Written by Greg Nagy

Published: 25 September 2016

10 Benefits of Centrex membership

1. To belong to a professional CEE body /an exclusive club /pioneer who represent the interests of CENTREX members in CEE and worldwide which are: transparency, comparability, trustworthiness.
2. Joint promotion of market transparency in CEE and worldwide (a tool of excellence) through operating common standards, strict auditing procedures and communication patterns.
3. Key position in Central East European exhibition statistics brochure.
4. Disseminating transparent, credible exhibition statistics data – base for USPs.
5. Joint, unbiased promotion of trade fairs as a tool all over CEE according to our slogan ‘Exhibition Knowledge Provider’ which means to publish joint brochure through different media ‘Why exhibit?, organizing professional forums; titled CEEEF.
6. Through CENTREX communication, promotion of the members can be doubled, tripled in Central East Europe and worldwide.
7. Exclusive one-hand access to wide range of international knowhow, organizational and promotion materials (at members area)
8. A friendly exchange of experience, professional debates.
9. Joint promotion and research actions (like Global Exhibition Day or VIP Card initiative).
10. Joint, international approach towards educational institutions, persons (e.g. Student Vision of Trade Fairs competition.)
11. 10+1. Continuity.

This means that CENTREX is not just statistics, but info, news, image, branding of members’ companies and products, transparency of values.

Written by Greg Nagy

Published: 25 September 2016

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Written by Greg Nagy

Published: 25 September 2016

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.

When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God!

O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment.

Written by Greg Nagy

Published: 04 April 2016

In order to ensure the availability of internationally acknowledgeable and transparent exhibition data the CENTREX International Exhibition Statistics Union members have updated their earlier Exhibition Statistics Auditing Rules and apply this as Unified Regulation by the afore mentioned companies in their exhibition activity.

1. VISITORS
   1. Quantitative visitor data
      Number of visitors is calculated on evidence.
      1. Paying visitors
         Number of paying visitors is established through financial evidence:
         number of sold tickets (prepaid or on the spot)
         number of tickets/entry passes paid by the exhibitor or a third party
         Visitors with season tickets are calculated as financially reasonable minimum number of use of the tickets (price of season ticket divided by the price of the respective single ticket).
         Number of family tickets sold - whenever relevant - are calculated as 4 visitors.
      2. Other identified visitors
         Persons arriving with vouchers, registration cards or similar valid free passes, tickets can be counted as visitors only if evidence is available (e.g. serial numbered control slips or the registration cards).
         Persons entering the exhibition with permanent passes (e.g. annual complimentary cards or VIP passes) can only be considered as visitors if evidence is provided for the visit (e.g. special registration slip).
      3. Number of visits 
         In case of verifiable conditions repeat visits and consequently total number of visits may be calculated on evidence (e.g. serial numbered control slips or electronic entry system reports). Total number of visits is the sum of the total number of single visits and of the total number of repeat visits.
         In case no verifiable conditions apply the total number of visitors and the total number of visits shall be the same.
      4. Other 
         Number of exhibitor tickets/passes cannot be taken as visitors irrespective whether they were issued free or sold.
         Persons visiting an exhibition/fair without evidence provided cannot be considered as visitors.
         Person buying tickets or preregistering e.g. through Internet but not entering the gates/visitor control system shall not be counted as visitors.
   2. Qualitative visitor data
      1. Foreign visitors 
         Number of foreign visitors can be established either by direct evidence: tickets/passes sold/given out at special counters/gates for foreigners, filled in-registration cards with evidence of the foreign origin of the visitor or indirectly, through representative visitor surveys.
      2. Trade visitors 
         Number/percentage of trade visitors can be obtained through processing of the registration cards or representative visitor surveys.
      3. Other specific data 
         Other specific data on the quality of the visitors like age groups, decision-making capacity etc. can also be obtained through processing of the registration cards or representative visitor surveys.
   3. Control of visitor data 
      Number of sold tickets are established on the basis of cash counter records of the organiser. Tickets should be issued with serial numbering.
      Number of registration cards/vouchers is to be established through actual count and recorded in relevant documents.
      Number of revisits is to be established through actual count of the control slips and other documents or on basis of relevant report from the electronic entry system.
      Control of the qualitative figures should be performed through inspection of the evidences available - gate entry records, registration cards, visitor survey questionnaires and reports etc.
      Financial records/relevant documents shall be subject to control by the auditor.
      In case representative survey serves as base of qualitative data the auditor shall specify the method of it in its report.
2. EXHIBITORS
   1. Quantitative data
      1. Number of exhibitors
         Whoever rents an autonomous, separable and paid-up area unit (a stand) where people are employed exclusively by himself to offer goods and/or services in his own name for the entire duration of the exhibition/fair can be considered an Exhibitor - irrespective of the branch or product classification. The organiser of the exhibition issues an invoice on him.
         Co-exhibitors at an exhibitor's stand or participants at a collective stand are also considered as exhibitors for statistical purposes if they exhibit their own goods employing their own personnel on the exhibitor's stand or at a common stand organised by a collective stand organiser and their autonomy can be undoubtedly recognised even without physical separation. These companies are considered as exhibitors regardless that the invoice is being issued on the exhibitor or on a collective stand organiser. The nature of the participation and the identity of each exhibitor at the stand should be undoubtedly clear from the application form sent to the exhibition organiser.
         A collective stand organiser should be considered as an exhibitor only if it is undoubtedly clear from the common stand plan that the collective stand organiser also disposes of an autonomous stand segment with at least one open side towards the visitors to carry out his own marketing activity.
         When an exhibitor has more than one stand within an exhibition branch (product group) only counts as one exhibitor. In case it exhibits at more than one branch (product group) it can be counted according to the number of branches where it rents stands.
         Service companies, authorities, associations, institutes, media companies who rent/contract exhibition space (stand) and they offer their services which are relevant to the theme of the exhibition are also considered as exhibitors.
         A company who does not attend the exhibition (although it rented a stand) is not considered as exhibitor.
      2. Transparency of the calculation 
         Further to exhibitors no other categories like sub-exhibitor, co-exhibitor, non-direct exhibitor, indirect exhibitor should be used in the statistical publications.
   2. Nationality of the exhibitor
      1. Nationality of the exhibitor
         Nationality of the exhibitor should be undoubtedly clear from the application form sent to the exhibition organiser. The nationality of the exhibitor is the country which is mentioned in the application form.
      2. Statistics on the exhibitors
         The number of the exhibitors can be broken down into foreign exhibitors and domestic exhibitors.
      3. Within domestic exhibitors the number of exhibitors can separately counted as multinational exhibitors and non-multinational exhibitors as sub-categories. (see classification/definition in Section V. of the present Auditing Rules)
      4. International exhibitors are considered as sum of foreign exhibitors and multinational exhibitors.
   3. Control of the exhibitor data
      Exhibitor data is to be controlled on the basis of application forms, contracts, agreements, invoices and relevant computer printouts. These documents shall give evidence to the qualitative figures as well.
      The total number of participating countries is also to be declared where the country of the organiser/location of the event is also included.
      Other statistics on available qualitative data can also be made public (like trader or manufacturers or loyalty of the exhibitors) but they should be subject of control and verification (statistics audit) beyond the present Regulation.
3. EXHIBITION SURFACE
   1. Exhibition surface
      Exhibition surface and stand data are given in square meters.
      1. Total contracted space
         Total contracted space is the total territory of exhibition stands rented/contracted by exhibitors (as invoiced to or rendered under agreement to the exhibitors) and which is occupied by the exhibitors for the entire duration of the exhibition.
      2. Special show space
         Special show space is an exhibition space (net sq. m.) where performances, shows, lectures, contests (e.g. stage) are held, if this activity relates/covers/promotes the theme of the exhibition, and which space is independent of any single exhibitor.
      3. Total net exhibition space
         Total net exhibition space includes the total contracted space (as per Point III./1.1.) and the total special show space (as per Point III./1.2.)
      4. Special regulations
         The contracted space of a collective (common) stand can be calculated in total (the rented space according to the invoice) or as added up exhibitor-by-exhibitor (according to the stand plan if this completely equals the space invoiced to the collective stand organiser).
         Multi-storey stand space is to be calculated as per the invoice.
         Represented companies may not have exhibition space data.
   2. Qualitative exhibition space figures
      1. Contracted space as well as special show space can be broken down into
         Indoor space - t.i. rented/built in exhibition halls
         Outdoor space - t.i. rented/built in the open area of the exhibition compound.
      2. Total gross exhibition space
         Gross exhibition space can be calculated also for gross area occupancy of the exhibition compound. Such data shall be communicated only by members in their capacity as exhibition centres.
   3. Control of exhibition space data
      The total net exhibition space is to be controlled on the basis of invoices (contracted space) and on the basis of the hall/open area occupancy plans (floor plans) of the organiser (for the special show space).
      These documents shall give evidence to the qualitative figures as well.
4. THE PUBLISHING OF EXHIBITION DATA
   The publishing of exhibition data must be undoubtedly clear in definitions and content.
   Definition of the present Rules should be used only when fully complying with the content of this Rules.
   In no case should gross exhibition space be indicated/made public in a way to create confusion by exhibition organiser.
5. MISCELLANEOUS
   For statistical purposes domestic exhibitors can be broken down by multinational exhibitors and non-multinational exhibitors.
6. Multinational exhibitors: an exhibitor who is a multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country.

Original agreement made in Brno, on April 24, 1997.