Consumer Electronics Show Sets Records
Last week's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas set event records for attendance and exhibition space. CES 2006 occupied a show-best 1.67 million square feet of exhibit space and drew more than 150,000 attendees.
CES 2006 also bolstered the city's ongoing push to attract more foreign travelers. Nearly 23,000 attendees came to CES from outside the United States.
In 2005, CES used 1.5 million square feet of exhibit space with 145,868 in total attendance.
The only other annual Las Vegas trade show at which attendance topped 150,000 was Comdex during the peak of the dot-com era. Comdex no longer exists, one of the reasons for the growth of CES.
Separately, Conexpo - Con/Agg, a triennial construction equipment show, last year became the largest trade show in North American history when it used nearly 1.88 million square feet of space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Bob Peters, General Manger of Vegas Display stated, "The size and scope of CES proves that the Las Vegas trade show industry is solid, and future Las Vegas conventions should also see growth and success."
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