On the first day (April 20), virtual.drupa 2021 recorded 222,000 page impressions from all over the world. “We are pleased that the interaction within the community has started so positively,” said Sabine Geldermann, Director, drupa & Print Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf. She stated that the impressive range of valuable knowledge transfer in the Conference Area and Exhibition Space, as well as the exchange with business partners via matchmaking in Networking Plaza, are being excellently received. Around 17,000 registered visitors from 155 nations have already benefited from 660 minutes of discussion in the Conference Area and 930 minutes of Live Web Sessions, and networked with 212 exhibitors from 45 countries in the Exhibition Space and Matchmaking.
The international participation of exhibitors and visitors underlines the importance of the virtual event. The first day of the show recorded 7,500 visitors took part in the conference programme alone. The success is also documented by the participation of major global players as exhibitors and virtual.drupa event partners – including DuPont de Nemours, EFI, Esko, FUJIFILM, HP, Kyocera, Xeikon and many more. Messe Dusseldorf offers visitors from other time zones who are unable to follow the presentations live an opportunity to access the sessions 24×7 on demand via the Video Library.
