Trade Shows, Conferences Show Signs of Improvement

As the global recession heavily impacted the printing and ink industries, trade shows and conferences also felt the downturn. In fact, the recession started right after drupa 2008, which was held in May and June, but the shows that followed showed signs of the economic downturn, as attendance and exhibitor participation declined. In particular, Graph Expo 2008 and Print 09 suffered, but even smaller shows and conferences felt the burden of the recession. Some of that can be attributed to the pr...