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Index III: Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Shows RANKED BY PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE Rank Show Information NAME & MANAGEMENT 16 AOTA Annual Conf. & Expo American Occupational Therapy Association Jeffrey Casper, Director, Sales & Corporate Relations (301) 652-6611 x2715 jcasper@aota.org 17 CEIL's GOVgreen Conference and Exposition National Trade Productions, Inc. Ann Seltz, President, CEIL (703) 706-8221 18 aseltz@ceileadership.org Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Assn. Lois Page, Director of Convention & Trade Show (407) 671-3772 x177 lois@floridaroof.com 19 The Work Truck Show NTEA - The Association for the Work Truck Industry Steve Carey, CAE, Executive Dir. (248) 489-7090 x112 steve@ntea.com 20 IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference International Foodservice Distributors Association Scott Savodnik, CEM, Director Exhibits & Business Development (703) 532-9400 ssavodnik@ifdaonline.org 21 Catersource Conference & Tradeshow and Event Solutions Idea Factory UBM Catersource, LLC Jolene Ihle, VP Sales (612) 253-2033 jihle@catersource.com 22 PV America Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC Brian Tully, Executive Director (202) 595-1140 btully@solarenergy tradeshows.com 23 Pet Industry Spring Trade Show & Educational Conf. H.H. Backer Associates, Inc. Colette Fairchild, CEM, CMP, Show Director (312) 578-1818 cfairchild@hhbacker.com 24 The Rental Show American Rental Association Allison Box, Senior Administrative Director, Association Services (309) 277-4231 allison.box@ararental.org Las Vegas, NV Orlando, FL 219,400 224,100 (2.1)% 610 607 0.5% 8,118 6,645 22.2% General Services: Freeman Registration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: Travel Planners Inc. Atlantic City, NJ Baltimore, MD 56,000 41,000 36.6% 314 224 40.2% 5,980 4,875 22.7% General Services: Vista Convention Services Registration: Registration Technology, Inc. Housing: Par Avion Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA (2009)† 35,000 27,400 (2009)† 27.7% 167 131 (2009)† 27.5% 3,700 3,000 (2009)† 23.3% General Services: The Expo Group Registration: Experient Housing: Experient Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 90,400 83,900 7.7% 463 420 10.2% 10,236 8,268 23.8% General Services: Freeman Registration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: JFT Events, Inc. Fort Worth, TX Tampa, FL 30,200 27,500 9.8% 154 157 (1.9)% 1,265 1,021 Indianapolis, IN St. Louis, MO 228,421 16.5% 196,100 560 524 6.9% 10,020 8,054 24.4% General Services: Freeman Registration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: In-house 23.9% General Services: Freeman Registration: Experient Housing: None Washington, DC Washington, DC 15,100 8,400 79.8% 129 90 43.3% 1,471 1,142 Show Site 2011/2010 Philadelphia, PA Orlando, FL NSF of Exhibits 6.9% Exhibitors 41,125 384 357 7.6% Total Attendance Contractor 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 43,980 7,640 5,915 29.2% General Services: Champion Exposition Services* Registration: ExpoTrac Housing: Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau 28.8% General Services: Hargrove, Inc. Registration: CompuSystems, Inc. Housing: None Orlando, FL Orlando, FL 37,300 31,000 20.3% 209 202 3.5% 2,800 2,200 27.3% General Services: FM Convention Services Registration: In-house Housing: The Peabody Orlando Continued on next page *Company acquired by Freeman in 2011 †Show not held in 2010 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 61