OREANDA-NEWS. On 01 July 2008 was announced, that the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre participated in the 2nd International Forum of exhibition industry 5pEXPO June 16 through 18. Every day the exhibition venue provided detailed information about the company's services and plans for future to the visitors and specialists.

One of the most significant constituent of the Crocus Expo business program which attracted special interest of profile mass media became the presentation of its own exhibition program.

Arkady Zlotnikov, the First Deputy Director Crocus Expo IEC, told about projects included into exhibition schedule. He noted that “today the own exhibition schedule of the complex includes 26 exhibitions and fairs of different profile and the principal goal of the management is to make the proportion of guest to own events held in the venue 50/50. Many of existing trade fairs have already deserved All-Russian and worldwide image and reputation. As for example the exhibitions Furniture Club, Safari Expo and the Moscow International Automobile Salon which has been already included into the official exhibitions calendar of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA).

The overall exhibit space of trade fairs accommodated in the Crocus Expo IEC in 2009 will increase by 35 000 - 40 000 sq meters and in 2010 100 000 sq meters more will be added to the figure! According to Mr. Zlotnikov 13 more new launches will be commissioned by 2010. Narrow-specialized branch exhibition Stone & Ceramics will be launched already in September. The event has been initiated and organized aiming to promote introduction and distribution of modern materials and technologies in housing construction, and also to increase volumes of individual housing construction.

November will be marked by several exhibition projects. The First International Specialized Exhibition of materials and technology, machinery, equipment and tools for forestry, wood processing and pulp and paper industry ForrestExpo-2008 will run alongside with one of the most significant furniture trade fair in Russia - the exhibition Furniture Club. Thus the specialists and general public will have an opportunity to familiarize both with wood processing technologies and to enjoy the end result - genuine article of furniture art. For the first time the specialized exhibition Landscape design. Floristic will open its door in autumn. Starting from this year the trade fair will be held twice a year: in spring and autumn. Arkady Zlotnikov emphasized that “winter landscape resplendence will prevail at the autumn edition of the show.”

The International Exhibition Prestige & Comfort will be launched February 2009 at the Crocus Expo IEC. The show Prestige & Comfort will present and review the best expositions initiated and organized by the Crocus Expo IEC. The principal target of the project is to demonstrate full range of the best goods and services intended to improve the way of life, provide comfort and convenience and at the end of the day to increase the standard of living.

March will be marked by a new launch Education - a show to present education related services, to assist in a future educational entity selection and career promotion, to provide all-round interaction of all subjects of the educational system. The newest information technologies applied in education process, technological solutions, multimedia educational means, equipment for educational process, specialized furniture, school books, specialized clothing and modern systems of catering services, security and transportation will be presented during the event.

The International Advertising and Promotion Technologies Festival ProMediaTech will become one of the most original and perspective projects by the Crocus Expo. ProMediaTech will become a perfect platform to present creative, advertising and PR agencies, exhibition operators, stand builders, media holdings, printing-houses which will have an opportunity to present their new projects and services in interactive mode and format. The festival will allow potential customers of advertising services and services related to organization of parties and other events to establish new contacts with executors and subcontractors, to make an order for a specific innovative equipment, to familiarize with a vast spectrum of today's offers in the field of promotion, to discuss the advertising market development tendencies and promotion strategy and tactics.

The following exhibition projects as Discount, Investment Forum, Russian Land and others to be launched next year will be also given a chance to become as renowned as other Crocus Expo projects!