The definitive evaluation of the delegate, exhibitor and visitor survey, released by the event’s organizer in December, confirms the 17th European Parking Association (EPA) Congress as one of the most important knowledge platforms focusing on parking in Europe, as well as the trade exhibition Parken 2015 as Germany´s industry meeting point on the planning, construction and operating of parking facilities. 

Featuring expert views on Parking in the World of Tomorrow, the diversified and top-class congress program offered around 30 speakers‘ insights into the latest trends and developments of the parking industry. Some 93% of the 546 delegates said their expectations were met, and 91% recommended the event. 

Moreover, a majority of the delegates plan to participate in the EPA Congress 2017, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. These results reflect the EPA Congress as important platform for knowledge exchange, the event organizer said. 

The trade exhibition Parken offered 112 exhibitors the possibility to present their products and solutions to an experienced audience. Some 84% of the exhibitors evaluated the quality of the visitors as very good/good. Some 80% of the visitors are involved in the procurement decisions of their companies, and evaluated the discussions held with exhibitors as very good/good. 

Moreover, the analysis showed an increase in visitor numbers of 77%, compared with the previous show. (For more information, go to www.mesago.de/~msgmedia/PRK/Parken2015_Analysis.pdf)

The 18th EPA Congress and Exhibition on Parking in the City Lounge will take place Sept. 20-22, 2017, in Rotterdam. The next Parken trade exhibition will be June 21-22, 2017, in Karlsruhe, Germany.

[Source: Mesago, Messe Frankfurt Group]