At the recent Event Forum Europe+Asia in St. Petersburg, the management of Expocentr Krasnaya Presnya in Moscow announced that an additional venue will be built outside of the city adjacent to the Vnukovo airport. A land plot of 104 hectares has been transferred from the authorities of the Moscow region to be part of the new Moscow city development. The blessing of the Russian federal government was given, yet the detailed approval procedures are currently running.

The new venue will be built in two phases, the first phase comprising around 120.000 sqm of covered hall space to be operational by late 2014 or at the beginning of 2015. The investment into the new project is estimated by industry sources to sum up to not less than €1 bn. In the final phase Vnukovo Expo Center will have a maximum size of 249.000 sqm of covered hall space... Read more »

Next week, as it does early each year, the world epicenter of innovation becomes Las Vegas in the form of International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. More than 2,700 companies display their best ideas to more than 140,000 visitors – reporters, buyers, investors and potential business partners – in several cavernous exhibit halls and hotels. No matter the reason, everyone who attends International CES has chosen to invest precious time and money. Their return is more than entertainment; it is business – and an awesome and inspiring display of the future.

They travel great distances to meet like-minded individuals and discuss the vibrancy, hope and promise of innovation. They come because in no other venue can a company make a profoundly physical statement to 5,000 reporters and analysts, and some 30,000 international business visitors. Yet the dist... Read more »

ITE’s Turkish subsidiary, EUF, announces the acquisition of 60% of YEM Fuarcilik (YEMF), organisers of Turkeybuild events in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The remaining 40% of the business will continue to be held by Yapi–Endüstri Merkezi a.s (‘Yapi’), the leading provider of data and information services to the building materials and construction industries in Turkey.

The principal Turkeybuild event, held in Istanbul, celebrated its 34th edition in April/May 2011 and covered more than 35,000m² net. It also attracted an attendance of over 110,000. The Ankara and Izmir Turkeybuild events are held annually in September and October respectively.

The acquisition is an ideal fit with ITE’s core sectors and territories. The building and interiors portfolio is the largest in the ITE Group and includes Russia’s largest trade event, MosBuild. The compa... Read more »

The General Meeting of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (RUEF) was held in Samara June 24 to 26, 2011. It was hosted by "Expo-Volga" Ltd. Matters concerning the association’s internal operations were analysed during the meeting, including the issues of membership and exhibition events certification followed by award of the RUEF logo. Matters concerning the present state of Russia’s exhibition industry, outcomes of 2010 and development prospects in 2011 were also raised.

The General Meeting began with an opening address from RUEF President Sergey Alexeev, who announced the basic results of activities in the first half of 2011. Within the reporting period the association focused on interaction with government authorities, RF CCI, and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, including joint participation in the events by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, RF CCI, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and RUEF.
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From 7-10 June, Baku Expo Centre will host the biggest oil and gas event in the Caspian region – Caspian Oil & Gas 2011, the 18th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference Incorporating Refining & Petrochemicals.

Every year, the exhibition and conference bring together professionals and major players from the world’s oil sector. The exhibition and conference are attended and supported by the Azerbaijan Government. The prestige of the exhibition is confirmed by the annual participation of the President of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, in the opening ceremony.  Each year, welcome letters are sent to the exhibition by the leaders of a number of countries.  Traditionally, support for the Caspian Oil & Gas exhibition is provided by the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and ... Read more »

KITEL 2011, the 18th Central Asian International Telecommunications and Information Technologies Exhibition, will take place on 25-27 May in pavilion 10 of the Atakent Exhibition Centre in Almaty.

The show is organised by Iteca and officially supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Kazakhstan, Kazakhtelecom and NWF Samruk-Kazyna. The sponsors of registration at KITEL 2011 are Digital TV Family Channel One and the Carousel channel (Russia).

Among the exhibitors are companies from Belarus, UK, China, Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Turkey, France and South Korea. A central place at the exhibition will be occupied by the national company Kazakhtelecom. Zerde National ICT Holding will present new products at the exhibition.

This year, KITEL will feature the 1st i-MIX Kazakhstan Internet Conference. The event will take pl... Read more »

The second exhibition «Expo-Russia Kazakhstan» will be held 25 - 27 May, at the Almaty Towers.

The exhibition «Expo-Russia» is organised with the support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Ministries of the Russian Federation and the relevant Kazakhstan Ministries.

The exhibition purpose: the development of economic, scientific, and technical and political cooperation between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, establishment and a strengthening of relations between the two countries, development of joint business, trade, economic and investment relations.

Thematic sections of an exhibition: energy,power and power efficiency,the oil and gas industry, metallurgy, water technology, transport infrastructure,hi-tech and innovations,telecommun... Read more »

KIHE 2011 will take place in Almaty on 11-13 May.  In terms of the number and range of exhibitors, it is the largest and most representative healthcare exhibition in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.  The exhibition will be located in pavilion 11 of the Atakent Exhibition Centre.  

The event will present over 150 exhibiting companies, organisations and enterprises from 18 countries, including: Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, India, China, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland and Japan.  The Czech Republic and Germany will participate with national stands.  The German group stand will bring together 26 companies.  A large part of the exhibition will be made up of companies from Russia and China.  Domestic companies will form the basis of t... Read more »

In September 2010 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan met BIE Secretary General Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales and declared that Kazakhstan intends to host in 2017 in Astana the world's most global exposition - International Specialised Exposition EXPO. At the present time Kazakhstan is on its way to get officially approved it's bidding.

The history of EXPO expositions date back to 1851. This exposition is organised every five years and works for six months. Specialised International Expositions EXPO are organised between two World Expositions, it is obligatory to have topic endorsed by BIE (Bureau for International Expositions) and it lasts for three months.

Kazakhstan is bidding for organising in 2017 of Specialised International Exposition EXPO. The theme of the exposition, suggested by Kazakhstan for EXPO-2017 is "Future Energy". ... Read more »