As much as I love trade shows and conventions, I can’t say I’m terribly brokenhearted about the news that Hannover Fairs USA, the people responsible for hosting the technology and gadget trade show CeBIT America, have decided to cancel the 2005 show. I went to the 2004 show here in New York, and it had a couple of mildly interesting things, but all in all it was a boring, lackluster affair clearly populated by people who were going through the paces, biding their time until they could get back to drinking at the hotel bar (you know, a trade show). CeBIT America was always second-fiddle to the prime CeBIT in Germany, so maybe it’s for the best. They never even had any booth babes, for god’s sake. Who could take them seriously?
Read – CeBIT Cancelled [WinnetMag via LockerGnome]
