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The Vision Show and Conference 2009 to be Held in Phoenix, March 31- April 2
Ann Arbor, Michigan — July 1, 2008 — The Vision Show, North America's largest machine vision trade show and conference, will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Phoenix Convention Center, March 31 - April 2. This is the first time the show will be located in Phoenix.
Phoenix was chosen for the 2009 show and accompanying conference due to its high concentration of semiconductor manufacturing companies (ranking 4th in the nation); the growing number of federal defense contracts held; and because of significant aerospace exports, an industry increasingly relevant to machine vision and imaging. There is a very diverse concentration of industries using machine vision technologies in the five or six states surrounding Arizona as well. In addition to the Midwestern and Southern states, Phoenix will draw attendees and exhibitors from nearby California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, and even Mexico.
The 2008 show and conference were recently held in Boston, Massachusetts on June 10-12. The show featured the largest exhibitor base in about 10 years with 112 companies displaying their technologies (a 30% increase over the last show). Attendance increased by over 5% with well over 2,500 registered attendees and the conference brought in 170 attendees. "Overall, the show was a great success. Our goal is to help introduce new technologies, help people find suppliers and partners, educate the marketplace through technical conference tutorials and sessions, and help suppliers build relationships with customers — all in one convenient location," said Dana Whalls, AIA Managing Director.
"We're looking forward to bringing The Vision Show to Phoenix and the
surrounding areas; companies need machine vision and imaging technology to help
them through challenging economic times. Vision helps through quality control,
increased throughput, higher levels of automation, reduced loss through increased
security, advanced detection of potential leaks, impurities or other costly defects and
more," added Whalls.
