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UFI European Chapter Minutes of the meeting held in Birmingham (UK) on Thursday 16th May 2019 Participants Chair: Gerald Böse Koelnmesse Germany 1st Vice-Chair: David Boon Brussels Expo Belgium Vice-Chair: Giovanni Mantovani Veronafiere Italy Members: Sergey Alexeev Expoforum International Russian Federation Ade Allenby Reed Exhibitions United Kingdom Eugen Alles Messe Frankfurt RUS Russian Federation Albert Arp Jaarbeurs Netherlands Rowena Arzt WZF Germany Enrica Baccini Fondazione Fiera Milano Italy Janos Barabas Hungexpo C. Co. Ltd. Hungary Graeme Barnett Mash Media United Kingdom Okay Basburg World Trade Center Istanbul Turkey Markus Baumann Neureuter Fair Media Germany Volker Baumann Kuehne + Nagel (Ag & Co) KG Germany Matthias Tesi Baur MBB Consulting United Kingdom Mieke Berkers Gielissen Netherlands Zaneta Barus PTAK Warsaw Expo Poland David Boon Brussels Expo Belgium Magdalena Born Messago Messe Frankfurt Germany Peter Borstel Trade Fairs International Germany Ulas Boyaci Hamburg Messe und Congress Germany Carlos Alberto Brazao AIP Foundation Portugal Jackie Brown Freeman United Kingdom Jessica Burr Freeman United Kingdom Silke Calder Messe Frankfurt Germany Elena Chetyrkina RESTEC Group Russian Federation Oana Cipca MECC Maastricht Netherlands UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, 17, rue Louise Michel, F-92300 Levallois-Perret (France), T +33 1 46 39 75 00, [email protected] - www.ufi.org Berislav Cizmek CBBS Croatia Martin Clarke The NEC United Kingdom Giovanni Colombo Veronafiere Spa. Italy Paul Colston Mash Media United Kingdom Steve Comar Freeman United Kingdom Giorgio Contini BolognaFiere Italy Matt Coyne GES United Kingdom Regis-Emmanuel Crouzet REC Events France Kazimierz Cwikla PTAK Warsaw Expo Poland Jaime De La Figuera IFEMA Spain Denis Delforge Brussels Expo Belgium Bjorn Delin Nice Events Sweden Kirstin Deutelmoser Messe Dusseldorf Germany Laura Docampo Fira Barcelona Spain Matthias Dornscheidt Schenker AG Germany Michael Dreyer Fair Relations Germany Maria Drozdova RUEF Russian Federation Giovanna Duca Fondazione Fiera Milano Italy Stefan Eckert Koelnmesse Germany Anja Ehrke Hamburg Messe und Congress Germany Eric Everard Easyfairs Belgium Simon Farnfield Mash Media United Kingdom Daniel Feische Messe Dusseldorf Germany Holger Feist Messe Munchen Germany Roland Fleck Nurnbergmesse Germany Trevor Foley tfconnect United Kingdom Holger Friesz Ungerboeck Germany Regine Gessner EK Krause Germany Elias Gil Feria Valencia Spain Annamaria Gimigliano Veronafiere Italy Christian Glasmacher Koelnmesse GmbH Germany Lena Glauner Koelnmesse GmbH Germany Felix Goblet GL Events France Susanne Goehl Messe Munchen Germany Daniel Gogel dimedis Germany Uta Goretzsky IFES Belgium Sonia Graupera Fira Barcelona Spain Andreas Gruchow Deutsche Messe AG Germany Peter Hall Informa Markets United Kingdom Andrew Harrison ESSA United Kingdom Hilke Hartmann Nurnbergmesse Germany Gunnar Heinrich Adventics Germany Friederike Helmchen Messe Berlin Germany Cecilia Henningsson Stockholmsmassan Sweden Luca Hensel DHL Global Forwarding Italy Thorsten Hilber Ungerboeck Germany Silke Hoersch Ungerboeck Germany Lori Hoinkes Fresh Montgomery United Kingdom Danny Hulscher MECC Maastricht Netherlands Juliane Jaehnke agendum Schmitt & Jaehnke Partners Germany 2 Kathryn James The NEC United Kingdom Marion Janssen Messe Essen Germany Karla Juegel Messe | Marketing Germany Haluk Kanca World Trade Center Istanbul Turkey Gwen Kaufmann Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH Germany Arjan Keizer RAI Amsterdam Netherlands Richard Kensett Explori United Kingdom Igor Kirsanov RESTEC Group Russian Federation Thorsten Klein Ungerboeck Germany Tomasz Kobierski Poznan International Fair Poland Stefan Koster Deutsche Messe Germany Gabriele Kraus IMAG Germany Kerstin Kube-Erkens Messe Berlin Germany Silvana Kurschner Leipziger Messe Germany Adeline Larroque JEC Group France Craig Le Roux Freeman United Kingdom Raymond Lentz Gielissen Netherlands Dean Linehan GES United Kingdom Sabina Linke NurnbergMesse Germany Giacomo Lucchini Fiera Milano Italy Barbara-Maria Luder AUMA Germany Richard Mann The NEC United Kingdom Jamie McStocker Blitz GES United Kingdom Simon Mills ExCeL United Kingdom Silvia Popa VIPARIS France Phil Powell Kuehne + Nagel United Kingdom Chris Preston Freeman United Kingdom David Ptak PTAK Warsaw Expo Poland Juan Pachalt AFE Spain Jeremy Rees ExCeL United Kingdom David Richards Agility Fairs & Events United Kingdom Maria Joao Rocha de Matos FIL Portugal Jan Rohde Messe Munchen Germany Katarina Rohrbach Deutsche Messe Germany Bernhard Ruess Messago Messe Frankfurt Germany Loredana Sarti AEFI Italy Wolfgang Schelkes Fair Relations Germany Lev Semenov JSC Kazanskaya yamarka Russian Federation Caroline Sheppard GL Events United Kingdom Chris Skeith AEO United Kingdom Aleksandra Solda-Zaccaro Messe Munchen Germany Enrique Soto Feria Valencia Spain Marco Spinger AUMA Germany Jason Stead GES United Kingdom Tomasz Szypula PTAK Warsaw Expo Poland Ian Taylor The NEC United Kingdom Axel Thunig Trade Fairs International Germany Jan-Hendrik Tiedje Deutsche Messe Germany Dina Tomsic Zagreb Fair Croatia Maria Tsedeviyn Expoforum International Russian Federation 3 Elena Ublieva RUEF Russian Federation Gert-Jan van den Nieuwenhoff Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Maurits van der Sluis RAI Amsterdam Netherlands Christoph von Blumenthal Messe Munchen Germany Cordelia von Gymnich Messe Frankfurt Germany Carolin von Tippelskirch Deutsche Messe Germany Dorota Wallusch Grupa MTP Poland Jochen Witt jwc Germany Cinzia Zanin Fiera Milano Italy European Exhibition Industry Alliance (EEIA): Barbara Weizsäcker General Secretary Belgium Sara Lanzilotta Deputy Secretary General Belgium UFI: Nick Dugdale-Moore Regional Manager Europe France Kai Hattendorf Managing Director/CEO France 4 1. Opening of the meeting by the Chapter Chair The Chapter Chair Gerald Böse (Koelnmesse GmbH) opened the meeting. 2. Approval of the agenda and the minutes of the last meeting in St Petersburg The minutes of the last meeting in St Petersburg meeting and the agenda of the present meeting were approved. 3. UFI updates Nick Dugdale-Moore, UFI Regional Manager Europe, reported on the following topics: Membership: Global membership grown to 797 members in total. 317 of which are part of the European Chapter, which remains the largest chapter with 40% of the global membership. Asia is at 38%, 12% is from the Middle East and Africa and 10% in the Americas. 6 new members in Europe since the meeting in St Petersburg: JEC Group, Municipality of Larissa, Fiera Roma, Association of Event Venues (AEV), GRS and Honneger. UFI Approved Events: There were 20 new UFI Approved Events since St Petersburg, UFI team: Nick Dugdale-Moore became the new Regional Manager for Europe following the departure of Carine Sire, and Malgorzata Kozlowska joins as New Event & Project Coordinator UFI events: Various forthcoming events were mentioned including Global Exhibitions Day 2019, the 86th Global Congress, and in 2020 the Global CEO Summit, the Asia-Pacific, Latin American and European Conferences and Global Exhibitions Day 2020 Educational Programmes: were listed including the EMD in Macau, the ISU in Cologne, the EMD in Hannover and the VMS programmes in Shanghai and Macau. Awards: The 6 different thematic awards were discussed, alongside the 2019 Next Generation Leaders Grant programme Research: An update on the various UFI research projects which fit into 3 categories: Global, Regional and Topical. Next UFI meetings: the participants were informed about the dates of the next UFI meetings. 2020 European Conference: the date and venue was announced as May 13-15 2020 at Svenskamassan, Gothenburg, Sweden. (NB – this date has subsequently changed to June 6-8 2020) The dates of all UFI events can be found at http://www.ufi.org/our-events/ufi-events-calendar/. For detailed information, please refer to the meeting slides in the UFI members’ area at www.ufi.org . 5 4. EEIA updates Mr. Böse introduced Barbara Weizsäcker, General Secretary of the European Exhibition Industry Alliance (EMECA-UFI), who reported on EEIA activities and on the political scene in Brussels. Mrs. Weizsäcker began by introducing her new colleague Sara Lanzilotta and then gave a full report on their activities. Representation and networking EEIA continuously monitored relevant legislation and political moves in Brussels with special focus on IPR, Qualification and skills, R&D and innovation, export promotion, Posted Workers, services and trade EEIA represented the exhibition industry at several official occasions and in one-to-one meetings with MEPs and Commission staff Focus currently set on advocating for integrating exhibition participation into many of the planned programmes for the new EU Financial Framework for 2020-2027, such as SME support, R&D, Innovation and Digital programmes Preparation for all changes in Brussels: EP Elections, new Commission President and Commission, new Council President, other top positions, Brexit… EU Funding for promotion - including trade fairs DG AGRI – EU Agrifood promotion – this particular project caused some confusion amongst members who EEIA counselled directly on how to access this funding, as well as advising the EU that the organisers themselves should be the direct recipients of this funding. Webinar on Trade fairs participation for DG AGRI, CHAFEA o How to prepare a high-quality proposal for EC funding for joint stands o All steps for a successful trade fair participation, including budget, timelines,