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CeBIT, World's Largest IT Conference, Canned (dw.com)
Despite turning the trade fair into a fun fair, organizers could not save the beloved but struggling trade fair. CeBIT once boasted 850,000 visitors a year, but that heyday has long since passed. An anonymous reader shares a report: Organizers announced on Wednesday that the world's largest IT conference will be no more. CeBIT, held every year in Hanover, Germany, has been canceled for 2019 facing declining visitor numbers and decreases in exhibition space rentals. "There will be no more CeBIT in Germany in the future," said Onuora Ogbukagu of Deutsche Messe AG, which ran the trade fair that hosted the likes of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and data privacy advocate Edward Snowden.
CeBIT was once considered the best barometer of technological trends, and during the dot-com boom in the late 90s and early 2000s, it boasted some 850,000 visitors a year. However, that number has been declining for years, despite cultivating a 'fun fair' atmosphere. The news was met with an outpouring of gratitude for the conference-meets-festival on social media, with many calling it the "end of an era."
CeBIT was once considered the best barometer of technological trends, and during the dot-com boom in the late 90s and early 2000s, it boasted some 850,000 visitors a year. However, that number has been declining for years, despite cultivating a 'fun fair' atmosphere. The news was met with an outpouring of gratitude for the conference-meets-festival on social media, with many calling it the "end of an era."
I think the problem is technology now is so Phone Based today, that there is really anything interesting to show.
Look my Glass rectangle is superior to your Glass rectangle because it has more dots that you cannot see then the other guys.
Then the rest are just Apps.
Sure you can cover cloud stuff, but that isn't really that interesting, as you probably need to show it off on an App on your glass rectangle.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
There are exceptions: for kids, Disneyland will be a thrill; for adults going to a restaurant is nice. But going to another city, another country is not rewarding.
You already know what that city is like. You've seen pictures and videos, you know something about the geography, the history, the current reputation of that city. When you get there you will probably confirm what you already know. You will go to tourist traps, places where nobody who lives there will go. You will spend money, lots of money. You will deal with the chaos of taxis, hotels, airlines and security intrusions.
Better to visit the city via books, movies, YouTube, etc. If it's for business, use the internet.
...omphaloskepsis often...