Recently, the Shanghai convention and exhibition research institute (SMI) compiled and published the new exhibition blue book and exhibition industry in the dynamic assessment report 2016 ", then refresh the world exhibition city power rankings.

A total of ten cities shortlisted for the world exhibition in China, including Shanghai in comprehensive ranking third in the world, ranking the first in China.

First put forward and applied exhibition index report (SMI) comprehensive evaluation for the world exhibition city has carried on the comprehensive strength of the overall ranking. The three elements of productivity development index ranked according to the convention and exhibition services, namely the pavilion group development index, development index, the exhibition the exhibitors development index, the convention and exhibition cities in the world to carry out statistical analysis, and thus concluded that China has the relative advantage in the pavilion development index in Shanghai, Paris, France on exhibition development index competitiveness is outstanding, leads the group exhibitors strength index in London.

In terms of exhibition and comprehensive evaluation, the European convention city strong, landing the city sixty percent of the world. In the world top exhibition city 57, a total of 35 cities in Europe, accounting for more than 61.40%. 8 of 10 cities in Germany, Italy, Spain, 5, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland each 2, the Czech republic, Russia, Poland and Belgium each one.

The concern of which is the exhibition of Paris, France, development index is very competitive; Group of exhibitors in London, England, as well as development index but the pavilion and exhibition development index at a disadvantage; Milan, Italy in the pavilion, and group of exhibitors, the exhibition development index is relatively balanced, comprehensive strength is relatively strong. Germany's convention and exhibition cities in 800 with its quantity, wide distribution, traditional industry and solid base, in the three development index ranking the forefront, strength far more than other countries.

Asia exhibition cities shortlisted for the number of accounts for a quarter of the world, a total of 14, accounted for 24.56%, the strength in the stage of growing up. Among them one of China's exclusive 10 seats, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and Japan respectively 1 of each.

Exhibition cities in China the first echelon of Shanghai, guangzhou, chongqing, Beijing ranked third, 10, 21, 26, the top city of wuhan, yiwu, shenyang, shenzhen, Hong Kong, xiamen, respectively in 28, 36, 46, 47, 50, 54. Among this, have to admit that some unexpected results. Shortlisted for the convention and exhibition cities in China pavilion development index scores on the front, suggests that exhibition industry development of the domestic many cities began in infrastructure has quite competitive, is moving into the future development of fast track; However, due to the lack of the exhibition project has world influence and strong group of exhibitors, the exhibition projects and group exhibitors have lower scores on two development index. This will become the breach of the convention and exhibition in China in the future city integrated development and expansion of the space for the future of the comparative advantage.

American exhibition city presents the centralized state. List of the top six cities all concentrated in the United States, according to the score ranking in turn is Las Vegas, Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans. Among them, the pavilion development index all the six cities, the exhibition development index of only two cities, development index group exhibitors only one city, visible in the world, the convention and exhibition cities also has the relative advantage in the pavilion infrastructure construction, power of exhibitors in group projects and is not dominant.

The world exhibition city power report by the Shanghai convention and exhibition research institute of professional team took a year to complete. Report method at home and abroad research, innovation and comprehensive evaluation of quantitative measurement, with the help of using UFI (international exhibition union), AUMA (German economy exhibition and expo committee) and other international exhibition organizations on the basis of the data, to the power on global within the scope of the convention and exhibition cities relatively reliable global discussion and quantitative macroscopic, contribute to the understanding of the objective and accurate exhibition city international orientation, to provide reference for the exhibition industry development of national or regional coordinate system.

Convention and exhibition research institute of Shanghai is a city cooperation within the framework of Shanghai university led the establishment of a specialized agencies, convention and exhibition research in the future will continue to study ways of Chinese and foreign exhibition industry present situation, the dynamic monitoring and evaluation, and to do work under the background of economic globalization, scientific decision for China's exhibition industry and international support to provide the convention and exhibition industry market competition strategy.