<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>SOF EXPO Samarkand — news and exhibitions</title><description>Exhibition announcements, business programmes and press material from the exhibition and congress centre in Samarkand.</description><link>https://sof-expo.com/</link><language>en</language><image><url>https://sof-expo.com/og/default.jpg</url><title>SOF EXPO Samarkand</title></image><item><title>ECOM &amp; RETAIL EXPO SAMARKAND</title><link>https://sof-expo.com/en/events/ecom-retail-expo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sof-expo.com/en/events/ecom-retail-expo/</guid><description>16–17 June 2027 — The e-commerce and retail exhibition-forum: manufacturers meet online sellers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2027 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>exhibition</category><category>ecommerce</category></item><item><title>WORLD EDU</title><link>https://sof-expo.com/en/events/world-edu-expo/</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>news</category><category>PROMOTORS</category><category>results</category></item><item><title>Visiting as a group: how to run a company delegation to Samarkand</title><link>https://sof-expo.com/en/articles/gruppovoy-vizit-na-vystavku/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sof-expo.com/en/articles/gruppovoy-vizit-na-vystavku/</guid><description>Who to send, what the day must deliver, group registration, transfer, a route across the sections and a report that reads like a procurement plan.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>insights</category><category>delegation</category><category>visitors</category><category>route</category></item><item><title>BUILD PRO EXPO 2026: booking opens across ten sections</title><link>https://sof-expo.com/en/news/buildpro-2026-plan-zala/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sof-expo.com/en/news/buildpro-2026-plan-zala/</guid><description>The fifth international construction exhibition starts 9 November 2026. 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