30 June 2020: Expo 2020 Dubai is gearing up to help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all after a two-thirds majority of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Member States voted in favour of postponing the next World Expo by one year. The global mega event will now run from 1…
27 June 2020: In wake of the prevailing uncertainty that the world is facing due to coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), have announced the dates of their flagship event, IMTEX & Tooltech 2021 exhibition which will take place on June 17-23, 2021 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. According…
29 June 2020: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the travel restrictions that remain in place in most Asian countries, UFI has cancelled the 2020 UFI Asia-Pacific Conference and the Digital Innovation Forum which was originally scheduled to be held in Macau in March 2020 and was subsequently rescheduled in late August 2020. “As…
28 June 2020: The Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) jointly announced that Taiwan has lifted domestic restrictions on the MICE industry. From June to August 2020, over 50 events are being scheduled including shows, concerts, and activities. Beverages, bakery items, pets, outdoor activities, gaming and…
28 June 2020: The Myanmar Government is reported to have decided to join hands with its neighbours such as Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to revive its tourism sector which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The four countries have managed to contain the spread of the corona virus. Myanmar’s tourism industry accounts for 6.6 percent…
26 June 2020: Waste Management is one, if not the most important environmental issue of exhibitions. So, the UFI Sustainable Development Award 2020 was designed to recognise companies that have implemented a successful Waste Management approach for exhibitions. And, ICC Sydney rightly won the UFI Sustainable Development Award 2020. The jury selected the “Waste Reduction…