HISTORY OF THE COMPANY – EXHIBITION CENTRE "ODESSA HOME"

HISTORY OF THE COMPANY

Exhibition Center “Odessa Home”, established in 1998, held more than 200 exhibition events and is one of the leading exhibition organizers in Ukraine.

In the first years of its activity, Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” successfully combined the organization and holding of exhibitions and fairs for consumer goods (Christmas Show, Velvet Season, Spring Passage, Summer Vernissage, Gift Gallery) and specialized exhibitions with business, educational and cultural programs (High Technologies  World, Odessa Automobile House, Trade Equipment, Packaging and packing materials, ProdMashExpo, Furniture and Interior, Kitchen, New Collection, New Style, Fashion Look).

Since 2005, Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” has concentrated its efforts mainly on holding specialized forums on architectural and building topics, the fashion and beauty industry, seafarers’ education and crewing.

The first architectural and building exhibition “Odessa Home” was held in 2000, in 2019 the Twentieth exhibition “Odessa Home” was held, which became the largest exhibition event in the field of architecture and building in the South of Ukraine!  

Since 2002, Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” began to conduct architectural and building forums BuildTech and Vira Ukraine! In subsequent years within the framework of these forums, specialized exhibitions on engineering systems, energy-saving technologies and alternative energy sources began to be held: BuildEnergy, Vira Instal! and Odessa Energy. Over the years, a real estate topic called Vira Realty! has stood out in a separate exposition.

Within the framework of architectural and building forums, architectural competitions and festivals are traditionally held: CREATION, Golden Arch, InterZona, Vira !, I SEE SO!, Vira Odessa!

The architectural and design themes of the exhibitions are accompanied by television programs. Television programs InterZona, ArtZona and PortoPolis Odessa were quite famous and popular in 2002 – 2010.

Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” actively collaborates in organizing events with other exhibition companies and leading educational institutions of Odessa.

Since 2002, the Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” in conjunction with the company “Expo-South-Service” has been holding the International Forum of the beauty industry Style&Beauty. Style&Beauty exhibition is always accompanied by a rich program of related presentation and training events. Over the years, the forum has held professional competitions in hairdressing, nail design, massage technologies and other directions of the beauty industry.

In 2017 – 2018, the Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” jointly with the Turkish company Lider Expo held 4 fashion and textile exhibitions Odessa Fashion&Textile and an exhibition of fashionable clothes and accessories MODERN LOOK. About 100 Turkish manufacturers of fabrics and fashion clothes, as well as Ukrainian designers and manufacturers of clothes and fashion accessories took part in the exhibitions.

For about ten years one of the most popular and admittedly the most beautiful exhibition in Odessa is the exhibition “WEDDING” where organizers of weddings, corporate parties and other celebrations demonstrate their capabilities.

Since 2013,  the Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” in cooperation with National University “Odessa Maritime Academy” has been organizing the International Forum on Seafarers’ Education, Training and Crewing (ETC Forum) https://etc-odessa.com 

ETC-Forum brings together a specialized exhibition and conference in which organizations, enterprises and leading world experts in the field of education, simulator training and employment of seafarers participate. ETC-2019 Forum was attended by representatives of 120 companies from 25 countries.

The success of the events organized by the Exhibition Center “Odessa Home” provides:

  • a team of professionals working in the field of exhibition activities for more than 20 years and continuing to improve their skills;
  • support of governmental structures, trade unions and public organizations, Odessa Regional State Administration, Odessa City Executive Committee, Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Odessa Sea Commercial Port;
  • Partnership with universities and professional associations in organizing conferences, symposia, seminars, professional competitions;
  • information support of specialized publications and popular media; 
  • availability of own exhibition equipment and partners capable of providing technical support for events at the highest level.

  1. Advertising and PR support of participants before the exhibition, during the exhibition and after the exhibition.
  2. Flexible system of discounts and bonuses to regular members.
  3. Additional advertising and technical support for Partners of organized exhibitions, competitions and conferences.
  4. The possibility of conducting own events (seminars, workshops, presentations, competitions etc.) in the framework of exhibitions and conferences.
    Announcements of related events of partners and participants are posted on the Organizer’s website and other Internet resources, in newsletters, on invitation cards, on posters and in advertising publications, on television (before and during the exhibition).
  5. Additional advertising opportunities at the exhibition: advertising in the agreed places on the exhibition territory (banners, flags, posters, promotional stands, stand-alone exhibits with the participant’s symbols); radio advertising in exhibition halls; advertising in the exhibition catalogue.
  6. Design and construction of exclusive exhibition stands, individual design of expositions.
  7. The provision of translation services, standmen, hostess, models, promoters and other exhibition services.
  8. Assistance in delivery, custom clearance and storage of exhibits of exhibition participants.
  9. Organization of transfers, reservation of hotel rooms and individual apartments at the request of the participant.
  10. Organization of cultural programs for participants and official guests.  

We will be grateful for any ideas and suggestions regarding cooperation.