Mobile World Congress 2008

Today I have been at the MWC trade fair. It has not yet started, it will tomorrow, but there were all the people setting up the stands for the show. It is incredible how many people comes from the other side of the world to meet here in Barcelona.
This fair is very important for Barcelona. Not every city has a world leading fair like this and so we must take care of it. Just arriving the congress I was told that a colleague was stolen his laptop and luggage. I did not see any policeman in the entrance of the event, so this is something that must be improved. The people that attends this fair is closed to the decision makers, so if we do not take care of them, the continuity of the event in the city.
Another issue is the hotel prices. It looks like some hotels have increased their rates because the high demand these days. This was one of the reasons, beside the smaller beds offer, for Cannes lose the fair. Some agreement has been achieved on this so hope the presence of the Congress in Barcelona will be assured at least until 2012.