Photonics West 2003 Tally Finalized

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 4 -- A final tally for the Photonics West Exhibition, which closed Thursday afternoon, and preliminary totals for the entire week, are 13,250 total attendees -- approximately 3500 technical attendees, 3550 exhibit reps, and 6000 exhibit-only attendees, according to the show's sponsor, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).

"Exhibitors were pleased with the quality of attendees, as there seemed to be signs of serious buyers re-entering the market," SPIE announced on its Web site. "Attendees to the exhibit came in from around the world to attend the world's largest full-spectrum optics and photonics exhibition."

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