IWF 2008

IWF 2008 Statement of Attendance

IWF, The International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair - U.S.A.® , is the only trade show in the industry that offers audited verified attendance numbers by geographical and industry breakdown. 

Definition of Verified Buyers:

Verified buyers are non-exhibiting participants who registered in advance and were verified by turning in a portion of their pre-registration badge at the show or used their lead generation card to request additional information from exhibitors during IWF.  Verified buyers also are those who registered on-site during IWF.  They include professionals in corporate, operating and support management, including owner, CEO, CFO, president, vice president, general manager; sales, marketing, purchasing, accounting, design; factory or shop positions:  production, engineering, technical, quality control, maintenance; consultant, educator; trade, business or consumer press; speakers; students. 

Exhibiting Personnel are participants who registered as exhibitors; exhibiting attendance is not verified.

Industries Served:

The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair - U.S.A.® is a biennial trade show, held in even numbered years in Atlanta, serving buyers from large production companies to small professional shops in the wood residential and contract furniture; cabinetry; upholstery; architectural woodwork; stock millwork; store fixtures; solid surface; plastics fabricating; and metalworking applications for furniture manufacturing and general and specialty woodworking industries.  Exhibiting companies from around the world introduce advanced industry technology to all the above categories with new machinery, raw materials, supplies, tooling, hardware, specialized computer software, and services.



Registration Category Breakdown
Buyers  

Verified:  Advance Registration . . . .
Verified: On-site Registration . . . . . .
(includes press, speakers, students)
     Total Verified Buyers . . . . . . . . . . .

12,315
6,999

19,314

       Exhibiting Personnel . . . . . . . . . .

15,867

Total   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35,181


Daily At-Show Verified Registration

 Based on percentages derived from daily on-site reports generated by registration vendor.  Figures are of new at-show verified buyers for each day and do not include buyers who may have returned to the exhibit floor on days subsequent to their registration.

 

 Number of
Verified Buyers

Percent
of Total

Wednesday, August 20

7,786

40.3%

Thursday, August 21

5,864

30.4%

Friday, August 22

4,278

22.1%

Saturday, August 23

1,386

7.2%

     
    Four Day Total Buyers
19,314
100%



Other Registration breakdowns