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Article: A tale of two trade shows: can 75,000 people in one place be environmentally friendly?(CPCA/IPC EXPO REVIEW)
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- May 1, 2008
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For a second time in recent months, nearly back-to-back trade shows, worlds apart, have provided visitors with the stark contrast of East and West.
CPCA was held this year at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. This is the second year the event has been held here, and while the location is outside of city center, the facilities are excellent and transportation to and from hotels plentiful. Like 2007, the CPCA Show shared the massive fair grounds with allied electronics events, Electronica and ProductronicaChina and Semicon China. The reported attendance at these simultaneous events exceeded a staggering 75,000 during the ...