Section I: United States (continued) - Trade Show Executive

Trade Show Executive
Dashboard – JULY 2011
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Show Site Net SF of Exhibits Exhibitors Total Attendance Qualitative Data
SHOW INFORMATION 2011/2010 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011 VS. 2010
Conference for the Grapevine, TX 46,750 16.9% 187 20.6% 6,900 (1.4)% The CAMT program included approximately
Advancement of San Antonio 40,000 155 7,000 750 sessions for K-12 mathematics teachers.
Math Teaching
The theme of the conference was The Start of
CAMT
Something Big to emphasize the opportunities
www.camtonline.org
available to CAMT attendees.
Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas 189,680 12.8% 759 8.4% 25,000 6.4% There was robust activity throughout the three-
Professional Beauty Association Las Vegas 168,171 700 23,500 est. day event, indicating that the beauty industry is
www.probeauty.org or
poised for renewed growth. Four students from
www.cosmoprofnorthamerica.com
the Fashion Institute of Technology participated
in a Trend Scout Program, identifying new
products and reporting their fi ndings via
Twitter and Facebook. The show also featured
International Country Pavilions, which allowed
small and medium-sized companies to obtain
face time with distributors and retailers to
secure U.S. distribution.
Craft & Hobby Association Rosemont, IL 77,824 4.2% 216 (13.6)% 4,023 (16.0)% Attendee usage of ShowBiz Connections (SBC),
Summer Convention Rosemont, IL 74,698 250 4,790 CHA’s attendee-to-exhibitor matching program,
and Trade Show
was up over 100%, and messaging throughout
Craft & Hobby Association
the system increased 28% from last year.
www.craftandhobby.org
A new feature for the summer show was
the private appointment scheduler; over 100
meeting requests were sent for the 2011 show.
SBC also provides attendees with their own
personal itineraries that enable them to
download a calender into their MS Outlook,
Yahoo or Gmail calendar programs.
Hawaii Lodging, Hospitality Honolulu 55,000 No change 302 1.3% 4,768 (6.5)% For the past three years, the show has
& Foodservice Expo Honolulu 55,000 298 5,098 remained generally stable in all areas.
Douglas Trade Shows Management
www.douglastradeshows.com
Home Textiles Sourcing Expo New York 16,000 84.0% 132 113.0% 674 8.5% The number of exhibitors doubled, bringing
Messe Frankfurt, Inc. New York 8,700 62 621 about a phenomenal jump in net square feet as
www.usa.messefrankfurt.com
well. A Finished Soft Goods section was added
to the exhibitor product categories, signifi cantly
increasing the number of exhibitors. For the
second time, the show co-located with Texworld
USA and the International Apparel Sourcing
Show.The combined events drew 564 exhibitors
and approximately 5,000 attendees, not
including exhibitors.
ICAST 2011 Las Vegas 127,000 5.0% 427 3.6% 6,920 2.0% Attendees represented 63 countries, and
American Sportfi shing Association Las Vegas 121,000 412 6,782 approximately 525 members of the media
www.Icastfi shing.org
attended the show.
International Christian Atlanta 65,000 (7.1)% 322 (0.6)% 4,918 5.8% The number of countries represented increased,
Retail Show St. Louis 70,000 324 4,647 and attendance was up across the board.
Christian Booksellers Association
www.christianretailshow.com
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Important consumer shows are listed in the Dashboard but their metrics are not included in the statistical analysis © 2011, Trade Show Executive Magazine, Oceanside, CA (760) 630-9105.
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