19 - 21 April 2016, Berlin, Germany.conhIT 2015 was an all-round success. Exhibitors and trade visitors praised the quality and relevance of the topics at Europe's leading event for Health IT. At this year's conhIT a total of 388 exhibitors from Germany and abroad presented their products and services in Berlin. The number of exhibitors marked a new record, as did that of trade visitors which this year reached close to 7,500.
Besides the increase in numbers it was the overall positive reactions from the exhibitors and visitors polled by the annual survey that confirmed the growing quality and relevance of the event.
Thus, 89 per cent of exhibitors said they were highly satisfied with the overall event, while 92 per cent said the quality of trade visitors at conhIT was high. In fact, around 78 per cent of visitors occupied decision-making roles in their respective institutions and departments. Attendance by IT heads rose from 21 per cent in 2014 to 25 per cent this year. 24 per cent of trade visitors were IT employees, 14 per cent represented management and directors, while an overall 10 per cent were department managers.
The presence of so many highly qualified trade visitors meant that companies were confident of a positive impact after the event: 91 per cent of the companies exhibiting anticipated good follow-up business (2014: 84 per cent) and said they would most likely take part in conhIT again (2014: 89 per cent).
93 per cent of trade visitors said that compared to other trade fairs a visit to conhIT was very important. 97 per cent were very satisfied with their visit to Berlin. This was reflected in the grading of the three most important reasons for attending: Being able to obtain information on new products received a mark of 2.1, cultivating business relations received 1.8 and obtaining a general market overview received 2.1. (The highest mark being 1 and 6 the lowest mark on the scale.)
The individual sections at conhIT also gained good marks: the Industrial Fair received 2.1, the Congress 2.3 and the Academy 2.0.
Over 90 per cent of trade visitors are already planning their visit to the next conhIT which will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from 19 to 21 April 2016.
A brief analysis of the exhibitor and trade visitor survey can now be viewed at www.conhit.com.
Companies interested in the Industrial Fair are advised to register now for conhIT 2016. Gold, Silver and Bronze partners of conhIT benefit from numerous additional services and presentation opportunities at conhIT 2016 as well as receiving priority allocation of display areas at the Industrial Fair. Stand registration forms and application forms for partners can be found at www.conhit.com.
About conhIT - Connecting Healthcare IT
conhIT targets decision-makers in IT departments and management in the medical and nursing profession as well as doctors, doctors' networks and medical care centres informing themselves about the latest IT healthcare developments, meeting members of the industry and desiring to take advantage of high-level training opportunities. As an integrated event, over a period of three days conhIT combines an Industrial Fair, a Congress and Networking Events that are of particular interest to this sector. conhIT, the meeting place for the health IT industry, was launched in 2008 by the German Association of Health IT Vendors (bvitg) and is organised by Messe Berlin. In 2015 it welcomed 388 exhibitors and 7,500 visitors and was able to expand its position as Europe's leading event for the health IT sector.
conhIT is organised in cooperation with the following industry associations: the German Association of Healthcare IT Vendors (bvitg), the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS), the German Association of Medical Computer Scientists (BVMI). The National Association of Hospital IT Managers (KH-IT) and the Working Group of Directors of Medical Computing Centres at German University Clinics (ALKRZ) have provided contributions to the subject matter.