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Sep 24, 2012
The five-day HKTDC Watch & Clock Fair ended in early September, with more than 17,500 buyers participating, up 4.5 percent, compared with last year.
Some of the increases came from emerging market buyers that were up significantly, including Iran (up 32 percent), the Chinese mainland (up 17 per cent) and Russia (up 17 percent).
The Hong Kong Trade and Development Council commissioned an independent market survey agency, Actrium Solutions (HK) Ltd, to conduct a survey during the first three days of the fair.
The company interviewed 349 exhibitors and 759 buyers onsite to get their… more
Sep 24, 2012
Answering a demand in the marketplace, Germany-based Messe Duesseldorf plans to launch GDS Select – Premium European Shoe Fair April 17-19, 2013 in Shanghai.
The new show will be held as part of the China International Footwear & Leathergoods Exhibition – CIFL at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
The event will be supported by the China Commerce Association for General Merchandise (CCAGM) - the state retail federation whose members include all the well-known department stores and shopping centers in the country - and Adsale, a long-standing partner of Messe Düsseldorf.… more
Sep 24, 2012
The Macau Statistics and Census Service(DSEC) has announced MICE statistics for the second quarter of 2012. There were 130,016 MICE visitors in the quarter, up 7.9% over last year’s 120,462.
A total of 234 MICE events were held during this period, down 10% from the 260 events held in the same quarter of 2011. Among the MICE events held in the quarter, 226 were meetings and eight were exhibitions.
The number of meetings dropped 9.6 percent from 250 recorded in the same period of last year. Exhibitions were down 20 percent from the 10 held in the second quarter of 2011. In terms of… more
Sep 24, 2012
Last week, international exhibition organiser, UBM plc, announced the launch of new events in Asia: the Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair and Rail Asia in Malaysia.
Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair will take place at the Marina Bay Sands running from 12th to 15th October 2013. The exhibition will feature exhibitors of diamonds, pearls, precious and semi-precious gemstones, fine jewellery and silver jewellery. The new Singapore event will be added to UBM Asia’s portfolio of 12 existing jewellery events in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Japan and Turkey.
Ho Nai Chuen, Charles,… more
Sep 24, 2012
Landscape and urban design trade exhibition and conference, GreenUrbanScape Asia, will be launched at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre next year running Nov. 7-9.
The three-day trade show is jointly organised by Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks), Landscape Industry Association (Singapore) – LIAS, Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA) and Singex Group. The show will focus on innovations and solutions in all aspects of landscape and urban greenery, including planning, design, construction, and management.
Aloysius Arlando, CEO of Singex… more
Sep 24, 2012
i2i Events Group, formerly Emap Connect, announced the acquisition of the Coil Winding, Insulation and Electrical Manufacturing Exhibitions (CWIEME) portfoliofrom private owners Timothy and Joanne House. This is i2i’s first acquisition since its re-branding. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The CWIEME portfolio consists of exhibitions in Germany, China, India and the U.S. – as well as the Inductica Conferences. CWIEME exhibitions serve the industrial technology niche of components for electric motors and transformers.
The annual CWIEME Berlinshow was… more
Sep 23, 2012
If trade shows are a reflection of the business sectors they represent, the recently concluded International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at Chicago’s McCormick Place offered up some very good news about manufacturing.
The biennial exhibition posted attendance of 100,200 - the highest number since 2000 - and featured four new emerging technologies.
Peter Eelman, vice president of exhibitions and communications at the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), the organization that produces mega event, said he believes that the strong showing of IMTS bodes well… more
Sep 23, 2012
Messe Duesseldorf North America’s Medical Fair India - 19th International Exhibition and Conference on Diagnostic, Medical Technology, Rehabilitation, Medical Equipment and Components, on tap March 8-10 in New Delhi, is set to feature a U.S. pavilion by the company for the first time.
The three-day show is organized by Messe Duesseldorf, which runs the massive MEDICA exhibition in Duesseldorf, Germany, and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India.
“This U.S. Pavilion provides a cost-effective means for companies to enter into or to expand their business in the lucrative… more
Sep 23, 2012
When Reed Exhibitions’ International Vision Expo West recently closed its doors at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, the unaudited tally of eye care professionals attending the event was 12,077, which show management said was on par with last year’s show.
The education program also delivered 350 hours of education and drew 3,868 attendees during the four-day event.
Final, third-party audited numbers will be available in approximately five weeks.
“International Vision Expo West is a healthy, energetic and vibrant event, and the number of loyal and… more
Sep 22, 2012
I read a funny blog post on ‘Did you pack your trade show tool kit?’ It made me think that there are probably a few more items that need to be added to this list to make it complete.
1. Fabric softener mix – I learned from a competitor of mine a few years ago that the best way to remove the static that is on carpets after the plastic is taken off (and after many shoes traverse the booth) is a 50/50 mixture of fabric softener and water. Have a spray bottle and just go to work. It kills the static, smells great and won’t mess up the carpet. You do… more
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OCCC Events:
This fiscal year, the OCCC is projected to host 168 events, 1.7 million attendees, and $2.9 billion in economic impact.
The Center’s top five events during their 2022-2023 fiscal year included:
AAU Jr. National Volleyball Championships 2023
200,000 Attendees
$257 Million in Economic Impact
MEGACON 2023
160,000 Attendees
$205 Million in Economic Impact
Open Championship Series 2023
69,500 Attendees
$89 Million in Economic Impact
Sunshine Classic 2023
42,000 Attendees
$54 Million in Economic Impact
Premiere Orlando 2023
42,000 Attendees
$108 Million in Economic Impact