Associations and partners

The Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) represents the interests of the trade fair industry on a national and international level.

FKM, the Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics, has established uniform rules for the collection of exhibitor, space and visitor statistics. The latest data collected is published in the form of provisional results on the Internet, and, following completion of the audit, compiled in the FKM Annual Report entitled "Audited Trade Fair and Exhibition Statistics".

The European Major Exhibition Centres Association (E.M.E.C.A.) was formed to focus attention on the economic impact that the exhibition industry achieves throughout Europe.

The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) is the union of the world's leading tradeshow organizers and fairground owners, as well as the major national and international associations of the exhibition industry, and its partners.