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EEIA Position Paper: Urgent Call for Coordinated Approach to Business Related Travel
The European Exhibition Industry - welcomes the Commission’s proposals to strengthen coordination of safe travel in the EU and for an updated framework to travel from outside the EU and expects swift [...]
Update from the CEO: November 2021
Dear colleagues, I am just back from Rotterdam, from this year’s Global Congress. What a week this has been! You will find updates and brief summaries throughout this edition of UFI Info, so I will no [...]
UFI President’s Letter November 2021
Dear colleagues and friends, This is my first column as UFI President and it’s a real honour to have the opportunity to write to you all here. I hope you have enjoyed the UFI Congress ‘Together Again’ [...]
New Business Opportunities Taking off in Thailand. The Sky is Yours!
At present, Thailand is all set to welcome worldwide travelers to our Sandbox provinces now with reduced quarantine nights. And recently, Thailand has warmly opened arms for *fully vaccinated foreign [...]
The Pandemic Story & Reopen of Canada’s largest venue, Exhibition Place
Laura Purdy, GM of Toronto, Canada’s Exhibition Place (an UFI member) is unable to attend the UFI Global Congress this year. Ahead of the Updates from Around the World panel discussion, we spoke to he [...]
A UFI Global Congress Preview – Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s Successful Reopening
The Updates from Around the World session at the 88th UFI Global Congress features panelist Geoff Dickinson, CEO of dmg events. He answered a few questions ahead of the event about Dubai, Abu Dhabi an [...]
An update from Shenzhen World
In the golden autumn of September, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center has successfully held the 1st China (Shenzhen) Cross Border E-Commerce Fair (CCBEC), the 23rd China International O [...]
SISO/UFI Deeper Dive: Case Study on MWC Barcelona
On Feb. 12, 2020, GSMA announced the cancellation of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona — just 12 days before the mega-show was set to open on Feb. 24. Keep in mind: GSMA made this tough call a f [...]
Adding Crisis Management to UFI’s Educational Line-Up
Adding Crisis Management to UFI’s Educational Line-Up Glenn Schoen, CEO of Boardroom@Crisis BV I much enjoyed my front row seat last year watching UFI CEO Kai Hattendorf and Programme Manager – Educat [...]
