A global day for exhibitions will promote and highlight the importance of exhibitions. Photo Credit: Adobe stock/pattilabelle
Global Exhibition Day (GED) is making a comeback on 7 June 2023.
Promoted by UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry), GED
will be themed “We run the meeting places and marketplaces for everyone”.
Its goals include promoting and highlighting the importance that
exhibitions have in all our lives. The annual event was launched in 2016
to drive visibility of the exhibition Industry locally, regionally and
on a global scale. In recent years, it saw activations and activities
from industry players in over 100 countries and regions around the
world.
UFI president, Michael Duck, said: “Ever since we launched GED in
2016 as an industry, it has been growing in reach and relevance, and the
campaign was crucial to keep decision makers aware of us throughout the
dark times of the pandemic.
“Now, after the post-pandemic recovery, GED allows us to focus and
highlight the critical role we play for every industry, every community
that we serve. More than ever, we have the opportunity to be seen by
policymakers and decision makers as the important sector that we are. I
encourage everyone to join this year’s activities.”
To facilitate the community’s activities for GED 2023, UFI has an
online toolkit for interested parties to use when promoting GED. This
day of advocacy is supported by more than 60 national and international
industry associations and facilitated by UFI.
All businesses and professionals in the sector are encouraged to join
the GED celebrations on 7 June 2023 by highlighting the impact of
exhibitions on facilitating the communication and collaboration of all
types of industries and marketplaces.
How to get involved:
· Share your GED2023 activities and keep updated on industry preparations by visiting GED2023.
· Create or take part in a #GED2023 initiative
· Follow the hashtag #GED2023 on all social media platforms
· Share social posts promoting #GED2023 using the correct tags and logos
· Create posts that share stories, product launches, event attendees, quotes, and statistics
· Highlight the importance of exhibitions wherever possible
· Ask government officials for endorsement and recognition of the day