1. ON DECEMBER 21, 1995, FCS ST. PETERSBURG COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST MIKHAIL MINKEVICH VISITED THE PRESENTATION OF THE TRADE SHOW PROGRAM FOR 1996 AT THE ST. PETERSBURG EXHIBITION CENTER LENEXPO. LENEXPO IS THE LARGEST EXHIBITION COMPLEX IN NORTH WEST RUSSIA AND MAJOR ORGANIZER OF TRADE SHOWS IN ST PETERSBURG. THE LENEXPO EXHIBITION JOINT STOCK COMPANY IS A MEMBER OF THE UNION OF EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS (UEF) OF THE NIS AND BALTIC COUNTRIES. IN OCTOBER 1995, LENEXPO ALSO BECAME A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FAIRS - UFI (UNION DES FOIRES INTERNATIONALES).
2. SERGEY ALEKSEYEV, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF LENEXPO, REPORTED ON SOME RESULTS WHICH LENEXPO ACHIEVED DURING RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING RESULTS OF 1995, AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. IN PARTICULAR, HE REPORTED THAT THE NUMBER OF TRADE SHOWS IN 1995 INCREASED 1.5 TIMES COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE NUMBER OF TRADE SHOWS WITH FOREIGN PARTICIPATION INCREASED FROM 11 TO 26. OVER 7,000 FIRMS PARTICIPATED IN 1995 TRADE SHOWS INCLUDING 1,320 FOREIGN FIRMS FROM 42 COUNTRIES. THE NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED TRADE SHOWS ALSO INCREASED FROM 29 IN 1993 TO 52 IN 1994, AND UP TO 57 IN 1995. TRADE SHOWS WERE VISITED BY APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN 1995, INCLUDING OVER 700,000 SPECIALISTS.
3. SEVERAL RECENT LENEXPO TRADE SHOWS WERE CERTIFIED, SUCH AS BALTIKA (BALTIC), SVARKA (WELDING), INTERAVTO, AND OBUV (FOOTWEAR) WERE CERTIFIED BY THE UEF. BALTIKA WAS ALSO CERTIFIED BY UFI. MR. ALEKSEYEV ALSO REPORTED THAT OVER 500 FOREIGN FIRMS FROM 25 COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN BALTIC '96. SOME LENEXPO TRADE SHOWS HAVE BECOME TRADITIONAL EVENTS WITH GREAT SUCCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, 530 FIRMS FROM 28 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE RUSSIAN FARMER '95 FAIR. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 2.5 MILLION USD DURING THE FAIR AND ABOUT 1,227 TONS OF DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WERE SOLD. INRYBPROM '95 RESULTED IN THE SIGNING OF CONTRACTS FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 800 MILLION USD. 450 FIRMS FROM 32 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE NEVA '95 TRADE SHOW INCLUDING NEW PARTICIPANTS FROM AUSTRALIA, MALTA, PANAMA, AND NIGERIA. HOWEVER, NOT ONLY TRADITIONAL TRADE SHOWS BUT THOSE WHICH TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LENEXPO IN 1995, SUCH AS INTERSTROY '95 AND COMTEK AUTUMN '95, ALSO HAD GREAT SUCCESS AND PROMISE TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN LENEXPO.
4. CONCERNING THE LENEXPO INFRASTRUCTURE, MR. ALEKSEYEV REPORTED THAT CURRENTLY LENEXPO OWNS 30.000 SQUARE METERS OF EXHIBITION SPACE INCLUDING NEW EXHIBITION BUILDING OF 10,000 SQUARE METERS CONSTRUCTED IN 1995. LENEXPO PROVIDES THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH A FULL RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERVICES INCLUDING INTERPRETERS, INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, SECURITY, AND A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. IN ADDITION TO ABOVE MENTIONED SERVICES, LENEXPO HAS SEVERAL BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED ON THE TERRITORY OF LENEXPO WHICH PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SHIPPING AND FORWARDING (PAN-BALTSERVICE); AND DISPLAY LAY OUT (EXPOFORMA). THE LENEXPO COMPLEX ALSO HAS ITS OWN CUSTOMS SERVICE.
5. CONCERNING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS, MR. ALEKSEYEV REPORTED THAT LENEXPO, WITH SUPPORT OF THE ST PETERSBURG MAJOR'S OFFICE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS OF GERMANY TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS ON SOME FUTURE PROJECTS FOR LENEXPO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. IN GENERAL, THESE PLANS INCLUDE RECONSTRUCTION OF LENEXPO EXHIBITION FACILITIES, AND IN PARTICULAR, INSTALLATION OF A SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER NETWORK.
6. LIST OF 1996 TRADE SHOWS: --EVERYTHING FOR HOUSE, TRADE FAIR, MARCH 15-19. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3558
--FURNITURE, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT FOR FURNITURE MAKING, MARCH 26-29. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5969
--KARUSEL (THE WORLD OF CHILDREN), 5TH INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR OF GOODS FOR CHILDREN, MARCH 26-31. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3559
--CEE, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, MARCH 28-31. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3563
--ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, ADVANCED MEANS AND METHODS OF ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION OF METALS AND OTHER MATERIALS, APRIL 8-11. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3563
--TECHNOCHEMISTRY, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CHEMICAL MATERIALS PRODUCTION, APRIL 8-11. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3563
--MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE MACHINE-BUILDING, POWER, CHEMICAL, CONSTRUCTION, FOOD PROCESSING AND OTHER INDUSTRIES, APRIL 9-11. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3563
--ECOLOGY OF LARGE CITIES, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION WITH FOREIGN PARTICIPATION, APRIL 4-13. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3560
--FOOD PRODUCTS, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, APRIL 10- 13. CONTACT: (7-812)-456-3558
--MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, APRIL 16-19. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5969
--RENOVA, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF OLD BUILDINGS, APRIL 24-27. CONTACT: (7-812)-355- 5810
--MYASOAGROPROM, FOREIGN SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, MEAT PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT, APRIL 24-29, CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3558
--OFFICE, HOUSE, AND GARDEN, TRADE FAIR, FURNITURE AND INTERIOR DECORATION PRODUCTS FOR HOME AND OFFICE, APRIL 25-29. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-1996
--REGIONAL INFORMATICS, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES AND REGIONAL NETWORKING SOLUTIONS, MAY 14-18. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-1950
--RESCUE TECHNIQUES OF THE RUSSIAN COMMITTEE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, MAY 14-18. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5988.
--TRANSTECH, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND FORWARDING EXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM, MAY 14-18. CONTACT: (7- 812)-356-3561.
--SPAFE, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, FOOD PRODUCTS AND FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, MAY 27-31. CONTACT: (7- 812)-356-3558
--EXPOSHOW, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR SHOW BUSINESS, MAY 29-JUNE 1. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3562.
--REAL ESTATE, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, JUNE 3-6. CONTACT: (7-812)-594-7504
--FINANCEXPO - BANKING AND BUSINESS, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, BANKING EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES, JUNE 3-7. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5969.
--BALTIKA, INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, CONSUMER GOODS, JUNE 11-16. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3554 --MOTORBOATS AND YACHTS, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, JUNE 16-20. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3558
--RUSSIAN FARMER, 5TH WORLD FAIR, SEPTEMBER 2-8. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3558
--THE PRINTING INDUSTRY, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, AND SUPPLIES FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 10-15. CONTACT: (7- 812)-356-3573.
--BOLNITSA (HOSPITAL), INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, SEPTEMBER 24-27. CONTACT: (7-812)-355- 5969.
--FOOTWEAR, 5TH INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, SEPTEMBER 24-27. CONTACT: (7-812)-356- 3560.
--INTERSTROY, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, OCTOBER 8-13. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5810
--COMTEK, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS, OCTOBER 21-24. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-1950
--SAFETY AND SECURITY, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, OCTOBER 21-25. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-1996.
--PAP-FOR (PAPER AND FOREST), INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, EQUIPMENT FOR TIMBER, PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRIES, OCTOBER 22-25. CONTACT: (7- 812)-355-1946.
--AUTUMN WINE FAIR, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OCTOBER 22-26. CONTACT: (7-812)-530-8292.
--AUDIOVIDEO, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, NOVEMBER 4-11. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3562.
--APARTMENT, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, NOVEMBER 5-10. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3563.
--CHINA AND CERAMICS, TRADE FAIR, NOVEMBER 5-11. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5988.
--ENERGETIKA, 3D INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, POWER ENGINEERING, NOVEMBER 6-9. CONTACT: (7-812)-356-3560.
--ZOOINDUSTRY, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED TRADE FAIR, PET FOOD, GOODS, AND SERVICES, NOVEMBER 19- 23. CONTACT: (7-812)-594-7504.
--INTERAVTO, INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, MOTORCARS, ACCESSORIES, AND SERVICES, NOVEMBER 19-23. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5988.
--REGIONLEGPROM, SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILES, TAILORED AND KNITTED WEAR, CONSUMER GOODS, NOVEMBER 19-23. CONTACT: (7- 812)-356-3559.
--INVECOM, INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION, COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS, DECEMBER 3-7. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-1950.
--CHRISTMAS FAIR, TRADE FAIR, DECEMBER 17-27. CONTACT: (7-812)-355-5969.
7. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON TRADE SHOWS IN RUSSIA AND ST PETERSBURG PLEASE CONTACT: THE UNION OF EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS P.O. BOX #310 13 SOVNARKOMOVSKAYA ST. NIZHNY NOVGOROD, 603086 RUSSIA TEL.: (7-8312)-44-4153 FAX: (7-812)-44-0079 KIRILL IVANOV, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LENEXPO EXHIBITION COMPLEX 103 BOLSHOI PROSPECT V.O. ST PETERSBURG, 199106 RUSSIA TEL: (7-812)-355-1911 FAX: (7-812)-355-1985