At the initiative of the president of UFI (The world association of the exhibition industry) Sergey Alekseev representatives of the exhibition world have made the decision to combine the efforts to notify the public on a role of exhibitions for world economy. In this regard June 8, 2016 is proclaimed ias the World exhibitions Day.
Main objective of this initiative is to draw more attention to this industry, to advance the importance of exhibitions for business, development of economy of regions and the country in general, the international cooperation.