Mayor permits exhibitions and congresses to run again in Moscow

A decree issued by the Mayor of Moscow means that, since 4 September, exhibitions and congresses have been able to resume in Moscow in full, provided organisers and venues take into account the requirements of sanitary and epidemiological safety. Restrictions established in March have been removed to allow for conference and exhibition activities to run again. The convention and exhibition industry has been one of the most affected sectors of Russia’s economy during the Covid pandemic. It has been a period that has seen the Russian Convention Bureau, together with industry associations, playing an active part in developing recommendations on support measures for the industry, as well as measures for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological safety for congress exhibition events. Director of the Russian Convention Bureau Alexei Kalachev welcomed the Moscow decree: “We have gone through difficult times together. It was during this challenging time that it became apparent that by joining industry forces, demonstrating sustainability and confidence in the future, we can get the desired results. We are sure that many of our colleagues did not give up, but used the situation to find alternatives, revise business strategies and processes, expand competencies, which will now help to enter a new stage and increase the pace of overcoming the crisis. We hope that soon the situation in other regions of Russia will stabilise and congress and exhibition activity will receive a new impetus for development.”