Foshan
Exhibition and Convention Association
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¡¡¡¡Foshan Exhibition and Convention
Association, composed of enterprises, academic institutes and
economic entities and individuals, is an organization in Foshan
near Guangzhou, engaged in exhibition industry. It is under the
direct leadership of Foshan Economic and Trade Bureau. The
Leaders of Foshan city stand as the honorary directors of the
Exhibition and Convention Association. The consultative
committee of the Association is made up of experts at home and
abroad, professors, and leaders of chamber of commerce. At
present, there are over 100 members of various enterprises
including some listed companies. The members are chiefly divided
into three categories as the following:
I. Various exhibition halls and markets engaged in particular
fields: e.g. China Ceramics City, Huaxia Ceramics City, Lecong
International Furniture Exhibition Centre, Chencun Flower Market
and China International Machinery Trade Centre in Nanhai.
II. The members also include some enterprises and economic
entities which often join in conferences or exhibitions
including some industrial manufacturers, import and export
companies as well as all kinds of associations. e.g. furniture
associations, home electronic appliances, building materials
association as well as chamber of commerce for metal
manufacturer.
III. Service institutions on exhibition business including
various types of medias (newspapers, TV stations etc.),
advertisement companies, scheming companies, exhibition service
companies, hotels, transportation as well as telecommunication
and insurance companies.
Purpose of the Association
¡¡¡¡The Association aims at serving the enterprises and
facilitating economic development. The Association tries to keep
the reputations of the exhibition enterprises and to share
resources with each other. It also makes every effort to defend
the legal rights and interests of the enterprises as well as to
facilitate the communication among the enterprises, government
and the masses, publicizing the key roles of exhibition industry
and exhibition economy to economic development. It offers
opportunities to learn the experience of exhibition at home and
abroad. In conclusion, the Association focuses on the research
and exploration of the problems arising in the exhibition
industry in Foshan as well as the recommendation of exhibition
projects with particular features, thus to promote the
development of exhibition industry in Foshan.
Business Scope
With the motto of ¡°Honesty, Practicality, Efficiency and
Progression¡±, with the spirit of ¡°Exploration, Creativity,
Devotion and Contribution¡±, the Association is engaged in the
following services:¡¡
I.¡¡The Association works as a bridge between the enterprises and
the government. It publicizes the policies and regulations
concerned to promote the communication between the enterprises
and government. In addition, it helps the government to form the
plans and regulations for exhibition industry, taking the
problems in exhibitions into consideration.
II.¡¡The Association undertakes various exhibitions at home and
abroad, particularly exhibitions chiefly on Foshan local brands
in order to help develop the economy in Foshan.
III.¡¡The Association acts as agents for exhibitions at abroad,
providing exhibition projects and consultative services for the
exhibition enterprises.
IV. The Association conducts co-operations with exhibition and
convention associations at home and abroad as well as famous
universities at home and abroad to organize activities such as
exhibition lectures, training sessions and experience exchange.
V. The Association provides information about exhibitions to be
held in Foshan and informs the member enterprises and organizing
enterprises to improve the benefit of exhibitions.
VI. The Association provides legal counseling services on
intellectual property of exhibits for exhibition enterprises. It
also helps the enterprises to apply for exhibition funds, or to
undertake exhibition applications.
Work Branches
The Secretariat of the Association, its own standing
institution, deals with the routine affairs of conferences. It
is divided into three departments as the following:
I.¡¡Member Service Department: It is in charge of communication
with member enterprises, membership administration, scheming
member enterprise activities.
II. Projects Development Department: It is in charge of the
planning, coordination and organization of exhibitions at home
and abroad.
III.¡¡Comprehensive Information Department: It is in charge of
public relationship, information collecting, processing and
publicizing as well as website maintenance and financial
management.