EXPO COMM Argentina (ECA), one of South America’s largest and most important IT networking events, kicks off today at La Rural Convention Center in Palermo. The 17th annual edition of ECA, which usually draws over 25,000 IT professionals, promises to be more than just the typical computer trade show. According to InfoNews, event organizers are actually orchestrating 20-minute meetings between event attendees wherever potential matches and partner synergies can be identified. Of the 150 Exhibitors in attendance at this year’s ECA, the largest footprints with abundant eye candy in the Exhibition Hall will be made by Nextel, Multiradio, MasNet, Claro, SoulutionBox and DirecTV Argentina. For a full list of exhibitors and detailed contact information, click here for the EXPO COMM 2009 PDF. There’s also an informal facebook group of attendees.