skie type public company founded 1921 headquarters pozna poland key people dr andrzej byrt chairman przemys aw trawa vice chairman tomasz kobierski vice chairman revenue 20 000 000 2009 number of employees 490 2010 website mtp.pl en the pozna international fair pif polish mi dzynarodowe targi pozna skie mtp is the biggest industrial fair in poland . it is held on the pozna fairground in poland . pozna international fair is located in the centre of the city opposite the main railway station pozna g wny in the centre of poland and in the centre of europe . 1 typically there are about 13 200 exhibitors including about 3 000 foreign companies from 70 countries of the world participate in 80 trade fair events organized on the grounds of the pozna fair . 1 the pozna based fair owns the largest exhibition and conference infrastructure in poland including 16 high standard air conditioned halls with a large exhibition area over 110 000 sq. m. in exhibition halls and almost 35 000 sq. m. on open grounds and 81 modern conference rooms . 1 contents 1 history 2 pozna international fair today 3 list of annual exhibitions organized by the pif 4 notable architects of pif buildings 5 bibliography 6 see also 7 external links history edit east hall main entrance the idea of organising a modern fair by polish manufacturers and merchants had its origins during the congress of the union of merchant associations held in pozna in 1917 . the union was an organisation of polish merchants from greater poland and eastern pomerania . the fair was required to be of an international character and organised like the leipzig trade fair . the first pozna trade fair i targ pozna ski as it was called took place in 1921 from 28 may till 5 june and the first chairman was mieczys aw krzy ankiewicz . before 1924 only polish companies companies from free city of gda sk and foreign companies with branches in poland which were represented by polish citizens could participate . during 1924 agreements were signed with companies from czechoslovakia france yugoslavia latvia germany romania switzerland and sweden so that the first really international fair took place in 1925 . in 1927 the pif was accepted as a member of the ufi . view at the iglica hall 11 the intensive developments of the 1920s were crowned by the huge general national exhibition polish powszechna wystawa krajowa pwk pewuka of 1929 that was visited by 4 5 mln people . this was the year that the great depression began . despite the difficult economic situation the pif survived and at the end of the interbellum it was one of largest companies of its kind in europe . during world war ii the company ceased to exist its infrastructure was confiscated and turned into a factory of focke wulf which made the pif a military target for the allied air forces . this led to great destruction of its infrastructure in 1945 . during the war 85 % of the pif was destroyed but despite this damage the first postwar exhibition took place in 1946 and one year later in 1947 the pif had already regained its international character . in 1990 the pozna international fair transformed into a limited liability company with the state treasure as one of its shareholders since then the pif is continuing to expand and enlarge its exhibition space . pozna international fair today edit today the pif is the largest trade fair organizer in poland by over 50 % of total exhibition area and over 60 % of exhibitors . it is the 21st largest fair in the world with about 50 trade events taking place on its area every year . area of pif is over 110 000 m2 1 200 000 sq ft indoor and 35 000 m2 380 000 sq ft outdoor exhibition space . pif a is state owned company 60 % of shares belong to polish state treasury and 40 % to the city of pozna . mtp organises expositions of polish leaders at over 50 renowned trade shows and exhibitions abroad in such countries as germany russia ukraine georgia czech republic croatia bulgaria romania uzbekistan kazakhstan and azerbaijan . 1 mtp has foreign representative offices all over the world . every year mtp organises over 1 600 congresses conferences and workshops and hosts about 100 000 participants at these events . 1 list of annual exhibitions organized by the pif edit pif highlights between 29 december 2009 and 2 january 2010 poznan international fair mi dzynarodowe targi pozna skie mtp hosted participants of taiz s 32nd european meeting for young adults saldent 2006 education fair 2010 education fair 2010 polagra agro premiery international trade fair of agricultural mechanization aqua san bathroom and wellness exhibition bakepol trade fair for the bakery industry in kielce bezpiecze stwo pracy w przemy le work safety in industry exhibition biuro fair of office furniture and furnishing body style exhibition of lingerie and beach fashion budma international construction fair bumasz international fair for construction machines tools and equipment buypoland workshop for the tourism industry dodatki do ywno ci international food ingredients show home decor exhibition of textiles table and kitchen light interior design drema international trade fair of machines and tools for the wood and furniture industries targi edukacyjne education fair energia power industry exhibition eurofoto trade fair of photographic products and services expopower power industry fair farma international trade fair of animal breeding horticulture and rural development pozna skie dni mody fair of clothing and fabrics festiwal przedmiot w artystycznych festival of artistic objects fit expo fair of fitness and body & fashion furnica trade fair of components for furniture production furnifab furniture fabric show supply show for the upholstered furniture industry gardenia garden trade fair wiosenna gie da turystyczna spring tourist market euro reklama gift expo international trade fair of advertising goods and services hipeco international trade fair for hygiene and pest control hobby salon modelarstwa show of modellers infosystem fair of it solution for industry and administration instalacje international trade fair for installations and equipment intermasz international trade fair of textile clothes and shoemaking machines investfield property and investment salon gastro invest hotel exhibition of products and services for the hotel and catering industry targi ksi ki pozna fair for books for children and young people kwo national horticultural exhibition kwzh national animal breeding exhibition look hairdressing and cosmetics forum mach tool machine tools exhibition meble fair of furniture and furnishing metalforum exhibition of metallugrical foundry engineering and metallurgy industry motoryzacja ttm automotive technology fair na ryby angling equipment trade fair natura sanat international health resort and tourism trade fair in polanica zdr j nauka dla gospodarki exhibition science for the economy next season fair of long term contracts pozna ski salon optyczny optical salon euro reklama outdoor expo international trade fair of advertising goods and services pakfood fair of packaging for food industry pga game arena exhibition of video and computer games polagra food international trade fair for the foodstuffs and gastronomy polagra tech international trade fair of food processing technologies polagra tech poleko international ecological fair poligrafia international fair of printing machines materials and services pozna skie spotkanai motoryyzacyjne automotive industry meetings roltechnika exhibition of agricultural machines and equipment takes place in bierkowice pl city quarter of opole saldent international dentistry fair salmed international trade fair of medical equipment salus prevention and health care forum and exhibition sawo international fair of work protection rescue and fire fighting securex international security exhibition targi obuwia sk ry i wyrob w sk rzanych fair of shoes leather and leather goods surfex exhibition of surface treatment technologies wiat dziecka trade fair of goods for children taropak international packaging technology and logistics exhibition technogaz petroleum and gas salon itm poland exhibition innovations technologies machines tour salon fair of regions and tourist products translog fair of logistic transport and shipping lts transporta exhibition of logistics transport and shipping targi upomink w i dekoracji wiatecznych gifts and ornaments trade fair welding exhibition of welding technologies notable architects of pif buildings edit wikimedia commons has media related to mi dzynarodowe targi pozna skie . hans poelzig roger s awski stefan cybichowski bibliography edit jerzy topolski lech trzeciakowski red dzieje poznania tom ii cz . 1 1793 1918 warszawa pozna 1994 pa stwowe wydawnictwo naukowe isbn 83 01 11393 6 jerzy topolski lech trzeciakowski red dzieje poznania tom ii cz . 2 1918 1945 warszawa pozna 1998 pa stwowe wydawnictwo naukowe isbn 83 01 12401 6 zbigniew zakrzewski przechadzki po poznaniu lat miedzywojennych wyd . ii warszawa pozna 1983 pa stwowe wydawnictwo naukowe isbn 83 01 04696 1 see also edit 2008 united nations climate change conference katowice international fair another large trade fair in poland targi wschodnie targi polnocne external links edit homepage english version a b c d e 1 coordinates 52 24 13 n 16 54 32 e 52.40361 n 16.90889 e 52.40361 ; 16.90889 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pozna international fair & oldid 727481111 categories 1921 establishments in polandpozna trade fairs in polandhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing polish language textinterlanguage link template link numbercoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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