International Exhibitions Bureau
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
B.I.E.; International Exhibitions Bureau; Bureau of international expositions; Convention relating to International Exhibitions; International Bureau of Exhibitions; Bureau of International Expositions; Convention on international exhibitions; Convention Relating to International Exhibitions; Bureau international des expositions
The IEB governs the frequency of international exhibitions and oversees the guarantees and facilties which the host nation is required to offer. By agreement, member states may mount international exhibitions only after the events have been registered with IEB. Member states are also precluded from participating in exhibitions in non-member states in the absence of agreement by the Bureau. IEB, originally created in in 1928, was revised in 1972; headquarters are in Paris, France.