COMDEX

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COMDEX
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Entrance to COMDEX/Spring '98 at the McCormick Place in Chicago
StatusDefunct
Genre Computer show
Country
  • United States (1979–2003)
  • International (1982–2005)
Years active1979–2005
InauguratedDecember 3, 1979;44 years ago (1979-12-03)
Most recentNovember 20, 2005;18 years ago (2005-11-20)
Attendance225,000 (1996, peak) [1] [2]
Organized by
  • The Interface Group (1979–1995)
  • Softbank Corp (1995–2001)
  • Key3Media (2001–2003)
Website comdex.com (archived from the original on December 6, 1998)

COMDEX (an abbreviation of COMputer Dealers' EXhibition) was a computer expo trade show held in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States, each November from 1979 to 2003. It was one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, usually second only to the German CeBIT, and one of the largest trade shows in any industry sector. COMDEX exhibitions were held in many other countries from 1982 to 2005, with 185 shows altogether. The first COMDEX was held in 1979 at the MGM Grand (now Horseshoe), with 167 exhibitors and 3904 attendees. In 1981, the first COMDEX/Spring was held in New York City.

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History

AutoCAD booth at COMDEX/Fall '84 at the Las Vegas Convention Center COMDEX Fall 1984 - 790437347.jpg
AutoCAD booth at COMDEX/Fall '84 at the Las Vegas Convention Center

Organizers

The Interface Group

COMDEX was started by The Interface Group, whose organizers included Sheldon Adelson, and Richard Katzeff. In 1995, they sold the show to the Japanese technology conglomerate Softbank Corp. In 2001, Softbank sold the show to Key3Media, a spin-off of Ziff Davis. After entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2003, Key3Media resurfaced as Medialive International with a cash infusion from Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, which had previously invested in the company. In November 2006, Forbes magazine reported that United Business Media PLC had purchased the events assets of MediaLive International Inc.[ citation needed ]

Northeast Computer Faire

Personal Computer Faire in San Francisco, the Northeast Computer Faire in Boston, and Southern California Computer Faire were presented by Computer Faire Inc., Newton, Mass., a subsidiary of Prentice-Hall. [3]

Northeast Computer Faire 1988 was presented by The Interface Group and Boston Computer Society in Boston. [4]

Attendance

COMDEX was initially restricted to those directly involved in the computer industry. It was the one show where all levels of manufacturers and developers of computers, peripherals, software, components, and accessories met with distributors, retailers, consultants and their competitors.[ citation needed ]

Colloquially known as "Geek Week", COMDEX evolved into a major technical convention, with the industry making major product announcements and releases there. Numerous small companies from around the world rose to prominence following appearance at COMDEX, and industry leaders sought opportunities to make keynote addresses. They discussed the computer industry, history, trends and future potential. The first COMDEX Conference, attracted 4000 paying attendees and grew to over 100,000, becoming a launch platform for key technologies. Bluetooth and USB had conference programming and associated exhibition floor pavilions to help these technologies and start up companies be seen in such a large event and marketplace. In 1982, Microsoft founder Bill Gates attended the conference and saw a demonstration of VisiCorp's Visi On, a GUI software suite for IBM PC compatible computers. The development of Windows 1.0 began soon thereafter. In 1999, Linus Torvalds attended the exhibition to talk about the Linux family of operating system. [5] A Linux conference and exhibition hall was a co-located event, helping elevate the open source products.

In the late 1980s, COMDEX was opened to the general public, causing an explosion in attendance, [ citation needed ] but diluting COMDEX's wholesale industry focus.[ citation needed ] Retailers and consultants complained that 'leading edge' customers, upon whom they relied for early adoption of new technology, were buying products at 'show specials' and then expecting the dealers to support those products. [ citation needed ]. The broadening of audience criteria came about as IT departments decentralized and purchasing of technology products shifted from a central corporate IT budget to departments and company divisions, mirroring the shift from mainframes to decentralized networks and local area networking, and later the Internet as the corporate backbone.

Cities other than Las Vegas

After the Spring 1981 show in New York City and 1982 in Atlantic City, COMDEX began regular spring shows in Atlanta, Georgia from 1983 through 1988. Then alternated sites between Atlanta and Chicago. The final Atlanta Spring COMDEX was held in 1997; the last Spring COMDEX was planned for Chicago in April 2003 but cancelled.

The first COMDEX show outside the US was held in Amsterdam 1982. In the record years 1998 and 2000, 21 exhibitions were arranged yearly all over the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and other parts of America. 69% of the 185 shows took place outside the US. Even when the US shows were cancelled, they kept on for a short time, e.g. Gothenburg and São Paulo 2004 and the last in Athens in November 2005. The decline occurred globally: the 2000 show in Basel with 1400 exhibitors drew 79000 attendees, but 2001 17% less. [6]

Early 2000s and closing

Following COMDEX Fall 1999 (in Las Vegas), organizers made major changes to their criteria for admission of mass media, adjusting criteria to accommodate bloggers with significant market reach, but also restricting simple and open access to anyone declaring themselves 'media'. It offered regular public attendance for the general public.

In 2000, major companies such as IBM, Apple, and Compaq (now merged with Hewlett-Packard) decided to discontinue their involvement with COMDEX to allocate resources more efficiently, usually through their own corporate events or other direct-to-consumer selling (Apple Stores), and the bursting of the dot-com bubble caused a decline on the IT market. To reduce costs following the market downturns after the 9/11 attacks many would-be exhibitors stopped renting out or scaled back official COMDEX booths on the convention center floors, and set up invitation-only suites in various Las Vegas hotels. [7] This also allowed exhibitors to concentrate their efforts on industry attendees rather than the general public.

COMDEX/Fall 2001 organizers at Los Angeles-based Key3Media Group Inc. said they expected attendance to fall from the previous year's 200,000 to 150,000. They also expected the number of exhibitors to decline from 2,350 to 2,000 and the square footage of exhibitor space to slide from just over 1 million to 750,000.

The last Las Vegas show in November 2003 attracted only 500 exhibitors and 40,000 visitors.

In June 2004, COMDEX cancelled the 2004 exhibition in Las Vegas, [7] effectively making the Consumer Electronics Show its replacement in Las Vegas. By 2004 the personal computer had become a commodity item priced at levels individual departments and consumers overall could buy without needing much corporate oversight, so "computers" became just one of many products in the consumer electronics channels and the Consumer Electronics Show.

COMDEXvirtual

A COMDEX event originally designed to exist only on the internet without a physical meeting location. It was announced to commence during November 16–17, 2010. [8] The COMDEX website (www.comdex.com) was operated by TechWeb, a United Business Media company.

Everything Channel and sister company UBM studios (both United Business Media Companies) partnered to deliver COMDEXvirtual (www.comdexvirtual.com) to the global IT channel community in November 2010. Nearly 5,000 attended the event over the course of the two days, making COMDEXvirtual the largest independent virtual tradeshow in the IT industry. The agenda featured more than 100 speakers and nearly 50 sessions on topics ranging from cloud to mobility and virtualization, to address the event's theme—New Business Solutions: Embracing Disruptive Technologies & Changing Delivery Models. In addition to educational sessions, there was also an Expo Hall with nearly 30 exhibitors including IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Symantec, Panasonic, and D&H. COMDEXvirtual (www.comdexvirtual.com) 2010 was available on-demand through May 17, 2011. The event returned on November 15 and 16, 2011, with 4,300 attendees, and ultimately in 2012.

List of all COMDEX events

EditionStartEndVenueCityCountry
COMDEX '79December 3, 1979December 5, 1979 MGM Grand Las Vegas United States
COMDEX '80November 19, 1980November 22, 1980 MGM Grand Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '81June 23, 1981June 25, 1981 New York Coliseum New York United States
COMDEX '81November 19, 1981November 22, 1981 MGM Grand Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '82June 28, 1982June 30, 1982 Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City United States
COMDEX/Europe '82November 8, 1982November 11, 1982 RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre Amsterdam Netherlands
COMDEX/Fall '82November 29, 1982December 2, 1982 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '83April 26, 1983April 29, 1983 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Europe '83October 24, 1983October 27, 1983 RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre Amsterdam Netherlands
COMDEX/Fall '83November 28, 1983December 2, 1983 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Winter '84April 5, 1984April 7, 1984 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles United States
COMDEX/Spring '84May 22, 1984May 25, 1984 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Europe '84October 29, 1984November 1, 1984 RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre Amsterdam Netherlands
COMDEX/Fall '84November 14, 1984November 18, 1984 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Winter '85March 21, 1985March 24, 1985 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim United States
COMDEX in Japan '85March 26, 1985March 28, 1985 Harumi Exhibition Center Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Spring '85May 6, 1985May 9, 1985 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Europe '85October 14, 1985October 18, 1985 RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre Amsterdam Netherlands
COMDEX/Fall '85November 20, 1985November 24, 1985 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX in Japan '86March 3, 1986March 5, 1986 Harumi Exhibition Center Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Winter '86April 1, 1986April 3, 1986 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles United States
COMDEX/Spring '86April 28, 1986May 1, 1986 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Europe '86May 12, 1986May 14, 1986 RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre Amsterdam Netherlands
COMDEX International in Europe '86June 10, 1986June 12, 1986 Nice Exhibition Center Nice France
COMDEX/Australia '86September 2, 1986September 6, 1986 RAS Showground Sydney Australia
COMDEX/Fall '86November 10, 1986November 14, 1986 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX in Japan '87March 3, 1987March 5, 1987 Harumi Exhibition Center Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Spring '87June 1, 1987June 4, 1987 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX International in Europe '87June 16, 1987June 18, 1987 Palais des Expositions Nice France
COMDEX/Australia '87August 19, 1987August 21, 1987 RAS Showground Sydney Australia
COMDEX/Fall '87November 2, 1987November 6, 1987 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX in Japan '88March 1, 1988March 3, 1988 Harumi Exhibition Center Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Spring '88May 9, 1988May 12, 1988 Atlanta convention center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Fall '88November 14, 1988November 18, 1988 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '89April 10, 1989April 13, 1989 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/Fall '89November 13, 1989November 17, 1989 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Europe at SICOB '90April 24, 1990April 28, 1990 Parc des Expositions de Villepinte Paris France
COMDEX/Spring '90June 3, 1990June 6, 1990 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Classic '90November 12, 1990November 16, 1990 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '91May 20, 1991May 23, 1991 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Fall '91October 21, 1991October 25, 1991 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '92April 6, 1992April 9, 1992 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP South America '92September 14, 1992September 18, 1992 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Fall '92November 16, 1992November 20, 1992 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Spring '93May 24, 1993May 27, 1993 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Canada '93July 13, 1993July 15, 1993 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP South America '93August 23, 1993August 27, 1993 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Fall '93November 15, 1993November 19, 1993 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Sucesu-Rio '94March 22, 1994March 25, 1994 Riocentro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
COMDEX/Spring '94May 23, 1994May 26, 1994 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Canada '94July 13, 1994July 15, 1994 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP South America '94September 12, 1994September 16, 1994 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Fall '94November 14, 1994November 18, 1994 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/PacRim '95January 17, 1995January 19, 1995 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-Rio '95April 4, 1995April 7, 1995 Riocentro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
COMDEX/Spring '95April 24, 1995April 27, 1995 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Canada '95July 12, 1995July 14, 1995 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP South America '95August 15, 1995August 18, 1995 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Fall '95November 13, 1995November 17, 1995 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/PacRim '96January 16, 1996January 18, 1996 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-Rio '96April 8, 1996April 11, 1996 Riocentro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
COMDEX/UK '96April 23, 1996April 26, 1996 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London United Kingdom
COMDEX/Spring '96June 3, 1996June 6, 1996 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/Canada '96July 10, 1996July 12, 1996 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP South America '96September 10, 1996September 13, 1996 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Asia at Singapore Informatics '96September 25, 1996September 27, 1996 Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center Singapore Singapore
COMDEX/SCIB '96October 8, 1996October 10, 1996 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Fall '96November 18, 1996November 22, 1996 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/HispanoAmerica '96December 4, 1996December 6, 1996 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach United States
COMDEX/IT India '96December 4, 1996December 7, 1996 Pragati Maidan Convention Center New Delhi India
COMDEX/PacRim '97January 21, 1997January 23, 1997 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/IT Forum France '97February 3, 1997February 7, 1997 Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles Paris France
COMDEX/China '97February 25, 1997March 1, 1997 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX/Mexico '97February 25, 1997February 28, 1997 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City Mexico
COMDEX/Japan '97April 8, 1997April 11, 1997 Makuhari Messe Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Sucesu-Rio '97April 8, 1997April 11, 1997 Riocentro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina '97May 20, 1997May 23, 1997 Predio Ferial de Palermo Buenos Aires Argentina
COMDEX/Spring '97June 2, 1997June 5, 1997 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
COMDEX/Canada '97July 9, 1997July 11, 1997 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Korea '97August 26, 1997August 30, 1997 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
COMDEX/SCIB '97October 7, 1997October 9, 1997 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Asia at Singapore Informatics '97October 7, 1997October 9, 1997 Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center Singapore Singapore
COMDEX/Fall '97November 17, 1997November 21, 1997 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/IT India '97December 3, 1997December 6, 1997 Pragati Maidan Convention Center New Delhi India
COMDEX/Miami '97December 9, 1997December 11, 1997 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach United States
COMDEX/PacRim '98January 20, 1998January 22, 1998 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/France '98February 2, 1998February 6, 1998 Parc de Expositions de Paris Paris France
COMDEX/Mexico '98February 24, 1998February 27, 1998 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City Mexico
COMDEX/China '98March 24, 1998March 27, 1998 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX/Sucesu-Rio '98March 31, 1998April 2, 1998 Riocentro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
COMDEX/Japan '98April 6, 1998April 9, 1998 Makuhari Messe Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Spring '98April 20, 1998April 23, 1998 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina '98May 19, 1998May 22, 1998 Predio Ferial de Palermo Buenos Aires Argentina
COMDEX/Egypt '98May 23, 1998May 26, 1998 Cairo International Conference Centre Cairo Egypt
COMDEX/Canada '98July 8, 1998July 10, 1998 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil '98August 31, 1998September 4, 1998 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Korea '98September 8, 1998September 12, 1998 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
COMDEX/Enterprise West '98September 8, 1998September 11, 1998 Moscone Center San Francisco United States
COMDEX/Miami '98September 15, 1998September 17, 1998 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach United States
COMDEX/Asia at Singapore Informatics '98September 23, 1998September 25, 1998 Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center Singapore Singapore
COMDEX/Enterprise Frankfurt '98September 28, 1998September 30, 1998 Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
COMDEX/Enterprise Frankfurt '98September 28, 1998October 1, 1998 Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
COMDEX/UK '98October 6, 1998October 8, 1998 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London United Kingdom
COMDEX/Quebec '98October 6, 1998October 8, 1998 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Fall '98November 16, 1998November 20, 1998 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
IT WORLD '98/COMDEX INDIADecember 2, 1998December 5, 1998 Pragati Maidan Convention Center New Delhi India
COMDEX/Enterprise East '98December 7, 1998December 11, 1998 Javits Center New York United States
COMDEX/Canada West '99January 11, 1999January 13, 1999 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/IT France '99February 8, 1999February 12, 1999 Parc de Expositions de Paris Paris France
COMDEX/China '99March 23, 1999March 26, 1999 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX/Spring '99April 19, 1999April 22, 1999 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/Egypt '99May 15, 1999May 18, 1999 Cairo International Conference Centre Cairo Egypt
COMDEX/Mexico '99May 25, 1999May 28, 1999 World Trade Center Mexico City Mexico
COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina '99June 1, 1999June 4, 1999 Predio Ferial de Palermo Buenos Aires Argentina
COMDEX/Canada '99July 14, 1999July 16, 1999 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil '99August 16, 1999August 20, 1999 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Korea '99August 24, 1999August 27, 1999 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
COMDEX/Miami '99September 28, 1999September 30, 1999 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach United States
COMDEX/Quebec '99October 5, 1999October 7, 1999 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Japan '99November 9, 1999November 12, 1999 Makuhari Messe Tokyo Japan
COMDEX/Fall '99November 15, 1999November 19, 1999 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Israel '99November 30, 1999December 2, 1999 Expo Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel
IT WORLD '99/COMDEX INDIADecember 8, 1999December 11, 1999 Pragati Maidan Convention Center New Delhi India
COMDEX/Canada West 2000January 19, 2000January 21, 2000 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/Greece 2000March 16, 2000March 19, 2000 Helexpo Maroussi Athens Greece
COMDEX/Paris 2000March 28, 2000March 30, 2000 Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles Paris France
COMDEX/Asia at Singapore Informatics 2000April 5, 2000April 7, 2000 Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center Singapore Singapore
COMDEX/Saudi Arabia 2000April 9, 2000April 13, 2000 Jeddah International Center for Conferences and Exhibition Jeddah Saudi Arabia
COMDEX/Spring 2000April 17, 2000April 20, 2000 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/China 2000April 26, 2000April 29, 2000 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina 2000May 16, 2000May 19, 2000 La Rural Buenos Aires Argentina
COMDEX/Mexico 2000May 16, 2000May 19, 2000 World Trade Center Mexico City Mexico
COMDEX/Egypt 2000May 28, 2000May 31, 2000 Cairo International Conference Centre Cairo Egypt
COMDEX/Canada 2000July 12, 2000July 14, 2000 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil 2000August 16, 2000August 20, 2000 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Korea 2000August 23, 2000August 26, 2000 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
ORBIT/COMDEX Europe 2000September 26, 2000September 29, 2000 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
COMDEX/Israel 2000September 26, 2000September 28, 2000 Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds Tel Aviv Israel
COMDEX/Miami 2000September 28, 2000September 30, 2000 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach United States
COMDEX/South Africa 2000October 3, 2000October 6, 2000 Gallagher Estate Johannesburg South Africa
COMDEX/Sydney 2000October 23, 2000October 27, 2000 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney Australia
COMDEX/Quebec 2000October 24, 2000October 26, 2000 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Fall 2000November 13, 2000November 17, 2000 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
IT WORLD 2000/COMDEX INDIADecember 6, 2000December 9, 2000 Pragati Maidan Convention Center New Delhi India
COMDEX/Greece 2001February 15, 2001February 18, 2001 Helexpo Maroussi Athens Greece
COMDEX/IT France 2001March 6, 2001March 9, 2001 Parc de Expositions de Paris Paris France
IT 2001/COMDEX SydneyMarch 7, 2001March 9, 2001 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney Australia
COMDEX/Canada West 2001March 13, 2001March 15, 2001 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX/Spring 2001April 2, 2001April 5, 2001 McCormick Place Chicago United States
COMDEX/China 2001April 4, 2001April 7, 2001 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX/Asia at Singapore Informatics 2001April 10, 2001April 12, 2001 Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center Singapore Singapore
COMDEX/Saudi Arabia 2001April 16, 2001April 19, 2001 Jeddah International Exhibition Center Jeddah Saudi Arabia
IT 2001/COMDEX BrisbaneMay 15, 2001May 17, 2001 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Brisbane Australia
COMDEX/Mexico 2001May 15, 2001May 18, 2001 World Trade Center Mexico City Mexico
COMDEX/Egypt 2001May 27, 2001May 30, 2001 Cairo International Conference Centre Cairo Egypt
COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina 2001July 3, 2001July 6, 2001 La Rural Buenos Aires Argentina
COMDEX/Canada 2001July 11, 2001July 13, 2001 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Korea 2001August 23, 2001August 26, 2001 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil 2001August 28, 2001August 31, 2001 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
IT 2001/COMDEX MelbourneSeptember 5, 2001September 7, 2001 Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre Melbourne Australia
COMDEX/South Africa 2001September 11, 2001September 14, 2001 Gallagher Estate Johannesburg South Africa
ORBIT/COMDEX Europe 2001September 25, 2001September 28, 2001 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
COMDEX/Israel 2001October 23, 2001October 25, 2001 Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center Tel Aviv Israel
COMDEX/Fall 2001November 12, 2001November 16, 2001 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX Quebec 2001November 27, 2001November 29, 2001 Palais des Congrès Montréal Quebec
COMDEX/Greece 2002January 17, 2002January 20, 2002 Helexpo Maroussi Athens Greece
COMDEX/Nordic 2002January 22, 2002January 24, 2002 Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre Göteborg Sweden
COMDEX/Spring 2002March 4, 2002March 7, 2002 McCormick Place Chicago United States
IT COMDEX Sydney 2002March 5, 2002March 7, 2002 Sydney Exhibition Centre Sydney Australia
COMDEX Vancouver 2002March 12, 2002March 14, 2002 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver Canada
COMDEX IT France 2002March 26, 2002March 28, 2002 Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles Paris France
COMDEX/Saudi Arabia 2002April 1, 2002April 4, 2002 Jeddah International Exhibition Center Jeddah Saudi Arabia
COMDEX/China 2002April 17, 2002April 20, 2002 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
COMDEX Egypt 2002May 27, 2002May 30, 2002 Cairo International Conference Centre Cairo Egypt
COMDEX/Canada 2002July 10, 2002July 12, 2002 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto Canada
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil 2002August 18, 2002August 23, 2002 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Korea & INTEROP 2002August 26, 2002August 29, 2002 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
IT 2002/COMDEX MelbourneSeptember 4, 2002September 6, 2002 Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre Melbourne Australia
COMDEX Atlanta 2002September 9, 2002September 12, 2002 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta United States
ORBIT/COMDEX Europe 2002September 24, 2002September 27, 2002 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
COMDEX Montreal 2002October 22, 2002October 24, 2002 Palais des Congrès Montréal Canada
COMDEX/Fall 2002November 18, 2002November 22, 2002 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Scandinavia 2003January 14, 2003January 16, 2003 Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre Göteborg Sweden
COMDEX/Greece 2003February 20, 2003February 23, 2003 Helexpo Maroussi Athens Greece
COMDEX/China 2003April 1, 2003April 4, 2003 China International Exhibition Center Beijing China
FIHT COMDEX 2003April 1, 2003April 3, 2003 Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles Paris France
COMDEX/Saudi Arabia 2003April 6, 2003April 9, 2003 Jeddah International Exhibition Center Jeddah Saudi Arabia
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil 2003August 17, 2003August 21, 2003 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
COMDEX/Korea & NetWorld+INTEROP 2003August 18, 2003August 21, 2003 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
ORBIT/COMDEX Europe 2003September 24, 2003September 27, 2003 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
COMDEX/Fall 2003November 17, 2003November 20, 2003 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas United States
COMDEX/Scandinavia 2004January 20, 2004January 22, 2004 Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre Göteborg Sweden
COMDEX/Saudi Arabia 2004March 14, 2004March 17, 2004 Jeddah International Exhibition Center Jeddah Saudi Arabia
COMDEX/Korea 2004August 16, 2004August 19, 2004 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Seoul South Korea
COMDEX/Sucesu-SP Brazil 2004August 17, 2004August 20, 2004 Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi São Paulo Brazil
ORBIT/COMDEX Europe 2004September 22, 2004September 25, 2004 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
COMDEX/Greece 2004November 2, 2004November 4, 2004 Athens Metropolitan Expo Athens Greece
dte-COMDEX/Greece 2005November 18, 2005November 20, 2005 Athens Metropolitan Expo Athens Greece

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References

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  2. ↑ McGlincy, Bob (January 19, 2021). "The Rise and Fall of COMDEX 1979–2006". Exhibit City News.
  3. ↑ Rivera, Nancy (May 19, 1985). "Plug Pulled on Computer Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2021. The exhibition for personal and business computer users was to have been held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday but "the way things are going with the computer industry at this time, 1985 was not the time to hold a new computer show," said David Small, a spokesman for Computer Faire Inc. The Newton, Mass.-based company, a subsidiary of Prentice-Hall, stages computer shows on both coasts.
  4. ↑ http://tech.mit.edu/V108/PDF/V108-N43.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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