The first-ever InfoComm India ended its three-day run in Mumbai Sept. 18, with exhibitors heaping praise on the new event and organizers grateful for the all-around positive reaction.

InfoComm India is a production of InfoCommAsia Pte Ltd., the Asia-Pacific regional subsidiary of InfoComm International. InfoComm India 2013’s platinum partners include Barco, Delta Displays and Kramer Electronics.

“We couldn’t ask for more from the launch of InfoComm India,” said show organizer Richard Tan, general manager of InfoCommAsia Pte Ltd. “Booth space for this year’s show was completely sold out, thanks to the strong support of our exhibitors. Every exhibitor we spoke to during the show expressed their satisfaction with the quality of visitors they met, as well as the footfall.”

Adam Teevan, CTS, Asia-Pacific sales manager for Da-Lite, reflected on the event during its sold-out run. “InfoComm India 2013 has been a very good show,” he said. “Lots of visitors, including those from outside of Mumbai, have come to attend the show.” Da-Lite has been a staunch supporter of InfoComm India since it started out as a roadshow series of events across the country.

“It was very interesting to see products that had been were difficult to showcase under roadshow conditions,” Teevan said. “Overall, the event has been very positive for us.”

Twenty-four companies exhibited at the last India Roadshow, in 2012. There were five times that number — 127 exhibitors — at the inaugural InfoComm India 2013, so expectations were high.

“I had great expectations for the show,” said Hiten M. Desai, country manager for CUE Systems India. “I’m happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised; it was better than I expected. We got positive feedback from our distributors showcasing CUE. We met a lot of integrators and industry professionals.”

“InfoComm India 2013 has gone beyond my expectations,” said Anjum Parwaiz, area sales manager of dnp Denmark. “I am very happy to have made the decision to participate. It is a great platform to meet industry players and to further develop the Indian AV industry.”

InfoComm India 2013 attracted visitors — including senior-ranking officials — from various important industries. They arrived not only from Mumbai, but also from other parts of India. Attendees said that they were impressed by the innovative AV technologies on display and appreciated the opportunity to learn about and compare the latest solutions. They also praised the InfoComm India Summit, an educational conference of industry tracks and InfoComm University courses designed to bring insights and best practices to professionals in the Indian market.

“The sessions we attended were more on concepts and technologies instead of promoting a particular product,” explained C B Singh.

Exhibitors hosted 4,416 visitors over the two-and-a-half-day event, mixing professional end-users from various industries and trade-channel professionals, including systems integrators, distributors and dealers. Organizers said that 36 percent of visitors came from outside of Mumbai, with large numbers from New Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vadodara and Thane. More than 540 professionals attended the InfoComm India Summit education sessions.

For organizers, InfoComm India 2013 marks a milestone in pro-AV industry development in India. After several years of exploring the Indian market with the help of enthusiastic AV brand leaders, their efforts finally paid off.

“We are extremely encouraged by the keen support of the pro-AV industry in this venture, and by the enthusiastic response from the Indian sector,” explained Richard Tan. “InfoComm India looks poised for more success. Re-bookings for the next show, scheduled from Sept. 17-19, 2014, have already exceeded this year’s size. We will continue to work hard to ensure that the show lives up to expectations all round.”