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Index II: Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Shows RANKED BY PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH IN NUMBER OF EXHIBITING COMPANIES Rank Show Information NAME & MANAGEMENT FABTECH 16 Society of Mfg. Engineers John Catalano, Group Manager (313) 425-3163 jcatalano@sme.org 17 SURTEX® GLM Penny Sikalis, VP/Show Manager (914) 421-3297 psikalis@glmshows.com 18 TML Annual Conf. & Exhibition Texas Municipal League Gray Gilson, Exhibits Manager (512) 231-7400 gray@tml.org 19 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits National Rifle Association Jeffrey Poole, Director, Membership Programs (703) 267-3782 jpoole@nrahq.org 20 Composites 2011 American Composites Manufacturers Association Heather Rhoderick, CMP, Dir. of Conventions & Education (703) 525-0511 hrhoderick@acmanet.org 21 National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conf. National Council for the Social Studies David Bailor, Director of Meetings & Exhibits (301) 850-7457 dbailor@ncss.org 22 The Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show Showproco, LLC Stanley Schwartz, Show Manager (305) 893-8771 x104 stanley@csmipi.com; Hardy Katz, Show Manager (305) 893-8771 x107 hardy@csmipi.com 23 Surf Expo - September GLM Roy Turner, Senior VP/ Show Director (678) 781-7900 24 rturner@surfexpo.com ASTRA's Marketplace & Academy American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Kathleen McHugh, President (312) 222-0984 kmchugh@astratoy.org Continued on next page *Data cited from 2009 due to show's rotational pattern †Company acquired by Freeman in 2011 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 55 Anaheim, CA Providence, RI 34,390 26,960 27.6% 294 247 19.0% 1,579 1,315 Orlando, FL Orlando, FL 205,300 187,300 9.6% 829 692 19.8% 11,701 11,129 5.1% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Registration: RegTek Housing: Travel Planners Inc. 20.1% General Services: Summit Exposition Registration: In-house Housing: In-house Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 48,800 41,000 19.0% 264 220 20.0% 7,152 5,880 21.6% General Services: The Expo Group Registration: RHQ Registration & Housing Services Housing: Travel Planners Inc. Washington, DC Denver, CO 32,000 29,000 10.3% 210 175 20.0% 4,800 3,300 45.5% General Services: Freeman Registration: None Housing: Destination DC Fort Lauderdale, FL 40,200 Las Vegas, NV 17.2% 34,300 220 180 22.2% 3,000 2,924 2.6% General Services: Champion Exposition Services† Registration: eShow Housing: IMN Solutions Pittsburgh, PA Charlotte, NC 161,600 137,400 17.6% 559 455 22.9% 71,139 72,128 Houston, TX 68,600 Corpus Christi, TX 38,880 76.4% 440 358 22.9% 3,887 3,474 New York, NY New York, NY 28,160 25,000 12.6% 277 225 23.1% 5,000 6,000 est. Show Site 2011/2010 Chicago, IL Chicago, IL (2009)* NSF of Exhibits 30.6% Exhibitors 386,835 (2009)* 1,301 1,044 Total Attendance Contractor 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 505,390 (2009)* 24.6% 35,457 24,887 (2009)* 42.5% General Services: Freeman Registration: Convention Data Services Housing: Travel Planners Inc. (16.7)% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Registration: Convention Data Services Housing: Travel Planners Inc. 11.9% General Services: The Expo Group Registration: In-house Housing: Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau (1.4)% General Services: Brede Exposition Services Registration: In-house Housing: ConferenceDirect