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COMDEX
Entrance to COMDEX/Spring '98 at the McCormick Place in Chicago
Status
Defunct
Genre
Computer show
Country
United States (1979–2003)
International (1982–2005)
Years active
1979–2005
Inaugurated
December 3, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-03)
Most recent
November 20, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-20)
Attendance
225,000 (1996, peak)[1][2]
Organized by
The Interface Group (1979–1995)
Softbank Corp (1995–2001)
Key3Media (2001–2003)
Website
comdex.com (archived from the original on December 6, 1998)
COMDEX (an abbreviation of COMputer Dealers' EXhibition) was a computer expo trade show held in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States, each November from 1979 to 2003. It was one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, usually second only to the German CeBIT, and one of the largest trade shows in any industry sector. COMDEX exhibitions were held in many other countries from 1982 to 2005, with 185 shows altogether. The first COMDEX was held in 1979 at the MGM Grand (now Horseshoe), with 167 exhibitors and 3904 attendees. In 1981, the first COMDEX/Spring was held in New York City.
^Staff writer (November 19, 1999). "Shrinking Comdex has plenty of excitement left". CIOL. Cyber Media.
^McGlincy, Bob (January 19, 2021). "The Rise and Fall of COMDEX 1979–2006". Exhibit City News.
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