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Mido confirms its Feb 2022 edition
A few days after the postponement of the opti trade show from January to May next year and as new cases of new Covid-19 omicron spread across Europe, the organizers of the Mido show have confirmed that its 2022 in-person edition would be held as scheduled from Feb. 12 to ...
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opti postponed to May 2022
Organizers of the opti trade show have announced the postponement of the 2022 edition of the show from the initially scheduled dates Jan. 14-16 to May 13-15. The announcement comes as the Covid-19 pandemic is rebounding in Germany, which led the German government to introduce a health pass to go ...
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Silmo and Copenhagen Specs go to Barcelona
Silmo and its Copenhagen Specs partner have announced that they would extend the Specs eyewear fair concept to Barcelona in 2022. The format of the new show will be focusing on the eyewear designer segment and based on the same mix of business, networking and partying as the Copenhagen event. ...
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First edition of the Great British Eyewear Show
Under the impulsion of Tom Davies, British and international independent eyewear brands will gather for the first edition of the Great British Eyewear Show on Oct. 18 at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. Confirmed exhibitors to date include Booth & Bruce, Cazal, Chrome Hearts, Face à Face, Francis Klein, JF ...
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ArticleGood restart in Paris and new Asian project for Silmo
After a blank year in 2020, Silmo Paris reopened its doors to international exhibitors and visitors from last Sept. 24 to 27 for the first large-scale and in-person eyewear industry event since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak last year. Although the number of exhibiting companies this year – roughly 500 – ...
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ArticleDaTE participation up 50% vs. 2020
The last edition of the DaTE trade fair, which was held in Florence, Italy, from Sept. 11 to 13, brought a feeling of recovery of the international market as compared to the 2020 show when the Covid-19 vaccination campaign was yet to start. A total of 90 companies showcased their ...
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Blue Light Summit 2021 announced
Eyesafe, the company bringing together the healthcare and consumer electronics sectors, has announced the dates of its Blue Light Summit 2021, which will be held online on Sept. 28 in Europe and the Americas and Sept. 29 in Asia-Pacific. Discussions will focus on the impact of Covid-19 on screens’ usage ...
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Vision Expo Wests confirms over 275 exhibitors
The Vision Council and RX , co-organizers of Vision Expo West have announced that more than 275 exhibitors would take part in the next edition of the show, scheduled for next Sept. 22-25 in Las Vegas. The show’s floor will be organized around three main spaces: The Focus, ...
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ArticleSilmo Paris announces over 500 exhibitors
The organizers of Silmo have announced that more than 500 exhibitors from 32 countries have already confirmed their participation in the next edition of the show scheduled to take place in Paris from next Sept. 24 to 27. It will be the first edition of Silmo Paris since 2019 ...
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Over 120 brands to show at DaTE
The organizers of DaTE , the Italian trade show focusing on international designer eyewear, have announced that a total of over 120 brands will be exhibiting their collections in the ninth edition of the show taking place in Florence from Sept. 11 to 13. Confirmed brands include Dita , Face ...
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Vision Expo launches sourcing platform
In a partnership with Balluun , a global supplier in business-to-business technologies, the Vision Council and RX , the new brand name for Reed Exhibitions , launched their ShopVISION platform during the Vision Expo East trade show in early June. Described as a year-round marketplace where vendors ...
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SILMO and COPENHAGEN SPECS launch new event format
SILMO and its partner COPENHAGEN SPECS are launching SPECS AND THE CITY , a new series of international eyewear industry events scheduled to take place during one weekend in five European cities. As the Covid-19 crisis led to the cancellation of almost all trade fairs since its outbreak ...
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Vision Expo first major in-person event since opti 2020
Relocated in Orlando, Florida, for pandemic-related reasons, Vision Expo East 2021 was the first major international in-person eyewear trade show to take place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. From June 2 to 5, over 200 exhibiting companies took part in the event that brought ...
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ArticleMIDO to transition to hybrid format following digital edition
The digital edition of the MIDO international trade show ended last June 7 after three days of online events, discussions and business interactions, but the organizers are leaving that door open as the digital platform remains accessible and most its functionalities active. Looking forward to ...
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ArticleMIDO presents its digital edition
Beyond the presentation of Italian exports’ figures, the purpose of the joint online press conference by ANFAO and MIDO held on May 19 was to unveil more details about the MIDO Digital Edition , the digital event that will take place from next June 5 to 7, following ...
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Silmo Paris confirms 2021 edition
According to the French governmental plan for the progressive lift of lockdown restrictions in the country announced last week by President Emmanuel Macron , trade fairs and exhibitions will be authorized to take place from next June 30, without any limit in number of participants, provided that sanitary measures comply ...
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Vision Expo East upbeat about its 2021 edition
The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions , joint organizers of the Vision Expo eyewear trade shows, seem upbeat about the next edition of Vision Expo East , which should be the first major industry event to take place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially planned to ...
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Italy to reopen trade shows as soon as June 15
On April 21, the Italian cabinet approved to reopen trade shows from June 15 and conventions and congresses from July 1, after having been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The reopening of trade fairs could occur sooner than previously announced. Initially, the Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti had indicated ...
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Opti organizers give 2022 update
Klaus Paschka and Bettina Reiter , respectively managing director of Gesellschaft für Handwerkmessen (GHM) and exhibition director of opti , gave an update on April 15 about the next edition of the German trade fair in the form of a corporate interview on the show’s website. After a ...
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Transitions Academy 2021 cancelled
Transitions Optical announced the cancellation for safety reasons of the 2021 edition of its Transitions Academy , the international and educational event that was scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida, from June 13 to 16. The company said that it would however proceed with its annual innovation awards’ ...
