Fira de Barcelona
| 2014 Report
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The great corporate
meetings of leading
international
technology firms were
attended by thousands
of professionals.
Other meetings
The trade fair venues also hosted the following
meetings:
•
EWEA (The European Wind Energy
Association): European Wind Energy
Congress.
•
ELA 2014, European Lab Automation,
specialising in biotechnology research
processes.
•
Nu Skin and Pfizer congresses: chemical and
pharmaceutical industries.
•
13th Congress of Educating Cities, organised
by the International Association of Educating
Cities, which is chaired by Barcelona.
•
AVEPA National Congress: meeting of
veterinarians from southern Europe.
Besides shows and congresses, the Fira de
Barcelona venues also hosted some sixty
corporate events organised by companies
and political, social, cultural and sports
institutions. Particularly notable were the
commercials made by such brands as Nike,
Seat, BMW, Audi and Nissan, and the films
“Anacleto”, starring Imanol Arias and Quim
Gutiérrez, and “Ahora o Nunca”, featuring Dani
Rovira and María Valverde.
Sport and popular culture
Once more in 2014, the Fira venues hosted a
number of popular celebrations linked to sport
and folklore.
In the field of sport, these included several
races that have become firmly established
on the calendar in the city of Barcelona: La
Marató, the Mercè Race, the Women’s Race
and the Jean Bouin. We should also mention the
Catalunya Costa Brava Historic Car Rally.
