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H.C.R. 2004 News No. 3 (September/22/2004）

One Month Until H.C.R. 2004 Begins!

Our fast approaching Int. Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R. 2004) will be held from the 13th of next month as a comprehensive exhibition with the latest home care and rehabilitation equipment from around the world.

This year's exhibition will be held on the largest exhibition scale ever. At H.C.R. 2004 a diverse range of home care and rehabilitation equipment that may be used in a variety of settings in day-to-day living will be displayed. Additionally, a number of special programs will be held during the exhibition.

31st Int. Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition H.C.R. 2004

Date: Wednesday, October 13 to Friday, October 15, 2004
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, East Halls
3-21-1, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Entrance Fee: Free to the Public (Registration at the exhibition site necessary)
Expected Exhibitors: 645 Companies (77 Overseas, 568 Domestic)
Expected Visitors: 130,000

Easy to Locate, 6 Zones - 25,000 Products at One Place

Due to the participation of a variety of companies and organizations, over 25,000 home care and rehabilitation products will be exhibited at H.C.R. 2004 within the 6 halls.

The exhibition site will be separated into zones, and related home care and rehabilitation equipment exhibits will be grouped together. As the 50,000 m2 exhibition area is quite vast, we would like to suggest that visitors identify the zones of the particular products they would like to see in advance before coming to the exhibition site.

H.C.R. 2004 is open to the public and no admittance fee will be charged. Visitors may register at the exhibition site, however, we anticipate that the registration area may be crowded, depending on the time of day. We would like to suggest visitors to use our pre-registration system via our H.C.R. website.


East Hall 1: "Bathing Related,"
"Daily Living Aids - Clothing,"
"Daily Living Aids - Eating,"
"Daily Living Aids - Furniture"
East Hall 2: "Communication Equipment,"
"Diaper Related,"
"Toilet Related"
East Hall 3: "Construction, Home, Institutional Equipment,"
"Information,"
"Management Systems - Care Services"
East Hall 4: "Bed Related"
East Hall 5: "Mobility - Lifts,"
"Mobility - Wheelchairs"
East Hall 6: "Car Related Aids"

A Symposium and Home Care and Rehabilitation Equipment Seminars by the Organizer / Various Workshops and Company Seminars by the Exhibitors

A symposium entitled "History and Prospects of Medical and Social Welfare Systems in the U.K. - Future Direction After 60 Years From Beveridge Report" will be held on the second day of our H.C.R. 2004 exhibition on Thursday, October 14, from 1:00 p.m. The future direction of the social security systems in Japan will be discussed based on the changes and actual situations of the medical and social welfare systems, the national finances, and public responsibility of social security services in the U.K.

In addition, special seminars will be held on how to select and use home care and rehabilitation equipment with practical information on 8 topics, including new categories such as "Self-help devices" and "Communication."

Last but not least, company seminars and workshops will be held where participating companies and organizations will provide explanations of their products, hold lectures and the like on home care and rehabilitation equipment.

Revision of H.C.R. Website on September 24, 2004!　http://www.hcr.or.jp

Information on home care and rehabilitation products to be exhibited at H.C.R. 2004 will be posted at our website on September 24, 2004. Please visit our website to view the latest H.C.R. related information.

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