All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 20

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    The recent edition of International Vision Expo & Conference East...

    2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The recent edition of International Vision Expo & Conference East in New York attracted at least 6 percent more visitors than a year ago, according to preliminary data. Reed says that attendance was driven at Vision Expo by exclusive programs developed for specific segments of the ophthalmic profession such as ...

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    More than 4,600 people showed up at the first edition...

    2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

    More than 4,600 people showed up at the first edition of Optrafair London on April 11-13. More than 160 firms participated in the event, presenting some 500 brands, and many of them expressed satisfaction, including some that had already exhibited at the new 100% Optical fair in February. Officials of ...

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    The organizers of the Mido fair in Milan have reported...

    2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Mido fair in Milan have reported an increase of 5.4 percent in the total number of visitors at its latest edition at the beginning of this month as compared to one year ago. More than 45,000 people visited the trade show and about 25,000 came from ...

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    The Vision Council and its recently formed European Sunglass Committee...

    2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The Vision Council and its recently formed European Sunglass Committee (ex European Sunglass Association) have opened registrations for their annual spring conference. After the successful event in Portugal in May 2013, this year's convention will be held in Budapest on May 15-16. The presentations and debates will cover topics such ...

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    The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day...

    2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day schedule to start on a Friday rather than on a Thursday, hoping to attract more professional visitors on Monday, when stores are closed in France. It will run from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29. The location of various industry segments ...

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    More than 60 companies are going to participate in the...

    2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

    More than 60 companies are going to participate in the Expoóptica fair in Madrid on Apr. 4-6, which will coincide with an international scientific convention on optometry, contact lenses and ophthalmic optics

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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 ...