The 2006 LinuxWorld trade show at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.

A trade fair (or trade show) is an exhibition organised so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their new products and services. Some trade fairs are open to the public, while others can only be attended by company representatives (members of the trade) and members of the press, therefore tradeshows are classified as either "Public" or "Trade Only". There are currently over 2500 trade shows held every year in USA alone. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 303 KB) Summary The w:Linuxworld trade show at the w:Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in April, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 303 KB) Summary The w:Linuxworld trade show at the w:Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in April, 2006. ... The 2006 LinuxWorld trade show at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center. ... Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at night The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States, with some 1,700,000 square feet of contiguous exhibition space. ... Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ...

Trade fairs often involve a considerable marketing investment by participating companies. Costs include space rental, display design and construction, telecommunications and networking, travel, accommodations, promotional literature, and "give away" items. In addition costs are incurred at the show for services such as electrical, booth cleaning, internet services, floral decoration within the booth and drayage (also known as material handling). Marketing is a social and managerial function that attempts to create, expand and maintain a collection of customers. ...

Consequently, cities often promote trade shows as a means of economic development.

Exhibitors attending the event are required to use an exhibitor manual or online exhibitor manual to order their required services and complete any necessary paperwork such as health and safety declarations An online exhibitor manual is an electronic version of a printed exhibitor manual, they range from a simply PDF version of the printed manual, to a fully interactive ecommerce solution. ...

List of major trade fairs

(list reviewed on August 1st 2006), in alphabetic order.

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Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Buyers Market of American Craft is the nation’s largest wholesale trade show, providing artists a professional venue to build relationships with qualified wholesale craft buyers. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 inches LengthUS = 280 km)  - Length {{{LengthUS}}} miles (455hamburgers HighestPoint = Mount Davis km)  - % water 2. ... Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City 401. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. ... Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... COMDEX (Computer Dealers Exhibition) was a computer expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada, each November from 1979 to 2003. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... E³ logo Presented by the Entertainment Software Association, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... This article is becoming very long. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), stuated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Government Belarus District City Belarus Minsk Voblast Minsk City City 980 (Polatsk) Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 256 km² Population  - City (2006) 1,780,000 Coordinates Elevation 280. ... The Frankfurt Book Fair (German: Frankfurter Buchmesse) is the worlds largest trade fair for books, held annually in mid-October in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... The Neue Leipziger Messe The Games Convention, Leipzig Games Convention or short GC is an annual videogame event in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an annual gaming trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, generally in November, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... HostingCon is a trade show and computer conference for professionals in the web hosting industry. ... A Lego RCX Computer is an example of an embedded computer used to control mechanical devices. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... The IFA or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin) is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions of Germany. ... Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i. ... A Shaker chair. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The article about perfume can be found at Eau de Cologne. ... Produced by Boston-based IDG World Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo is a trade show dedicated to the Apple Macintosh platform with conference tracks occurring twice a year in the United States, usually during the second week of January. ... A Lego RCX Computer is an example of an embedded computer used to control mechanical devices. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... 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See also

• Frankfurt Trade Fair (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Guangzhou International Trade Fair (China)
• Hannover Fair (Hanover, Germany)
• Asia Exhibition (Asia)