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Index I: Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Shows RANKED BY PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH IN NET SQUARE FEET OF PAID EXHIBIT SPACE Rank Show Information NAME & MANAGEMENT HIMSS Annual 43 Conference & Exhibition Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Karen Malone, VP, Meeting Services (312) 915-9217 kmalone@himss.org 44 Digital Signage Expo Exponation, LLC Angelo Varrone, CEO (770) 649-0300 x12 avarrone@exponation.net 45 Cosmoprof North America North American Beauty Events, LLC Eric Z. Horn, CMP, Show Director (480) 455-3431 eric@probeauty.org 46 Intl. Vision Expo West Reed Exhibitions Thomas Loughran, Industry VP (203) 840-5695, 47 tloughran@reedexpo.com SURTEX® GLM Penny Sikalis, VP/Show Manager (914) 421-3297 psikalis@glmshows.com 48 OFC/NFOEC The Optical Society David Coray, Operations Dir., Conventions & Meetings (202) 416-1953 dcoray@osa.org 49 NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo National Retail Federation Susan Newman Senior VP, Conferences (202) 626-8154 newmans@nrf.com 50 HydroVision International PennWell Corporation Marla Barnes, Publisher (918) 832-9305 marlab@pennwell.com Sacramento, CA Charlotte, NC 41,300 36,800 12.2% 309 273 13.2% 3,360 3,000 12.0% General Services: Freeman Regisration: In-house Housing: Preferred Convention Services Grapevine, TX Atlanta, GA 36,500 32,500 12.3% 216 197 9.6% 2,768 2,569 Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA 93,320 83,000 12.4% 545 500 9.0% 11,100 9,700 New York, NY New York, NY 28,160 25,000 12.6% 277 225 23.1% 5,000 6,000 est. Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 176,030 156,082 12.8% 455 468 (2.8)% 12,491 17,876 (30.1)% General Services: Freeman Regisration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: onPeak (16.7)% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Regisration: Convention Data Services Housing: Travel Planners Inc. 14.4% General Services: Hargrove, Inc. Regisration: Showcare Event Solutions, Inc. Housing: Travel Planners Inc. 7.7% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Regisration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: Wyndham Jade Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 189,680 168,171 12.8% 759 700 8.4% 25,000 23,500 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 60,260 53,420 12.8% 195 171 14.0% 5,173 4,873 6.2% General Services: Champion Exposition Services* Regisration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: In-house 6.4% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Regisration: Experient Housing: Par Avion/CMI Resources Show Site 2011/2010 Orlando, FL Atlanta, GA NSF of Exhibits Exhibitors 391,560 12.8% 1,032 934 Total Attendance Contractor 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 441,500 10.5% 31,293 27,855 12.3% General Services: Freeman Regisration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: onPeak *Company acquired by Freeman in 2011 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 51