48 exhibition professionals from 14 countries – employed by venue owners, organizers and stand construction companies – enjoyed a thrilling seminar and social programme on “Storytelling”. It was offered as a premiere by CEFA and IFES, the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services, and hosted by the CEFA member Pordenone Fiere. Highlight was a full-day-excursion to Milan for visiting the EXPO 2015 and screening at the site what could be learned by such a great worldwide event for everyday exhibition businesses.

Over the past 10 years, there has been a fast moving trend toward international trade shows for exhibiting companies as well as exhibit suppliers in the USA

s the world rapidly continues to grow as a single global marketplace, it is critical to keep the global marketplace vibrant and diversified to avoid a monopoly by a chosen few to control it.

In 1995 three past presidents of EDPA pushed to get the American association EDPA in the international marketplace.

With Uta Goretzky IFES recruited a well known and experienced professional who knows the exhibition and event industry extremely well.