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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.

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).

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

List of major trade fairs

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

Name	Description	Latest date	Location(s)	Visitors
ad:tech [1]	Interactive marketing and technology conference	2006-11-6	various cities	10,000 in 2006 [2]
ANUGA	Food	2007-10-13	Cologne, Germany	161,000 in 2005 [3]
AgroVak Holland [4]	Agricultural machinery	2006-12-15	Den Bosch, Netherlands	41,146 in 2005 [5]
Biotech Fair [6]	Biotechnology	2007-02-13	New Delhi, India	5,000 in 2005
Buyers Market of American Craft	Tradeshow for American Craft Artists	2007-2-16	Philadelphia, PA	9,000 annually [7]
Canadian International Auto show [8]	Cars and Auto Industry	2006	Toronto, Canada	3500 in 2006
CEDIA Expo [9]	Consumer electronics	2006-09-14	Denver, Colorado	26,000 in 2005 [10]
CERSAIE [11]	Ceramics for the Building Industry	2006-09-26	Bologna, Italy	90.345 in 2006 [12]
CES, Consumer Electronics Show	Consumer electronics	2007-01-08	Las Vegas, Nevada	120,000 in 2005 [13]
COMDEX	Computer show	cancelled	Las Vegas, Nevada	50,000 in 2003
E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo	Video games	2006-05-09	Los Angeles, California	70,000 in 2005
eBay Auction Sellers Convention [14]	Online Auction	2007-06-14	Boston, Massachusetts	10,000 in 2005
Enolitech [15]	Wine, Olive oil	2006-04-06	Verona, Italy
FHC China	Food	2006-11-30	Shanghai, China	30,000 in 2005 [16]
Forest and forest products [17]	Forest and forest products	2006-09-19	Minsk, Belarus	160,000 in 2005
Frankfurt Book Fair	Books	2006-10-04	Frankfurt, Germany	270,000 in 2004
Games Convention	Video games	2007-08-26	Leipzig, Germany	183,000 in 2006
Global Gaming Expo	Gambling Industry	2006-11-14	Las Vegas, Nevada	16,000 in 2004 [18]
HostingCon	Computers	2006-07-17	Las Vegas, Nevada	650 in 2005 [19]
IETF India [20]	Technology Fair and Engineering Exhibition	2007-02-13	New Delhi, India	1,150,000 in 2005 [21]
IFA	Consumer electronics	2006, september	Berlin, Germany	273,800 in 2003[22]
IMM - International Furniture Fair	Furniture	2006-01-16	Cologne, Germany	125,000 in 2005 [23]
Machine Tool Show 2007 [24]	Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition	2007-10-24	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	13,584 in 2006 [25]
Macworld Conference & Expo	Computers	2006-01-09	San Francisco, CA	32,000 in 2005 [26]
Metalworking tradeshow [27]	Metallurgy	2007-03-21	Minsk, Belarus	90,000 in 2005
Motor Show [28]	Auto show	2006-12-07	Bologna, Italy	1,200,000 in 2006 [29]
Novi Sad Fair	Agriculture	middle of May	Novi Sad, Serbia	600,000 [30]
Photokina	Photography	2006-09-26	Cologne, Germany	160,000 in 2004 [31]
Pollutec [32]	Environment	2006-11-28	Lyon, France	65,000 in 2004 [33]
Pollutec China [34]	Environment	2006-03-08	Shanghai, China	3,500 in 2006 [35]
Pool Trade Show [36]	Fashion	2006-07-17	New York & Las Vegas	50,000 in 2005
Property Expo India 2006 [37]	Real Estates	2006-06-10	Jaipur, India
SIMO TCI	Consumer electronics	2006-11-07	Madrid, Spain
SMAU [38]	Computers, Consumer electronics	2006-10-04	Milan, Italy	50,000 in 2006 [39]
Sol [40]	Olive oil	2006-04-06	Verona, Italy
Tokyo Game Show	Video games	2006-09-22	Tokyo, Japan	160,000 in 2004
Total Workplace Management [41]	Facility management	2006-10-10	London, UK	4,675 in 2005
Vinitaly [42]	Wine	2006-04-06	Verona, Italy
World of packing [43]	Packing	2006-09-26	Minsk, Belarus	90,000 in 2005
World Food Market [44]	Ethnic & world cuisines	2007-11-21	London, UK	3500 in 2006

See also

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