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Order your copy of <strong>the</strong><br />
5th Annual<br />
CEIR Exhibition INDEX<br />
www.ceir.org<br />
TITLE SPONSOR PUBLISHING SPONSOR<br />
INDEX<br />
CENTER FOR EXHIBITION INDUSTRY RESEARCH INDEX – <strong>2008</strong> EDITION<br />
The Center for Exhibition Research (CEIR) has released <strong>the</strong> 5th Edition of its groundbreak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry t ol – <strong>the</strong><br />
CEIR Exhibition Industry Index. The CEIR Index provides an objective measure of exhibition performance over a<br />
seven-year period, from basel<strong>in</strong>e year of 2000 and each year forward to 2007, <strong>the</strong> latest periods analyzed. You’ll s e how<br />
th exhibition <strong>in</strong>dustry performed overa l and <strong>in</strong> 11 <strong>in</strong>dustry sectors. With <strong>the</strong> CEIR Index your company can gauge how<br />
your show compares t o<strong>the</strong>rs, what are <strong>the</strong> top-perform<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustries and which sectors are <strong>in</strong> transition.<br />
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TSE’s <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Locator<br />
<strong>Show</strong> Name/Management/Web Address <strong>Show</strong> Manager Dates Venue/City/State Projected Size<br />
Sport<strong>in</strong>g Goods & Recreation (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Alicia Keith<br />
Nielsen Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Media<br />
Director of Operations<br />
www.outdoorretailer.com<br />
949-226-5709<br />
08/08/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/11/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Salt Palace Convention Center<br />
Salt Lake City, UT<br />
435,000 nsf<br />
1,000 Exhibitors<br />
19,000 Attendees<br />
Professional Golfers’ Association<br />
Fall Expo<br />
Reed Exhibitions<br />
www.pgaexpo.com<br />
Ed Several<br />
Industry Vice President<br />
203-840-5556<br />
08/25/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/27/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Mandalay Bay Convention<br />
Center<br />
Las Vegas, NV<br />
projections not supplied<br />
400 Exhibitors<br />
6,000 Attendees<br />
Roller Skat<strong>in</strong>g Association<br />
International Convention<br />
Roller Skat<strong>in</strong>g Association International<br />
www.rollerskat<strong>in</strong>g.org<br />
Pam McDonald<br />
Convention & Chapter<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
317-347-2626<br />
08/10/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/14/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Sheraton Myrtle Beach<br />
Myrtle Beach, SC<br />
10,000 nsf<br />
100 Exhibitors<br />
500 Attendees<br />
Toys, Hobbies, Gifts<br />
Alberta Gift <strong>Show</strong> - Summer<br />
George Little Management, LLC a dmg<br />
world media bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
www.albertagiftshow.com/<br />
Brenda Harrison<br />
Group Manager<br />
416-385-1871<br />
08/17/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/20/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Northlands<br />
Edmonton, AB<br />
193,388 nsf<br />
710 Exhibitors<br />
13,393 Attendees<br />
Buyers Market of American Craft -<br />
Summer<br />
The Rosen Group, Inc.<br />
www.americancraft.com<br />
Crist<strong>in</strong>e Kloostra<br />
<strong>Show</strong> Director<br />
410-889-2933<br />
08/02/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/04/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Pennsylvania Convention Center<br />
Philadelphia, PA<br />
81,000 nsf<br />
700 Exhibitors<br />
5,000 Attendees<br />
Canadian Gift & Tableware<br />
Association Fall Gift <strong>Show</strong><br />
Canadian Gift & Tableware Association<br />
www.cgta.org<br />
Karen Bassels<br />
<strong>Show</strong> Manager<br />
416-679-0170 x1024<br />
08/10/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/14/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Toronto Congress Centre<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
421,000 nsf<br />
1,000 Exhibitors<br />
20,000 Attendees<br />
Miami Beach Gift <strong>Show</strong> - August<br />
Urban Expositions<br />
www.urban-expo.com<br />
Donna Guess<br />
Vice President<br />
678-285-3976<br />
08/23/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/26/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Miami Beach Convention Center<br />
Miami, FL<br />
50,000 nsf<br />
500 Exhibitors<br />
5,000 Attendees<br />
Montreal Gift <strong>Show</strong> - August<br />
George Little Management, LLC a dmg<br />
world media bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
www.montrealgiftshow.com/English/<br />
<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
Anita Schachter<br />
Group Manager - Eastern<br />
<strong>Show</strong>s<br />
416-385-1880<br />
08/24/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/27/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Place Bonaventure<br />
Montreal, QC<br />
130,000 nsf<br />
400 Exhibitors<br />
10,000 Attendees<br />
New York International Gift Fair -<br />
Summer<br />
George Little Management, LLC a dmg<br />
world media bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
www.nyigf.com<br />
Dorothy Belshaw<br />
NYIGF Director & SVP<br />
914-421-3345<br />
08/16/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/21/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Jacob K. Javits Convention<br />
Center<br />
New York, NY<br />
610,000 nsf<br />
2,800 Exhibitors<br />
40,000 Attendees<br />
One of a K<strong>in</strong>d Wholesale <strong>Show</strong><br />
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.<br />
www.mmart.com<br />
Lisa Simonian<br />
Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director of Market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
312-527-7838<br />
08/16/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/19/<strong>2008</strong><br />
7 W New York<br />
New York, NY<br />
12,000 nsf<br />
100 Exhibitors<br />
10,000 Attendees<br />
Orlando Gift <strong>Show</strong> - August<br />
Urban Expositions<br />
www.orlandogiftshow.com<br />
Donna Guess<br />
Vice President<br />
678-285-3976<br />
08/02/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/05/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Orange County Convention<br />
Center<br />
Orlando, FL<br />
60,000 nsf<br />
600 Exhibitors<br />
6,000 Attendees<br />
Pittsburgh Gift <strong>Show</strong><br />
Coral Productions<br />
www.westernnewyorkgiftshow.com<br />
Patty Cartwright<br />
<strong>Show</strong> Manager<br />
585-254-2580<br />
08/23/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/26/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Pittsburgh Expo Mart<br />
Monroeville, PA<br />
60,000 nsf<br />
80 Exhibitors<br />
2,000 Attendees<br />
Seattle Gift <strong>Show</strong> - Summer<br />
George Little Management, LLC a dmg<br />
world media bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
www.seattlegift.com<br />
Jenay Root<br />
<strong>Show</strong> Manager<br />
213-430-2311<br />
08/16/<strong>2008</strong><br />
08/19/<strong>2008</strong><br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton State Convention<br />
Center<br />
Seattle, WA<br />
projections not supplied<br />
800 Exhibitors<br />
10,000 Attendees<br />
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