The 11th ISPO BEIJING 2015 Asia Outdoor & Sports Trade Show, together with the 7th Alpitec China International Exhibition of Mountain & Winter Sports Technology & Equipment, will be grandly held from January 28–31, 2015 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing, the capital. As one of the most important professional trade fairs in the Asia-Pacific sports and fashion industry, ISPO BEIJING 2015 will gather 434 exhibitors and 656 brands, showcasing the latest products from various fields including outdoor sports, extreme sports, skiing, sportswear fashion, and fabrics/fibers, with a total exhibition area of 40,000 square meters. At the same time, the fair will feature numerous exciting activities, such as the ISPO Global Sports Design Awards Ceremony, the Asia-Pacific Ski Industry Forum, the China Sportswear Fashion Trends Forum, the ISPO Sports Industry Forum, and the ISPO TEXTRENDS Functional Textiles Trends Forum.
Since 2005, ISPO BEIJING has continuously solidified its role as a B2B multi-category platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The 10th anniversary celebration in 2014 attracted a record-breaking number of nearly 30,000 professional visitors. This year, 434 exhibitors and 656 brands will launch the latest products and technologies in outdoor sports, extreme sports, skiing, sportswear fashion, fabrics, and fibers. In addition to a large number of Asian exhibitors such as Kailas, MobiGarden, and Toread, international brands such as Garmont, LOWA, Mammut, Scarpa, and Tecnica will also flock to the event to showcase their strengths. Moreover, several new brands have joined ISPO BEIJING this year, including Craft, Dynastar, Gore, LaSportiva, Point65, Swix, Oneway, Halti, and Thule, all hoping to use this opportunity to introduce their products to the Chinese market. The participation of country and regional pavilions such as Austria, South Korea, France, the Czech Republic, and Taiwan further enhances the internationalization of ISPO BEIJING.
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With the strong support of its long-term partner, Italian BolognaFiere S.p.A., and Alpitec China, ISPO BEIJING presents a comprehensive overview of the winter sports industry and has become the most ideal and convenient platform for domestic and international companies to unveil the latest innovations in apparel, equipment, and infrastructure for the Asian sports market. ISPO BEIJING not only displays the latest products, but the various activities and conferences organized concurrently also bring first-hand industry information and trends. The ISPO Sports Industry Forum helps attendees gain an in-depth analysis of the China sports goods industry from multiple perspectives, such as the release of the “China Outdoor Market Annual Report” and the “China Sports Goods Market Survey Report,” jointly written by ISPO and SGI Europe.
The ISPO TEXTRENDS Functional Textiles Trends Concept Area will present fabric technology trends, innovations, and the color palette for the autumn/winter 2016/2017 season. In addition, the China Sportswear Fashion Trends Forum to be held on Thursday (January 29) will take you deeper into the development direction of sportswear fashion design and production. In the ISPO Award Products Showcase area, you will once again have the chance to see the freshly unveiled award-winning products of 2015, with a special focus on those from Asia. Finally, the Asia-Pacific Ski Industry Forum to be held on Thursday (January 29) can be regarded as the star event among the concurrent activities, with this year’s discussions focusing on the bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
To meet the summer market demand of China’s sports industry, the upcoming ISPO SHANGHAI Asia (Summer) Outdoor & Sports Trade Show, to be grandly held from July 2–4, 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), is positioned to promote a “sports lifestyle” and foster the sustainable and steady growth of the industry; while further strengthening its outdoor advantages, it also brings together new summer categories such as water sports, extreme trends, urban fitness, and camping & road trips.