish technology applications and research activities will be presented in the ‘meeting Finland’ pavilion. The 25 winners of the website will show their technologies and products in the EISTP village and some highly interactive music generating technologies will be hosted in the ‘Interaction Café’.
3. International contributions Several non-EU countries will present their research activities and will be looking for R&D collaboration. The Central and Eastern European counties will be strongly represented, as well as a number of non-EU Mediterranean countries and other countries associated to the 5th Framework Programme.
4. Information stands Projects and actions of a horizontal nature will inform the visitor on their awareness activities, support actions and services. Some of them are from within the IST Programme, others originate from initiatives like the Global Cities Dialogue or EUREKA. Last but not least, the key actions and messages of the website of the European Commission will be displayed in a visual and attractive manner.