Pack Expo Intl. 2002 draws over 45,000 visitors

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: The recently concluded Pack Expo International 2002 trade show drew 46껵 visitor attendees including 5꾲 international visitors from 92 countries.

Oct 31, 2002

The five-day show, held in Chicago November 3-7, 2002, included 2ꯧ exhibiting companies occupying more than 1괈꽽 net square feet (including the co-located IEFP show) of exhibit space.

Statistics for the show:

	2002	2000
Visitor Attendance	46껵	48꼡
Exhibitor Personnel	25겈	27갷
Total Attendance	71꾝	75꽸
International Attendance	5꾲	6괷
Exhibiting Companies	2ꯧ	1꽽
Net Square Footage	1괈꽽	1괵갋
Conference Participants	830	804

Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003, the next Pack Expo show, will be held October 13-15.

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