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Taipei, Feb. 20 (CNA) The joint Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) and Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS), being held together for the first time, will open both physically at the Taipei Nangang exhibition center and virtually online Monday.
The Taipei International Machine Tool Show and the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show, which are being held together for the first time, open today virtually and in-person at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center’s Halls 1 and 2.
More than 1,000 overseas buyers from 62 countries have registered to participate in the trade show, which is expected to be the largest since the emergence of COVID-19, the organizers said in a statement on Saturday.
“A total of 950 exhibitors in 5,100 booths will have a presence at Taiwan’s first cobranded machine tool mega show,” the statement said.
The in-person trade show is open
Taipei machine tool show postponed indefinitely
MOVED ONLINE: The physical show was delayed to comply with a CECC recommendation, but a virtual exhibition would be held from March 15 to April 15
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei International Machine Tool Show, which was scheduled to open next month, has been postponed indefinitely due to a surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, the event’s organizers said yesterday.
However, a virtual version of the show would take place from March 15 to April 15, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) said.
The trade show was originally scheduled to be held at the Taipei World Trade Center and the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from March 15 to 20, with both physical and online exhibitions.