UFI Annual Congresses are privileged events during which the majority of UFI members is brought together to exchange their experiences and opinions on common issues. This major event is an ideal networking opportunity bringing them together to take part in several key reunions, all gathered in one place:
Meetings of the UFI Decision-Making Bodies : General Assembly (Ordinary and, if needed, Extraordinary), Board of Directors and Executive Committee;
Meetings of the UFI Regional Chapters;
Meetings of the Associations Committee gathering all the national and international exhibition industry associations member of UFI;
Meetings of some UFI Working Committees:Marketing, ICT, Operations, Education, Sustainable Development;
Meetings of the group CEO called "Global Group CEO Think-Tank;
High-level presentations on topics of strategic level related to current trends and issues faced by the exhibition industry.
List of past UFI Congresses
1st Congress - 1925 - Milan
2nd Congress - 1926 - Milan
3rd Congress - 1927 - Lyon
4th Congress - 1929 - Leipzig
5th Congress - 1929 - Brussels
6th Congress - 1930 - Poznan
7th Congress - 1931 - Bordeaux
8th Congress - 1932 - Milan & Rome
9th Congress - 1933 - Valencia
10th Congress - 1934 - Utrecht
11th Congress - 1935 - Brussels
12th Congress - 1936 - Paris
13th Congress - 1937 - Bari
14th Congress - 1947 - Paris
15th Congress - 1948 - Milan
16th Congress - 1949 - Valencia
17th Congress - 1950 - Strasbourg
18th Congress - 1951 - Brussels
19th Congress - 1952 - Bari
20th Congress - 1953 - Frankfurt/Main
21st Congress - 1955 - Lille
22nd Congress - 1955 - Paris
23rd Congress - 1956 - Vienna
24th Congress - 1957 - Leipzig
25th Congress - 1958 - Thessaloniki
26th Congress - 1959 - Zagreb
27th Congress - 1960 - Casablanca
28th Congress - 1961 - Paris
29th Congress - 1962 - Palermo
30th Congress - 1963 - Paris
31st Congress - 1964 - Barcelona
32nd Congress - 1965 - Marseilles
33rd Congress - 1966 - Izmir
34th Congress - 1967 - Vienna
35th Congress - 1968 - Lisbon
36th Congress - 1969 - Leipzig
37th Congress - 1970 - London
38th Congress - 1971 - Malta
39th Congress - 1972 - Thessaloniki
40th Congress - 1973 - Cologne
41st Congress - 1974 - Izmir
42nd Congress - 1975 - Bogota
43rd Congress - 1976 - Elda/Alicante
44th Congress - 1977 - Vienna
45th Congress - 1978 - Zurich
46th Congress - 1979 - Zagreb
47th Congress - 1980 - Berlin-West
48th Congress - 1981 - Quebec
49th Congress - 1982 - Tokyo
50th Congress - 1983 - Funchal
51st Congress - 1984 - Nicosia
52nd Congress - 1985 - Düsseldorf
53rd Congress - 1986 - Budapest
54th Congress - 1987 - Turin
55th Congress - 1988 - Jakarta
56th Congress - 1989 - Barcelona
57th Congress - 1990 - Malta
58th Congress - 1991 - Salzburg
59th Congress - 1992 - Valencia
60th Congress - 1993 - Brussels
61st Congress - 1994 - Singapore
62nd Congress - 1995 - London
63rd Congress - 1996 - Tokyo
64th Congress - 1997 - Prague
65th Congress - 1998 - Verona
66th Congress - 1999 - Bilbao
67th Congress - 2000 - Hong Kong
68th Congress - 2001 - Cologne
69th Congress - 2002 - Munich
70th Congress - 2003 - Cairo
71st Congress - 2004 - Bangkok
72nd Congress - 2005 - Moscow
73rd Congress - 2006 - Beijing
74th Congress - 2007 - Versailles
75th Congress - 2008 - Istanbul
76th Congress - 2009 - Zagreb
77th Congress - 2010 - Singapore
78th Congress - 2011 - Valencia
79th Congress - 2012 - Abu Dhabi
