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Trade Show Executive Dashboard – MONTHLY TRADE SHOW METRICS Continued from page 28 June 2012 SHOW INFORMATION California Accounting & Business Show & Conf. Flagg Management, Inc. www.flaggmgmt.com Show Site 2012/2011 Los Angeles Los Angeles Net SF of Exhibits 5.0% Exhibitors 20,000 110 120 (8.3)% Total Attendance Qualitative Data 2012/2011 VARIANCE 2012/2011 VARIANCE 2012/2011 VARIANCE 2012 VS. 2011 21,000 1,600 No change This is the largest annual meeting 1,600 SPONSORED BY of CPAs in California. CPAs were introduced to new products by leading accounting, financial and business exhibitors. Attendees could also earn CPE (continuing professional education) credits, a California State licensing require- ment to maintain CPA accreditation. Canada's Farm Progress Show Canada's Farm Progress Show www.myfarmshow.com FDA Florida National Dental Convention Florida Dental Association www.floridadental convention.com The Great West Truck Show Randall-Reilly Business Media www.greatwesttruckshow.com Las Vegas Las Vegas 66,400 51,850 28.1% 217 212 2.4% 17,415 16,926 2.9% Regina, SK, Canada Regina, SK, Canada Kissimmee, FL Kissimmee, FL 50,000 No change 50,000 299 275 8.7% 5,597 5,173 8.2% 1,232,670 1.4% 1,215,550 806 751 7.3% 43,947 43,012 2.2% There were 147 new exhibitors, 24 product launches, 643 intl. buyers and 58 countries represented. Of 806 exhibitors, 52 were from outside the country. 75% of exhibitors are indoors, but 60% of the show is outdoors. The show remained a major source of non-dues revenue to support the Florida Dental Assn. It included more than 115 continuing education courses and dedicated exhibit hall hours each day of the convention. A new educational element was added, "The Great West Fleet Executive Conference," which had a paid audience and attracted fleets that owned, operated or leased 154,888 trucks and 100,391 trailers. IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo Institute of Food Technologists www.am-fe.ift.org/cms/ Las Vegas New Orleans 221,860 209,700 5.8% 1,066 987 8.0% 18,116 est. 19.6% There were 127 new exhibitors, 15,149 280 new products were introduced, and 221 exhibitors provided samples. Sponsorship revenue increased 21%. InfoComm InfoComm International www.infocommshow.org Las Vegas Orlando 486,650 481,908 1.0% 911 892 2.1% 34,268 33,001 3.8% Registration for InfoComm University educational courses was up 15.6%. Attendance was up 32% at Super Tuesday, a full day of advanced instruc- tion for AV pros. A new sustainability policy was released for trade and shows operations. Intl. Floriculture Expo Diversified Business Comm. www.floriexpo.com Miami Miami 59,800 60,250 (0.7)% 190 192 (1.0)% 1,567 1,752 (10.6)% The show offers qualified key buyers complimentary hotel rooms and/or airfare and other amenities through the IFE Key Buyer Program. A popular feature of the show was a heated, fast-paced floral design competition. JCK Las Vegas JCK Events/Reed Exhibitions www.jckonline.com/shows Las Vegas Las Vegas 501,000 501,282 (0.1)% 2,599 2,510 3.5% 22,227 21,036 5.7% Exhibitors reported positive atmos- phere and robust buying. Intl. buyer attendance increased with delegations from Brazil, China, India, Malaysia and Russia. The show increased its amenities and services, providing GPS and mobile planning solutions, more food options, including Kosher, and beauty and relaxation treatments. National Fire Protection Assn. Conference & Expo ROC-NFPA, LLC www.nfpa.org Las Vegas Boston 88,700 73,900 20.0% 349 377 (7.4)% 4,531 4,400 3.0% Net square feet increased 20% in spite of a drop in the number of exhibitors. There were more than 135 sessions and 19 in-depth seminars. 30 August 2012 | Trade Show Executive