PRESS RELEASE #34 - Interaction Provides Dealers, Artists, Exhibitors and Members with Additional Shipping Services

GLASGOW, Thursday 28 April 2005

Kuehne + Nagel appointed as Interaction lead shipping and customs partner - international exhibitors encouraged to come to Glasgow - Art Show accepting mail-in - additional services for members.

Interaction is pleased to announce the appointment of Kuehne + Nagel as lead partner for shipping and customs activities. Kuehne + Nagel will be responsible for ensuring the safe and timely delivery of dealers merchandise, art displays and other exhibits at the Convention in time for the August 2005 event.

The Kuehne + Nagel service will remove the stress from international exhibitors by providing a full service from point of origin to the floor of the convention. Kuehne + Nagel will coordinate Interaction's global shipping requirement from their Atlanta office in the USA. Within the UK, shipping services will be provided by TNT Showfreight as Kuehne + Nagel's local partner.

Interaction has simultaneously announced details of its Art Show plans. These include full support for Mail-In art from those artists who would like to participate in the Art Show but cannot attend the convention in person. For those coming from North America, Interaction has also arranged for a consolidation service enabling artists to combine their art work into a single international shipment to increase convenience and reduce cost.

The Interaction Dealers' Room and Art Show will be amongst the main focal points of the Convention, covering over 3000 square metres of exhibition space and providing members with the chance to see and buy books, music, memorabilia, paintings, sculpture, and other items. The Hall will also feature historic and other not-for-sale exhibits including an art display by one of Interaction's Special Guests, artist Alan Lee, who is best know for his Oscar-winning work on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Interaction is currently finalising arrangements for a further service which will enable members to ship their purchases back home after the Convention. This is expected to be especially useful for the many international members who will be combining their Convention attendance with a wider vacation in Scotland.

Full details of these services are available from Interaction's web site. Details of the Kuehne + Nagel service can be found at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/customs.htm whilst information on the Art Show consolidation service and Mail-In can be found at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/artship.htm.

ENDS

Contacts

General: info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
Press/Media: David Stewart - press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk

The 2005 World Science Fiction Convention, known as Interaction, will take place in Glasgow, UK from 4-8 August 2005. More information about Interaction, including current membership rates, is available from its web site (http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/) or by writing to info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.

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Release Date 28^th April 2005