MacWorld Expo/Tokyo 2003 Cancelled

IDG World Expo Japan, the producer of MacWorld Expo/Tokyo 2003, has announced that it is canceling MacWorld Expo/Tokyo 2003. Citing a lack of interest from exhibitors as the cause, IDG said, "IDG World Expo Japan made a decision to cancel the MacWorld Expo/Tokyo 2003 because of not receiving applications from major exhibitors by the time of deadline." This follows a disagreement between IDG and Apple to move the East Coast installment of MacWorld Expo from New York to Boston. Apple has committed to exhibiting at January 2003 MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, but has said it won't move to Boston, and is reconsidering whether it will take part in the last New York MacWorld in July 2003. Apple offered no comment on the announcement. Apple has typically been the main draw at Japan's MacWorld exhibition, which usually occurs in February or March. The low turnout and financial woes of the producers of Fall Comdex 2002 in Las Vegas may also have contributed to the decision of the IDG World Expo's producers.