Expo Silesia is a former
exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
and trade fair center located in the city of
Sosnowiec, Poland
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...
in the
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Despite the Silesian ...
,
located on the border with
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. It is located in eastern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, on the Czarna Przemsza and Biała Przemsza rivers (tributaries of the Vistula, see ...
, 12 km from Katowice.
The center provided exhibitors with 13.5 thousand
m2 of exhibition space in an
air-conditioned
Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C or AC, is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior environment (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling ...
pavilion,
20 thousand
m2 of external exhibition space, car parks for 1500 cars and a conference center that can serve up to 8060 guests,
conference rooms that can be divided into smaller modules for 50 to 200 people, merged up to 400 people;
In the form of a banquet or concert hall, the halls could accommodate up to 14,000 people.
The center was located in place of the Silma factory, and was funded by Kolporter Expo Ltd (a member of the
Kolporter Group).
Selected Events
* ExpoWelding International
Welding
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Fair - since 2008;
* International Trade Fair of
Machine Tools
A machine tool is a machine for handling or machining metal or other rigid materials, usually by cutting, boring, grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformations. Machine tools employ some sort of tool that does the cutting or shaping. All m ...
, Tools and
Processing Technology Toolex - since 2008;
* SIBEX Modern Home and Garden Fair;
* OILexpo Trade Fair for Oils, Lubricants and Process Fluids in Industry;
External links
List of events and trade showsEvents calendarComplete list of past, current and future exhibitions
References
Trade fairs in Poland
Buildings and structures in Sosnowiec
Culture of Silesian Voivodeship
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