Gauging an inaugural event, especially a trade show, can be a difficult thing, as there is nothing to which it can be compared other than the expectations of all the parties involved—the show’s owners/promoters, exhibitors and attendees. And even then, one has to be careful as some will have unrealistic expectations based on their wants and needs as well as previous experiences with other trade shows.
So it was with the first staging of The International Surface Event East (TISE East), though in this case it seems the vast majority of people came to the event keeping their expectations tempered knowing this was a first-time show and would be nothing like its sister event in Las Vegas next month.