Trade Fairs

Just one year after the last edition of the industry event, this year‘s motto was again „See you in Cologne!“. Around 3,000 trade fair visitors and 560 congress participants took advantage of the exhibitors‘ offerings and the numerous educational opportunities at the 7th ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK at the Cologne Exhibition Center on October 20 and 21, 2023.

If you want to make your company fit for the future, the 5th ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK Trade Fair and Congress running from 18 to 19 October 2019 in Cologne, Germany is just the right place. This industry high point will offer attendees the opportunity to gather comprehensive information, receive continuing education and discover new product trends. As at the past four events, there will be plenty of opportunities for personal exchange and networking.

Global, on-site and digital: Preparations have started for OTWorld 2022, the leading international interdisciplinary and professional platform for modern orthopaedic treatment and care. In the wake of the exclusively digital OTWorld.connect, the industry eagerly awaits the next edition of its global event, once again to be held as a face-to-face gathering in Leipzig from 10 to 13 May 2022. Developed and tested through the pandemic, many of the digital elements will help expand the event's international reach.

On October 20 and 21, 2023, Cologne will once again become the worldwide center of pedorthics. While almost all suppliers of the industry will present themselves at the trade fair ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK 2023, the congress will again offer the opportunity to bring one's own knowledge up to date and to learn about new approaches to pedorthic care.

The new foot&shoe issue is out, with a preview of ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK in Cologne on October 20-21, 2023, news from the industry, and articles on the significance of new technologies in pedorthics. The new issue is available for free download on the foot&shoe website.

For the first time, the trade fair and congress ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK will be held together with the congress of the International Association of Pedorthists (IVO) on the 22nd and 23rd October 2021 in Cologne Germany. The organizers are looking forward to receiving submissions for lectures or posters about treatment and treatment concepts for all kinds of foot problems.

On October 14 and 15, 2022, the city of Cologne in Germany will become the worldwide center of orthopedic shoe technology: for the first time, the congress of the International Association of Orthopedic Shoe Technicians (IVO) will be held together with the ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK trade fair. The congress program will offer two main focal points from an international and interdisciplinary perspective: "Diabetic foot" and "Biomechanics of the foot and foot orthotics".

IVO President Olav Toornend cordially invites everyone from the pedorthic industry to visit the ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK trade fair and the IVO Congress in Cologne on October 14-15, 2022:

No matter on which continent: the human foot has the same anatomy and biomechanics everywhere. But the cause of foot problems are interpreted quite differently and the therapeutic approaches are often different as well. The IVO Congress is an opportunity to learn about some of these approaches and discuss them with colleagues from other countries. Saturday, October 14, 2022 will be all about the biomechanics of the foot. There will be a translation service for the lectures in the congress for English, German and French. 

Diabetic foot syndrome will be one of the main topics at the 6th ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK and IVO Congress, which will be held in Cologne on October 14 and 15, 2022. On the first day, everything will revolve around current care concepts and measurement methods in diabetes.There will be a translation service for the lectures in the congress for English, German and French. 

The German Association of Orthopaedic Technology (BIV-OT), Confairmed GmbH and Leipziger Messe GmbH will continue their 21-year joint success story: The contract for OTWorld's established venue in Leipzig has been extended until 2036, ahead of schedule.

OTWorld 2020 is postponed in view of the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The decision to postpone OTWorld 2020 until autumn 2020 was made in close cooperation with the German Federal Guild Association for Orthopaedic Technology (BiV-OT), Confairmed GmbH and the OTWorld exhibitor advisory board. The new date is 27 - 30 October 2020. 

On October 20/21, 2023, the gates will open again for ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK - International Trade Fair and Congress. After being postponed from 2021 to 2022 due to the Corona pandemic, the event will return to its normal biennial schedule in 2023. This year's focus will be on concepts for orthopedic footwear businesses and expanding knowledge about human movement and the therapeutic approach to foot problems.

2022 will be a special trade fair year for pedorthics:The whole industry waits in the wings to finally meet again in person on 14 and 15 October 2022, after the postponement the year before. After 22 years, the IVO World Congress will take place in Germany again. A highlight that will beckon many international visitors to Cologne.

On October 20 and 21, 2021, Cologne, Germany, will once again be the place where the worldwide community of Pedorthists will meet. The congress with numerous lectures and seminars as well as the trade fair with more than 130 exhibitors will once again offer the ideal opportunity to meet colleagues and learn about the latest professional and technological developments.

 On October 22 and 23, 2021, the city of Cologne in Germany will become the worldwide center of pedorthics. For the first time, the trade fair and congress ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK will take place together with the congress of the International Pedorthic Association (IVO).

On 14nd and 15rd October 2022, Cologne will become the worldwide centre for pedorthists. For the first time, the trade fair and congress ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK will be held together with the congress of the International Association of Pedorthists (IVO).

The IVO Congress 2022 on October 14-15, 2022 in Cologne will also have many features in store for international visitors. In addition to the multilingual congress program, several seminars will also be offered in English.

OT-World 2022 (10-13 May 2022) is dedicating a special show to the supply of foot orthotics. The exhibition will show the complexity of optimal orthotic care at five stations. Guided tours of the show will be offered several times a day.

The Pedorthic Association of Canada’s annual aymposium, April 13-15, 2023, in Niagara Falls is an educational event known internationally for bringing together some of the best keynote, plenary and workshop speakers from around the world. In addition to high quality presentations, the Symposium features a tradeshow with 60+ exhibit booths.