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 »

ITE Group plc has recently completed the acquisition of trade event organiser Krasnodar Expo LLC, further strengthening ITE’s presence in the regional markets of Russia.

Krasnodar Expo is a significant exhibition business based in the South of the country. Its portfolio consists of more than twenty annual exhibitions that collectively cover around 50,000 net square metres. The largest events serve the construction and agriculture industries, amongst others, and the portfolio is broadly complementary to ITE’s existing events.

Commenting on the acquisition, ITE’s Chief Executive Officer, Russell Taylor, said:

"Krasnodar Expo has a strong market position in the South of Russia which fits well with ITE’s current business. This addition is consistent with our strategy of expanding our regional presence in the country, and together with our Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk businesses gives ITE good overall coverage of the principal commercial regions of Russia."

World's leading travel trade show with diverse display featuring every aspect of the entire value-added chain in 26 halls - the new eTravel World focuses on technology and innovative processes - partner country Poland with separate hall featuring high points of EURO 2012 - ITB Berlin reflects growth of market sectors and demand on thriving markets - ITB Berlin Convention highlights the travel industry’s main trends - discussion round examines latest upheavals in the Middle East - For the first time, PhoCusWright@ITB is fully integrated in the Convention, and free of charge

From 9 to 13 March 2011 a total of 11,163 exhibiting companies and organizations (2010: 11,127) from 188 countries (2010: 187) will be presenting their products and the latest travel trends at the 45th ITB Berlin. All available space has again been booked up at the world’s leadin... Read more »

  2011 marks the double anniversary of the main Atyrau oil and gas events. Atyrau Oil & Gas 2011 - the 10th Anniversary North Caspian Regional Atyrau Oil, Gas and Infrastructure Exhibition - and OilTech Atyrau 2011 - the 5th Anniversary Atyrau Regional Petroleum Technology Conference – will take place in Atyrau on 5-7 April. The events are organised by the Kazakhstani exhibition company Iteca, and its international partners from the UK and Germany.

Official support for the event is traditionally provided by: the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Administration of Atyrau City, Administration of Atyrau Region, and KazMunaiGas Exploration Production, which demonsrtates the prestige of the events.

The sponsors of the exhibition and conference in Atyrau this year are: DNV, Lloyd's Register, NCOC, Technip Maritime Ove... Read more »