International trade fairs 2002

Australia
Name of fair: Pet Expo, Sydney
Date: 18-19 October
Cycle: Annual
Organiser:
Pijac Australia
P.O. Box 7108
Baulham Hills Business Centre
Baulham Hills NSW 2153
Telephone (2) 96 59 58 11
Fax (2) 96 59 58 22
Email: info@pijac.com.au, asaunders@pijac.com.au
Internet: www.pijac.com.au
Exhibition site: Rosehill Gardens, Sydney
Belgium
Name of fair: Anido
Date: 17-18 February in Kortrijk
Cycle: Every two years
Organiser:
Xpo Advies Bureau
Doorniksesteenweg 216
B-8500 Kortrijk
Telephone +32/56/54 11 11
Fax +32/56/25 77 31
Email: anido@bab.be
Internet: www.anido.be
Exhibition site: Kortrijk Xpo
Number of exhibitors: 112 (in 2000)
Number of visitors: 5 086 (in 2000)
Services available: Selection of best new products
Comments:
Most important trade fair for the specialist pet trade nationwide; visitors also come to Kortrijk from the Netherlands, France and Germany.
Canada
Name of shows:
ExpoZoo in St Hyancinthe, Western Pet Expo in Vancouver and National Pet Industry Trade Show in Toronto
Dates:
ExpoZoo 26-27 August; Western Pet Expo 8-9 September; National Pet Industry Trade Show 21-22 September
Cycle: Annual
Organiser:
PIJAC Canada Judi Cannon, Events Coordinator
2442 St. Joseph Blvd, Suite 102
Orleans, ON, Canada K1C 1G1
Telephone: +1/613/834-21 11
Fax: +1/613/834-48 54
Email: tradeshows@pijaccanada.com
Number of exhibitors (in 2001):
National Pet Industry Trade Show had 318 booths with 186 companies. Western Pet Expo had 112 booths and 80 companies. ExpoZoo had 110 booths and 63 companies.
Service available:
PIJAC-seminars on dogs, cats, small animals, reptiles, Freshwater fish and birds. PIJAC also hosts oher seminars of particular interest to both exhibitors and visitors. Topics will vary from show to show and year to year, but the main focus is on education and how to improve business.
Comments:
The National Pet Industry Trade Show in Toronto is the most important trade fair for the specialist pet trade nationwide.
China
Name of fair: China International Pet Show
Date: 10-13 October in Beijing
Organiser:
China Great Wall International Exhibition Co. Ltd,
Beijing
Internet: www.chgie.com
Guangdong Aquarium Association
Nürnberg Global Fairs GmbH
Frank Venjakob
Telephone +49/911/86 06-697
Fax +49/911/86 06-694
Email: f.venjakob@nuernbergglobalfairs.com
Internet: www.nuernbergglobalfairs.com
Exhibition site: Beijing Exhib. Centre, 11 000 m² (in 2001)Number of exhibitors: 206 (in 2001)
Number of visitors: 4 600 (in 2000)
Comments:
Rapidly growing fair that has in the past two years attracted many international…