Optimism Abounds at Conexpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2011

摘要

Despite uncertainty in the economy and especially in construction, nearly 120,000 people attended Conexpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2011 trade show in Las Vegas last month. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the majority of attendees were key decision makers, including 44 percent with top titles of president/ owner, vp/general manager/CFO. International registrations made up a record 24 percent of the total. On the show floor, there were more than 2,400 exhibitors taking more than 2.34 million net square feet of exhibit space. IFPE was the largest ever, and Con-expo-Con/Agg's exhibit space was reportedly the second largest in the show's history.