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SPONSORED BY A pavilion for the 93 new exhibitors was launched and the Passport Program for attendees provided incentives to visit featured exhibitors. Top Venues Lightfair, RECon and the National Hard- ware Show were among the six May trade shows which collectively spanned 2,061,350 nsf in Las Vegas in the TSE Dashboard. Chicago came in a distant second place for the month with two shows totaling 686,720 nsf. Orlando hosted three Dashboard shows totaling 353,700 nsf. Next Month Tere was a definite "June swoon" in terms of major trade shows. Few larger events were on the calendar for the first month of Summer, but there was a host of smaller shows keeping organizers, venues and service providers busy. Te list included the National Athletic Trainers Association 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia in St. Louis, Red Hat Summit in Boston and the National Envi- ronmental Health Association 76th Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition in San Diego which will be analyzed in next month's Dashboard. TSE Indoor Patio. Attendees and exhibitors talk barbecue and business at the National Hardware Show. There was less time for visitors to chew the fat since there were 4.8% more exhibitors to visit this year. Polished Presentations. There wasn't a nick to be found on the finish of this classic '50s convert- ible at the American Coatings Show. The number of paint purveyors and other exhibitors spiked 34% when the show debuted in Indianapolis. www.TradeShowExecutive.com | July 2012 27