It's an E3 floor space blowout! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
E3Expo 2005 Announces Fastest Sell-Out in Five Years
LOS ANGELES--March 21, 2005--The Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3Expo), the world's premier computer and video game trade event, has
sold out of exhibit space for this year's show, making 2005 the
fastest sell-out in five years. The Entertainment Software Association
(ESA) announced today that to date, E3Expo 2005 has sold more than
540,000 net square feet of exhibit space covering five exhibit halls
in the Los Angeles Convention Center, the largest amount of space sold
since 2000.
"E3Expo 2005 brings us to the threshold of a new era of creative
and technological innovation for the global computer and video game
business, providing first looks at the next generation of hardware and
previews of the advanced titles and technologies that consumers will
be bringing home this holiday season," said Douglas Lowenstein,
president of the ESA, the trade association that represents U.S.
computer and video game publishers and owns E3Expo. "With a show floor
the size of 2,700 city blocks, an unparalleled business conference
program, and more than 400 exhibitors from 87 countries, E3Expo is
truly the best place on the planet to get down to the business of
fun."
E3Expo 2005 will offer an unparalleled panel of 150 industry
leaders who will share their knowledge during 34 educational
conference sessions and workshops. E3Expo, now in its eleventh year,
is scheduled to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May
17-19 for conference program and workshops, and May 18-20 for
exhibits.
