treme example of a public community that had lived far beyond its means Other coun tries were also drawn into the downward spi ral such as Spain whose trade fair sector was hit by the euro crisis Spanish events col lapsed and many trade fairs could at times only survive with hefty discounts for ex hibitors But as if the economic crises had not been enough at that time nature also took its toll Since April 2010 the name of the Ice landic volcano that erupted that year has been known worldwide Only its pronuncia tion still causes difficulties Eyjafjallajökull which even managed to put the small coun try on the global tourism map Due to its ash cloud air traffic was suspended in large parts of northern and central Europe Important trade fairs were affected including Hannover Messe and Light Building in Frankfurt Trade fair visitors could not get to events or fly home Most of them showed a sense of humour some even returned to their home countries by taxi causing the much vaunted yields of trade fair related passenger trans port to soar In the past decade European countries have mainly been concerned about them selves culminating in the 2016 Brexit vote Elsewhere there are less doubts the Asian markets are booming The continent has now become the pacemaker of the global ex 24 FOCUS TradeFairs Internation al 2 2018 Birthday Greetings from the Interna tional Federation of Exhibition Event Services IFES In terms of promoting the general inter est of our industry associations togeth er with media houses assume an impor tant role as a neutral party with a mega phone and an ever present finger on the pulse of the industry A magazine same as an association can strengthen the industry as a whole by giving it a backbone by showing both problems and solutions It needs this sovereignty to be perceived not so much by its implementation but rather for its ability to provide competent infor mation advice to stakeholders and well in vestigated contend In this manner we wish TFI all the best for its 20st Birthday to show the tremendous impact of a thrilling industry IFES president Voicu Sferdianu Congratulations from FAMAB TFI stands for fascinating topics well in vestigated reports a nose for and inthe industry a clear voice for trade fairs and events that is well worth listening to and a successful and trustful coopera tion with FAMAB And it is still going strong after 20 years Congratulations on your an niversary and all the best for the future Jan Kalbfleisch managing director FAMAB Geburtstag 2017 Die schwedische Messegesellschaft Stockholmsmässan wird 75 Anniversary year 2017 The Swedish fair company Stockholmsmässan turns 75 Geburtstag 2017 Die Beautymesse Cosmoprof in Bologna feiert den 50sten Anniversary year 2017 Cosmoprof beauty fair celebrates its 50th birthday in Bologna Ph ot o S to ck ho lm sm äs sa n Ph ot o B ol og na Fi er e

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