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TS E DA S H BOA R D SPONSORED BY Continued from page 30 to 2,126. Show managers said Te Running Event has been gaining stature overseas afer being primarily a U.S. show. Te evidence was in the special appearances made by eight international stars on the running scene. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting is one of the premier science meetings in the U.S. Te 2012 show did not disappoint, growing its exhibit space 17.5% to 42,840 nsf and its exhibitor roster 17.2% to 272. Attendance moved up 4.4% to 24,221. Te AGU counted 94 new exhibitors and also hosted a briefng on NASA's Mars rover project that was open to the public. International WorkBoat Show set records in all three metrics. Exhibit space at the Gold 100 event in New Orleans popped 9.6% higher to 218,395 nsf while exhibitors grew 6.5% to 924 and attendance increased 5.8% to 14,788. Diversifed Business Communications said the consistently high quality of the attendees over the years has been a positive draw for exhibitors. National Athletic Directors Conference & Exhibit Show enjoyed a 23.5% gain in attendance to 2,100. Te conference portion of the event included plenty of material on the timely topic of athletic concussions and head injuries. Tat may have driven attendance, but exhibitors were in San Antonio to court the majority of attendees who arrived with purchasing power authorized by their school districts. Te number of exhibitors grew 10.5% to 210. Exhibit space was unchanged from 2011 at 60,000 nsf. Expo! Expo! Te International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) takes advantage of the light industry calendar in December to hold its education, networking and exhibition extravaganza in the form of Expo! Expo! Te annual meeting and trade show for the trade show industry was Trade Show Executive MONTHLY OVERVIEW: EXHIBITORS Dashboard Snapshot – DECEMBER TRADE SHOW METRICS 2010 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 10% MONTHLY OVERVIEW: NET SQUARE FEET 2010 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 5% 10% 0% 3.1% 5% (5)% 0% (10)% (5)% (15)% (10)% (20)% (15)% 2010 (20)% JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2010 2011 2012 MONTHLY OVERVIEW: ATTENDEES 2010 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 10% 5% 0.9% p Strong Close. Exhibit space perked up 3.1% in December, continuing the overall upward momentum seen since September. t Good Sign? (top).The number of exhibitors attending shows was a welcome 3.3% higher than the previous December. Monthly growth seemed to gain momentum in the Fall as companies looked to 2013. 0% t Same Crowd (bottom). Attendance growth in December was a minimal 0.9%. The month has been relatively flat in terms of growth for the past three years. (5)% (10)% (15)% (20)% JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2010 2011 2012 32 February 2013 | Trade Show Executive © 2013, Trade Show Executive Magazine, Oceanside, CA 20