SIMO TCI explained

SIMO TCI
Status:Defunct
Genre:Computer expo
Venue:IFEMA
Location:Madrid
Country:Spain
First:1961
Last:2013
Organizer:Fundación CITEMA (until 1994) / IFEMA (since 1994)
Attendance:246,500 (1998)[1]
Frequency:Annually

SIMO TCI was a computer expo held every November in Madrid, Spain from 1961 to 2013. Its name stands for Salón Internacional de Mobiliario de Oficina / Tecnologías de la Comunicación e Información (International Trade Fair of Office Furniture / Information and Communication Technologies), due to its origin. From 1991, it took place in Madrid's Exhibition Centre IFEMA.

History

It was conceived as a trade fair devoted to office furniture and its first edition was held in 1961. In 1962 the IBM 1401 and Bull Gamma 60 where showcased,[2] and as electronic, computer and telecommunications equipment were being introduced, the trade fair was gradually turned into a computer expo, to the extent that it would end up moving office furniture to a separate fair.[3] Since 1969, there was more space devoted to computers that to office furniture,[4] but until the late 1980s there was some exhibition space devoted to office furniture.

In its most successful years from late 1990s to early 2000s, it was considered the second largest computer fair in Europe after CeBIT,[5] as more than 900 exhibitors were present, distributed in 65,000 m2 taking up eight IFEMA pavilions, and reaching up 300,000 visitors.[6]

In the late 2000s the number of exhibitors started to decline. This led to the cancellation of the 2008 edition. In 2009 was resumed as SIMO Network, devoted exclusively to business-oriented computing and IT professionals,[7] but this approach wasn't successful and the last SIMO TCI took place in 2013.

Taking advantage of the name, SIMO Educación (SIMO Education) was started in 2014 by IFEMA, devoted only to educational technologies and a much smaller scope (taking up only one pavilion and reaching up about 10,000 visitors).

Sectors (early 2000s)

computers, terminals, peripheral devices, components, consumables, audiovisuals, electronics

Number of visitors

Year Visitors
1961
1970
1982
1985
1992
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2018
2019

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIMO TCI supera los 50.000 metros cuadrados de exposición. 8 October 1999.
  2. Web site: El SIMO como protagonista. 23 January 2004. ComputerWorld. es. 15 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Historia del SIMO. Asián. Arantxa. 18 October 2013. MuyComputerPRO. es. 15 February 2020.
  4. Book: Sánchez del Río . Carlos . Ciencia y Tecnología (España Siglo XXI) . 2009 . 9788497428521.
  5. Web site: SIMO se convierte en la segunda feria tecnológica de Europa. 11 November 2001. abc. es. 15 February 2020.
  6. News: AGENCIAS. El SIMO TCI 2002 abre sus puertas con más de 800 expositores. 5 November 2002. El País. 15 February 2020. es. 1134-6582.
  7. Web site: Simo Network encuentra su sitio. 4 October 2010. Computing. es. 15 February 2020.