Making a difference in the industry by raising the awareness of visitors through training seminars, conferences and panel discussions besides exciting events such as stand shows, performances and surprise gift draws, the International ISAF Exhibitions hosted a total of 275 exhibitors this year during the Security, IT Security and Smart Home Exhibitions and exhibitors hired a total net space of 9,341 sqm, being 7,936 sqm at ISAF Security, 579 sqm at Smart Home and 826 sqm at Smart Home.
One of the most important increases compared with 2014 was observed in the number of exhibitors. This year, the International ISAF Exhibitions hosted a total of 275 exhibitors at Security, IT Security and Smart Home Exhibitions, which was 209 last year. Total net space that was allocated to the exhibitors of ISAF Exhibitions in 2014, when it was organized together with the SHF Exhibitions, was 7,639 square meters. However, in 2015, the space hired by exhibitors at ISAF Security alone was 7,936 sqm and it was 579 sqm at Smart Home and 826 sqm at IT Security. Thus a total net space of 9,341 square meters was hired by the exhibitors in 2015.
Besides the increase in number of exhibitors and exhibition space, the ISAF Exhibitions witnessed an increase in number of visitors, attracting 16,748 visitors this year. Majority of visitors were from Turkey, while there were international visitors from various regions of the world. Most of the international visitors were mainly from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Tunisia, and the US. Accordingly, visitors from 5 different continents, including North America, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, visited the ISAF Exhibitions in 2015.