The AUMA search engine is available in German, English, French and Spanisch. The Service is provided by the AUMA – Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V. which is kind of a business association of the German Businesses. The Trade Fair Data can be searched for Germany and Worldwide.
The filters available are:
* year
* month
* city
* country (state when using the German search page)
* Continent (not available when searching in Germany)
* Industry sector
* Keyword or you type in the title or organizer.
In addition you can sort the hit list chronologically or geographically. The hit list shows you when the trade fair / exhibition is, what the name is and in which city the event happens. Besides that a classification is shown if the event is a national or international event. You can print or sent the hit via email. There is also a link which allows you to add the event to you calendar. If you click on the hit you will get a detailed view of the event.
Depending on the available data you will find information about:
* venue
* date
* interval
* founded
* organizer
* exhibitor database
* industry sector
* product groups
* opening hours
* space rental
* hotel services
* statistics
* origin of exhibitors
* visitors
This site is also extremely useful if you plan a trip to a city and you want to check if during the time of your visit the hotel prices will triple because of a trade fair. Besides the trade fair / exhibition data you can search for addresses and links to trade fair related organizations. The AUMA also offers documents, guides etc. for download and in their library. This might be useful if you want to introduce your product and services to a country and you want to hit a trade show to present or hunt for a distributor.
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