PARIS—Silmo organizers have adjusted the show dates of the French trade show in October so that the show opens on Thursday and runs through Sunday, rather than the traditional Friday-Monday timetable.

The 2008 edition will start Thursday, Oct. 30 and run through Sunday, Nov. 2. Organizers said the change “is a strategic decision that optimizes business and allows all professionals to benefit.” They added that the change was made in consideration of “the growing international participation (more than 52 percent of visitors), the increasingly demanding expectations of French opticians with respect to their trade fair, and to better meet the demands of exhibitors.”

Silmo show manager, Eric Lenoir, also pointed out to VMail, “American attendees will have also this year one day more to travel and be back for the elections on Nov. 4.”