So You've Made It To The Show...
So you’ve made it to the show. It’s vast. Over 3000 companies set up shop along huge halls. Now here’s something I have learned. Once you’ve paid your entry to the exhibition, you get a show catalogue with such thickness and weight that you may need to attach wheels to it and roll it around. Here’s where you sit down and plan your routes; your stand visits. Do this for as long as it takes. Don’t be tempted to try and wing it around the show. Desperation and dehydration will soon set in.

DEDICATED TECHNOLOGY AREAS

If you’ve gone to the show’s Web site, you’ll have already seen the special application halls focusing ...

Tomorrow There's More...
Back to the business of the show. No one ever gets to see all of the technology that’s displayed at electronica. And trying to accomplish such a feat is a sure route to madness.

So what we will be doing with our electronica 2006 dedicated Web site is bringing you product and technology announcements as they’re released to us prior to the show. Then, during the show, we will post daily news. So remember, when your feet are weary—and they will be—turn to the laptop and get the latest news from Electronic Design's electronica site. ...

Being There Means Getting There
About 45% of the 75,000 people that will visit electronica 2006 will be from abroad. If you’re flying into Munich airport, you’ve got a few choices on how to get to the show. By far the best choice is to catch one of the regular buses that run from just outside the terminal. (Generally speaking, unless a group shares a cab, taxis work out to be pretty pricey.) If your first port of call is central Munich, use the S Bahn trains. Or, a really good service is the Lufthansa luxury coach. It will take you right to the Haubtbahnhof (central station) in the heart of Munch. An added perk: you don’t have to be a Lufthansa ticket holder to use the ...

Getting The Most Out Of electronica 2006
I’ve been going to electronica for almost two decades now, but the size of the show never ceases to amaze me. Over just four short days, almost 100,000 visitors will converge on Munich in the hopes of seeing as much of the 14 show halls and 3500 exhibitors as they can. But, as any seasoned show goer can tell you, it’s impossible to see everything.

So where do you start? While Electronic Design Editor-in-Chief Mark David and I get ready for the show we’ll be posting news and product announcements that caught our eyes, information about must-see events, and tips for travelling around Munich and getting the most out of the ...