At the 82nd congress of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) in Milan, the Vice President of ExpoForum International and President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (RUEF) – Sergey Alexeev, was inaugurated as the new UFI president.

ExpoForum International was awarded Discovery of the Year at the first event-industry EFEA Awards ceremony.

From 16 to 19 July the inspection commission for the World Energy Council (WEC) came to Russia to assess the country’s bid to host the 24th World Energy Congress as well as the annual WEC Executive Assembly in St Petersburg in 2019

A general agreement was signed on 30 June 2014 regarding the expansion of cooperation between the leading exhibition companies in Germany and Russia, Messe Frankfurt RUS and ExpoForum International.

From 1 March 2014, the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre and ExpoForum International will be changing their visual style

Messe Düsseldorf, the world's largest organiser of specialised international exhibitions, has expressed confidence in the success of the events the company is planning to hold at the new ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre