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Issue 29, August 25, 2010
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Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
America is trailing behind, but there too exhibition statistics are soon set to look brighter. Following a period of
cancellations, more new fairs are now being launched in many countries of the world, frequently in emulation of an
event already running successfully elsewhere. This bolsters the brand and more readily finds the support of
associations, exhibitors and visitors.
Your m+a | UFI Exhibition Newsletter Team
Top news of this week
American exhibition industry is still underperforming
Global sources is set for growth
Joint exhibitions in Belgium
Adforum launches Paptech
Cost-cutting measures taking shape
Three new shows for Dubai
New in India - tomorrow’s trends in flooring
Exhibition News Flashes
People in the News
Good to Know
Association News
Event Industry Shows
American exhibition industry is still underperforming
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), Dallas, Texas, announced
that data collected for the annual CEIR Index report for the second quarter of 2010
marked the ninth consecutive quarter of underperforming the previous year. The
US exhibition industry experienced overall contraction of 1.4 % in comparison to
the same quarter of the previous year. Parallel lagging indicators of recovery in net
square footage and revenue are still showing a downturn; however, the decline is
at a much slower rate. Net square feet of exhibit space sold showed a
deterioration of 3.0 %, with exhibitor numbers falling 3.0 %. However, when
compared to the same period in 2009 both metrics are showing improvement (net
square feet declined 10.1 % and exhibitors declined 12.8 %). Also, revenue
dropped by 4.4 %, compared to a 16.9 % fall in 2009 second quarter results. It is
anticipated that slow growth will continue through 2010, but the results suggest
that if the US economy is able to avoid a double dip recession the fourth quarter of
2010 and first quarter of 2011 could mark the beginning of a true recovery for the
exhibition industry. (ja) www.ceir.org
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Global sources is set for growth
Global Sources has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2010. Revenue grew by 8 % for the second three months ($ 58.4 million
People in the News
Santiago Riera is the new president
of the organising committee for
FIMMA (International Fair for
Woodworking Machinery and Tools),
Feria Valencia, Spain. The 35th
edition of FIMMA is scheduled for
November 2011.
John Siehl, CFE, was elevated to the
position of chairman of the board of
directors of the International
Association of Assembly Managers
(IAAM) during Venue Connect, the
Annual Conference & Trade Show
July 23 to 27, 2010, in Houston,
Texas.
David Mosena has been appointed
the new chairman of McCormick
Place, Chicago. As president and
CEO of the Museum of Science and
Industry (MSI) and a former chief of
staff to the mayor, Mosena brings
extensive professional skills and a
commitment to public and community
service to his new role.
Good to Know
Effective August 1, 2010, McCormick
Place, Chicago, implemented several
changes related to recently passed
legislation aimed at lowering prices
and improving service for exhibitors
and show management. These
changes dramatically lower prices for

as compared to $ 54.2 m), and the company expects higher growth in the second
half compared to the same periods a year ago. Exhibitions revenue in the second
quarter was $ 27.4 m against $ 24.0 m. Performance is being driven by the
positive market reaction to the increasingly integrated offering of online,
exhibitions and magazines, and by the continued rapid expansion of its trade show
business, where it now has over 60 trade shows scheduled for 2011, up from 30 in
2009. The latest news is that Global Sources has scheduled the simultaneous
launch of five China Sourcing Fairs 2011 in Miami. The shows will enable
exporters from China and elsewhere to meet face-to-face with American,
Canadian and Latin American buyers. The China Sourcing Fairs are scheduled for
July 11 to 13, 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre. (ja)
www.globalsources.com
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Joint exhibitions in Belgium
Befair Media is the name of the new joint venture that exhibition organisers FISA
and VNU Exhibitions Europe will be using to organise exhibitions together in
Belgium. The Belgian trade fair organiser is contributing fifty years of experience,
while the Dutch company VNU Exhibitions Europe is specialised in high-end visitor
marketing activities around exhibitions. Befair Media, which is based in Brussels
and has been operational since July, focuses on the business-to-business market
and plans to launch a number of new events in Belgium in the coming years. The
first outcome of the joint venture is Elektrotechniek België, to be held November
17 to 19, 2010 in Brussels’ Tour & Taxis complex. In Belgium FISA is the market
leader in construction and home and lifestyle-related events such as Batibouw,
Cocoon, Sfeer and In Wonen, which in total welcome more than 500,000 visitors,
including 75,000 professionals from the construction industry. VNU Exhibitions
Europe leads the market in the Netherlands with a portfolio of more than fifty
exhibition titles. The company has a strong position in the construction, industrial
and IT segments. (ja) www.vnuexhibitions.com, www.fisa.be
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Adforum launches Paptech
Adforum, organisers of the world-leading trade fairs for the pulp and paper
industry Pulpaper, SPCI and China Paper, are now launching the new meeting
concept Paptech. As a forum for the Finnish pulp and paper industry, Paptech will
provide a new meeting place for the national pulp and paper industry to meet, get
an update on new products, services and the latest developments, interface with
new and existing business contacts in a simple and cost-effective way and have a
chance to socialise with industry colleagues in a relaxed environment. The
ambition is to launch the Paptech concept in various European markets with a
significant pulp and paper industry. The first Paptech event will be held March 7
and 8, 2012 in Helsinki, Finland. (ja) www.adforumworld.com
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Cost-cutting measures taking shape
In August 2010 Messe München launched a multi-year programme entitled
“Speed” (Strategic Programme for Economic Efficiency & Development) to boost
the company’s economic efficiency, given that its shareholders want it to be selfsufficient
as from 2014. Officials in Munich are currently working on a more
efficient, innovative corporate structure to plug the financial gap left by the
cutbacks in shareholder subsidies. Originally the exhibition company was to have
received € 180 million over the next three years, but this sum has now been
slashed to € 50 m. As part of this strategic process it has been decided to merge
business division 5 (ICM, M,O,C, guest events) with division 4 (capital and
consumer goods shows with the trade fairs Bau, Drinktec and Free) and place
Monika Dech at their helm. Dech previously headed up division 4. Martin Lechner,
the previous head of division 5, will take charge of division 3 (New Technologies
with the fairs Electronica, Productronica, Analytica and Laser). (ch) www.messemuenchen.de
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Three new shows for Dubai
Epoc Messe Frankfurt, a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt Germany, will be
customers and allow exhibitors and
show management to carry out work
that previously required the hiring of
union labour.
Expo Summit Africa, an international
conference for the exhibition industry
on the African continent, is scheduled
for January 27 and 28, 2011 at Cape
Town International Convention
Centre. With Expo Summit Africa,
New Delhi-based organiser Manch
Communications aims to establish a
similar event to Expo Summit India,
which takes place every year.
The Melbourne Convention + Visitors
Bureau (MCVB) has launched the
Melbourne Planner’s guide 2010/11
featuring new and expanded sections
detailing the destination’s incentive
offerings, proposed itineraries and the
region of Victoria’s Business Events
products and services.
The Seoul Tourism Organisation, Visit
London and Business Events Sydney
have announced the launch of the
Future Convention Cities Initiative.
The aim is to bring together leading
convention cities from around the
world to help accelerate the strategic
development of their business eventhosting
industry and to maximise the
contribution of business events to
economic development in each
member destination.
Association News
The International Association of
Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)
Social Media Task Force has
announced the availability of Social
Media Best Practices for Exhibitions
and Events. This publication, which is
free to members, provides a thorough
breakdown of social media terms,
outlets and basic requirements, as
well as helpful tips for planning and
executing social media campaigns as
they relate to exhibitions and events.
www.iaee.com
Event Industry Shows
Aug 31 / Frankfurt/Main – Germany
stb marketplace – Exhibition for the
Seminar and Convention Industry
Aug 31 to 2 Sep / Beijing – China, PR
CIBTM – China Incentive, Business
Travel and Meetings Exhibition
Sep 1 / Hamburg – Germany
HANSEvent – Trade Fair of the Event
Industry
Sep 8 to 9 Sep / Washington – USA
HSMAI's Affordable Meetings National
– Exposition and Conference
Sep 15 to 16 / Gothenburg – Sweden
Event Days / Eventdagarna – Forum
and Trade Show for Event Marketing,

introducing three new trade exhibitions to Dubai in March 2011. The exhibitions, to
be held from March 7 to 9 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition
Centre, are Paperworld Middle East, Festivalworld Middle East and Playworld
Middle East. Paperworld Middle East, the first of its kind to be introduced to Dubai,
will focus on office supplies, office and household papers, gift articles and greeting
cards, stationery and school articles. Festivalworld Middle East, the world’s
leading trade fair for festive decorations, will be held parallel to Paperworld Middle
East. Festivalworld has been adapted to suit regional needs and covers the entire
spectrum of event decoration. Finally, Playworld Middle East is the region's only
trade exhibition to present the latest creative and technological innovations in the
toy industry. (ja) www.uae.messefrankfurt.com
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New in India - tomorrow’s trends in flooring
Buildfloor is to be launched from February 23 to 26, 2011 at Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to showcase tomorrow's trends in carpeting
and floor coverings for the flooring trade in India. The show will cover the full range
of floorings and related products forming five main sections. Buildfloor is meant to
attract architects, interior designers, property developers, decision makers from
flooring retail and many other sectors of the flooring market. It will be held together
with Buildarch and Buildup, two major events for building industry professionals,
and thus benefit from the success of these established trade fairs. All three shows
will complement one another for the benefit of participants, say their organisers
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bangalore International Exhibition Services
(BIES) and Hannover Milano Fairs India. (ja) www.buildfloor.co.in
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Exhibition News Flashes
Fatex, the fashion sourcing trade fair encompassing manufacturing solutions for
men, women, children, accessories and home items, is switching to new dates as
of September 2010. Fatex’s three newly scheduled business days will run
September 5 to 7, coinciding with the fashion and creation trade fairs at Paris,
Porte de Versailles. Organiser Eurovet has decided to synchronise its industrial
manufacturing facilities with the industry’s key trade fairs in France.
Simo Network, which is due to take place October 5 to 7, 2010 at Feria de
Madrid, will include an Open Green work and information area. Organised by EOI,
the Industrial Organisation School, the forum will present a comprehensive
programme of activities aimed at promoting networking among professionals.
From October 8 to 10, 2010 the Umbriafiere exhibition halls in Bastia Umbra will
host the second edition of Klimahouse Umbria. The product show organised by
Fiera Bolzano will be accompanied by conferences and inspection trips. Catering
to growing interest on the part of architects, planners and property developers,
Italy’s leading fair in the field of sustainable and energy-efficient construction is
offering a broad spectrum of energy-saving technologies and products for new
builds and redevelopments.
At Agroprodmash 2010 world-leading manufacturers offer machinery for the food
processing industry, its organisers Expocentr say. The trade fair takes place
October 11 to 15 at Expocentr Krasnaja Presnja in Moscow. The first Salon of
Poultry Farming and Processing will be launched at the show.
Fenestration China, international exhibition on windows, doors, skylights and
curtain wall technology, components and prefabricated units, is to be staged from
November 4 to 6, 2010 at the China National Convention Center, Beijing.
Organisers Beijing International Union Expo and Nürnbergmesse China report that
all the show space for the event has been sold out, with more companies waiting
to join in.
For the first time Reed Exhibitions, Salzburg/Vienna, is organising the Classic Car
Show Vienna (January 14 to 16, 2011) in parallel to the Ferien-Messe Wien, the
international fair for holidays, travel and leisure which acts as the biggest audience
Sponsoring and Meetings
Sep 21 to 22 / Birmingham – United
Kingdom Birmingham, United
Kingdom
Event UK – Event UK incorporating
National Venue Show
Sep 21 to 23 / Moscow – Russia
Mibexpo Russia – International
Meeting Industry and Business Travel
Exhibition and Conference
Sep 22 to 23 / London – United
Kingdom
Venues & Events-Exhibition
Sep 22 to 24 / Mexico City – Mexico
PROA – Exhibition for Audivisual
Production
Sep 23 to 26 / Moscow – Russia
Musicmoscow -International Trade
Show on Musical Equipment and Pro-
Sound
Oct 4 to 5 / Vienna – Austria
access-Austrian Forum for
Congresses, Meetings and Incentives
Oct 5 to 7 / Bangkok – Thailand
IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific –
Incentive Travel and Conventions,
Meetings Asia / Corporate Travel
World Asia Pacific
Oct 6 to 8 / Taipei – Taiwan
Exco Taiwan – Taiwan Exhibition and
Convention Industry Show
Oct 6 to 8 / Quito – Ecuador
MITM Americas-Meetings and
Incentive Travel Market
Oct 7 to 8 / - Warsaw – Poland
EVENT-Trade Fair for Technologies
and Services for Concerts, Events and
Congresses
Oct 12 to 15 / Shanghai – China, PR
ProLight + Sound Shanghai –
International Exhibition for Event and
Communication Technology, AV-
Production and Entertainment
Oct 13 to 15 / St. Petersburg – Russia
MICE Industry - Meeting and Incentive
Industry Trade Exhibition
Oct 16 to 18 / Lucerne – Switzerland
light & sound – Swiss Trade Fair for
Light, Sound and Music
Oct 18 to 22 / Charlotte – USA
TEAMS ’10 – Travel, Events and
Management in Sports – Conference
and Expo
Oct 26 / Munich – Germany
stb marketplace – Exhibition for the
Seminar and Convention Industry
Oct 29 to 31 / Zaragoza – Spain
Eventos & Bodas – Exhibition of
Congress, Weddings and Events
Services

magnet in Vienna. The show is to take place every two years, with the Vienna
Autoshow drawing the crowds in even years.
Making their debut in Scotland, organisers Media 10 have announced that they will
be re-launching the Ideal Home Show Scotland. Taking place at the Scottish
Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) Glasgow, the Ideal Home Show Scotland
will take place May 27 to 30, 2011, when it is set to reinstate the exhibition as
Scotland's biggest consumer home interest event. Following a similar format to the
revamped London show, it will be the inaugural event under the new ownership of
Media 10, who acquired the Ideal Home Show brand from DMG World Media in
September 2009.
Tiprex 2011, the 3rd Thai international plastics and rubber exhibition, returns from
August 31 to September 3, 2011 to BITEC in Bangkok. Co-located with Pack
Print International, Tiprex will be introducing the latest cutting-edge processing
solutions, technologies and products to the ASEAN plastics and rubber sectors.
Organisers Thai Plastic Industry Association and Messe Düsseldorf expect to
attract some 8,000 trade buyers from more than 40 countries.
The 7th edition of the international maritime exhibition Inmex takes place
September 29 to October 1, 2011 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. At
the previous show in September 2009 more than 450 exhibitors from 39 countries
presented their ranges to roughly 3,500 professional attendees at the biggest
Inmex India to date, organiser IIR Exhibitions reports.
Organiser Messe Frankfurt has cancelled the 2010 edition of Heimtextil India.
Originally scheduled to take place October 11 to 13, the fair has now been put
back to 2011. It will then run from October 10 to 12 parallel to Techtextil India at
Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
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