SIMO TCI

SIMO TCI was a computer expo held every November in Madrid, Spain from 1961 to 2013.

It was conceived as a trade fair devoted to office furniture and its first edition was held in 1961.

In 1962 the IBM 1401 and Bull Gamma 60 where showcased,[2] and as electronic, computer and telecommunications equipment were being introduced, the trade fair was gradually turned into a computer expo, to the extent that it would end up moving office furniture to a separate fair.

In its most successful years from late 1990s to early 2000s, it was considered the second largest computer fair in Europe after CeBIT,[5] as more than 900 exhibitors were present, distributed in 65,000 m2 taking up eight IFEMA pavilions, and reaching up 300,000 visitors.

Taking advantage of the name, SIMO Educación (SIMO Education) was started in 2014 by IFEMA, devoted only to educational technologies and a much smaller scope (taking up only one pavilion and reaching up about 10,000 visitors).