ISO 25639-1:2025

Exhibitions and events - Part 1: Vocabulary

This document specifies terms and definitions that are commonly used in the exhibition and event industry. They are grouped into the following five categories:

?     individual and entity, which lists and classifies the various types of people involved in the exhibition and event industry;

?     types of event, which defines the different types of exhibitions and events, including physical, hybrid and online exhibitions and events;

?     related activities, which describes related activities during the exhibition and event;

?     physical items, which describes the various composition sizes, facilities and types of printed materials of the exhibition and event; and

?     others.

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