Qualified visitors will be able to register for the trade show and print their own entrance badges online, avoiding registration lines at the event itself, organizers said.

Organizers expect the event will continue to grow, with more attendees, more international participation and more exhibition space.

At press time, organizers predicted the exhibition area would reach about 485,000 square feet.

In 2005, the last time the bi-annual show was held, 20,000 qualified visitors, including 4,000 from 73 foreign countries, attended the event.