Our sources indicate that LIGHTFAIR will break their attendance records. Those will be hard numbers and easily quantifiable. But there are many other factors that determine whether a show is successful and everything we hear indicates this is a very successful show. The energy on the exhibit hall is positive and we heard of no major setup issues, The layout and flow of the show is well managed with many lounges at the right places. Although the show was jam-packed the first day, the traffic did flow well and it was easy to get around.
On Monday, we tweeted about the free Wi-Fi which is a great benefit. When you are in New York and paying premium prices for everything, it’s nice to get something free. Enabling your phone with Wi-Fi now makes the LIGHTFAIR App much more valuable. If you are looking for an exhibitor it takes about 3 seconds to find them with the App.
Another favorite from the exhibitors is the ability to quickly scan badges with smartphones and then add notes with voice. The scanning process is far less awkward then then pointing the old fashioned gun at someones badge for what seemed like minutes hoping to scan, and then having to manually write notes on the paper as the information printed.
There is an Uber desk onsite.
Watch Opening Day Highlights from LIGHTFAIR here
Also, there are fantastic new products being displayed: