首爾開始舉辦會展活動

首爾開始舉辦會展活動

首爾COEX會議中心近日透露，從今年7-12月，會議執行總共將舉辦約8場國際性會議及展覽活動，首爾的其他會展場館也在嚴格的健康措施下開始承辦活動。

首爾的首場疫后會展活動是6月3-6日舉辦的韓國園林景觀博覽會，之后是首爾國際牙科展兼口腔科學大會SIDEX，該展會為期兩天，共迎來4860名參會代表。韓國于今年4月出臺了新冠疫情防控相關條例，而各會展中心也制定了自己的疫情防控措施，包括掃碼登記、入場測溫、頻繁對場館消毒、保持室內通風等。

Seouls MICE Industry back to business

From July to December， Seouls event venue COEX has about 8 international exhibitions and conventions listed on the event calendar. Other convention centers in Seoul also started holding events under strict quarantine measures.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters and the Central Disaster management Headquarters released Disinfection Guidelines to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 at Public and Multi-purpose Facilities on April 2， 2020 and convention centers have developed their own procedures and measures in supporting the document. In a first step， every attendee is to be registered with a QR code. Wearing a mask is mandatory to enter any public gatherings including MICE events.

GES母公司同比營收大幅下降

在今年第二季度，全球知名的會展全服務商GES母公司——Viad公司收入僅為3090萬美元，比去年同期下降92.3%，新冠疫情對會展服務企業的重大影響可見一斑。Viad總裁兼首席執行官Steve Moster表示，“今年的第二季度對我們而言簡直是前所未有。在新冠疫情和政府的防控措施下，我們的會展業務基本全方位停頓。我們忍痛采取了果斷的措施，保證現金流以及自身團隊、客戶和所在區域的健康和安全。直到今天，除了業務基本停頓，我們還采取了一系列其他措施來保證公司的生存，包括募集1.8億美元的投資等。”

GES parent company Viad reports sharp revenue drop

For the second quarter of 2020， Viad， the parent company of full-service live events company GES， has reported revenue of US$30.9 million， down 92.3% from the 2019 second quarter， reflecting the acute impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steve Moster， president and chief executive officer， commented， “The second quarter was unlike any other quarter we have experienced. As the COVID pandemic and government actions halted services across our business， we made swift and difficult decisions with an immediate focus on cash flows and the health and safety of our team members， clients， guests， and communities. We essentially placed our business into a state of hibernation and took a host of other actions to preserve liquidity， including securing additional capital of $180 million and amending our credit facility for longer-term covenant relief.”

馬德里展覽公司成立安全協調中心

9月中旬，馬德里展覽公司在產業恢復方面再進一步，宣布成立“安全協調中心”。通過該中心與當地的各級安保部門保持密切溝通，確保在馬德里會展中心舉辦的會議、展覽、休閑活動等大型活動能夠安全舉辦。安全協調中心將與公司已有的全天候安保控制中心一道，向外界實時分享會展中心各類線下活動的舉辦情況和安保措施。

IFEMA creates CECOR

IFEMA is taking its security measures a step forward by creating the Security and Emergency Coordination Centre （CECOR）. The new centre will ensure that IFEMA coordinates effectively with other public and private security and emergency structures to cover IFEMAs different areas of activity， such as fairs， conferences and leisure events attended by large numbers of people. As well as its existing Security Control Centre （24/7）， the coordination centre will be used to share real-time information with other units， such as images， radio frequency communications， and data exchange， ensuring comprehensive monitoring during the organising and staging of events.