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Euro Fair Statistics Euro Fair Statistics Audited Key Figures of Trade Fairs and Exhibitions in Europe Austria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Facts about Euro Fair Statistics 4 Hungary Introduction 5 Italy UFI message 6 Moldova Definitions 8 Norway Location of the events 11 Poland Event data by city 12 Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Ukraine FACTS ABOUT EURO FAIR STATISTICS The 2008 edition contains the audited statistics of 2,195 trade fairs and exhibitions from the following 20 countries: Austria 28 At these events a total of 655,964 exhibitors, 53.8 million visitors and 25.6 million square metres of rented space were registered. Croatia 23 Czech Republic 81 42% of the fairs and exhibitions were addressed to trade visitors, 38% to private visitors and 20% to both target groups. Denmark 5 Finland 97 UFI estimates that the total net space annually rented in Europe is approximately France 615 53.0 million square meters. The audited trade fairs present in this report therefore Germany 291 represent almost half (48%) of the European trade fair market. Hungary 29 Italy 184 Moldova 1 Norway 2 Poland 222 Portugal 47 Romania 4 Russia 87 Serbia 1 Slovak Republic 36 Spain 341 Sweden 68 Ukraine 33 4 - Euro Fair Statistics 2008 INTRODUCTION Trade fairs and exhibitions play a vital role in today’s business Sergei Alexeev Matthias Limbeck world. President of Russian Union President of FKM-Austria of Exhibitions and Fairs It is therefore of fundamental importance that customers have access to reliable exhibition data. Leo Potkonen Auditing exhibition statistics provides the most consistent means Chairman of the Finnish Union of measuring return on investment. Raffaele Cercola of Trade Fair Organizers Chairman This report includes the data provided by the 11 bodies mentioned Italian Exhibition on the right who guarantee that the events contained in this and Trade Fair Association report have been audited according to the definitions outlined on Hans Standar the following pages. President of SFC, Denmark, Norway, Sweden Further information is available by contacting each auditing body directly (contact details are provided on page 7). Pedro Aleixo Dias BDO bdc & Associates, Portugal José Antonio Vicente President of AFE, Spain Thierry Hesse President of OJS, France Michael von Zitzewitz President of FKM, Germany Thomas Jermiin Director of the Danish Audit Bureau of Exhibitions and Fairs Boguslaw Zalewski Chairman of the Board of Directors CENTREX, Hungary Euro Fair Statistics 2008 - 5 UFI MESSAGE UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, is now responsible for producing this report which was originally initiated by FKM (Germany). However, the data presented in this report remains the sole responsibility of each respective UFI is the association of the world’s leading tradeshow organisers and exhibition centre body. operators, as well as the 45 major national and international exhibition associations, and selected partners of the exhibition industry. UFI’s main goal is to represent, promote and UFI’s goal is to develop this report in the future both in terms support its members and the exhibition industry worldwide. of geographical scope and contents (adding, for example, the industry sector and the name of the auditor). Due to the By promoting the unique characteristics of trade fairs, UFI: different levels of development and global diversity, methods may vary slightly from one country to another. UFI continues to • Provides an efficient networking platform where professionals of the exhibition play an important role in developing a basic minimum standard industry can exchange ideas and experiences; for the industry (including the publication and implementation • Promotes trade fairs and exhibitions globally as a unique marketing and of “UFI’s Auditing Rules”). Auditing should be done in a communications tool; consistent manner to make figures comparable, enabling • Provides its members with valuable studies and research regarding all aspects of exhibition organizers to manage exhibitor expectations in the exhibition industry; terms of attendees from one country to another and providing • Offers educational opportunities and a variety of professional seminars; and exhibitors and visitors with accurate information. • Deals with issues of common interest to its members through regular meetings of its regional chapters and thematic working groups. In addition, UFI has developed its own “UFI Approved Event” label for international events. This label can only be issued UFI represents 538 member organisations in 82 countries around the world. 843 of its and maintained with a regular audit of the event. members’ exhibitions have earned the UFI Approved Event quality label. If you have any questions or comments, please contact [email protected]. UFI Headquarters Paris, February 2010 Vincent Gérard 35bis rue Jouffroy-d’Abbans UFI Managing Director 75017 Paris, France (33) 1 42 67 99 12 www.ufi.org 6 - Euro Fair Statistics 2008 THE FIGURES LISTED IN THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY: AEFI – Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere CENTREX – International Exhibition Scandinavian Fair Control (SFC) italiane Statistics Union Slottsgatan 14 Via Emilia, 155 47921 Rimini, Italy Albertirsai út 10. 55322 Jönköping, Sweden Phone: +39 (0541) 744 229, Fax: +39 (0541) 744 512 H-1101 Budapest, Hungary Phone: +46 (36) 71 53 56, Fax: +46 (36) 71 27 26 e-mail: [email protected] Phone/Fax: +36 (1) 26 36 368 e-mail: [email protected] www.aefi.it e-mail: [email protected] www.fairlink.se www.centrexstat.org AFE - Spanish Trade Fair Association FUTFO – Finnish Union of Trade Fair Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and C./. Albadalejo, 4/Bajo, Oficina 28 Organizers Exhibition Statistics (FKM) E-28037 Madrid, Spain c/o Jyväskylä Fair Ltd Littenstrasse 9 Phone: +34 9 15 62 10 22, Fax: +34 9 15 64 42 73 P.O. Box 127 D-10179 Berlin, Germany e-mail: [email protected] 40101 Jyväskylä, Finland Phone: +49 (30) 2 40 00-0, Fax: +49 (30) 2 40 00-3 40 www.afe.es Phone: +358 14 334 0000, Fax: +358 14 610 272 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] www.fkm.de www.jklpaviljonki.fi Association for Voluntary Control of Fair OJS – Fairs & Exhibitions Statistics The Danish Audit Bureau of Exhibitions and Statistics (FKM-Austria) Association (France) Fairs Messeplatz 1 11, Rue Friant Badstuestraede 20 A-1021 Vienna, Austria F-75014 Paris, France DK-1209 Copenhagen K, Denmark Phone: +43 (1) 72 72 00, Fax: +43 (1) 72 72 04 43 Phone: +33 (1) 53 90 20 07, Fax: +33 (1) 53 90 20 19 Phone: +45 33 12 38 10, Fax: +45 33 91 08 10 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] www.messe.at www.ojs.asso.fr www.do.dk BDO bdc & Associates Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs Avenida da Republica 50–10° (RUEF) P-1069-211 Lisbon, Portugal 13, Sovnarkomovskaya St., GSP-1080, Phone: +351 2 17 99 04 20, Fax: +351 2 17 99 04 39 Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia e-mail: [email protected] Phone: +7 (8312) 77 56 80, Fax: +7 (8312) 77 56 95 www.bdo.pt e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] www.uefexpo.ru Euro Fair Statistics 2008 - 7 DEFINITIONS AFE – Spanish Trade Fair Association (Spain) BDO bdc & Associates (Portugal) CENTREX (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic & Ukraine) Space Space The amount of exhibition space let is divided into hall areas and Obligatorily, the hall space must be distinguished from the Space open-air areas, and is also differentiated between Spanish and open-air space, always using square meter (m2) as the unit The rented space is divided up in hall space and open-air space foreign exhibitors. Special shows include stands, displays and of measure. Rented space should still be decomposed into which is rented and paid for by exhibitors. The total space data demonstrations which deal with the general concept, or specific national and foreign exhibitions. Surfaces granted free of also includes the special demonstration area. themes, of an exhibition but are independent of the exhibitors. charge and/or supporting activities – restaurants, conferences, Gross exhibition space comprises the net exhibition space and shows, circulations and parking should not be considered in the Exhibitors the related gangways and service areas. statistics. An exhibitor with his own stand (direct exhibitor) is one who occupies a stand for his company receives the bill from the Exhibitors Exhibitors exhibition organiser and settles it directly. A represented firm Direct exhibitors: Exhibitors occupying their own stands who Obligatorily, the exhibitors should be separated into direct and (indirect exhibitor) is one who does not have a stand of his own, receive bills from the exhibition organiser which are settled indirect exhibitors. These should also be subdivided between but presents his products on a stand of a direct exhibitor. Co- directly. Indirect exhibitors (or firms represented): Exhibitors national and foreign. An exhibitor is considered direct if he exhibitors at an exhibitor’s stand or participants at a collective which do not have own stands, but present products on direct- occupies an area rented by himself for the display of his products stand are also considered as exhibitors for statistical purposes exhibitor stands. In the case of group or collective participation, or services. if they exhibit their own goods employing their own personnel the different exhibitors are considered direct where they occupy If a representative presents his products in modules of a direct on the exhibitor’s stand or at a common stand organised by a an area of at least 9 m2. Exhibitors occupying a space of less exhibitor, he is classified as an indirect exhibitor (represented collective stand organiser and their autonomy can be undoubtedly than 9 m2 are considered indirect.

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