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News briefsMore visitors at ExpoÓptica
The 34th edition of ExpoÓptica, held on April 12–14 at Ifema Madrid, saw its visitor numbers leap up 29.4 percent from the previous edition, in 2022, according to Look Vision. The total – 8,350 – was a bit higher than in 2018. Total exhibitors amounted to 130, up 30 percent, ...
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Vision Expo East bids farewell to NY ahead of Florida move
Vision Expo East organizers, RX and The Vision Council, have expressed both their satisfaction about the 2024 edition of the show and their anticipation at the move of the event to Orlando, Florida, next year. “We could not be happier to close our final show in New York City on ...
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100% Optical ends 10th edition show with record attendance
Organizers of the 100% Optical show that closed its doors on Feb 26 in London have announced that this year’s edition, which marked the event’s 10th anniversary, has drawn 11,725 attendees or approximately 10 percent more than the year before. The trade fair exhibitors included instrument manufacturers, software providers, contact ...
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ArticleRodenstock upgrades portfolio, fine-tunes group strategy and synergies
After its participation at the opti show in Munich in January, Rodenstock presented its latest innovations at its booth during the Mido show in Milan, from Feb. 3 to 5. The German-based lens maker introduced this year its new LayR coating, which it describes as an extension of its biometric ...
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ArticleMIDO drew 40,000 visitors
The 1,200 exhibitors at this year’s MIDO show, held on Feb. 3–5, took up seven pavilions at Fiera Milano Rho and drew some 40,000 visitors – 11 percent more than last year – from about 160 countries, according to the organizers. Also attending were some 400 journalists, who have published ...
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MIDO announces revamped conference program
MIDO has announced the program of conferences for the next edition of the trade fair (Feb. 3 to 5, in Milan). ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association, will present the results of its female leadership program on Saturday morning and its new Certified Sustainable Eyewear product certification on Sunday afternoon. ...
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Sharp attendance increase at opti
Organizers of opti have announced that a total of 21,500 visitors from 70 countries and 390 exhibitors from 28 countries took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place in Munich, Germany, from Jan. 12 to 14. The figures mark a significant improvement from last year’s edition ...
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WCO launches Latin American myopia management virtual event
The World Council of Optometry has announced the launch of its first Latin American-based virtual event that will take place on Feb. 20, 22, 27 and 29, 2024, in partnership with CooperVision. Dubbed “Myopia Management: From Theory to Practice” and elaborated with local opticians and optometrists’ organizations, the event will ...
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ArticleOpti gets ready for a 2024 rebound
The numerous changes and initiatives implemented after a difficult edition of the show earlier this year, including a roundtable with stakeholders to rethink the concept this summer, seem to have paid off as opti has announced a significant increase in both exhibiting space and exhibitors’ participation for their 2024 edition. ...
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Silmo Istanbul 10th edition celebrates Turkish optical industry
The organizers of Silmo Istanbul have announced that over 500 exhibitors and brands and a total of 13,385 visitors, up 13 percent versus 2022, took part in the 10th edition of the show that closed its doors on Nov. 26. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the show inaugurated the Silmo ...
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ArticleMido, ANFAO put CSE front and center in 2024
Just a few weeks before the opening of Mido 2024, we sat down with Giovanni Vitaloni, president of the event, to talk about what exhibitors and visitors should expect for this next edition but also more generally about current and future strategic focus areas for the organizers. In the second ...
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News briefsMIDO updates website with new layout and accessibility features
MIDO has updated its website with a new layout and technical changes aimed at ensuring digital accessibility for all users in order to comply with Europe’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2. that will become mandatory from June 2025. MIDO said it has redesigned the website with a “Less is More” ...
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Hong Kong show attracted 12,000 visitors, organizers report
The organizers of the Hong Kong International Optical Fair, the Hong Kond Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA), have announced that the 2023 edition of the show that closed its doors on Nov. 10 attracted 12,000 buyers from 92 countries. They highlighted a significant ...
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News briefsVision Expo East opts for the Sunshine State
Like many a New Yorker, Vision Expo East will be heading for balmy Florida after about 40 years of activity. Co-owners The Vision Council and RX will be moving the show to Orlando, Florida – specifically to the Orange County Convention Center – after next year’s edition, scheduled for March ...
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Opti returns to four-hall lay-out
The organizers of opti have announced that 400 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation for the next edition that will take place in Munich from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. Three months ahead of the event, this marks a significant increase in participation from last year’s show when 307 ...
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ArticleMaterialise to 3D-print new translucent material
Right across from the Futurology space at this year’s Silmo was a booth for Materialise, the company that supplies frames for the Futurology companies Skugga and Lexilens, not to mention Morrow Eyewear, winner of one of this year’s Silmo d’Or awards. Founded 30-odd years ago, Materialise is headquartered in Leuven, ...
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ArticleSilmo Paris kicks off post-Covid trade-show era
The organizers of Silmo Paris have announced that 31,337 people visited the last edition of the show that closed its doors on Oct.2, or 16.5 percent more than last year, confirming the visual impression that the event has almost returned to its pre-pandemic self (approximatively 35,000 visitors in 2018). A ...
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Bold Optical Fair gathered 2,750 eyewear professionals
Organizers of the Bold Optical Fair, which reunited for the first time three Dutch trade shows under the same roof, said that their 2023 edition had been “the hottest show of the year,” in reference to the unusually hot weather at this time of the year but also to its ...
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ArticlePacked house and new lay out for Silmo Paris
As the Silmo Paris teams are gearing up for the 2023 edition of the show that will take place in two weeks in the French capital (Sept. 29 to Oct.2), we sat down with Éric Lenoir, the event’s director, to assess the current status of the fair and the novelties ...
