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Meet the 2020 NGL Grant Recipients!
I had a chance to speak with the 2020 NGL Grant recipients earlier this month. For those of you who haven’t heard of it before, it’s UFI’s program to promote the next generation of leadership in the e [...]
UFI and SISO call for “Testing over Quarantine” policies to keep businesses going
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and SISO, the Society for Independent Show Organizers, today call on policymaker and governments around the world to empower the best policy sol [...]
Message from UFI President Mary Larkin – October 2020
Resilience and People As we enter another month of the COVID-19 crisis, it’s impact on our industry, our businesses and our lifes is still growing. We are all striving within ourselves to be resilient [...]
Yes, the quality of exhibiting companies at your show matters
During the recent #UFIConnects Webinar featuring some results of the latest UFI & Explori Global Recovery Study (with funding from SISO), there were a couple of questions which were notable. They [...]
Proposal for Events Industry Hibernation Support Package
A letter sent to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on 02 October 2020. Dear Prime Minister, Dear Chancellor, Proposal for Events Industry Hibernation Sup [...]
State Aid for the Event Industry – Coronavirus – Germany and Europe
A letter sent to the European Commission on 22 September 2020 Dear Ms. Executive Vice-President Vestager, The event industry has been devastated by the effects of the coronavirus. All of the market se [...]
TCEB’s Exhibition department’s launch a new campaign, “Thailand LOG-IN Events”
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has joined forces with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Pattaya city to launch a new exhibition master plan, “Thailand LOG-IN Events,” under [...]
An Opportune Time to Connect
Now is a great time to refresh relationships with your visitors, exhibitors, sponsors, media and industry. The face-to-face, business-to-business events industry has significantly changed in 2020. Phy [...]
So you think exhibitions are dead? You’re wrong.
On Jerry Seinfeld's column about New York’s resilience, and the inspiring energy of meeting face-to-face. *by Fernando Gorbarán, CEO, Messe Frankfurt Argentina, UFI LatAm Vice Chapter Chair Last week [...]
