Care Show 2012 Will be Held in Oct. 2012

SHANGHAI, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM China (www.ubmchina.com) will hold the 1st Care Show Shanghai-China 2012 at the Shanghai Equatorial Hotel on 24-25 Oct, 2012.

Population ageing is a global trend - China became an ageing society 10 years ago. There were over 185 million Chinese aged over 60 (13.7% of the total population) in 2011 but this will rise to an estimated 300 million in 2014. This demographic process will continue and will peak around 2030.

UBM is now integrating its global resources on senior care and healthcare with new geo-adaption of its established brand in Senior Care, the Care Show.

The event will bring private sector businesses from different backgrounds and regions together looking at successful business models, management advice and investment opportunities in China and overseas. The event is an ideal networking place for industry professionals, government officials, investors and related organizations.

For more information, please visit Care Show China's official website: www.careshow.com.cn

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About the UBM Care Show

The UK Care Shows, established for over 10 years, are the largest events for care providers in England.

A total of over 300 exhibitors gather each year across two shows to network with directors, managers and proprietors from nursing homes, care homes, retirement villages and homecare agencies.

With a mixture of domestic and international exhibitors the shows in Bournemouth and Birmingham are the essential events for care providers across England.

Care Show France (Geront Expo) is the largest exhibition for care operators in France. Taking place in Paris every year it runs alongside exhibitions and conferences for hospital operators and healthcare IT professionals.

14,000 visitors attended the last event with over 350 domestic and international exhibitors using over 20,000 m2 of exhibition space.

Notes to Editors

1. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 18 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia. We have over 240 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their kind across the region. Our 200 events, 24 publications and 16 vertical portals serve over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant market news and industry trends, and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We have 1,000 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.

2. About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,600 staff in 31 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.