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ArticleVision Expo East gears up for first show since 2019
So far about 240 exhibitors have committed to Vision Expo East, whose next edition – the first since 2019 – is scheduled to run from March 31 to April 3 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. (The educational program and OptiCon@Vision Expo will be opening on ...
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opti settles in Munich permanently
The organizer of the German trade show opti have announced in a press conference that the event would remain located in Munich on a permanent basis, putting an end to relocation speculations, and that the 2023 edition would take place from Jan. 27 to 29. As previously reported, the ...
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News briefsOmicron forces Mido, 100% Optical to reschedule
In response to the rapid escalation of the Omicron Covid variant across Europe and other countries, the organizers of Mido have announced the postponement of the 2022 edition of the show from the initially scheduled Feb. 12-14 dates to April 30 to May 2, returning to the Milanese show’s original ...
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About 200 exhibitors at IOFT 2021
The organizers of the IOFT optical trade show in Japan, RX Japan and the Fukui Optical Association, announced that 189 exhibitors took part in the last edition of the show from Oct. 18 to 20 in Tokyo. No attendance figures were communicated. Besides the Fukui-based eyewear makers, some international brands, ...
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New dates for ExpoÓptica
ExpoÓptica, the Spanish eyewear trade show, has shifted the dates of its 2022 edition to April 1 to 3, 2022. The organizers had to postpone the event as the IFEMA fairgrounds where it is taking place were fully booked for the first quarter of next year, LookVision reports. The show ...
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Interlook 2022 show postponed too
A few days after the postponement of the opti trade show from January to May 2022, the organizers of Interlook, the other German trade show formerly known as Brille & Co., have put their 2022 edition on hold as the Covid-19 pandemic is rebounding in Germany and other parts of ...
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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, for lenses, contact ...
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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 and ...
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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 a 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 and buyers of optical products can ...
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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 and still partly ...
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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 together ...
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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 the next ...
