Russian Union of exhibitions and fairs bestows award on ExpoForum- International
On December 20-22, JSC VDNH in Moscow hosted the general session of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs. The management of ExpoForum-International returned to St. Petersburg with an award.
On December 20, members of the RUEF Presidium discussed the strategic issues of development of the Union, membership, and certification of exhibition events. Committees of the RUEF held their meetings, including the meeting of the Instruction and Methods Commission, headed by Igor Bychkov, Administrative Director of
On December 21, the general meeting was attended by representatives of the government, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, industry organizations and associations. Speakers at the event included Viktor Cherepov, Executive
Sergey Alexeev, President of the RUEF, and
Sergey Alexeev moderated the panel discussion «Exhibition Industry Today: Problems and Opportunities for Growth." The participants talked about the current conditions and the future of the Russian and international exhibition industry, changes in the economy of Russia, state support programs for the exhibition industry, and the influence of information technologies on the exhibition industry.
Sergey Voronkov, member of the Board of Directors of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, member of the RUEF Presidium, and General Director of ExpoForum- International, presented a report entitled «Proactive Development Trends: How Digital Helps Optimize Processes in Convention and Exhibition Companies and Earn More Profits." Elena Ublieva, Director for PR of
The next meeting of the RUEF members will be held in June 2018 in Moscow at ExpoCenter JSC.
The Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (RUEF) brings together leading Russian exhibition organizers, owners of exhibition companies and enterprises working in the exhibition business, and representatives of exhibition companies from Moldova. The RUEF today has 84 members, including 55 organizers.