SIGN İstanbul, which set out via "Move on for the 10th time, seize the colorful andexciting meeting", as well as achieving the target "fair shall launch, business shallboost", also have brought an economical dynamism to outdoor advertising.

Birol Fedai, President of ARED, Mustafa Aydemir, ARED Council Executive, Head of Auditing Board, and Selahattin Durak, President of İFO as well as sector representatives accompanied the opening.

SIGN İstanbul, gathered together suppliers, signmakers, outdoor media agencies, advertisers and advertising agencies through 292 participants from 22 countries allover the world, and, introduced the latest technologies for outdoor advertising.

SIGN İstanbul 2008 hosted 10.245 professionals from 53 countries and, via visitors from Western and Central Europe, Balkans, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States, MENA countries, Asia and America, have signed a record of more than 20% foreign visitors.

During the premiere of SIGN İstanbul, Dijital Teknik magazine –for their 5th anniversary- awarded by a plaque the firms that contributed to the development of Outdoor Advertising, the firms that acted as sponsor for Sector Training Seminars held at ARED in 11 provinces, and the instructors thereof.

Below titled seminars were held together with SIGN İstanbul 2008:

• 4 colors, 6 colors, 8 colors, white, lacquer, Why?
• To be green-publisher
• To manage the change

which were intensively participated by students of Aegean University, Bayrampasa İnönü Industrial Vocational High School and other fair visitors.