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25 Years IFES World Summit

40 Years IFES!

Bruno Meissner in the IHK General Assembly

Young visitors at the Girl's Day

Cycling for a good climate

Award for “our” vocational school

Let's achieve goals together

Say hello to our dual students!

Now also electric!

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40 years of IFES - 25 years of IFES World Summit

In June, the members of the now 40-year-old IFES (International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services) will come together for the 25th time for an industry summit to exchange ideas about new perspectives for the exhibition industry. The theme of the summit, "Sailing the seas of innovation," not only paints a beautiful picture, but also entails a commitment to steer our industry towards new horizons. Nikolaus and Bruno Meissner will be there together. Read the greeting from Bruno Meissner (next news), who has accompanied the IFES from day one. IFES (International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services) will be meeting for the 25th time for an industry summit to exchange ideas about new perspectives for the exhibition industry. The theme of the summit, "Sailing the seas of innovation," not only paints a beautiful picture, but also represents a commitment to steer our industry towards new horizons. Nikolaus and Bruno Meissner will be there together. Read the welcome address from Bruno Meissner (next news), who has accompanied the IFES from day one.

40 years IFES

Hooray IFES (International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services) turns 40! Bruno Meissner, involved from the beginning, remembers:

“40 years ago, in 1984 – my company MEISSNER EXPOSYSTEME was only seven years old and I was a young entrepreneur – I took part in some discussions about the creation of an international federation for better knowledge exchange and cooperation in international markets. I was a young member of FAMAB, the German association in our industry (today it is called fwd:), and had a good relationship with Rainer Winnen, the President of FAMAB and responsible for the founding of IFES on the German side.

The concept was to create a federation of national associations. The vision was to build confidence, trust and friendship between colleagues around the world. The first motto was:

Sharing knowledge – Global network – International collaboration

After the first twenty years, we on the IFES board discussed more frequently that we should open membership to companies that should become direct members of IFES. From 2010 onwards, there were new rules and regulations; IFES developed into the global association of companies in the event marketing industry that it is today. During my presidency, Thorsten Heinze led the development of our Code of Conduct, we deepened the relationship with UFI were given a seat on the UFI Operations Committee and developed IFES into a truly global association with general meetings in Shanghai, Moscow, Cape Town, Delhi, ...

Predictions for the next 40 years? I would like to pass on some advice from Mark Twain:

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do.

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.

These days, I wish IFES days a management, a president, a board and members who are brave enough to throw off the bowlines; who are curious enough to catch the winds; who are wise enough to explore, dream and discover.

IFES is on it - all the best!

Bruno Meissner in the IHK General Assembly

Congratulations to our senior! Bruno Meissner was elected into the "Parliament of economy" by all members of the IHK Kiel The 60 elected entrepreneurs of the IHK General Assembly represent the entirety of the commercial economy in the region. They set the course and make important decisions for the economic area, as the plenary assembly provides impulses for shaping the framework conditions and decides which central positions the IHK represents on economic policy issues and addresses these to politicians and the administration.

Bruno Meißner: “I am very much looking forward to actively shaping the future of our region! I would like to contribute my entrepreneurial and association policy experience - as well as my experience as a father and grandfather - to constructive communication between business, politics and society. The IHK General Assembly offers the right platform for this! There are plenty of topics: shortage of skilled workers, education, company succession, transport, energy supply, sustainability... A huge thank you to the entire team at the IHK Kiel - let's get to work!”

Young visitors at the Girl's Day!

Every year in April is "Girls' Day": On this day of action, girls have the opportunity to get a taste of professions that are usually dominated by men. In 2024, again, committed young people aged 10 to 14 had the opportunity to look behind the scenes and get involved. The students were given an insight into the diverse tasks of project management, conception and production.

With the active support of the experts, they managed to plan and set up their own small exhibition stand in just one morning. The girls had a lot of fun creating and personalizing small graphics. They also found it particularly exciting to learn how CNC milling machines work, how to foil-coat without wrinkles and how to build walls. In the end, they were sitting happily, but also a little exhausted, on their own exhibition stand!

But it was also a great day for MEISSNER EXPO ourselves: The whole team was involved and very proud to inspire and encourage the next generation of potential exhibition stand construction experts.

MEISSNER EXPO cycles for a good climate

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"Pedal power over horsepower" Let's bike for a better climate!

Since 2019, MEISSNER EXPO has been taking part in the annual international “City Cycling” campaign and chooses the bicycle over the car. We cover as many distances as possible by bike within three weeks, thereby NOT blowing a whole lot of CO2 into the air. A good feeling, and actually quite simple.

After our first team bike tour, which took us across Hamburg in beautiful weather, everyone agreed that we should cycle much more often! Since then, many employees have consistently switched to bicycles. And you?

Award for “our” vocational school

We knew straight away that our trainee Levi was a particularly good catch for us. But the fact that their vocational school, the RBZ am Schützenpark in Kiel, has now also won a sustainability award makes us even more proud. Here the winners of the German Employer Prize for Education 2023 are presented. Congratulations!

Let's achieve goals together

The event industry is a very special industry: modern, communal, personal.

The president of our industry association UFI (Union De Foires International) has summarized in this article what tasks we are currently facing. „Together we can use our events to continue to be a catalyst for change for a better, a sustainable, an inclusive world.”

We also think about sustainability. Have you already read the statements of Nikolaus and Bruno Meissner? Take a look!

Say hello to our dual students!

Since 1997 we have been working in collaboration with the Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg . Students can study Messe-, Kongress- und Eventmanagement with MEISSNER EXPO as their practical partner. In this video, Janina, Lena and Finn show you what it is like!

Now also electric!

New additions to our fleet! The number of electric cars in our premises is increasing. Julia and Katerina are enjoying their new speedsters. It's handy that we have a photovoltaic system on the roof and can therefore charge our cars with extra cheap electricity!

Say hello to our dual students!

Since 1997 we have been working in collaboration with the Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg . Students can study Messe-, Kongress- und Eventmanagement with MEISSNER EXPO as their practical partner. In this video, Janina, Lena and Finn show you what it is like!