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RANKED BY PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE Rank Show Information NAME & MANAGEMENT PROCESS EXPO 1 Food Processing Suppliers Assn. Andrew Drennan, VP International Business Market Development (703) 663-1201 2 adrennan@fpsa.org AAD Summer Academy Meeting American Academy of Dermatology Timothy A. Moses, CMP, Director, Meetings & Conventions (847) 330-0230 tmoses@aad.org 3 Automation Fair® Rockwell Automation Jeff Storley, Manager, Commercial Events (414) 382-2000 4 jlstorley@ra.rockwell.com AG CONNECT Expo Equipment Manufacturers Association of Sara Truesdale Mooney, Show Director (414) 298-4130 smooney@aem.org 5 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 6 FABTECH Society of Mfg. Engineers John Catalano, Group Manager (313) 425-3163 jcatalano@sme.org Chicago, IL Chicago, IL (2009)* 505,390 386,835 (2009)* 30.6% 1,301 1,044 (2009)* 24.6% 35,457 24,887 (2009)* 42.5% General Services: Freeman Registration: Convention Data 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 Chicago, IL Orlando, FL 62,500 60,800 2.8% 133 126 5.6% 14,549 9,627 51.1% General Services: Metro Exhibit Corporation Registration: The Pulse Network Housing: Experient Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL 153,400 167,800 (8.6)% 274 312 (12.2)% 11,337 7,756 46.2% General Services: Freeman Registration: Experient Housing: onPeak Show Site 2011/2010 Chicago, IL Chicago, IL NSF of Exhibits 131.9% Exhibitors 99,750 514 332 Total Attendance Contractor 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 2011/2010 VARIANCE 231,350 54.8% 12,787 6,413 99.4% General Services: Global Experience Specialists (GES) Registration: Experient Housing: Experient New York, NY Chicago, IL 17,760 18,500 (4.0)% 175 137 27.7% 4,341 2,871 51.2% General Services: Freeman Registration: Experient Housing: Experient *Data cited from 2009 due to show's rotational pattern Continued on next page www.TradeShowExecutive.com | August 2012 59 © 2012, Trade Show Executive Magazine, Oceanside, CA (760) 630-9105