Biggest-ever ISE breaks 40,000 attendance barrier

Paul Milligan, February 6, 2012

ISE 2012 has broken all previous records, with 825 exhibitors occuping 11 halls of the Amsterdam RAI, and with a total registered attendance of 40,869 over the three show days of Tuesday 31 January to Thursday 2 February. Exhibitor numbers are up 15 per cent on 2011, and attendee numbers up just over 17 per cent.

The number of people registering for ISE’s conference, education and pre-show event programme also passed the 2,000 mark for the first time.

“ISE is now clearly established as the best-attended event of its kind anywhere in the world,” said Mike Blackman, MD, Integrated Systems Events. “To be able to post record numbers in every key area against an uncertain economic backdrop is a fantastic achievement, not just for ISE but for the industry it serves.

“Beyond the statistics, the sheer excitement generated by so many professional people converging on a show full of dynamic new technologies created an atmosphere unsurpassed by any previous ISE.”

ISE 2012’s exhibitor total included almost 200 companies new to the show.

The space-rebooking process for ISE 2013 began on the second morning of the 2012 show, and resulted in a total of 28,300 net square metres of exhibit space being reserved for next year – a five per cent increase on the equivalent figure 12 months ago.

Companies taking bigger stands next year includes Samsung, Sony, Digital Projection, Sennheiser, Barco, AVC Group and Optoma.

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