(IDEX Online News) – The 29th edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), scheduled to run in Mumbai from August 23 to 27, will feature over 800 exhibitors in 1,900 booths, according to show-committee convener Haresh Zaveri.

Zaveri said that the show, which is hard-pressed for space and has a waiting list of 479 firms, is trying a variety of options to address the problem. One solution is the multi-user mezzanine booths that would house additional companies, expanding the ground-floor exhibition area.

“Our focus is on offering new exhibitors space at the show rather than granting existing exhibitors more space,” Zaveri said. “Any cancellations among participants would mean that the freed-up space would be offered to someone from the waitlist rather than being given as extra space to existing exhibitors.”

Some 1,800 overseas buyers were expected this year as compared to last year’s 1,300. Zaveri added that between 650 and 700 buyers had already registered for the show.