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Opti expects more international visitors in 2021
Opti2021 , which will be held in Stuttgart on Jan. 8-10, 2021, expects to register an increase in international visitors thanks to the cancellation of Mido and other trade shows this year. Mid-2019, the show said that it was moving to Stuttgart from Munich and would be held in ...
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Ital-Lenti proposes webinars
Ital-Lenti has been offering a series of online training sessions, in the form of webinars, on the latest technological developments in the ophthalmic lens segment. The online training program is aimed at all operators in the sector who wish to improve their skills, and participation is free of charge. ...
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The organizers of the Opti 2020 show in Munich invite...
The organizers of the Opti 2020 show in Munich invite eyewear and lifestyle bloggers from across Europe to Munich to report on the most exciting new products and news. They will be reporting live and around the clock from the halls of the trade show. A blogger spectacle award ceremony ...
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As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association,...
As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has held its trend Forum in Berlin. This year's edition – the 17th – was on Nov. 11 and addressed the subject of courage. Participants were invited to present new, innovative ideas in three categories: glasses, contact lenses and marketing ...
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In a preliminary release, the organizers of the Silmo Paris...
In a preliminary release, the organizers of the Silmo Paris trade show report a 2.5 percent increase in attendance to a total of 35,888 visitors, 56 percent of whom came from outside France. The show hosted 970 exhibitors this time, or five more than last year. The next edition of ...
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Copenhagen Specs, the Danish designer eyewear show, is going to...
Copenhagen Specs, the Danish designer eyewear show, is going to stage a new session in Barcelona next year, again with support of Silmo. The new Copenhagen Specs Barcelona fair will be held in the Italian pavilion of the Montjuc fairgrounds on May 9-10. With Silmo's support and that of other ...
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100% Optical, the trade show in the U.K., is inaugurating...
100% Optical, the trade show in the U.K., is inaugurating the Love Eyewear Awards for designers, manufacturers and retailers – independent or not. The call for submissions closes on Oct. 25. A jury of bloggers and stylists in the industry will then arrive at a shortlist, to be announced on ...
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Mido is inviting all exhibitors at the 2020 edition of...
Mido is inviting all exhibitors at the 2020 edition of the show to take part in Stand Up for Green, the competition for stands that have adopted eco-friendly criteria. The jury will look at each stand s general sustainability, level of innovation, originality, and ability to convey a positive message ...
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The second edition of Copenhagen Specs Berlin, the German edition...
The second edition of Copenhagen Specs Berlin, the German edition of an eyewear trade show that took place for the first time six years ago in the Danish capital, will be held on Oct. 5-6 in Berlin, with the cooperation of Silmo Paris. Visiting the show is free of charge. ...
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The organizers of DaTE, the small four-year-old designer eyewear show...
The organizers of DaTE, the small four-year-old designer eyewear show in Florence, plan to stage an international event in Milan next spring about the culture that surrounds the world of eyewear. The most recent edition of the Florence show, which ended on Sept. 25, saw a small drop in exhibitors ...
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100% Optical, the largest optical trade show in the U.K.,...
100% Optical, the largest optical trade show in the U.K., is expected to attract more than 9,000 British and international visitors and more than 200 exhibitors for its seventh year. The event will take place at ExCeL London on Jan. 25-27, 2020. The 2020 show will see the launch of ...
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DaTE 2019 will celebrate the Orient, with exhibition areas featuring...
DaTE 2019 will celebrate the Orient, with exhibition areas featuring such names as Yin, Yang, Tao and Zen. This will also recall the origins of the event. Founded in 2013, the trade show was indeed named for a movement that was gaining in popularity in Japan at the time, called ...
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The Silmo show, scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at Paris Nord...
The Silmo show, scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at Paris Nord Villepinte, will feature the first Silmo Hackathon, in which five international, multidisciplinary teams of five people will spend 24 hours imagining “tomorrow's retail world.” The Hackathon is open to professionals in optics, distribution, merchandising, design, social sciences, marketing and production, ...
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Christophe Pillet has been named chair of the jury for...
Christophe Pillet has been named chair of the jury for the Silmo D'Or 2019 Awards. In addition to working on hotels, restaurants, office buildings and mansions, the French designer and interior architect has dabbled in the eyewear industry, designing a line of sunglasses for the 75th anniversary of Lacoste in ...
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Brillen-Profi, a Germany voluntary group of independent opticians, has signed a...
Brillen-Profi, a Germany voluntary group of independent opticians, has signed a cooperation agreement with Copenhagen Specs Berlin, the eyewear trade show that debuted on Oct. 20-21, 2018, at the Arena hall, a former bus depot in Berlin-Treptow. It is part of Copenhagen Specs, the eyewear trade show that took place ...
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CooperVision has invited 30 students and three lecturers from the...
CooperVision has invited 30 students and three lecturers from the Ernst-Abbe University of Jena, Beuth University of Berlin and the Higher Technical School for Ophthalmic Optics of Cologne to the “Center of Innovation” in Budapest on Oct. 31. The one-day event aims to draw students' attention to contact lenses, informing ...
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As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its trend Forum in Berlin. This year's trend Forum, the 17th edition, is scheduled for Nov. 11 and will be addressing the subject of courage. Participants are invited to present their new and innovative ideas in three categories: ...
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100% Optical, the optical trade show in the U.K., has...
100% Optical, the optical trade show in the U.K., has announced further improvements to its newsfeed service, which provides the latest news about the optical industry, product releases, new technology and more. Thanks to a recent upgrade, the service is now said to be easier to browse. A readily accessible ...
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The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced...
The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced at Mido a partnership with Copenhagen Specs, a small six-year-old Danish show that resembles the Hall of Frames in Zurich, DaTE in Florence and others in Europe and elsewhere. Copenhagen Specs was held in Copenhagen on March 2 and 3, ...
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Attendance was up by 2.6 percent overall and by 5...
Attendance was up by 2.6 percent overall and by 5 percent among optical buyers at Vision Expo East 2019, held at the Javits Center in New York City on March 26-29. Of the 14,800 eyecare professionals on hand, about one-third were representing new practices and stores. Meanwhile, on social media, ...
