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First Halal Show Down Under
By The Halal Journal
Sep 4, 2006, 13:43

Australia is taking a significant leap forward in strengthening itself as a global Halal player when the inaugural Australia Halal Trade exhibition convenes this 16 – 19 September at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens, Melbourne.

Amir Said, a Singaporean based in Melbourne is leading the team of Muslim Asians, Arabs and Europeans in organising the trade show where they will play host to over 150 Halal participants from around the world.

“The introduction and awareness of Halal products and services has never been formally established here in Australia. There is already a small variety available but not enough to accommodate the half million Muslim consumers in Australia,” said Amir Said, project director of the Australia Halal Trade Expo 2006.

“This is the first event of such magnitude within the southern hemisphere. Therefore, we have taken a bold initiative to create that opportunity for businesses to promote and expand towards the right market. Naturally, we expect this to be a significant catalyst for future Halal developments within Australia and around the world,” Amir added.

He also expects that the event will encourage participants to discover and broaden their knowledge of Halal consumers, markets and products from within Australia, as well as the rest of the world. With a Malaysian office and representatives from other countries within the region, the organisers are garnering strong industry support.

Amir pointed that despite having only two full months to market the event, they have so far received confirmations from 60 booth participants including from Malaysia, Thailand, China, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia as well as Australia.

Twelve categories of Halal businesses will be represented during the up-coming Halal Trade Expo including hospitality, travel, media, education, cosmetics and of course, food. The four-day expo will also feature various attractions for visitors including a Muslim themed fashion show, talks, children’s corner and an art gallery. A grand charity dinner will also be organised, which is currently up for sale at AUD120 per head for seminar and booth participants and AUD150 for normal public.

“We are trying to showcase a progressive modern approach of Islam through these creative sessions as part of introducing Islam to people who are curious to know more. Part of the proceeds from sales of the art gallery works and tickets to the grand charity dinner will go to the Lebanese cause,” Amir added.

For more information on the event, please log on to www.australiahalaltrade.com.au

World Halal Forum Industry Dialogue: Melbourne

The World Halal Forum Halal Industry Dialogue: Melbourne, a moderated industry dialogue designed to highlight, analyse & resolve Australia’s Halal industry issues will be held on Monday, 18 September 2006 in conjunction with the Australia Halal Trade exhibition.

Organised by Australia Halal Trade Pty Ltd in partnership with KasehDia Sdn Bhd, organisers of The World Halal Forum and publishers of The Halal Journal, the goal of the WHF Industry Dialogue Melbourne is to get to the heart of the issues faced in specific market sectors in Australia. These issues will then be raised at the Annual World Halal Forum on 7-9 May 2007, and will be used to chart the development of this fast growing lucrative industry.

The Melbourne event will focus on issues facing Australia in 2 key areas namely the Halal meat and dairy industry as well as Halal standards, auditing and certification. Australian Minister of Trade Mark Vaile has been invited to deliver the keynote address.

The sessions will be attended by a panel of industry experts and professionals, and will be chaired and moderated by Jumaatun Azmi, editor of The Halal Journal and managing director of KasehDia, organisers of The World Halal Forum, and Nordin Abdullah, executive director of KasehDia, and Hajj Abdalhamid Evans, director of the International Halal Industry Alliance.

For more info on the dialogue and the event, please log on to www.worldhalalforum.org.






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