(AIA: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- The Vision Show, held in Boston, May 25–27, had double the attendees of 2009’s show and conference. The positive response to the show and conference parallel the recovery of the market and growth in the industries that are seeking vision and imaging solutions. The show is North America’s largest stand-alone machine vision and imaging technology show, sponsored by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), a global industry trade group.

The four-day conference provided training for a variety of experience levels. The AIA launched its Certified Vision Professional (CVP) program in Boston. To earn CVP status, individuals must pass an exam based on the basic tutorial programs that AIA offers in the fundamentals of machine vision, beginning lighting and optics, basic vision software and algorithms, and camera and image sensor technology basics. About 30 percent of the conference attendees took the Certified Vision Professional–Basic Level exam with 82 percent of those passing.

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