CEDIA Expo 2009 Attendance Drops 12%

CEDIA Expo 2009 attendance was down 12 percent, drawing more than 20,000 attendees to Atlanta between Sept. 9-13, according to CEDIA.

Attendance for CEDIA Expo 2008 was down 14 percent to 25,000 versus 29,000 attendees during CEDIA Expo 2007.

There were more than 400 exhibitors and more than 70 new companies at CEDIA Expo 2009. CEDIA says "over 50% [of those in attendance] were key decision makers."

"In a time where many companies are tightening their operations, CEDIA Expo continues to be the one industry event that professionals make the commitment to attend in order to obtain the tools and product knowledge to help further their business success," says CEDIA chairman Ken Erdmann.

Here are a couple quotes in CEDIA's press release regarding show traffic:

"This year's Expo was one of the best shows in our company's history," said Dave Donald, SpeakerCraft.

"Attendees were more focused and eager to learn," said Michael Bridwell, Digital Projection. "We experienced more in-depth, high-quality conversations than in past years."

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