IFBSO facts


IFBSO membership North America Europe Australasia Asia
Membership: 51 boat shows and marine trade exhibitions in 27 countries on four continents.
Founded: 1964.
Secretariat: based in Surrey, UK.
Executive Committee from Europe, North America and Australasia. Current President: Bengt Wallin, Swedish International Boat Show, Göteborg.

Aim of this website

IFBSO.com brings together all the essential information - dates, size, contacts, coverage and much more - about more than 50 quality shows and exhibitions across the globe. It aims to provide a single source of comparative data for the boating public and the trade, to help them make informed decisions about participating in or visiting these key showcases of the recreational marine industry.

Members' private area: presentations and videos from Congress 2007 are now available in this area. If you do not have a username and password, email members@ifbso.com.
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News

 

CHANGE OF DATE:

New York Boat Show, now December 13-21. After five years of dates straddling the Christmas/New Year period, the NY Boat Show moves to a pre-Christmas slot. See the NMMA release.

Athens Boat Show, now Nov 15-23

Member shows under way or due to start soon:
Portoroz, Slovenia: Internautica International Boat Show, May 6-11
Sanctuary Cove, Australia: Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, May 21-24
Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Boat Show, Jul 2-6
Sydney, Australia: Sydney International Boat Show, Jul 30-Aug 4

Code of Excellence: Since 1964, IFBSO has been raising the standards of the world's leading international boat shows. At its 2007 Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, the Federation developed this further with the adoption of the IFBSO Code of Excellence. More on the Code...

Congress 2008: June 4-7 2008, Barcelona, Spain. The venue is the Hotel AB Skipper, sited next to the sea near the city's Port Olímpic. The invitation and booking form can be downloaded directly from here.
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shows
Photos of Oslo Boat Show by Jan Henrik Aspen

IFBSO is a sister organisation of ICOMIA, the International Council of Marine Industry Organisations. The continuing relationship between the two organisations allows them to explore areas of common interest between the industry associations represented by ICOMIA and the organisers of international boat shows that make up IFBSO membership.
Sister organisation