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Events

Online/offline

combination

The 24th edition of the CIPS took place in Guanghzou under
the influence of Covid-related restrictions. The organisers were

enthusiastic about the response.

The China International Pet Show onship brought together hob-
was held for four days offline byists, breeders, clubs, asso-
(12-15 November) and nine days ciations and suppliers from
online (12-20 November) last year. more than 20 countries. “The
With a limited number of interna- championship acts as an en-
tional participants, the offline CIPS gine to revitalise the aquar-
hosted around 600 exhibitors and ium industry,” the organisers
attracted around 30 000 buyers. reported enthusiastically.
For their security, the organisers
took special measures to ensure The online trade show
the safety of visitors. For example, The online fair attracted
they registered QR codes from buyers from 74 countries.
local authorities, checked body Most joined from the USA,
temperature at the entrance and Germany, the UK, Russia,
imposed the wearing of masks in Hong Kong, India, Korea,
all public areas. In addition, the Canada and Australia. There
flow of people was controlled, were 297 one-to-one match  Aquatics is considered one of the most important areas of CIPS.
the aisles were enlarged and meetings. Tianjin YiYi Com-
the events were placed in dif- pany was the most visited Four live streams were also set up to showcase the latest products from
ferent halls. exhibitor with nearly 6 500 exhibitors. 
A total of 28 events were of- viewers, while DongYang
fered at CIPS for various fields, Shanjian and Shaoxing Ke-
including the premiere of the qiao followed with 4 423
China International Pet Food In- viewers and 4 397 viewers
gredients Conference, the China respectively. A total of 9 627
International Pet Food Forum, products were showcased at
the New Product Showcase and the online show, including 1
the CIPS Innovation Award. Four 669 products combined with
live streams were also set up to video tutorials.
showcase the latest products The 25th China Interna-
from exhibitors. tional Pet Show will be held
However, the CIPS is also in Shanghai from 17-20 No-
considered one of the largest vember 2021, the organis-
aquatics shows in the world. The ers announced in conclu-
Global Ornamental Fish Champi- sion of the event. n

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