Essen Trade Shows

Additionally, around 20 presentations and more than 800 events in the entertainment, sporting and convention industries annually, take place in Essen, Germany.

The Essen Trade Shows Exhibition Complex has 19 exhibition halls and the Galeria encompassing 1.1 million square meters. About 12,300 exhibitors each year display their products to more than 2 million visitors from 100 countries.

Essen Trade Shows is the official U.S. representative office of Essen Trade Shows and is located within the German American Chamber of Commerce.

Essen Trade Shows organizes U.S. Pavilions for 6 of the international events and assists individual exhibitors as well as visitors.

Some of the major international trade shows taking place include:

• IPM - International Trade Fair for Horticulture  (January 25 - 28, 2007)

• IPM China, International Plants Expo (December 1-3, 2006, in Foshan)

• Essen Welding India - International Trade Fair for Welding Engineering (February  2008)

• Metpack - International Trade Fair for Metal Packagingu>  (April 22 - 26, 2008)
• Bejing Essen Welding - International Trade Fair for Welding, Cutting and Surfacing (June 19-22, 2007 in Shanghai)

• Schweissen & Schneiden - World Market for Welding  (September 14 - 19, 2009)

• Schweissen & Schneiden Russia (May 28-31, 2007, in Moscow)

• Essen Motor Show - World Trade Fair for Tuning, Motorsports and Classics  (December 1-10, 2006)
• Reifen - World Market for the Tire Trade  (May 20 - 23, 2008)
• Security - The World Forum for Security  (October 10 - 13, 2006)