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SPONSORED BY unfortunately down in all three metrics. Unaudited attendance fgures, in fact, showed the crowd was down (10.6)% at 2,208. Exhibit space dipped (2.7)% to 36,600 nsf and exhibitor count declined (4.1)% to 255. Te socializing and networking events were their usual smashing successes, and IAEE for the frst time partnered with Convention News Television and bXb Online to provide ample online coverage of the proceedings to members who could not make it to Orlando. "Tis was my frst Expo! Expo! as IAEE president and I could not be more pleased with the feedback I received," said David JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC DuBois, who assumed the ofce in 2012. "We have a busy year ahead of us as we pursue results-driven strategies to continue engaging our members and growing our educational oferings." Te next Expo! Expo! takes place December 10-12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. More than 70% of the available exhibit space was expected to be sold in the online space draw February 12-13, IAEE said. Leading Venues Expo! Expo! was one of three Dashboard shows held in Orlando in December. Along with POWER-GEN International and the 24th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare, Orlando hosted 436,100 nsf of exhibit space. New Orleans was in second place with the International WorkBoat Show and its 218,395 nsf. Atlanta placed third with the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and its 116,515 nsf. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 3.3% Next Month JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Te New Year began in its usual big way with the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Te CES enjoys a high profle and is ofen considered a leading indicator for trade show growth for the upcoming year. Te TSE Dashboard next month will provide the results for CES as well as Te International Builders Show, Te NAMM Show, SHOT Show and Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. TSE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 011 2012 CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY OVERVIEW 2010 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2012 10% 10% 5% CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL OVERVIEW Attendees 5% NSF Fast Crowd. A lot more people were in the aisles at The Running Event. The Austin show reported a 25% increase in attendance and a whopping 88% jump in exhibit space. NSF Attendees 0% 0% t Adding On? (left).The final quarter of 2012 saw the number of exhibitors remaining fairly flat but exhibit space and attendance were both on the increase. Exhibitors Exhibitors (5)% (10)% (10)% (15)% t Respectable Growth (right). 2012 took the trade show industry on the same moderate growth path as 2011. Of the three metrics, attendance growth was in the lead. (5)% (15)% (20)% (20)% Q1 Q2 Q3 2010 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2011 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2012 Q4 2010 2011 2012 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | February 2013 33