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European Computer Trade Show

The European Computer Trade Show, commonly known as ECTS, was an annual trade show for the Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an computer and video game industry

Computer and video game industry

The video game industry is the economics sector involved with the video game developer, marketing and sale of video games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and employs thousands of people worldwide....
, which first ran in 1988, with the last event occurring in 2004.

The exposition was only open to industry professionals and journalists, although it was frequently attended by members of the public who had faked credentials. Due to the wide-scale nature of this, many exhibitors planned stalls to appeal to both trade and public, except when alternative public shows were planned (such as the Future Entertainment Show and Game Stars Live).

ECTS was held towards the end of August or the beginning of September.

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The European Computer Trade Show, commonly known as ECTS, was an annual trade show for the Europe

Europe

Computer and video game industry

Earls Court Exhibition Centre

The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre and entertainment venue located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham....
in London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. Previous to this the show had been held in ExCeL Exhibition Centre

ExCeL Exhibition Centre

The ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose-built exhibition centre in the Royal Docks area of London's redeveloped London Docklands. The centre was built by Sir Robert McAlpine: it opened in November 2000, and its name is a contraction of Exhibition Centre London....
and the Grand Hall at Olympia, both also in London.

From 2001 until 2004, the Game Developers Conference Europe was held alongside ECTS. Unlike the primarily press-oriented ECTS, GDCE focused on talks and discussions about the development of games, and was aimed at the developers themselves. In 2004, however, GDCE moved locations and ran alongside the Game Stars Live event.

In April 2005, organiser CMP announced that they were withdrawing from the British trade show market, marking the end of 17 years of shows.

Venues

Year	Dates	Venue
1989	16-18 April	Business Design Centre
1990	1-3 April	Business Design Centre
1991	14-16 April	Business Design Centre
1992	12-14 April	Business Design Centre
	6-8 September	Business Design Centre
1993	4-6 April	Business Design Centre
	5-7 September	Business Design Centre
1994	10-12 April	Business Design Centre
	4-6 September	Business Design Centre
1995	26-28 March	Olympia
	10-12 September	Olympia
1996	14-16 April	Olympia
	9-10 September	Olympia
1997	7-9 September	Olympia
1998	6-8 September	Olympia
1999	5-7 September	Olympia
2000	3-5 September	Olympia
2001	2-4 September	ExCeL
2002	29-31 August	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
2003	27-29 August	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
2004	1-3 September	Earls Court Exhibition Centre