Freshness unwanted

Cancellations， surface-area reductions and， above all， reticence by major industry players， have made it necessary for Messe Düsseldorf to remove the freshness trio comprising Intermopro， Intercool and Intermeat， planned for September 21 to 23， from its 2014 schedule.

The stimulus for the creation of three separate special fairs for the sectors dairy products， cooked and uncooked meat and frozen food products came from the German market in the 1990s. Since then， Intermopro， Intercool and Intermeat have been hosted at Düsseldorf every two years as a freshness trio. \"The decision to call off the fairs in 2014 was not an easy one. But in view of the current number of registrations and lack of any prospects for a radical turnaround in bookings， we’ve been forced to put on the brakes.\"

10th PPRD Forum held in Macao

The Panel Discussion on the Economic Environment of Portuguese Speaking Countries under the 10th Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Co-operation Development Forum and Economic Trade Fair （PPRD Forum） was held on 26 May， in the World Trade Centre Macau. The meeting will explore topics covering the prospects of trade and economic collaboration between the Pan-Pearl River Delta （PPRD） region and Portuguese-speaking countries （PSCs） and jointly promote further development of the PPRD and PSCs trade and economic partnership.

Photokina 2014 welcomes surging number of new exhibitors

From September 16 to 21， 2014， photokina， the world’s leading imaging fair， bringing together the industry， trade， professional users and end consumers with a passion for photography， will be held in Cologne.

A good half year before photokina， the show have registered a very positive response on the part of exhibiting companies. Both the rental result and the number of new exhibitors are pleasantly high. 80% of the area is already booked. In addition to this， the number of companies represented at photokina for the first time is also considerably higher in comparison to the same point in time for the 2012 event. For photokina 2014， the photokina organisers， Koelnmesse and the Photographic Industry Association， are once again counting on 1，000 exhibiting companies from approx. 40 countries. In 2012， around 185，000 visitors from 166 countries came to Cologne to inform themselves about current trends and technologies surrounding the image.

TCEB propels the country’s exhibition industry

The Thailand Convention Exhibition Bureau（TCEB） unveiled its 2014 exhibition industry strategy， which will showcase the strength of Thailand as a leader of the international exhibition industry in ASEAN. TCEB highlighted three key success factors： bringing new shows to Thailand， successful joint ventures between Thailand’s MICE entrepreneurs and renowned international exhibition organisers， and the establishment of international players looking to Thailand as a springboard to ASEAN. According to the exhibition industry’s strategy in 2014， TCEB will focus on its role as marketer and partner to further penetrate new markets and create awareness while working closely with partners to accelerate the number of MICE visitors to international exhibitions in Thailand. As connector and initiator， TCEB will emphasise the strength of business opportunities in Thailand as a springboard to success in the AEC.