China National Convention Center Successfully Hosts CIFTIS

THE 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) successfully concluded on September 9. The China National Convention Center was not only the main venue for the opening ceremony, summits, exhibition tour, forums, supporting exhibitions, and other activities of the event, but also guaranteed the smooth operation of 70,000 square meters of temporary outdoor venues under the coordination of the organizing committee.

- DENG XI

The sheer scale, the challenge of providing guarantees for smooth operations, and the monumental undertaking of this fair reached unprecedented new heights. In the face of these challenges, the China National Convention Center did all the work in painstaking detail and created a superb “Chinese service” experience.

Largest Exhibition Area

This fair spanned a total exhibition area of 110,000 square meters, including 33,000 square meters of indoor exhibition area and 70,000 square meters of outdoor exhibition area in the Olympic Park. This is the largest scale event held in the China National Convention Center. In particular, the outdoor exhibition hall covered a massive space, saw a large flow of people, and involved many organizations that needed to be coordinated, together with many critical tasks, which put forward stricter requirements, higher standards, and greater challenges for ensuring good services.

Behind the smooth operation of 30 outdoor pavilions and 446 booths were the untiring efforts of the dedicated staff. Besides, the temporary venue facilities brought a slew of new challenges to the provision of safe operation.

For instance, staff members need to assist the main venue units in the laying of the electrical wiring. According to the electricity demand of different sites, they placed matching distribution boxes according to regulations and monitored and recorded the safety of construction and electricity use during the entire construction process. Due to the huge electricity demand and consumption in the outdoor area, it required nearly 5,000 meters of wiring ducts and as many as 750 electrical boxes. During the preparation and exhibition period, the security personnel of the China National Convention Center conducted on-site safety inspections every day of the wiring spanning a distance of over 19 kilometers.

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