InfoComm MEA claims 90 per cent rebooking for 2012
Published: MEA
MIDDLE EAST: InfoComm MEA is claiming that more than 90 per cent of exhibitors from its 2011 debut show have re-booked to participate in 2012. The exhibition will be held from 14-16 October 2012 alongside Gitex Technology Week.
‘We’ve had our eye on the MENA region for a while now, so we were very happy that InfoComm was offering a marketing platform to reach this market,’ said Brady O Bruce, vice president of marketing and strategic alliances for Jupiter Systems. ‘We’ve not been disappointed. The quality of attendees at InfoComm MEA 2011 has been fantastic. We met with top-notch integrators, as well as key figures in government and the private sector, working on specific and substantial projects. In fact, we issued some large sales quotes at the show,’ he continued. ‘We were, and still are, confident that there’s untapped potential for A/V technology in this region. The economies here are less affected by the current economic uncertainties elsewhere. Oil and gas revenues have enriched several countries in the region, allowing them to fund ambitious building and infrastructural projects, and we see a commitment by the governments to sustain infrastructure development as a driver of economic growth. We too remain similarly committed to enlarging our presence in the MENA markets.’
Economic prospects in the MENA region in 2012 is expected to improve as compared with 2011, with the increase coming from a projected two percentage point jump in growth in developing MENA (World Bank Regional Economic Update, May 2011). InfoComm International forecasts the pro A/V market in the MENA region to reach US$3.14 billion in 2012.
Jupiter Systems is among the pro A/V manufacturers which have already booked their stand in InfoComm MEA 2012. Other companies include Extron, Crestron, AMX, Jupiter Systems, Mitsubishi, Sharp, NEC, Hitachi, Wolfvision and projectiondesign.