Aefi - Associazione Esposizione e Fiere Italiane - (Italian Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Association) is the organization which represents the Italian trade fairs & exhibitions system. Within our organization there are 41 trade fairs & exhibitions centres. Our role consists in promoting, both in Italy and abroad, the interests of our category, providing services to all members, developing projects aimed to broaden competition and international prestige of all represented sectors.
Browsing Aefi's web-site, in this section you can first of all find information related to the Organization activity and an immediate link to all members' web-sites. Moreover:

- articles, data, research studies about the status of the Italian trade fairs & exhibitions system and its development plans;
- Venues Schedule: International, National, Regional and Local exhibitions taking place in Italy;
- Members' presence all over the world through conferences, information stands, joints, directly organized trade fairs & exhibitions.

Finally, in a reserved access area all the data plus all necessary information for field operators so that the Italian trade fairs & exhibitions system increases its presence and competitiveness on the world market.

AEFI represents the interests of the Italian Trade Fair industry
In this moment of substantial transformation of the Italian trade fair industry, AEFI is taking action towards Parliament and the Government, so that they pass the bill meant to make the Italian trade fair industry more competitive on the international level. The same action is taken also towards the Regions, in order to urge them to go ahead on their transformation process.

Carries out initiatives aimed at increasing the internationality of Italian trade fairs
AEFI collaborates with the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Productive Activities and ICE - Institute for Foreign Commerce -, is available for foreign exhibitors and visitors and rationalizes programmes of initiatives of the main foreign markets.

Carries out activities stimulating the exchanges with similar associations on the international level
AEFI is the Association representing Italian Trade Fair Centres within UFI - Union des Foires Internationales.

Informs exhibitors and visitors
About dates, places and typology of Italian exhibitions. An official agenda of Italian Fair events recognized internationally is published annually by this Association along with the Ministry of Productive Activities. This represents a useful tool for worldwide promotion.