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Another rich year for the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre

GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre this year again hosts more than 25 major events.

Feb 15, 2019

gr_ljubljana_exhibition_convention_centre — Photo credit: GR - Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre

GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre (GR) was in 1954 established mostly as a fair venue for presentations of individual economic sectors. Today, the GR as the largest Slovenian event centre that this year celebrates its 65 years of existence, represents a wanted and well-booked centre for congresses, fairs, business conferences, and other meetings. The half a million of its annual visitors, among which there were more than 11,000 business guests in 2018 during the congress activities, equals for almost two times the number of Ljubljana’s residents. GR’s location in the city centre of Slovenia’s capital additionally contributes to its significant competitive advantage.

body_worlds_vital — Photo credit: Body Worlds Vital

Its announced programme for 2019 includes large events that are either organised by the GR itself or are hosted by it. So far, 25 events have been confirmed and 4 are still pending. GR this year hosts in its own organisation seven major events: the famous world exhibition Body Worlds Vital was concluded on 20 January; the 30^th International trade show for green tourism – Alpe-Adria (30 January – 2 February); 58^th international Home Fair (5-10 March); the 1^stIntergenerational Coexsistence Days (14-16 May); the 50^thNature-Health Fair (23-26 October); the 30^th furniture fair Ambient Ljubljana (6-10 November) and the 4^th Home Fair + (6-10 November 2019).

conventa_2019_gr — Photo credit: Tina Ramujkić/Conventa 2019

On top of its own production, the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, hosts many other major international events, like fairs, trade shows, congresses, business conventions, and other meetings. To name just a few: on 23-24 January GR hosted Conventa, the 11^th Trade show for Meetings and Incentive Travel; in February it hosts the Smart Industry Fair combined out of four fairs; in May the 37^th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases – ESPID; the 24^th RIMS Conference – the annual conference about Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis will take place in June, while the ART Expo Ljubljana in September; in the same month also the ERC European Resuscitation Congress will be held.

And there are many more events and meetings scheduled, among them 12 international congresses, what proves that the GR is comparable to international centres with a high level of professionalism and a thorough knowledge of the meetings industry.