Strong interest

The next IDS will not be opening its doors until 2015 but already now preparations are getting underway for the 36th International Dental Show which will take place from March 10-14, 2015 in Cologne. By sending out the registration documents in mid-January the GFDI Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie mbH, the commercial enterprise of the Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie e.V. (VDDI) (Association of German Dental Manufacturers) and Koelnmesse have given the go-ahead for the next edition of the world's largest trade fair for dental medicine and dental technology. Even though the fair is still a long time off, numerous inquiries from businesses about stand areas have already reached the Koelnmesse.

As a result of these positive signs, the organisers are also expecting a large amount of interest from the entire dental world in the IDS 2015, similar to the record results of the IDS 2013. With 2,058 suppliers from 56 countries and a foreign proportion of 68 per cent as well as more than 125,000 trade visitors from 149 countries (48 per cent), the event in March 2013 was able to set new record highs in all exhibition figures. "According to a representative survey, about 90 percent of the exhibitors from IDS 2013 are planning to participate in the IDS 2015," says. Martin Rickert, chairman of the VDDI. "This shows that the IDS is indispensable for those who want to be successful in the dental industry." Katharina C. Hamma, chief operating officer of the Koelnmesse adds: "The IDS is the world's leading trade fair for the dental industry and offers the perfect conditions for information, communication and global commerce. As in the past, we support exhibitors and trade visitors with a wide variety of services and service offerings for a successful trade fair participation. "