BEIJING, China — Organizers of the Palm Expo, an annual exhibition devoted to pro audio, lighting and musical instruments, noted that its most recent show, staged at the New China International Exhibition Centre (NCIEC) May 24-27, was among the largest yet, with more than 1,700 exhibiting companies and brands from 35 countries in 10 halls occupying a total 110,000 square meters of floorspace. Nearly 50,000 attended the event, which is jointly organized by China Entertainment Technology Association, IIR Exhibitions and China Technology Market Management & Promotion Centre.
More details from Palm Expo (www.palmexpo.net):
On display were audio gear, lighting fixtures, DJ equipment, musical instruments, staging and touring equipment and systems, AV products and more. Major brands included Audio-Technica, Avolites, Beyerdynamic, Celestion, Clay Paky, dB Technologies, d&b Audiotechnik, ETC, High End Systems, JBL/Harman, K.M.E., L-Acoustics, MA Lighting, Martin Audio, Meyer Sound, NEXO/Yamaha, Peavey, Philips Lighting, Pioneer, Robe, Sennheiser, Shure, TOA and Turbosound.
Show Highlights
Palm Expo hosted a number of conferences, seminars and activities during the show days. The 10th China International Entertainment Technology Summit: Held at the Jiuhua Resort & Convention Centre, this year’s entertainment technology summit focused on performance venue construction trends in China, the U.S. and Europe. Well-known speakers and presenters arriving from Germany, The Netherlands, the U.K., the U.S. and elsewhere in China included Yu Jian, vice president of CETA; Louis Janssen, chairman of OISTAT; Joerg Kuemmel, CEO of Mueller-BBM; Joshua Dachs, president of Fisher Dachs Associates and David Grindle, executive director of USITT.
Technical Seminars: More than 40 technical seminars were held. Florian von Hofen, a consultant with VPLT from Germany, spoke on Equipment Hoisting and Safety Regulations for Entertainment Venues. Gabriele Högg, vice chairman of DTHG, spoke on the development trends and future of stage settings.
7th β3 Contest Finals: This competition, including guitarists and other performers from around China, put new audio gear through its paces.
Outdoor Line Array Demonstration: Staged at the concert sound arena, this demo gave attendees the opportunity to hear some of the most technologically-advanced line array systems available.
Palm Expo 2013 returns to the New China International Exhibition Centre from June 7-10, 2013.
