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Gallery| Exhibition World34| April 2011| WWW.EXHIBITION-WORLD.NET THE MAGAZINE FOR THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION COMMUNITY Themed 'Elements ofSuccess', this year'sseminar brought organisers, suppliersand venues frommarkets in Asia andEurope together todiscuss the Asian exhibition industry.Topics included the role of social media, sustainable development policies,crisis planning andtechnologies relatedto event management.UFI in the land of smilesUFI went to Bangkok for its 2011 Asia Open Seminar. Hosted by the ThailandExhibition and Convention Centre in Bangkok, the event drew more than 260 industryrepresentatives from 27 countries.