On September 16, 2020, the inaugural meeting of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association and the first membership meeting were successfully held at the Nanchang Greenland International Expo Center. The meeting passed various legal procedures and approved the draft "Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Regulations", in addition, the meeting elected and announced the list of Chairman, Secretary-General, Executive Directors, Supervisors. Xiao Jiahu, General Manager of Nanchang Greenland International Expo Center, was elected as the first President of the association.
Wei Wenzhen, Deputy Director of the Convention and Exhibition Office of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce; Chen Wu, former Deputy Secretary-General of the Nanchang Municipal Government, and former Director of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office; Hu Xing, Director of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office; Huang Jun, an investigator from the Convention and Exhibition Office of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce; Yu Xinrong, Deputy Director of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office, Tu Pinghui, Deputy Director of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office, Li Yu, President of Jiangxi Convention and Exhibition Association, and more than 60 representatives of member units of the association attended the conference.
According to the procedures, the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association Preparatory Group announced the main content of the "Nanchang Industry Association Articles" to the conference . Xiong Xinmin and Zhang Shifen were elected as the supervisors of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association by secret ballot. Under the supervision of the Board of Supervisors, Xiao Jiahu was elected as the first Chairman of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association by secret ballot at the meeting. Nanchang Greenland International Expo Center was elected as the president unit. The council nominated Xu Xinjiong as the Secretary-General. Chen Wu, former Deputy Secretary-General of Nanchang Municipal Government and former Director of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office, and Li Yu, President of Jiangxi Convention and Exhibition Industry Association, were nominated as Honorary President. Yu Xinrong, Deputy Director of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office, was nominated as honorary Vice President by the council. There were eight companies including Jiangxi Jiuchen Advertising Planning Co. were elected vice-chairmen units. Seven companies including Nanchang Xiangyan Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. were elected standing director units.
The conference held a grand opening ceremony after reading the approval of the competent government department. Chengdu Expo Bureau, Changsha Convention and Exhibition Office, Yiwu Convention and Exhibition Industry Federation and other friendly associations sent congratulatory messages.
Subsequently, the newly-elected President Xiao Jiahu delivered a speech. He said that the President-elect first of all would like to thank the relevant government departments at all levels for their support and the trust of colleagues in the association. The establishment of the association was at the right time, and it was necessary to take the initiative to act. As an exhibition person who keeps his mission in mind would work hard for the association and serve everyone well. He will consider and deal with issues based on the overall pattern of Nanchang's convention and exhibition industry, and take whether it is beneficial to the economic development of Nanchang's convention and exhibition industry as the primary criterion for judging. He will link the two platforms of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association and Greenland International Expo Center to provide services and development of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry. Xiao Jiahu emphasized that the purpose of establishing the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association is not only to be a simple association, Xiao Jiahu emphasized that the purpose of establishing the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association is not only to be a simple association, but also to build a dynamic and promising association which can let the government rest assured and members be satisfied. In the future, the association would serve as an intermediate bridge between the industry and government departments, serve the industry, convey the voice of the industry to relevant government functional departments, reflect some common suggestions and opinions of the industry, and be a "reliable place". The association would grasp the development characteristics of the new era, strengthen the association's own construction, strengthen the association's party building work, strengthen external exchanges and communication, expand the vision of the Jiangxi Exhibition Team , and enhance the visibility of the Nanchang Exhibition.
Hu Xing, Director of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Office, first expressed his congratulations on the establishment of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association on behalf of the Municipal Convention and Exhibition Office. He pointed out that the establishment of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association is a milestone in the history of Nanchang Convention and Exhibition development. The Municipal Convention and Exhibition Office would fully support the work of the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association and place deep hopes on the future development of the Association. He hopes the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association would establish a new starting point, achieve high-level self-discipline development of the association, promote the construction of Nanchang brand exhibitions, and accelerate the construction of the exhibition area new development pattern and promote the upgrading of the related industries.
Wei Wenzhen, Deputy Director of the Convention and Exhibition Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce, expressed his heartfelt congratulations on the establishment of the association in his speech. He hopes that the establishment of the association can further make new contributions to the development of the exhibition industry in the province by giving specific guidance to the work of the association.
At the end of the conference, a plaque award ceremony was held for the association's president unit, vice president unit, and unit members. At present, the Nanchang Convention and Exhibition Industry Association had 37 members, and its membership basically covered the industrial chain of exhibition organizing, venue operation, exhibition design, exhibition engineering, exhibition media, exhibition advertising, and event planning. It accounted for half of Nanchang convention and exhibition enterprises. It will be the backbone of the development of Nanchang convention and exhibition industry.
