Common Exhibition Stand Lighting Mistakes (and How to Fix Them Before Build Day)
Fifteen common exhibition stand lighting failures observed at European fairs, organised by stage (specification, design, build day) with named fixes.
The exact change
AUMA, "Exhibitor Stand Lighting Standards and Common Failures," working-group report 2025
AUMA (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry) exhibitor lighting guidance, 2025
Suggested change
AUMA (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry) exhibitor lighting guidance, 2025
Why this is better
2 issues fixed: Unverified AUMA working-group report title. No AUMA publication titled 'Exhibitor Stand Lighting Standards and Common Failures' exists. | unverified UFI sub-report title and wrong edition number. The real UFI Global Exhibition Barometer has no sub-report titled 'Stand Quality and Visitor First-Impression Studies', and the actual 2024 editions were numbered 33rd/34th, not 35th.
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