All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 18

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    The projected “Look Istanbul - Design Optics Order Show” will...

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The projected “Look Istanbul - Design Optics Order Show” will not take place this year. GHM, organizer of the Opti trade show in Munich since 2009, had planned to organize a new eyewear event in Istanbul on May, 5. Although frame manufacturers from Germany expressed their desire for a trade ...

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    Hoya has decided not to exhibit at the next Silmo...

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Hoya has decided not to exhibit at the next Silmo fair in Paris and to privilege instead the organization of local events with opticians

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    Ital-Lenti has announced that this year's theme for its participation...

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Ital-Lenti has announced that this year's theme for its participation at Mido will be “Colors&Co – Conversazioni tra i sensi.” The concept embodies the idea of the dominance of vision over the other senses, combined with an emphasis on the key role of the color, which enables us to create ...

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    The organizers of the new 100% Optical fair in London...

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the new 100% Optical fair in London say that it is “here to stay” after it welcomed a total of 5,483 professional visitors including 250 buyers from major retail accounts including Specsavers and Vision Express. More than 3,200 attended its education sessions. A 3D Frame Factory was ...

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    International Vision Expo East will welcome more than 100 affiliate...

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    International Vision Expo East will welcome more than 100 affiliate partners and alumni groups at its new Education & Partner Pavilion, which will open for the first time at this year's edition of the trade show, to be held on March 26-30 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New ...

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    Rodenstock offered visitors at this year's Opti show in Munich...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Rodenstock offered visitors at this year's Opti show in Munich a chance to design their own pair of sunglasses. The best design concept will be integrated in the brand's next collection of sunglasses, to be launched in August 2014. The winner was awarded on the third day of the trade ...

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    The latest “Mese della Vista” (=Vision Month) initiative in Florence,...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The latest “Mese della Vista” (=Vision Month) initiative in Florence, on Jan. 18-19, attracted 128 women and 146 men. The patients' age ranged between 6 and 83. The initiative was organized by Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), the body promoting vision correction under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Health ...

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    TD Tom Davies organized creative labs for the first time...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    TD Tom Davies organized creative labs for the first time during the Opti trade show held in Munich on Jan. 10-12. In the creative labs, which will account for 50 percent of the company's trade show business in the future, opticians have the chance to work directly with Tom Davies ...

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    The Hong Kong Optical Fair reports an 8 percent increase...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The Hong Kong Optical Fair reports an 8 percent increase in the number of buyers to 14,000 for its last edition of Nov. 6-8, compared with the previous one. Most of the buyers came from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, the U.S., Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. The organizers noted major ...

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    The forthcoming edition of Mido, running from March 1 to...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The forthcoming edition of Mido, running from March 1 to 3 in Milan, will have 121 more exhibitors than last time. While some are new to the show, others are former exhibitors who have chosen to return. The latter include Essilor, Rodenstock, Logo and Sama. The organizers of Mido have ...

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    Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next...

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next March

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    There will several new exhibitors at the Opti trade show to...

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    There will several new exhibitors at the Opti trade show to be held in Munich on Jan. 10-12 including Oliver Goldsmith, the British company owned by the senior Oliver Goldsmith; Suzy Glam from the Netherlands; Hapter, an Italian brand inspired by a pair of glacier military goggles from the Second World ...

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    Mido has won the first edition of the Exhibitionist Award...

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Mido has won the first edition of the Exhibitionist Award (sic) for special exhibition areas at trade fairs for the “Piazza” of the Fashion District at last year's Mido trade show. The award has been created by Fondazione Fiera Milano and other institutions including the Milan Chamber of Commerce.

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    The organizers of the new Optrafair London show report that...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the new Optrafair London show report that Essilor has confirmed its participation in the new event, becoming the 100th exhibitor to have registered. The show is scheduled for next April 11-13. Meanwhile, the rival 100% Optical show, which is scheduled for Feb. 16-18, says it has conducted ...

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    The recent IOFT show in Tokyo received a total of...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The recent IOFT show in Tokyo received a total of 13,801 visits daily over its three-day duration, which compares with 14,389 a year ago. Fleye and Oko Eyewear reported receiving awards at the show in the women's and children's categories. IOFT also announced the following Grand Prix winners: Taniguchi Optical, ...

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    GHM, organizer of the Opti trade show in Munich since...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    GHM, organizer of the Opti trade show in Munich since 2009, plans to organize a new eyewear event in Istanbul next year. The event, which is going to be called LOOK Istanbul – Design Optics Order Show, will be held on May 16- 17 in the Turkish metropolis. Frame manufacturers ...

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    The HKTDC Hong Kong Optical Fair, which is opening its...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The HKTDC Hong Kong Optical Fair, which is opening its doors on Wednesday, will feature two new zones for reading glasses and “3D & Kids Eyewear.” It will have a record of 650 eyewear exhibitors from 24 countries and regions. Exhibitors from Israel, Macau, New Zealand and Thailand will show ...

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    Reed Exhibitions and The Vision Council, organizers of the International…

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Reed Exhibitions and The Vision Council, organizers of the International Vision Expo East and West shows in the U.S., announced a multi-year partnership with the British Contact Lens Association to develop a Global Contact Lens Forum, which will make its debut next March 26 and 27 during the fair in ...

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    Essilor had previously announced that it would exhibit at the...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Essilor had previously announced that it would exhibit at the Opti show in Munich every other year, but it has changed its mind. It will be among other major players at the Jan. 10-12 edition of the fair including Luxottica or Safilo, which are not showing at every international fair. ...

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    The 25th edition of the Vision Expo West show in...

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The 25th edition of the Vision Expo West show in Las Vegas reported a 5 percent increase in overall attendance last month as compared to its previous session in 2012. A total of around 13,000 visitors from 89 countries went to the fair, which hosted more than 425 exhibitors. Next ...