Influential security event SDW has sold out all exhibition space over six months ahead of its tenth edition, highlighting its status as the world's leading next-generation government and citizen identity conference and exhibition.SDW 2016 will welcome 110 companies to participate in the event, which will again be held at the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, London from 10-12 May 2016. The exhibition now has a waiting list in operation after its fastest-ever sales, with special celebrations also in the offing for its tenth edition. "We are delighted to see such strong growth in our tenth year. It is exciting to see such phenomenal international interest in government and citizen identity solutions, and we are proud to be at the centre of it," said Mark Lockie, managing director of Science Media Partners and director of SDW 2016.Feedback from last year's event was overwhelmingly positive, with 93% of event participants surveyed rating SDW 2015 as either Good or Excellent.There was also more than 8% growth in attendees, with more than 1,700 industry and government specialists from 70+ nations using the SDW 2015 platform to network, seek out solutions, and to understand the latest technology and business trends in this fast-moving sector.Event organisers Science Media Partners have announced that registration for the SDW 2016 conference will open in the first week of November, amid plans to bring together an unprecedented range of identity and secure document experts to London from around the globe.Entry to the exhibition is free to registered visitors.Science Media Partners is a British publishing and events company based in Pangbourne, Berkshire. As well as the SDW Conference and Exhibition, SMP also owns the connect:ID event in Washington, DC, which it runs in association with the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA).If you wish to join the waiting list to exhibit at SDW 2016, please contact Janine Bill, j.bill@sciencemediapartners.com, for more information.
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