Att : Miles Cattell

Kinsale Farmers Market

Dear Miles,

We are delighted to announce that the World Union of Wholesale Markets, (WUWM) and International Operators Market & Street Traders, (IOMST), are jointly hosting the 3^rd WUWM International Retail Market Conference in Dublin in the Royal College of Surgeons on June 25^th and 26^th 2010. The Conference will be opened by John Gormley, Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The conference will put public markets firmly back on the Irish political agenda and will discuss how public-private partnerships can effectively and profitably manage public markets. Some excellent speakers from Europe and the US will explain how markets have become a sizeable contributor to their countries’ economies.

The strapline of the conference “Retail Markets – Business with a Human Face” explores the comprehensive benefits that public markets bring to their localities. The conference will kickstart a campaign to redevlop Irish market culture and foresees markets become a significant contributor to our beleagured economy.

According to latest estimates, private and public markets in Ireland generate approximately €120 million per annum. However, public markets in the EU generate €35 billion per annum, with UK public markets accounting for £7.65 bllion of that figure.

Using those figures as a template, public markets in Ireland must have the potential to generate between €800 million and €1 billion per annum.

Visit the conference website www.odysseyconventionireland.ie/WUWM2010 for further information. The early bird registration fee of €250.00 is valid until April 30^th, so book early to avail of this offer and to avoid disappointment.

Kind Regards,

Alicia O’Reilly

IOMST

The Secretariat

3^rd WUWM Retail Conference

wuwm@odysseyintl.ie