On March 21, the Care & Rehabilitation Expo China 2018 Press Conference took place in Beijing. Present at the conference were colleagues from China Disabled Persons' Federation, China Assistive Devices and Technology Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation and Guangzhou Poly Jinhan Exhibition Co., Ltd, together with representatives of embassies, consulates and commerce organization of countries and regions including Australia, Canada, Spain and Iceland. The conference had China Foundation for Disabled Persons, China Productivity Academy and Hongkong Elderly Commission as its supporting units. 

As the most influential national exhibition of assistive device industry, CR Expo aims to satisfy needs of disabled persons by continuing to integrate resources covering the entire industry chain, create an international communication platform for the industry and present the cutting-edge technologies and achievements in the field of assistive devices and elderly care necessities. A successful CR Expo signifies an important step to put into practice the Opinions about Promoting the Development of Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices Industry. It also plays a critical role in promoting rehabilitation services for the disabled and facilitating the development of assistive device industry.

Centering around the theme of “New Outlook for Care & Rehabilitation”, CR Expo 2018 is to be held at National Convention Center, from October 11^th to 13^th with an extended area of 25,000m² and over 350 domestic and foreign brands coming under one roof. This session of CR Expo boasts the following highlights:

No. 1: Debut of international pavilions. Being a platform linking the global market, CR Expo 2018 will spare no effort to explore the optimal resources available by creating international pavilions in collaboration with international commerce organizations like Jetro and Ontario Ministry of International Trade. This will help gather together the world’s leading brands and promote communication and cooperation cross countries to help us enjoy new opportunities of this new era. 
 

No. 2: Eight unique featured areas. To better meet the needs of exhibitors, this session of CR Expo will enlarge the pavilions of assistive devices, smart technology and barrier-free living, and at the same time it will create eight new pavilions for elderly care, rehabilitation, prosthesis and orthoses, hearing and visual aids and so to provide a comprehensive set of products and solutions. 

No.3: Grand meeting of industrial leaders. Well-renowned for its achievements and forward-looking ideas, CR Expo has become a must-go event for business insiders who want to grasp industrial trends, market directions and seek for commerce and trade cooperation. Many industrial leaders both home and abroad immediately signed contracts when our call for exhibition was released. This year, we had booths of over 10,000 m2 sold within one month. 
 

No. 4: Extensive media coverage. The organizing committee will collaborate with about 100 authoritative media such as CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, China News Service and Disability in China to publicize this event. 

No. 5: Concurrent activities to create a platform of supplies and demands. Taking advantage of its strong influence among brands, CR Expo brings people of fields ranging from R&D, services, purchasing to investment together at one place. During the exhibition, there will be a series of forums and activities including innovative assistive device design contest, purchasing conference and new product and technology release where experts and insiders of the industry will be present for insightful exchanges.

The rehabilitation and assistive device industry as a rising industry combing sectors of manufacturing and services as well as driven by large needs and favorable policies is embracing a bright future in this new era. The organizing committee will continue to cooperate with the departments concerned to facilitate growth of this industry.