Exhibitor Shortage Puts Brakes on Comdex

Exhibitor Shortage Puts Brakes on Comdex:
"Last year's Comdex, the first run by MediaLive, attracted more than 40,000 qualified technology buyers and 550 exhibiting companies, according to MediaLive officials.

But the show's total attendance was just 51,000, compared to nearly 125,000 in 2002, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That lowered Comdex's nongaming economic impact on Vegas to just $69 million from $170 million the year before, according to the LVCA.

The LVCA projected numbers virtually identical to those of 2003 for this year's Comdex.… "

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