On the morning of July 27, our association, together with the National Technical Committee for Exhibition Standardization and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, jointly held a salon themed Standardization Development of Shanghai's Exhibition Industry. The event was held at the Shanghai Institute of Quality and Standardization and brought together more than 70 representatives, mainly from association member organizations in the organizer and exhibition engineering categories, related enterprises invited by the institute, and the logistics industry association.
Yang Jieming, president of the Shanghai Institute of Quality and Standardization, and Chen Xianjin, president of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association
Yang Jieming, president of the Shanghai Institute of Quality and Standardization, delivered remarks. She emphasized the important position of the exhibition industry in the service trade sector, affirmed the progress made by the industry in standardization, thanked President Chen Xianjin for leading members of the National Technical Committee for Exhibition Standardization in years of selfless dedication to advancing industry standardization, and appointed President Chen Xianjin as chief consultant of the Shanghai Institute of Quality and Standardization.
Chen Xianjin, president of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association
President Chen Xianjin introduced the development history of national exhibition industry standardization and the achievements of the National Technical Committee for Exhibition Standardization over nearly ten years since its establishment. He also delivered a keynote report titled Supply-Side Reform and Standardization in the Exhibition Industry. He stated that standardization is a leading benchmark for China's exhibition industry as it moves from being a large country in the sector to becoming a strong one. It is also an institutional arrangement for transformation and upgrading, and a technical support for industry restructuring. Strengthening exhibition industry standardization will help support the Belt and Road Initiative and the Going Global strategy, optimize the layout of exhibition venues and improve venue service quality, promote green exhibitions and sustainable development, develop branded and specialized exhibition projects, and enable the market-oriented allocation of government resources.
Zhang Jian, vice president of Lingtong Exhibition System Co., Ltd.
Zhang Jian, vice president of Lingtong Exhibition System Co., Ltd., a vice-president organization of the association, discussed the development of standards for green and environmentally friendly booths with the attendees. He said that promoting this standard across the entire industry will be a long process, and that there is still a long way to go before pollution-free and waste-free exhibitions become widespread. However, once the standard is issued, it will send a green and environmental signal across the industry and provide reference and guidance for the green and sustainable development of the exhibition industry.
