ABB Automation & Power World 2009 Breaks Attendance Records
Over 3,300 registered for 2009 event; 2010 event dates, venue announced
Cary, North Carolina, April 3, 2009 --ABB Automation & Power World 2009, held in Orlando, Florida last week (March 24-26), exceeded event attendance expectations and attracted a record number of participants for any ABB event, totaling more than 3,300 attendees.
ABB also announced the dates and venue for ABB Automation & Power World 2010. The event will be held at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas, from May 18-20, 2010.
ABB Automation & Power World combined ABB's two popular North American customer conferences into one single, unique event. The three-day event was a comprehensive users conference and exhibition that showcased ABB's extensive automation and power offerings and expertise under one roof; it included more than 500 technical workshops and a massive 72,000 square foot exhibit hall.
"We are very pleased that so many of our customers were able to join us for this world-class event, which showcased the collective benefits provided by ABB's power and automation businesses," said Rick Hepperla, Event Chairman, ABB Inc. "The goal of this conference was provide our customers with the tools and knowledge to help them to be more efficient, productive and profitable in today's challenging economic environment. Many of them told us they were eager to share and apply this knowledge within their own business to address their immediate and long-term business objectives."
ABB designed its largest customer event for automation, robotics, industrial power and utility power users in engineering, operations, mill, plant and general management, and executive management in a wide variety of industries.
The convergence of key market issues, such as the need to improve energy efficiency in the face of soaring energy costs, and the productivity, reliability and safety gains achieved from process and electrical integration, combined with challenging economic conditions, have exponentially increased interest in both power and automation. ABB's unique scope of supply and resident expertise addresses the entire spectrum of the energy issues, from generation and distribution to use in production and automation, and provides customers with the competitive edge they need to succeed in today's economy.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs over 120,000 people. The company's North American operations, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, employ about 12,000 people in 20 manufacturing and other major facilities.
