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.
The following companies were admitted as RUEF members: Kursk Korenskaya Fair, Exbn Cntr (Kursk), OVC Bizon, LLC (Moscow), EcoCentre Sokolniki, LLC (Moscow), Expo-Moskovia, JSC (Moscow) and Expoproject, LLC. At the moment, there are 86 members including 78 full and 8 associated members, 66 event organisers, 15 service providers and five supporting organizations. 137 exhibition events have been awarded the RUEF logo, including one exhibition by the RUEF member from Moldova.
