environment for re-engagement.
“We recognise that because such
decisions will necessarily be made
by local authorities who hold the
decision-making power, the best
approach is to provide a framework
and resources required by centres
to create their own documentation
rather than pretending that any
one standard can serve everyone
under what may be very different
circumstances in different parts of the
world.”
UFI President, Mary Larkin,
concluded: “Based on the ‘UFI Global
Framework for reopening exhibitions
and B2B trade events’, this joint Guide
shows how our industry will move
forward.
“Sharing information and best
practices on how to reopen the doors
to events, from venues to organisers,
is key in ensuring the strong future of
the industry.”
China begins
long march
China’s State Council issued new
guidelines on 8 May that give the
go-ahead to hold conferences and
exhibitions again.
The qualification is that there is no
quick return for international events
but it did give a green light to national
MICE events.
Big data should play a more
important role, the government
document said and the national
‘health code’ network should be
popularised and testing results should
be shared online in a timely manner,
the State Council noted.
The guidelines followed the
successful hosting of the Hunan Auto
Show in second tier city Changsha.
It became the first major tradeshow
in the world to return post Covid-19
on 30 April. Organisers used the
health code system to pre-register
and screen over 62,000 visitors to the
six-day tradeshow, which was held
under strict new health screening
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