Meeting in Bilbao, Spain, UFI`s Board of Directors welcomed new qualifing members into the global association of the exhibition industry. Nine organizers, four exhibition centres, and one partner of the industry joined the ranks of UFI.

UFI also granted the UFI Approved Event label to several trade shows which met the strict UFI standards which include event auditing by recognized organizations. The new organizations which have met UFI`s strict membershjip and Approved Event criteria are: