About Informa
Informa is the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities. It has over 150 offices in more than 40 countries and employs 8,200 staff, 3,000 of them in the UK. It is the largest publicly owned organiser of conferences and courses in the world with over 8,500 events annually. For the year ending 31 December 2009, adjusted operating profit was £309.5m, up from £305.9m in 2008.