Supporting the gl obal Industry

The ”global collaboration network“. That’s how we have chosen to explain what IFES is, in three words.

To enhance the number of partnerships within the IFES family, we are offering several opportunities to ”get to know one ano ther.“ The most prominent is the IFES World Summit, which takes place every year in June. “Reaching New Heights” is the theme for 2018 when we will meet in Chicago. Second is the IFES Global Village premiered at EuroShop in Düsseldorf and will continue at ExhibitorLive in≈ Las Vegas in 2018.

But to understand what IFES is you have to go into deeper detail. IFES represents more than 270 Companies from around the gl obe. Each of these companies has signed the IFES Code of Conduct – a kind of constitution which rules the collaboration within the whole network. So, if an IFES partner serves the customer of another member, both, the customer and member know that they will be treated in≈ a professional manner from a company upholding the highest of quality standards. This is a value-added member benefit that is hard to put a price on.

Two educational programs offered by IFES – Masterclass and Certified Expert – ensure we have well-educated, global-thinking employees serving our industry. Both programs will run at the end of the year again.

”S upport and be supported“ – that is the general idea of t he federation. And we are proud to be a part of it.

THE IFES BOARD

This is the second issue of IFES Worldview. After the success of our first magazine and the o verwhelming popularity we decided to c ontinue with this format on an annual basis. This years edition focusses on ‘Value’ generated by the Exhibition and Event industry in general. Inspiring Projects is a column we will continue, and≈ IFES Insights will give you the chance to learn more about current activities in our associa tion. I hope you will enjoy the read.

UTA GORETZKY