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SPONSORED BY CONVENTION CENTERS There are 120 mid-sized convention centers (ranging from 100,000 to 349,999 sf) that make 40% of the available prime exhibit space. The 124 small convention centers (less than 100,000 sf) make up the highest percentage, 42%, and 12, or 4% are in the Millionaires Club of facilities (1,000,000 sf+) Source: Mid-Sized Convention Centers, Trade Show Executive, February 2012 There are 39 mega facilities (venues with more than 350,000 square feet or more of prime exhibit space) in the U.S. Combined, these mega facilities offer more than 31 million total square feet of prime exhibit space (14%). Source: Mega Convention Centers, Trade Show Executive, August 2012 Convention centers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico feature 69.0 million sf of prime exhibit space and 18.5 million sf of meeting space. Source: Trade Show Executive World' s Top Convention Centers directory, 2012 BREAKDOWN OF CONVENTION CENTERS BY SIZE CLASSIFICATION 40% MID-SIZE 42% SMALL 4% 14% MEGA Source: Mid-Sized Convention Centers, Trade Show Executive, February 2012 TSE Snapshot: 2012 Convention Center Metrics Metric Total Number of Convention Centers Total Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space Total Square Feet of Meeting Space Average Square Feet of Prime Exhibit Space Median (midpoint) of Prime Exhibit Space Mode (most frequent) of Prime Exhibit Space Top U.S. States by Number of Facilities y California: 21 facilities y Florida: 20 facilities y Texas: 20 facilities y Nevada: 19 facilities y Georgia: 10 facilities U.S./Canada/ Mexico 305 69,024,135 sf 18,511,920 sf 226,309 sf 108,131 sf 50,000 sf (18) Top Asian Countries by Number of Facilities y China: 28 facilities y Australia: 12 facilities y Japan: 8 facilities y India: 6 facilities y South Korea: 6 facilities U.S. 248 56,294,777 sf 14,665,201 sf 226,995 sf 108,000 sf 50,000 sf (13) Canada 24 6,919,115 sf 1,299,016 sf 288,296 sf 204,000 sf 1,000,000 sf (2) Top U.S. States by Amount of Prime Exhibit Space y Nevada: 6,135,711 sf y Texas: 5,349,163 sf y California: 5,272,877 sf y Florida: 4,629,624 sf y Illinois: 4,067,100 sf Source: Trade Show Executive's World's Top Convention Centers directory, 2012 Mexico 33 5,810,243 sf 2,547,703 sf 176,068 sf 96,014 sf 50,000 sf (4) Asia 81 34,058,390 sf (3,164,128 sqm) 5,145,806 sf (478,061 sqm) 420,474 sf (39,063 sqm) 266,407 sf (24,750 sqm) 322,917 sf (4) (30,000 sqm) Top Asian Countries by Amount of Prime Exhibit Space y China: 1,728,473 sqm (18,605,129 sf) y Japan: 308,984 sqm (3,325,876 sf) y South Korea: 232,218 sqm (2,499,574 sf) y Australia: 217,889 sqm (2,345,338 sf) y Tailand: 197,000 sqm (2,120,490 sf) www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 81