All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 22
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According to preliminary figures, last month's edition of the International...
According to preliminary figures, last month's edition of the International Vision Expo East fair in New York attracted nearly 15,500 attendees from more than 90 countries, which would compare with 16,317 a year ago. The organizer, Reed Exhibitions, will provide more accurate attendance figures after an independent audit later this ...
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On March 1, the day before the start of Mido,...
On March 1, the day before the start of Mido, Jörg Spangemacher and his trade magazine MAFO, short for Manufacturers Forum, will host an annual conference for the international optical industry in Milan. Industry professionals from the U.S., Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. will discuss modern technologies for the production ...
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Many Italian visitors will be able to travel to the next Mido...
Many Italian visitors will be able to travel to the next Mido show in Milan by train free of charge. On Sunday March 3, the second day of the Italian fair, which closes on March 4, people will be able to take a train directly to the showground. The organizers have hired a ...
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Altogether 629 exhibitors, whose offerings included those of 166 international...
Altogether 629 exhibitors, whose offerings included those of 166 international brands, presented their new products and technologies at the Hong Kong Optical Fair, HKTDC, which took place on Nov. 7- 9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, encompassing 25,000 sqm. A total of 12,836 visitors came this year ...
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Some 23,000 industry professionals from over 60 countries are expected...
Some 23,000 industry professionals from over 60 countries are expected at Opti 2013, which will take place on Jan. 25-27 in Munich. Many exhibitors are reacting to the large number of international visitors, which has been growing over the years, by providing adequate multi-language services. For example, 15 languages will ...
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The “Nation of Fashion” exhibition, which was inaugurated at the...
The “Nation of Fashion” exhibition, which was inaugurated at the Krasny Oktyabr site in the center of Moscow on Nov. 7, celebrates the Italian eyewear industry. The exhibition is the third step of Exhibitaly, a larger project aimed at promoting the key sectors of Made in Italy in Russia, organized ...
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This year's edition of the IOFT show, which was held...
This year's edition of the IOFT show, which was held in Tokyo on Oct. 22-24, featured 520 exhibitors and 14,389 visitors. The previous edition, in October 2011, attracted 521 exhibitors and 16,292 buyers. The trade show mainly targets the Japanese market, but according to its organizers, it is increasingly becoming ...
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The upcoming Odma 2013 trade show in Australia has already...
The upcoming Odma 2013 trade show in Australia has already allocated 90 percent of its floor space more than 10 months before the event, which is scheduled to take place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at Southbank on July 5-7 next year. That translates into 90 percent of ...
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The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for...
The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for next Feb. 12-14 in London, reports that Marchon has agreed to be one the exhibitors, as well as sponsor of the Champagne Bar at the fair and a participant in its catwalk show. Other important companies that are planning to ...
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Rodenstock invited clients, distributors and the press to its biannual...
Rodenstock invited clients, distributors and the press to its biannual conference at its new headquarters in Munich. As Rodenstock did not exhibit at this year's Silmo show in Paris, it demonstrated its new eyewear collections to 100 international guests during the order event in Munich. In addition to product news, ...
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Contrary to the information in the 2013 international calendar of...
Contrary to the information in the 2013 international calendar of optical trade shows sent to you, next year's edition of the Indian In-Optics fair will take place next Feb. 2-4 in New Delhi, not in Mumbai. It will feature 200 exhibition booths on 10,000 square meters. Out of these, 1,000 ...
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Registrations have opened for The Vision Council's 2013 Executive Summit,...
Registrations have opened for The Vision Council's 2013 Executive Summit, the annual event bringing together industry leaders around the latest trends in the sector. The upcoming edition of the summit will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 16-18. Organizers expect more than 250 top ...
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The Silmo show starting in Paris tomorrow will last until...
The Silmo show starting in Paris tomorrow will last until midnight on Friday and Saturday to allow some exhibitors to stage events in the evening. The schedule of the shuttles has been expanded. A new smartphone app will allow visitors to check out any information immediately. Silmo will showcase at ...
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This year's European Contact Lens Forum seminar will focus on...
This year's European Contact Lens Forum seminar will focus on how to increase the penetration rate of contact lenses in Europe. In most European countries, the penetration rate is low compared with Japan and the U.S. The speakers at the forum will explain why and outline what their respective organizations ...
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The winners of this year's Silmo d'Or will be chosen...
The winners of this year's Silmo d'Or will be chosen by a jury of exports, buyers and journalists among the nominees listed in the chart on the next page. They will be announced during a special gala evening that will be held in the Cité du Cinéma of Saint-Denis, the ...
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The German Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology, BMWi, will...
The German Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology, BMWi, will be supporting young and innovative eyewear companies with a special aid program. According to the GMH, organizer of the Opti trade show in Munich, which is being rebranded as Maximeyes Opti, the BMWi will be assuming up to €7,500 of ...
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Charmant, Face à Face, Ic! Berlin, Lindberg and Marius Morel...
Charmant, Face à Face, Ic! Berlin, Lindberg and Marius Morel are among the winners of the annual “Eyewear of the Year” awards handed out by IOFT, the eyewear exhibition due to take place in Tokyo on Oct. 22-24. The management of the fair is expecting 350 premium buyers from other ...
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Unaudited figures from International Vision Expo West, held Sept. 5-8...
Unaudited figures from International Vision Expo West, held Sept. 5-8 in Las Vegas, show that 8,209 people visiting the exhibition hall, about the same figure as last year. Adding in the 3,868 eye care professionals who took advantage of the 350 hours of continuing education, the total number of eye ...
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The 22nd edition of the annual Tour Auto Optic 2000,...
The 22nd edition of the annual Tour Auto Optic 2000, scheduled for Apr. 22-27 next year, will see two new sponsors joining the Optic 2000 chain: the private Edmond de Rothschild bank and a Swiss watchmaker, Hublot. A combination of tourism and motor racing, the event continues the tradition of ...
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France is setting a group pavilion at the Hong Kong...
France is setting a group pavilion at the Hong Kong Optical Fair next Nov. 7-9
