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The award-winning 1001 Inventions exhibition at the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre (Gospodarsko razstavišče) is extended until the end of September. Visitors to this exhibition are introduced to an exciting, but under-appreciated, era in the history of science known as “The Golden Age of Muslim Civilization”.

The AIPC Innovation Award reflects AIPC’s mission of “Encouraging and recognizing excellence in convention centre management”. It is made for projects or initiatives that represent “innovation” in the true sense of the word; that is, the development of a new, more creative or more effective approach to any aspect of convention centre management, operations or marketing.

On 22 and 23 April, celebrating the World's Earth Day, the GR - Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre hosted the traditional international Eco Conference with distinguished guests organized by Planet Earth Society. As every year, the GR - Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre is one of its partners.

The Home Fair, the biggest international fair for building and construction, not only in Slovenia but also in its surroundings in bordering countries, will take place from 10 – 15 March.

The current numbers show promising results and indicate that the seventh Conventa will be the best one yet. From 21 to 22 January 2015 organizers expect more congress destinations than ever to be presented at the trade show. Organizers are sticking to the strict cretirea and confirming only serious meeting planners with great interest in New Europe. Last edition hosted meeting planners from 25 different countries, the upcoming Conventa will host more than 90 percent new buyers coming from 33 different countries.

The Heavenly Worlds of Salvador Dali exhibition at the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre brings together more than 240 works of Salvador Dali, lithography engravings and plastic for every generation. The event also introduces the process and steps needed in creating art. Salvador Dali is definitely the name most people recognise within the classics of the modern art.

The 7th CEFA Experts Meeting (CEM) will take place at GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre in November 20-21. 26 participants from eight countries will attend the topic »Web-shops – Online Booking Systems – Data Base management: How to deal with these subjects?«.

Today and tomorrow, GR-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre hosts the annual convention of the largest association of tourist agents in Great Britain, ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents). This is the biggest annual event of British tourism industry. This year, among participants there are more than 500 executives of British tourism as well as airline and ship operators and other industries linked to tourism.

The Home Fair is the largest international event form the field of construction not only in Slovenia, but also of the region incorporating our cross-border surroundings. This, year, products and services for your home, construction and builder’s joinery, heating and cooling technology, interior design, protection and landscaping are showcased on 24,000 square metres of exhibition surfaces in all available halls, two additional prefabricated halls and on external exhibition surfaces. Under the motto of Essential solutions, the Fair presents 585 companies from 33 countries.

Although the fair Alpe-Adria took place in the days when Slovenia was affected by a spell of bad weather, snow, icy rain and ice on the roads did not influence the attendance. The offer by 282 exhibitors of tourist services from 12 countries was visited by 14,800 people, among them Mr Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia.