The fourth GIBTM exhibition took place in March at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The Reed Travel Exhibitions event attracted 260 hosted buyers from 40 coun-tries, up 10 per cent on 2009. A total of around 7,500 meetings took place with the 220 exhibitors - up from 6,390 last year. Gallery| Exhibition World 32| May 2010| THE MAGAZINE FOR THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION COMMUNITY WWW. EXHIBITION- WORLD. NET Middle East on show The Right Solution's Sally Greenhill presenting the results of the fourth Middle East Meetings Industry Report The welcome reception at theNetworking at the FairmontUnwinding with a drink after a busy day at ADNEC Fairmont Bab Al Bar hotel The GIBTM Gala Evening on Yas Island was a sombre affair, following the death of prince Sheik Ahmed Bin Zayed Al- Nahyan The gatekeepers to the Abu Dhabi stand Embracing Arabia: a seminar on the cultures of the region was part of a strong education programme

Exhibition World | Gallery WWW. EXHIBITION- WORLD. NET THE MAGAZINE FOR THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION COMMUNITY33 UFI Open Seminar in Bahrain This year's UFI Open Seminar in the Middle East was held at the end of March in Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Delegates gathered to discuss the a programme titled the ' Toolbox for Future Exhibition Management'. | May l 2010| Amira Bakri Musa provides the music Ibrahim Al Khaldi, Vincent Gerard and Paul Woodward relax by the pool Hani Ghanem, Jo- Anne Kelleway, Amanda Slater and Trixie Loh Sheena Dias, Amal Abdulla, Debbie Stanford- Kristiansen, Paul Woodward and Mahesh Bhatia Sunglasses the order of the day Chapter meeting attendees make their bid to become the official UFI football team Nasser Deeb, Mirza Abdullah Beg and Ahmed Saleh Baabood get to the punchline