About us

AUMA represents the interests of the exhibiting, visiting and organising trade fair industry as well as trade fair service providers at national and international level.

As a central industry association, we promote the exchange of information and experience among our members and coordinate cooperation in a spirit of partnership. We make the trade fair market transparent and inform potential and current exhibiting companies and visitors about the industry. We are particularly committed to promoting German SMEs at trade fairs in Germany and abroad and young, innovative companies in Germany. We take the pulse of the trade fair industry by conducting surveys, commissioning studies and supporting university projects. We carry out communication and marketing for the entire German trade fair centre and represent the interests of our members with passion, professionalism and transparency vis-à-vis political and economic institutions - both nationally and internationally.

As the central industry association, the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) represents the interests of the exhibiting, visiting and organising trade fair industry as well as trade fair service providers at national and international level.

AUMA, which currently has 25 employees, has organised its tasks into divisions. Get to know us:Management, Politics, Legal & Sustainability, Trade Fairs Germany, Trade Fairs Worldwide, Communication and Marketing, Finance and Human Resources as well as IT.We all use our expertise and commitment to promote the German trade fair industry - nationally and internationally, for organisers as well as for exhibitors and visitors.

The AUMA working groups contribute to the exchange of experience among members, make recommendations and prepare decisions for other committees.

AUMA's Board of Directors is made up of representatives from industry, trade and commerce as well as representatives of trade fair organisers. It consists of a maximum of 22 honorary members. The AUMA Chairman is elected by the General Assembly and may be re-elected once. The Board of Directors elects two deputy chairpersons from among its members: The chairman and his second deputy belong to the exhibiting industry, his first deputy to a trade fair organisation. All persons are elected for three years. AUMA has had an honorary chairman again since 2019.

We stand up for the German trade fair industry - firmly anchored in business, politics and society.AUMA is the association of the German trade fair industry and unites all the forces that shape the trade fair market as partners. Founded in 1907, today we represent the interests of almost 70 members at national and international level. These include all large and medium-sized exhibition companies and a number of specialised organisers as well as leading associations representing exhibitors, service companies and visitors. You can find all AUMA members in our members area