On 1-3 October 2008, Kyiv hosted at the territory of KyivExpoPlaza Exhibition Center two peer-to-peer events that complement and integrate one another: the High Technology Forum and the Integrated Laboratory Provision in Ukraine, which were organized with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Coal Industry of Ukraine. The Geologist of Ukraine Magazine was an informational sponsor of the events
The High Technology International Forum was aimed at achieving optimal interaction of all spheres of human activity related to the latest technologies of production and consumption in order to develop the economy of Ukraine. The Integrated Laboratory Provision in Ukraine featured the largest international specialized exhibition of laboratory equipment, furniture, materials and services LABComplEX.