| IFA | |
|---|---|
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 Southern entrance to Berlin's fair ground during the IFA 2018 | |
| Genre | Consumer electronics |
| Date(s) | 1924 |
| Begins | 1924 |
| Founder | Messe Berlin GmbH |
| Website | ifa-berlin.com |
The IFA (/ˈifɑː/ EE-fah) or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin, a.k.a. 'Berlin Radio Show') is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Between 1924 and 1939 it was an annual event, but from 1950 it was held every other year until 2005. Since then it has become an annual event again, held in September. Today it is one of the world's leading trade shows for consumer electronics and home appliances.
It offers the opportunity to exhibitors to present their latest products and developments to the general public. As a result of daily reporting in almost all the German media, the radio exhibition and the showcased technology receives a large amount of attention around the globe. In the course of its history, many world innovations were first seen at the exhibition.[1]
As of 2015[update] IFA is "Europe's biggest tech show".[2] 245,000 visitors and 1,645 exhibitors attended IFA 2015.[3]
- ^ "Gramophone, Issue November 1989". Gramophone: 206. November 1989. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Staff, Verge (7 September 2015). "IFA 2015: the best of Europe's biggest tech show".
- ^ "Mehr Besucher und bessere Geschäfte bei der IFA". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.