About IFA
IFA inspires people and moves markets. It is one of the largest consumer electronics trade shows in the world, and it sets a one-of-a-kind standard as a communication and sales platform for the CE industry.
ShowStoppers is the official press event of IFA.
IFA combines innovation and the technology of tomorrow with business sales and entertainment. According to published statistics, more than 1,200 companies from 32 countries exhibited at IFA 2007, covering a net space of more than 103,000 sqm.
More than 6,600 press attended IFA 2007, including 1,371 international journalists from 62 countries. Sales at the 2007 show totaled €2.75 billion. The number of trade visitors attending the show in 2007 jumped 7.5 percent to 101,358. The overall number of attendees jumped 5 percent to a total of 223,000.
IFA is organized by Messe Berlin and owned by Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs und Kommunikationselektronik (gfu). Messe Berlin produces regional, national and international trade shows, exhibitions and conventions. gfu is the Association for Consumer and Communications Electronics.