The Congress, Forum and Expo, the global meetings of the world’s press organised by the World Association of Newspapers, expects up to 1,800 publishers, chief editors, managing directors and other senior newspaper executives and their guests to attend.

The Expo has already attracted 55 suppliers to the newspaper industry, including syndication services, news agencies, content management system suppliers, training companies, user-generated content specialists and consultants.

Full details can be found at www.wansweden2008.com.

Info Services Expo has established itself as a key meeting point for newspaper decision makers and suppliers to the industry to discuss the latest products, services and technologies for the industry. Full details about participating at the Expo can be found here.

Registered exhibitors include: Atex; UPM; Telenor; Man Roland; PUBLIgroupe: Norske Skog; Bonnier; Stampen; Holmen; Volvo; Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP); Agence France-Presse; Atlantic Syndication; Planeta Marketing; Sol90/Cases; Escenic; nstein; Polopoly; NY Times Syndicate; Communicacion Uno; ATC; Ninestars; Pressmart/Bodhtree; Reuters; Tribune Media Services; Cognizant; Bloomberg News; RIA Novosti; Matchwork; Expology; Prisa Innova; Feza Publishing Inc / Zaman Media; Newspaper Direct Inc; Financial Times Syndication; Monadadori; Nedstat; Q-Sphere; RQ Games AB; Aitellu; VG News Portal; Associated Press; Six Apart; Mediaplanet International; Atodia AB; Flowman Oy; Retriever Norge AS; Mediearkivet.no AS; Howardshome; Neolux; StockTrak Group Inc.; Apple; Stingplay; Koenig and Bauer and Orbville.

The theme of the 61st World Newspaper Congress reflects the changing nature of the industry - "Newspapers: A Multi-Media Growth Business." Print publications remain the core activity of press companies, generating most of their profits and proving resilient to increasing competition from other information channels. At the same time, digital media are allowing newspapers to significantly extend their audience and revenues.

The theme of the 15th World Editors Forum is "The Integrated Newsroom: Why, How and When". Many newspapers have begun the process of integrating print and online operations, while others believe that maintaining separate newsrooms is a more efficient model in the digital age. The Forum will help editors-in-chief choose the formula that best fits their audiences.

Full details at www.wansweden2008.com.

Sponsors for the events now include Volvo, Holmen Paper, SAS, Bonnier, the Stampen Group, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Tidningsutgivarna, V-Tab, Latte, VLT, RIA, KBA-Nordic, StingPlay and Taxi Göteborg.

The Paris-based WAN, the global organisation for the newspaper industry, defends and promotes press freedom and the professional and business interests of newspapers world-wide. Representing 18,000 newspapers, its membership includes 77 national newspaper associations, newspaper companies and individual newspaper executives in 102 countries, 12 news agencies and 11 regional and world-wide press groups.

Inquiries to: Larry Kilman, Director of Communications, WAN, 7 rue Geoffroy St Hilaire, 75005 Paris France. Tel: +33 1 47 42 85 00. Fax: +33 1 47 42 49 48. Mobile: +33 6 10 28 97 36. E-mail: lkilman@wan.asso.fr.