The First Session

From August 20th to 24th in 1996, the first session of the China International Elevator Equipment and Technology Exhibition (WEEE) was held in Beijing International Exhibition Centre. There were 17 foreign countries, namely, more than 70 manufacturers taking part in the exhibition. Meanwhile, there were more than 66 domestic manufacturers also joining in this exhibition (include Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan).In additional, 143 organizations and industries took participate in this exhibition, too. The exhibition area was 8,000 square meters. The number of visitors is 70,000, including 2,000 foreign audiences. The total sales of the trade amounted to 18 million dollars and 30 million RMB. During the exhibition period, 12 Replication Conferences were held in this center. China elevator association received Germany and Italy's elevator association delegations, Hong Kong elevator industry association delegations, and Taiwan lift equipment safety association delegations.

The Second Session

From July 3rd to 7th, in 1997, the second WEEE was held in Shanghai International Exhibition Center. The area of this exhibition covered 11,500 square meters. China(include Hong Kong SAR), The United States, Germany, England, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand took participate in the exhibition. At the same time, 162 manufacturers of Taiwan and Macao attended this exhibition, too. There were 10 Replication Conferences being held during this exhibition period. At this time, the trade visitors were 25,000.

The Third Session

In 1998, from Nov.11th to 14th, the third WEEE was held in the Beijing Exhibition Hall. There are 16 countries and 198 elevator manufacturers attended this exhibition. The area covered about 11,000 square meters. During the exhibition period, there were 13 Replication Conferences being held. The number of visitors arrived at 45,000. Meanwhile, the elevator without machine room and the remote monitoring device were welcomed by lots of people.

The Fourth Session

From June 26th to 29th, in 2000, the fourth WEEE was held in Shanghai International Exhibition Center. There are over 180 exhibitors, who came from China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Canada, France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Finland, UK, Spain, Austria, New Zealand and China's Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan province. The area covers 11,000
Sqm, we received 25,150 people at home and abroad, including 9,672 registered audiences. In this exhibition, Professional Technology Exchange, Market Seminars, Trade and Economic Conference (14 times) were held. The survey for exhibitors showed that pretty satisfied(24%)，satisfied(67%)，dissatisfied(9%).

The Fifth Session

The fifth WEEE was held in Beijing Exhibition Center from April 17th to 20th, 2002, the area of 24,000sqm was covered. Registered exhibitors were 205, while exhibitors arrived at 3,580. Participating countries and regions were China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Finland, England, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and other countries and China's Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan. The daily visiting condition: 17th 10,700; 18th 8,500; 19th 5,500 and 20th 2,800. Meanwhile, we received 2,600 overseas exhibitors, they came from the United States, Germany, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Finland, England, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, France, Austria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Chile, and other countries and China's Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. In this exhibition, Professional Technology Exchange, Market Seminars, Trade and Economic Conference were held 27 times. In addition to the organizer, there were 20 elevator enterprises, research units, and elevator standard organizations took participate in this exhibition, the professional amounted to 2,000.

The Sixth Session

The 6th WEEE was held in Shanghai International Exhibition Center from April 15th to 18th, in 2004. The area had 15,000sqm, there were 126 exhibitors came from 16 countries (China, including Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Germany, England, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Italy, etc). At the same time, Germany Elevator Association, the Hong Kong Elevator Association and the Industry group also joined in the exhibition. About 28,000 visitors attend this exhibition, and more than 18 technology exchanges and press conferences were held.

The Seventh Session

On April 22nd ~24th, in 2006, the 7th WEEE was held in Langfang Exhibition Center, and the area was 35,000sqm. More than 350 registered enterprises and 5,500 people took part in this exhibition. Participating countries and regions are China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Canada, Spain, Italy, Finland, England, Korea, France, Turkey and Malaysia 21 countries and China's Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan. During the exhibition, we received 30,000 visitors, including 3,300 overseas views. Meanwhile, in this exhibition, Professional Technology Exchange, Market Seminars, Trade and Economic Conference were held 22 times. In addition to the organizer, there were 20 elevator enterprises, research units, and elevator standard organizations took participate in this exhibition, the professional amounted to 2,000.

The Eighth Session

On April 18th ~ 21st, in 2008, the 8th WEEE was held in Langfang Exhibition Center again. The area of this exhibition covered 45,000sqm, and there were 460 enterprises attended this exhibition, the number of exhibitors was about 7,000. 23 countries and regions took participate in this exhibition, they are China, the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, etc. There were 35,000 customers being received, and people from 43 countries and regions arrived in this exhibition hall.

The Ninth Session

The 9th WEEE was held on an unprecedented scale in Langfang. The total exhibition area was over 50,000sqm, and the number of domestic and foreign enterprises and exhibitors amounted to 603 and 8,700 respectively. Hence, the title of the largest world elevator exhibition was confirmed again. In this exhibition, the main exhibitors included many international and domestic elevator and components enterprises. During the four days of this exhibition, each exhibitor showed his products and related equipments. Meanwhile, there were 15,211 registered audiences took part in this event, and the visitors were 45,000. That became one of the highlights of the exhibition.

603 elevator enterprises which came from all over the world attend this exhibition, including Chinese Foreign Company were 120 and 22 other countries (Italy, Germany, the United States, India, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom，etc).Moreover, there were 60 business machine enterprises and 500 auto parts enterprises bring their latest products to promote. And more 30 professional elevator media reported this exhibition comprehensively.