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Attendance Criteria

Who can attend the UFI Global Congress?

The annual UFI Global Congress is the largest UFI event and provides excellent networking opportunities for UFI members from around the world.

Reserved for UFI members only, the Global Congress is the “must attend” event for all industry professionals.
As always, we welcome members of AIPC, ICCA and SISO. 

Delegates are typically senior to mid-level representatives from exhibition organising companies, exhibition venues, exhibition suppliers, industry consultants, and exhibition service providers from across the world.

UFI Member Registration Fees

Registration fees refer to the full package of the 4-day onsite attendance at the 93rd UFI Global Congress on 2-5 November 2026 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Registration fee includes:

  • All Congress sessions from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 November
  • Networking refreshments
  • Networking lunches
  • Welcome Reception on Monday, 2 November
  • Congress Dinner on Tuesday, 3 November
  • Post-Congress Tours on Thursday, 5 November
Once you submit your registration, you will receive an email with an invoice and a payment link.
Registration fees do not include travel and accommodation and are VAT excluded.

The reversed charge procedure is applied for EU companies with a valid VAT number*.

*VAT invoicing rules:
VAT 20% - French VAT paid on issued invoice
VAT 0% - No EU VAT applies in accordance with art. 59 of the directive 2006/112/CE
VAT 0% - Provision of service art. 44 of the directive 2006/112/CE

Accompanying Person Fee includes:


  • Welcome Reception on Monday, 2 November
  • Congress Dinner on Tuesday, 3 November
  • Post-Congress Tours on Thursday, 5 November

Accompanying persons cannot participate in the congress sessions.

Registration
If you would like to register an accompanying person, please contact us at events@ufi.org. Please send us the accompanying person’s first name, last name, their email address, and dietary requirements.

Payment Methods

Use the registration form to pay online with a Visa, MasterCard or AMEX card.

If paying through an international bank transfer, instructions will be indicated on your invoice once you’ve registered. All fees must be paid before the event within 10 business days of submitting the registration form to secure registration.

Only participants who have their registration fee paid will be authorised to attend the
 93rd UFI Global Congress 2026 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

Cancellation And No-Show Policy for Delegates

If unforeseen circumstances beyond your control prevent you from attending, UFI will provide a full registration refund, subject to review. 

  • All cancellations must be sent in writing to events@ufi.org.
  • Any no-shows will be charged 100%.
  • Replacement from within the same organisation is authorised.

If participants register before the event and have not paid the registration fees at the time of the event, they expressly agree to pay the registration fees in full, even in the case of non-attendance.

French law n°92-1142 dated 31/12/92: payment upon receipt of invoice with no reduction for prepayment. A penalty of x1.5 the legal rate is applicable if payment is not made after 30 days.