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SPONSORED BY show where most professional AV service providers make their important buying decisions for the year," said Lemke. Premiere Orlando attracted another big crowd of hair stylists from across the U.S. Attendance grew 4.5% to 66,485 and exhibit space was up 6.6% to 289,482 nsf. Top Venues Las Vegas was the city with the most floor space occupied by Dashboard shows in June. Five shows totaling 1,364,610 nsf oc- cupied various Vegas venues, including the Gold 100 events: InfoComm, JCK Las Vegas and the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo. Regina was second, thanks to Canada's Farm Progress Show. Chicago was a distant third with two shows totaling 349,675 nsf. Next Month Te biggest event on the calendar by far looked to be the Las Vegas Summer Market furniture show. However, the middle of Summer brought primarily smaller trade shows to convention centers around the nation. Business Journals, Inc. staged MRKet in New York, a show that was a leader on the Fastest 50. Also on the schedule were AACC An- nual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo and VenueConnect. TSE From Booth to Table. Technology for the food- processing industry filled the floor at the IFT Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas. IFT was one of three Gold 100 shows held in Las Vegas in June. A Hair-Raising Show. Premiere Orlando contin- ued to grow in size and stature within the beauty sector. Attendance was up 4.5% and exhibit space grew 6.6%, closing in on the 300,000 nsf threshold. www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 27