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Source: ATE
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The London Show Overview
ATEI - ICE - VAS 2002
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London
1st February, 2002
Exhibition Statistics
ATEI
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Net floor space : 11,000 square metres (static)
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267 exhibitors (279 stands)
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101 exhibitors from outside UK
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26 represented nations
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70 new exhibitors (26% of total exhibitors)
ICE
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ICE net floor space : 5,911 square metres (+15%)
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135 exhibitors (137 stands)
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91 exhibitors from outside UK
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32 represented nations
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55 new exhibitors (41% of total exhibitors)
Awards
ATEI
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Best Stand : JPM International
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Merit Award : Alberici
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Best Media Pack : Maygay Machines
ICE
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Best Stand : TCS
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Merit Award : Belgian Gaming Technology
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Best Media Pack : Unidesa Gaming
Show highlights
Number of New Companies
A total of 125 exhibitors (31%) in ATEI and ICE
are new in 2002.
New Products in ATEI
Pre-exhibition research showed that in ATEI alone
a total of 2,200 products were scheduled to make their European debut and
1,520 their world debut.
Growth of ICE Floor Space
ICE has grown by 15% year-on-year. Floor space in
2002: 5,911 square metres.
Launch of VAS
A total of 8,000 visitors attended the first Visitor
Attractions Show, of which nearly 1,000 (979) were unique VAS-registered
visitors over days 1 and 2.
i-Gaming Zone
The I-Gaming Zone occupied 630 square metres of
space, 107% more than in 2001. The number of exhibitors increased from
17 in 2001 to 32.
Online@ATEI
2002 saw the launch of Online@ATEI with companies
including Funworld, Merit Industries, Touch Tunes Music, Euro Engineering,
Artworld Animations, Kudos Development, Blue Rhino Leisure and Omniplus.
Off-the-floor Meetings
Major off-the-floor events included:
Meetings of the International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR), Euromat, Interactive Gambling, Gaming and Betting Association
(iGGBA), Swiss Federal Gaming Board, Gaming Regulators Luncheon, World
Summit of Trade Associations and the American Gaming Association. The IAGR
meeting attracted 125 delegates from countries including New Zealand, Netherlands
and United States.
These events underlined the role played by the London
shows in helping to fashion future legislation.
Events
120 delegates attended the Second Annual Tourism
Debate, which discussed the future funding and marketing of UK tourism.
Panellists included Mary Lynch, Chief Executive of the English Tourism
Council, and MPs John Greenway and Nick Harvey.
‘Destruction of the Seaside’, a meeting organised
by British trade association BACTA, attracted 160 UK operators. MPs Dr
Stephen Ladyman and Dr John Pugh addressed the audience, providing guidance
on how to oppose the recommendations of the Budd Report.
The VAS Business Seminar Programme enjoyed healthy
attendances throughout.
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