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Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2020
Japan Grand Prix
  International Orchid
 and Flower Show 2020
~Exhibitor's Application Guide~
                Application Due Date
          Friday, 30th August, 2019

  Venue   Tokyo Dome (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
  Dates   Friday 14th – Friday 21st February, 2020

     JGP International Orchid Show Steering Committee
                  Tokyo Dome Corporation
Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2020
■Introduction
   Since its first flower show in 1991, the “Japan Grand Prix- International Orchid Festival” has
 grown to one of the world‘s biggest Orchid flower events, year by year, improving upon its
 content and scale. Last year, this flower show was renewed as the “Japan Grand Prix
 International Orchid and Flower Show ” reaching to the wider range of horticultural world and
 exploring new focuses and guests.

  Not only orchid, we attempted to incorporate various flowers and plants, and as a result, we
 have received new visitors and younger audience.

  2020 will be a special year, not only it is the beginning of New imperial era Reiwa, but it is a
 commemorative 30th anniversary of this flower show. Therefore, we will aim to achieve a
 greater success by building upon the previous achievements and exploring newer fields
 emerging from the change of time.

   We strive to explore the charms of orchid, diversity of flowers, plants and lifestyle merchandises
 by presenting suggestive experience of “Botanical life style”, and making efforts to contribute to
 the further developments of the Horticulture industry. We hope that you could work with us, and
 lead this flower show to a the greater success. We sincerely look forward to receiving your
 Exhibitor's Application.

■Exhibition Outline (draft)
Event title   :   Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2020

 Purpose      :   Promoting “flowers” and “Plants” of the floral industry with orchids at its heart,
                  aiming for its development and proposing to people a way of enjoying a pleasant
                  lifestyle, rich in emotion and overflowing with flowers and plants.
      Host    :   JGP International Orchid Show Executive Committee (The Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK,
                  JGP Organising Committee and Tokyo Dome)
 Sponsors     :   American Orchid Society (AOS), Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and World
                  Orchid Conference (WOC) (provisional)
   Venue      :   Tokyo Dome (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

    Dates     :   8 days from Friday 14th February to Friday 21st February, 2020
                                Friday 14th                             12:00-21:00
                                Saturday    15th                        10:00-21:00
                                Sunday    16th/Monday   17th                10:00-17:30
                                Tuesday 18th/Wednesday 19th/Thursday 20th   10:00-21:00
                                Friday   21st                           10:00-17:30

Admission     :   The opening ceremony and the Private viewing are scheduled to be held on the
                  morning of 14th February.
                  Last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing time.

                                                                                          (provisional)
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Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2020
■ Photos of the Last Year’s Event.

■Time Schedule (draft)

 Friday 30th
                           Deadline for the Exhibitor's Applications
 August 2019

                           Exhibitors selection
 Early – Mid September
                           by the JGP International Orchid Show Steering Committee

                           Notification to the exhibitors
 Early October             (Sending of acceptance letters and invoice for the exhibitor
                           booth fees.)

                           Briefing for the exhibitors
                           (A guidebook for the exhibitors will be distributed in the Briefing.
 Early November
                            If you do not participate in the briefing, we will email you the
                           data of the guidebook.)

 Wednesday 18th
                           Booth fee payment due date
 December

 Friday 14th–Friday 21st
                           Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2020
 February 2020

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■Specification of Exhibition Booth
 - The basic booth size is width 4,000 (3,920)mm x depth 2,500 (2,420)mm x height 2,700mm.
   (1 booth is approx. 10m2)
   *( ) shows internal dimension * Side panel (partition panel) is 2,000mm deep, and thus will not
   cover the entire depth of the booth (2,500mm).
 - A partition panel will be set up on the border between neighboring booths
   (depth 2,000mm x height 2,700mm)

 - A parapet wall will be set up for those booths facing a shared passage, with a company name
   signboard on the front and fluorescent lamp fitted at the back.
   (parapet wall height: 300mm, 1 x 40W fluorescent lamp)

 - Decorating the parapet wall is prohibited.

 - The partition panels and parapet wall etc. provided by the JGP International Orchid Show
   Steering Committee (hereafter “JGP Steering Committee”) are not allowed to be moved or
   damaged. The nailing or hanging of picture frames and paintings on the walls are prohibited.
   Should there be damage to these, the actual cost to restore them to their original condition
   will be charged.

 - Pillars will be set up every 4,000mm for booths bigger than 2 booths.

 - The exhibitors are responsible for all internal decoration of their booths. Decoration has to be in
   harmony with the whole venue and strict rules apply based on the fire services act.
   Please check the Guidebook for Exhibitors which will be sent nearer the date.

■Basic Booth Specification

                                                 System panels will be used for basic booths.
 Parapet
                                                 *Decoration parts for booths are available(for a fee).
      300

                                                                                                     2,000(Internal dimension:1,920)
 Company
    name
 signboard

                                                                            Floor
                                                                                                                                       2,500
                                 2,700

                                                                                                     500

                                                            Parapet               Fluorescent light (40w x 1)
                                                                4,000(Internal dimension:3,920)

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■Exhibitors Booths
◆Booth Fee (per basic booth)

            Booth Fee                                              401,500 yen (incl.tax)

* Includes garbage disposal bags fee (10 bags per 1 booth). Exceeding bags will be extra of
  charge.
* A stockyard is allocated in a booth and included in a fee.
* The services listed below will be an additional charge.
 - Extra stockyard fee : 16,500 yen (incl.tax)
 - Brochure publication fee. (please see details in guidebook for exhibitors).
* New consumption tax rate (10%) will be applied accordingly to the changing Consumption
  Tax Law on 1st October.

◆Exhibitor Application
- The deadline for the exhibitor applications is Friday 30th August.
- The selection of exhibitors will take place from early to mid September all at the same time,
  regardless of order of application or exhibitor experience, by the JGP Steering Committee,
  Tokyo Dome.
- We will let each company know the result of selection in early October.

◆Pledge
Please definitely read the pledge and tick the box in the "Exhibitor's Application Form".
                                                        
1. Our products, services, and sales methods do not infringe the trademark rights, patent rights, copyright, and
   publicity rights of any third party. We assume the responsibility of dealing with customers in relation to our products,
   services, and sales methods in full accordance with the law.
2. When dealing with food, we commit to follow food hygiene laws/all related regulations stipulated by law and
   follow the instructions of any related governmental organization and will do our best to prevent food poisoning
   and infectious diseases. In case of food poisoning or any other accidents, we will swiftly report to the JGP
   International Orchid Show Steering Committee, Tokyo Dome Corporation (hereafter “JGP Steering Committee”)
   to consult and settle the problems on our own account and at our expense.
3. When dealing with plants, we will comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
   Wild Fauna and Flora, and will not sell or exhibit any plants listed in the Red List compiled by the Ministry of the
   Environment or any illegal imports and plants collected from the wild. In case of any violation, we will swiftly report
   to the JGP Steering Committee and follow instructions from the Ministries in charge on our own account.
4. We will never engage in actions that cause annoyance to visitors, other exhibitors, and the JGP Steering
   Committee (coercive sales, aggressive touting, and character/credibility defamation).
5. We guarantee that we are not members of, or have any relation to, any organized criminal or antisocial groups
   and we do not and will not have any dealings with such groups or individuals.
6. On being accepted as a exhibitor, we will follow the rules stated in the "Guidebook for Exhibitors" and the
   instructions of the JGP Steering Committee.
7. In the event of acts in contravention of the pledge, we will swiftly comply with subsequent decisions taken by the
    JGP Steering Committee.
8. We will comply with the privacy law/related laws when obtaining personal information, notify the individual(s)
   about/announce the intended use, and obtain/manage the information legally and appropriately. We will not
   complain in the case of refusal of our application as a result of review by the JGP Steering Committee. In case of
   acceptance, we agree that receipt of the "acceptance letter" serves as the completion of contract and we
   agree to make the booth fee payment by the deadline following the rules of the JGP Steering Committee.
9.we will never close the booth(s) during the event held.
                                                                                                                 July 2019

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◆Procedure After Acceptance
- The JGP Steering Committee will send a letter of acceptance to the exhibitors based on the
  details in the application form and receipt of the letter will act as the completion of contract.
  We will also send out the invoice for the booth fee which should be settled by the payment
  due date.

◆Payment Due Date
- Wednesday, 18th December, 2019

◆Booth Allocation
- Booth allocation is decided by the JGP Steering Committee and will be shown on the booth
  allocation map. Allocation will be made, in principal, according to the genre of products and
  the types of contractors of booths (hereafter “Exhibitor”). Exhibitors can neither ask to change
  their booth allocation, exchange booth allocations with others nor transfer or sublet whole or
  part of their booth to third parties.
- Joint exhibitors are in principal not allowed. Please contact the JGP Steering Committee where
  this appears to be unavoidable.

◆Withdrawal of Application and Cancellation of Booth Contract
- The following cancellation charges will apply should you cancel the booth contract after
  receiving the letter of acceptance (completion of contract).
- We may also cancel the contract if the payment has not reached the JGP Steering
  Committee by 18th December 2019 strictly, in which case there will be a cancellation charge.
  Please be aware of the deadline.

            Cancellation Deadline                               Cancellation Charge

From the completion of contract
to 18th December 2019                                50% of booth fee

After 19th December                                  100% of booth fee

◆Company/Exhibitor Name
- The JGP Steering Committee will make a signboard with your company/exhibitor name on the
  parapet for your booth.
  On this signboard, your booth number, company/exhibitor name and your business base will be
  indicated.
  ・The company/exhibitor name will be as you filled in the exhibitor's application form
  ・Business base means where your company has registered to.
  ・The font is standardized as below.
    Font- type: Kaku Gothic
    Font-color: Black
  ・You can not use your company logo, or can not specify the font on your signboard.
  ・Co. / Ltd. / Corp. / Inc. and etc. will be omitted.

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◆Photos of your Products
- As we would like to see your products beforehand, please send us the photo data about your
  products. In addition, there are possibilities that photo will be used in the official website and
  other advertisements.
  1. Photo Data: Over 1MB (1MB=1,000KB) *We prefer lager data size as possible.
  2. Data Format : jpg
  3. How to send in: by E-mail, by File transfer service or by postal or courier service (CD-R or USB)
  4. File name:" booth name_product name" (e.g.)IMG_3363.jpg → Tokyodome_Orchid.jpg
                 *Please make sure to change the file name into an accurate shop/product
                  name so that it can be used for publicities.
- The submitted photo may not be used in publicities.
- Due to the schedule limitation, we will edit your photos by our responsibility.

■Entry to the Venue
 ◆Entry pass for exhibitors (ID card)
 - Entry passes (ID card) will be issued free of charge, according to the numbers of booths
   contracted (4 cards per booth).
 - Additional ID cards may be purchased for 4,000 yen. Please see details in the “Guidebook for
  Exhibitors”.

 ◆Notes
 - The event host is not liable for any problems that occur during sales at the booths such as
   accidents, injuries or theft. The response to these problems will be the exhibitor’s responsibility.
 - The event host is not liable for any damage, disappearance or theft of products caused by
   natural disasters and force majeure events.
 - We recommend the exhibitors arrange any insurance required to cover any damage to
   products between the setting up and taking down of their booth.
 - In case a natural disaster or unforeseeable emergency prevents the event from taking place,
   the host may decide to change dates or cancel the event. In such a case, we will inform
   exhibitors through the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper or International Orchid Show official website.
   The host will not be liable for any damage, additional cost and other issues caused in
   these circumstances.

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■ Official Number of Visitors
   JGP 2018
                Date                               Weather              Number of Visitors
            16th Feb (Fri)                          Cloudy                     3,257
           17th Feb (Sat)                           Cloudy                    18,387
           18th Feb (Sun)                           Sunny                     19,928
           19th Feb (Mon)                           Sunny                     20,324
           20th Feb (Tue)                           Sunny                     15,189
           21st Feb (Wed)                           Sunny                     17,719
           22nd Feb (Thu)                         Snow/Rain                   12,312
            23rd Feb (Fri)                        Rain/Cloudy                 11,711
                       Total Number of Visitors                              118,827

   JGP 2019
                Date                               Weather             Number of Visitors
           15th Feb (Fri)                     Sunny/Cloudy                   11,433
           16th Feb (Sat)                           Sunny                    22,375
           17th Feb (Sun)                           Sunny                    19,072
          18th Feb (Mon)                            Sunny                    18,571
           19th Feb (Tue)                         Sunny/Rain                 18,491
          20th Feb (Wed)                            Sunny                    19,053
           21st Feb (Thu)                           Sunny                    16,981
           22nd Feb (Fri)                           Sunny                    10,260
                     Total Number of Visitors                               136,236

  * First day of 2018: Number of visitors for “The opening ceremony and a private viewing” only.
    First day of 2019: Total number of visitors for “The opening ceremony and a private viewing”
    and “The show”.

                                       Contact Information
                         JGP International Orchid Show Steering Committee,
                                      Tokyo Dome Corporation
                                        Address:
            C/O Tokyo Dome Corporation, 1-3-61, Koraku Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8575
                                                   Phone:
                                             +81 (0)50-5236-5806
                                                     Fax:
                                             +81 (0) 3-3817-6238
                                               Contact:
                       Teruyoshi Tsukioka / t_tsukioka@gms.tokyo-dome.co.jp
                          Makiko Sato / m_sato5@gms.tokyo-dome.co.jp

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