All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 21
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The forthcoming edition of Mido, running from March 1 to...
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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The Hong Kong Optical Fair reports an 8 percent increase...
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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TD Tom Davies organized creative labs for the first time...
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 latest “Mese della Vista” (=Vision Month) initiative in Florence,...
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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Rodenstock offered visitors at this year's Opti show in Munich...
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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Mido has won the first edition of the Exhibitionist Award...
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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There will several new exhibitors at the Opti trade show to...
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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Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next...
Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next March
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The 25th edition of the Vision Expo West show in...
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 ...
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Essilor had previously announced that it would exhibit at the...
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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Reed Exhibitions and The Vision Council, organizers of the International…
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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The HKTDC Hong Kong Optical Fair, which is opening its...
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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GHM, organizer of the Opti trade show in Munich since...
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 recent IOFT show in Tokyo received a total of...
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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The organizers of the new Optrafair London show report that...
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 online ticket sale for Opti 2014, to be held next...
The online ticket sale for Opti 2014, to be held next Jan. 10-12 in Munich, has just started. Visitors can check on the English website opti.de/en for additional information about the fair and how to get there. Tickets are €7 cheaper online than at the show. Lufthansa is offering discounts of up ...
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As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its Trend Forum in Berlin. This year's Trend Forum, to be held on Nov. 11, will be tackling the subject of improving sales, with experts from the industry and sales experts providing visitors with tips and tricks, which can ...
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Starting tomorrow, the Silmo show near Paris' Charles de Gaulle...
Starting tomorrow, the Silmo show near Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport will welcome visitors to new spaces designed to provide more information about exhibiting brands and the style trends. A “Fashion Style” area in Hall 6 will show the combination of clothing with eyewear on a podium through about 100 ...
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After a long absence, a couple of major Italian companies...
After a long absence, a couple of major Italian companies are coming back to Silmo next Sept. 26-29 along with one of the three major suppliers of contact lenses, CooperVision. Marcolin's new management has agreed to take a stand of 100 square meters in Hall 6 for its newly licensed ...
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The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has reported new records...
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has reported new records at its latest exhibition and convention in Manchester last June 6-9. It was attended by 1,242 delegates, up from 1,203 a year ago. They included 100 sponsored first-time attendees. The U.K. contingent remained the largest with 471 people, and the ...
