Trade fair

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The 2006 LinuxWorld trade show at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.

A trade fair (or trade show) is an exhibition organised so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their new products and services. Some trade fairs are open to the public, while others can only be attended by company representatives (members of the trade) and members of the press. There are currently over 2500 trade shows held every year in USA alone.

Trade fairs often involve a considerable marketing investment by participating companies. Costs include space rental, display design and construction, telecommunications and networking, travel, accommodations, promotional literature, and "give away" items. Consequently, cities often promote trade shows as a means of economic development.

List of major trade fairs

Name	Industry	show Date	Location	Attendance
Property Expo India 2006	Real Estates	2006-06-10	Jaipur, India	[link]
ANUGA	Food	2007-10-13	Cologne, Germany	161,000 in 2005 [link]
CEDIA Expo [link]	Electronics	2006-09-14	Denver, Colorado, USA	26,000 in 2005 [link]
CES, Consumer Electronics Show	Electronics	2006-01-05	Las Vegas, Nevada	120,000 in 2005 [link]
COMDEX	Computers	cancelled	Las Vegas, Nevada	50,000 in 2003
E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo	Video games	2006-05-09	Los Angeles, California	70,000 in 2005
Frankfurt Book Fair	Books	2006-10-04	Frankfurt, Germany	270,000 in 2004
Global Gaming Expo	Video games	2006-11-14	Las Vegas, Nevada	16,000 in 2004 [link]
HostingCon	Computers	2006-07-17	Las Vegas, Nevada	650 in 2005 [link]
IMM - International Furniture Fair	Furniture	2006-01-16	Cologne, Germany	125,000 in 2005 [link]
Macworld Conference & Expo	Computers	2006-01-09	San Francisco, California	32,000 in 2005 [link]
Photokina	Photography	2006-09-26	Cologne, Germany	160,000 in 2004 [link]
Pool Trade Show [link]	Fashion	2006-07-17	New York & Las Vegas	50,000 in 2005
Tokyo Game Show	Video games	2006-09-22	Tokyo, Japan	160,000 in 2004
[Sol] (International exhibition of extra-virgin and virgin olive oil)	Olive oil	6 to the 10 April 2006	Verona, Italy
[Enolitech] (International exhibition of the techniques for the Viticoltura, l`Enologia and Of the Technologies Olivicole and Olearie)	Olive oil	6 to the 10 April 2006	Verona, Italy
[Vinitaly] (International exhibition of the Wine and Spirits)	Wine	6 to the 10 April 2006	Verona, Italy

See also

• Frankfurt Trade Fair (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Guangzhou International Trade Fair (China)
• Hannover Fair (Hanover, Germany)

External links

• [Excel Centre London]
• [MySME.de] - monthly list of Trade Fairs in Germany
• [E&E Exhibit Solutions] - Trade show displays and graphics
• [TradeshowNews.com]

• [Furniture Trade]

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