Abu Dhabi/Paris. Underscoring the Arabian Gulf’s rising prominence within the exhibitions sector, UFI – the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, whose members manage more than 4,500 exhibitions and 181 exhibition centres worldwide, has selected the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates capital, as the venue for its 2012 Congress. The event, which is UFI’s 79th annual global meeting, will be the very first time a venue from the Arabian Gulf has had the honour of hosting a UFI Congress. UFI Managing Director Paul Woodward commented “We have been hoping for a long time to be able to bring the UFI Congress to Abu Dhabi and are really delighted that our 2012 event will be hosted by ADNEC. Abu Dhabi generously hosted UFI’s Middle East/Africa office for the past five years. So, we are really excited to be able to share with our 550 members in 84 countries the magnificent facilities and exciting developments there which we know very well. This will, we’re certain, be a really memorable UFI Congress, all the more special for being the first one we’ve held in the Arabian Gulf region”.
