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| The World Taxidermy Championships  Austria's trade fair organiser Reed Exhibitions Messe Salzburg has launched a sensation: the World Taxidermy Championships, which took place this year in Reno, Nevada, will be held in Salzburg in 2008 - with this, the taxidermy event will be happening for the first time in Europe. Date and venue have already been set - the show, lasting an entire week from 18 to 24 February 2008, will take place at SalzburgArena. With these dates the fair organiser succeeded in combining this taxidermy event, or, more precisely, its last three days, with the international trade fair for hunting, fishing and off-roads, the Hohe Jagd & Fischerei & Off-Road3. Heimat und Volkskultur.The World Taxidermy Championships will cover three classes: Master, Professional and Novice. The 2008 world champions will be the gold medal winners in the Masters class. The sponsors Franz Schwarz, Lange, Wonder Case, Eurocase-Gratzer, Bouten, Reed Exhibitions Messe Salzburg, the Bundesberufsgruppe österreichischer Präparatoren (Austrian federal professional group of taxidermists), Verband Deutscher Präparatoren (VDP, association of German taxidermists) and the European Taxidermy Federation will all provide special awards. The official presentation of titles and prizes will take place on Saturday, 23 February 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |