History and facts

The Poznań International Fair is the venue of the climate change conference.

The Poznań International Fair is the 32nd largest trade fair organiser in the world, the 3rd in Central Europe and the largest trade fair centre in Poland. It organisers over 60 events with 12,500 exhibitors and 315,000 visitors per year. It is also the largest congress centre in Poland. It hosts hundreds of congresses, conferences, seminars and training sessions every year. Additionally, PIF organises many non-business events - cultural, artistic and sport events.

Exhibition and conference facilities of the Poznań International Fair:

- 113,000 m2 of exhibition area in 14 spacious and air-conditioned halls
- halls with various space arrangement options (exposition, special exhibition, conference hall, performance and conference stage, sport hall)
- convenient lobbies and areas for business talks and meetings
- 32,000 m2 of professionally prepared open grounds

UNFCCC - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is one of the largest international environmental agreements. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme body of the Convention. Its sessions are organised regularly (once a year) to specify rules for UNFCCC implementation.

Government delegations of countries that ratified the Convention (Parties to the Convention) and observers participate in negotiations and sessions of the Conference. Thousands of participants from approx. 190 countries take part in annual meetings.

The conference agenda includes not only plenary sessions and working group meetings, but also a series of side events (presentations, seminars, happenings, exhibitions) aimed at raising awareness about problems related to global climate change. Non-government organisations, with numerous representatives at the conference, are especially active in this area.