Ekspocentr AO (Russia)

Expocentre is a world-known Russian exhibition company that celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009. For all these years, it has retained its status as a leading organizer of largest international exhibitions in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe, and of Russia’s national expositions at EXPO exhibitions. Expocentre was the first Russian company to join UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry in 1975. In 2005 we played host to the 72nd Annual Congress of UFI, the main international association of exhibition organizers. Expocentre is a founding member of RUEF, the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (since 1991), and a member of the Guild of Exhibition and Fair Organizations of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Expocentre carries out organizational and methodical activities to encourage the development of exhibition activity in regional Russia. Since 1978 Expocentre has been a member of InterEXPO – the Association of Organizers of Exhibitions Abroad and of National Participations in International Trade Fairs and Exhibitions. Due to the development of convention activity Expocentre joined AIPC – the International Association of Congress Centres in 2005, and in 2006 became a member of ICCA – the International Congress and Convention Association. Expocentre provides the highest level of services to participants and visitors to its exhibitions and conventions. It allowed the company to become a member of IFES – the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services. (IFES, 2011)