The must-attend event for the great family of sea and ocean lovers closed on Monday, January 9th on a very positive note: an increase in the number of visitors and exhibitors, exceptional media coverage, record participation in the photo contest, daily events all richer than the others (conferences, screenings, contests, signings, award ceremonies, equipment or discipline demonstrations, baptisms…), a key theme, that of underwater imagery (read issue no. 6 of Plongez!)… A numeric recap of this event.
413This is the number of exhibitors who came to present their new products on the 13,740 m² of hall 4 of the exhibition center, Porte de Versailles in Paris.850This is the number of participants registered for the photo contest at the show and, for the first edition of the ‘blue fin‘ (the international underwater video award), the prestigious jury, composed of the edition’s patron Christian Petron, filmmaker and freediver Julie Gautier, and photographer Laurent Ballesta, was particularly impressed by the quality of the films viewed.58,275This is the total number of visitors the show received in 3 and a half days! An increase of 5% compared to the 2016 edition with an exceptional rise of 12% on Friday the 6th.
Mark your calendars now: the 20th edition of the show will take place from Friday, January 12 to Monday, January 15, 2018, in pavilion 5 of the exhibition center at Porte de Versailles. An opportunity to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary… and Plongez’s 2nd anniversary!
Below is a slideshow of the show’s highlights:
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