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The Last Comdex?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tradeshows-of-doom dept.

linuxwrangler writes "Key3Media Group Inc. which produces the Comdex trade show may be unable to make it's debt payments and could declare bankruptcy. No decision will be made until after Fall Comdex opening on Monday. More info is available at Google News."

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  1. This doesn't surprise me... by benmhall · · Score: 5, Informative

    I attended Comdex in Toronto for four of the last five years. Every year I noticed it was getting worse, and wondered if it was worth going to. This last summer I didn't bother going, and I didn't miss it.

    During the time I attended it changed from being a show for people in the industry, to a show for anyone off the street. The first year I went there the small company I was with signed up with TechData and nearly did the same with AOpen. The next year, neither were there. The last year I went was positively lame. No one but the big guys, and not even all of them. Heck, Corel wasn't even there.

    Good riddance. It was a waste of time that was eventually replaced with product info found on the Internet.

  2. Exibits are Free by z_gringo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The exhibits themselves are always free. You just show up, and register, and you are in.

    They charge the exhibitors, and they also charge for the tutorials, and conferences. You can buy a flex-pass for about $3000 and the tutorials are about $800 for a 1 day class.

    The keynote speeches are all also free, but you have to collect tickets beforehand.

    All of this information is available here.

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