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Abdulrahman ... HCE managing director.

Industry fair to be held in February

01 September 2010

HILAL Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE), Bahrain, has pushed back its 2011 flagship industry exhibition – the Gulf Industry Fair (GIF 2011) – to three weeks later, from February 8 to 10, 2011.

The event, which runs over three days at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in conjunction with the Gulf Industry Forum, is traditionally held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain.
“The decision to hold our events in February as opposed to the traditional January timing has been arrived at after careful consideration and consultation with key exhibitors and other regional event organisers,” said Jubran Abdulrahman, managing director, HCE.
“January is a busy calendar month for industry in the GCC and hopefully the decision to hold our exhibition in February now will mean that exhibitors can not only take advantage of the huge opportunities that GIF offers in the market, but may also be able to attend other regional conferences and events,” he added.
He said that it was essential as exhibition organisers that they recognised not only the huge business potential for exhibitors from the region, but from the larger market as a whole, and take decisions based on the overall business needs of clients.
“In addition, now that the show enters its fourth year, increased interest from international participants has meant that pushing the show dates back also gives them more time to prepare for the events after the 2010 festive season. We feel that our decision will achieve that and allow the best possible advantages overall to our loyal exhibitor base,” he concluded.