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15% more exhibitors and 10% more visitors at the world largest fair for optoelectronics in China

From September 6-9, 2008, the 10th edition of the by now most important exhibition for optoelectronics CIOE (China International Optoelectronics Exposition) took place in the Shenzhen Exhibition Center in China. The exhibition set new records in all respects.

Stuttgart/Beijing, September 15, 2008 - Organized by BMC Herong, a subsidiary of Business Media China AG, the specialized exhibition for optoelectronics was able to increase its exhibition space by almost 18 % compared to last year's edition. This equals 3 of the Shenzhen Exhibition Center's halls with a total of 65,000 square meters. 2,173 companies presented their products at the trade fair - that corresponds to an increase of 15 % to last year. More than half of these represented international companies and brands like JDSU, Olympus, SENKO, Schott, Panasonic and other market leaders. Total visitors over the 4 days were 85,000 which is 10% up against last year.

The latest developments in the fields of laser, optical communications, optics and LED applied optoelectronic solutions were presented. Alongside the exhibition a highly regarded conference program of 3 days was organised, which covered as well scientific as more practical topics. The exhibition and the conference program were supported by all important universities and governmental institutions in the optoelectronics field in China, such as: China Association for Science and Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Optical Society, China Electronic Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Information Industry. Representatives of Canada and France as well as a visitor delegation from Great Britain underlined besides the international requirement of the event.

Eike Scholl, General Manager Exhibitions & Conferences of Business Media China AG, expressed his satisfaction: 'With the development of CIOE this year, we were able to enhance our position as the number one event for the Optoelectronics Industry in China and worldwide. For the next year, we expect that the exhibition will show robust growth again. Besides we will continue to develop the international character of the fair.'