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Trade fairs are accessible without Covid pass
On February 9, the Czech government announced that people are no more obligated to prove their infectivity in restaurants, sports, events or other service establishments.
The fairs SILVA REGINA and BIOMASA will be shortened by one day. The TECHAGRO fair shifted to April 2024
BVV Trade Fairs Brno have decided to shorten the SILVA REGINA and BIOMASA trade fairs. This decision has been made after thorough negotiations with professional partner associations and was based on a survey among exhibitors and visitors.
MOTOSALON postponed to 2023. the 2022 season will start with MOTOWEEKEND
Unfortunately, MOTOSALON will not take place this year. However, the season will start with MOTOWEEKEND, which will welcome fans of motorcycles and accessories from 8 to 10 April 2022! MOTOSALON will be back in its traditional shape in 2023.
Hygiene and safety rules for trade fairs and trade shows
Based on a government decree, it is not necessary to enter respiratory protection fairs from 14 March 2022. At the same time, there is no need to submit proof of infectivity.
Restart of the trade fairs in Brno Exhibition Center after an annual break
The increase in herd immunity in the Czech Republic and in Europe is a good signal for the restart of trade fair and congress events in the Brno Exhibition Center. “Trade fairs are a part of business life. If we want to be back in business as usual, we have to learn to live with certain measures for some time,” Mr. Jiří Kuliš, CEO of Brno Trade Fairs Co., comments with the clear ambition to resume exhibition activities.
CIMT Beijing 2021 - demonstration of the exposition realization abroad under the baton of the covid-19 restriction
Will such a large event with around 200,000 people take place? Will companies be willing to overcome the organizational and operational limitations of covid-19? What will the fair look like when foreign participants have to go to the mandatory 21-day quarantine ?! And how do we actually do it under these conditions…?
Trade fairs remain important for business, say exhibitors
Upevnění kontaktů se stávajícími zákazníky, nové obchodní příležitosti a fyzická prezentace firmy a produktů. To jsou tři nejčastější důvody, proč se vystavovatelé účastní veletrhů. Vyplývá to z průzkumu, který realizovala společnost Veletrhy Brno v březnu 2021. Do průzkumu se zapojilo 768 vystavovatelských firem z České republiky, Slovenska a dalšího zahraničí. Cílem průzkumu bylo odpovědět na otázku, jaký potenciál budou mít veletrhy v postkovidové době.
IDET, PYROS, ISET 2021 - change of dates
Due to current changes in the calendar of events planned for the second half of the year, the International Security Fairs IDET/PYROS/ISET are have been moved to a new date on 6–8 October, 2021.
WOODTEC will not take place this year
The sixteenth season of the WOODTEC fair, which was scheduled to take place at the Brno Exhibition Centre on October 21 to 23, 2020, will not take place this year. The decision to cancel the fair was taken in agreement between BVV Trade Fairs Brno and the Union of Manufacturers and Importers of Woodworking Machinery and Equipment. The main reason for the cancellation of WOODTEC and its postponing to the next year is the persisting uncertainty in the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government measures of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, which do not allow to organize a trade fair with daily attendance of 3 to 5 thousand visitors.
The 62nd MSV International Engineering Fair will not take place until 2021
Due to the COVID situation, the traditional Brno International Engineering Fair, scheduled for October 5 – 9, held regularly since 1959 at the Brno Exhibition Center, in the Czech Republic has been canceled. The decision was taken the Board of Directors of Veletrhy Brno (BVV Trade Fairs Brno Co.) on June 25, 2020, on the basis of a thorough consideration of all factors and risks associated with the holding of the fair, including an evaluation of the current health rules for trade fairs and mass events. This breaks the long uninterrupted tradition of the fair, which in the last decade has become the leading industrial fair of Central Europe. “The MSV fair has never been canceled. But we had to end the lingering uncertainty surrounding its holding. It was the most difficult decision I ever had to make. After cancellation of AMB Stuttgart, the MSV is another COVID victim among leading European shows," announced Mr. Jiří Kuliš, CEO of BVV Trade Fairs Brno.
Statement to the current situation
Due to the COVID situation, the traditional International Engineering Fair, held regularly since 1959 at the Brno Exhibition Centre in the Czech Republic, has been cancelled. The decision was taken by the Board of Directors of Veletrhy Brno (BVV Trade Fairs Brno), on the basis of a thorough consideration of all factors and risks associated with the organizing of the trade fair, including an evaluation of the current health rules for trade fairs and mass gathering events.
Trade fairs need a clear timetable
The trade fair industry expects from the government a clear prospect of restarting trade fairs, which mirror the economic situation. However, under the influence of the coronovirus crisis and government restrictions, the situation is not good at all. Trade fairs are a business platform that will be important for restarting the economy by presenting innovations, new technologies and products and for new orders.
Trade Fairs Brno want to start the interrupted season in September
"I am hoping the situation in the Czech Republic and Europe in general will calm down in the coming months and we can start the trade fair season from the end of August. We have adjusted the preparation schedule for the MSV, our most important show, so that companies have greater certainty about the feasibility of the fair happening. We are intervening with the Czech government as much as we can ", says Jiří Kuliš, CEO, about the current situation of the Brno Trade Fair Co.
URBIS Smart City Fair 2020 has been postponed to early September
Due to the current Europe-wide ban on mass events, including the organisation of trade fairs and conferences, the management of BVV Trade Fairs Brno decided in this emergency situation to postpone the URBIS Smart City Fair to a later date – 2 and 3 September 2020.
200312-SALIMA Trade Fairs moved to November 2020
Due to the current ban on holding mass events, including the organization of trade fairs, and the generally uncertain “force majeure” situation, the management of BVV Trade Fairs Brno decided to postpone the SALIMA food fairs to a later date, specifically 19 to 22 November 2020.
Trade Fairs TECHAGRO, SILVA REGINA and BIOMASA are moved, will be held in the spring of 2021
The company Veletrhy Brno, in agreement with partnership industry associations, decided to reschedule agricultural equipment trade fair exhibitions to 2021. All the interested parties agreed that reached solution would be the most appropriate response to eliminate the economic risk associated with the possible ban on large public events. The new term of the trade fair exhibition will be 11 – 15 April 2021.
Preparations for all BVV trade fairs and other events carried on as usual
With respect to recommendations issued by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, BVV Trade Fairs Brno (Veletrhy Brno, a.s.) prepares all planned trade fairs and other events according to its 2020 exhibition calendar. The Czech health authorities have strengthened surveillance measurements in response to the international spread of the coronavirus disease. At the moment there has been no confirmed case of this virus in the Czech Republic and no extraordinary measures have been imposed by the responsible institutions to restrict or prohibit events involving the presence of larger number of participants. Some trade fair events in Germany have been postponed to a later date due to the strong participation of Asian, especially Chinese exhibitors who are currently not being granted Schengen entry visa.
The 61st International Engineering Fair showed the future of industry
Robots, the Internet of Things, virtual simulation systems and control by means of artificial intelligence – this year's MSV confirmed the massive advent of digital technology into industrial practice. All covered areas of the exhibition grounds were sold out and the whole Brno lived with the largest Central European trade show. The exhibits of 1,662 exhibiting companies from 30 countries were seen by more than 81 thousand visitors in five days. The companies were satisfied with both the number and quality of visitors and their interest in the exhibited products.
Follow new trends at our fashion fairs
The 54th STYL and KABO fairs remained the only major contracting event of the Czech clothing and footwear industry. Almost half of the exhibitors were direct manufacturers and the share of foreign participants increased to almost 40 percent. Retailers got acquainted with new brands and collections designed not only for the coming autumn/winter season, but also for the next spring and summer. This time, the supporting programme focused on increasing the knowledge and skills of sales staff. Four and a half thousand trade visitors viewed the presentation of 233 exhibiting companies and more than 500 fashion brands in three days.
15th IDET was the largest ever
The IDET International Defence and Security Technologies Fair ranks among the most important shows held in NATO countries. At the same time, it is unique for its connection, concurrently with PYROS and ISET fairs, to a comprehensive presentation of the Integrated Rescue System. This year's security fairs presented exhibits of a total of 534 companies from 35 countries and documented the growing strength of the Czech defence industry. Over the first three days 26 thousand visitors passed through the gates of the Exhibition Centre; on Saturday, there was an event for the general public called Safety Day - Rescuers for Children, which welcomed about 10000 visitors.
Show of livestock, technologies for animal production and gamekeeping attracted nearly forty thousand visitors
Almost one thousand animals from the best Czech breeders, a broad range of technologies for animal production and offer of supplies for hunting, gamekeeping and outdoor activities. All of this was on display at the Brno Exhibition Centre from last Sunday and together with a rich conference, educational and awareness programme attracted a lot of interest from experts and the public. After two years, a concept combining the National Show of Livestock, the ANIMAL TECH fair and the National Gamekeeping Show once again reaffirmed its attractiveness. According to a preliminary estimate, this unique show was visited by more than 37,000 paying visitors over its duration of four days.
The jubilee 60th MSV was Czechoslovak and very successful
The Brno Exhibition Centre was alive with industry and the most advanced technologies for five days. Exhibition stands of 1651 companies from 32 countries occupied an area of more than 45,000 square meters. All indoor areas of the exhibition centre have been sold out several months in advance and the interest of visitors was extremely high: more than 80 000 of them visited the trade fair.
100RIES at the Exhibition Centre presents a hundred stories about industrial legends, a born-again Masaryk and offers a trip into augmented reality
The 60th jubilee of the International Engineering Trade Fair which takes place this year includes a unique exhibition entitled 100RIES (100 in Czech is sto, hence stoRIES). This will present visitors with a hundred stories of Czechoslovakian industrial legends of the past century. One of the greatest of these stories is that of the statue of T.G. Masaryk which adorned the rotunda of today’s Pavilion A in 1928, during the Exhibition Centre’s opening ceremony. During the engineering fair visitors will see a robot create a replica of this statue right before their very eyes.
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Agricultural and forestry technology for sustainable farming and forest stewardship at the largest fair in Central Europe
The TECHAGRO International Fair of Agricultural Technology, along with the SILVA REGINA International Forestry and Hunting Fair and the BIOMASS Trade Fair of Renewable Sources of Energy in Agriculture and Forestry took place at the Brno Exhibition Centre from 8 to 12 April 2018. All these fairs put together were attended by 724 companies from 37 countries on an area of 87,000 square meters – hence, the Brno Exhibition Centre was completely sold out. Over the five days, the Brno Exhibition Centre was visited by more than 110 thousand visitors.
BVV Highlights 2018/2019
From Press conference in Beijing, March 27th 2018
BVV Trade Fairs Brno - Press Conference in Beijing
Czech Republic within the Belt and Road Initiative. Brno Trade Fairs – the best platform for promoting Chinese business. The 60th International Engineering Fair: New Technologies and Business Opportunities for Industry of the Digital Age.
Almost 900 companies were presented in exhibition halls; Festival of Flavours was featured for the first time
New food industry products for business and gastronomy, a showcase of state-of-the-art technologies as well as a hall dedicated to packaging and printing: the SALIMA and EmbaxPrint fairs have been held in Brno for over forty years now, and they are still in high demand. This year, the food fairs also featured the premieres of SALIMA Technology fair and the Festival of Flavours appealing to all lovers of good food and drink.
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