2012 Gold Rush - Trade Show Executive

AWARDS & SUMMIT: THE 2012 GOLD RUSH
The preeminent trade show
organizers in the U.S. were
honored in Washington last month for
the hard work and deft touches that
made their exhibitions the biggest
and best of 2011.
Held October 3-5 at the Ritz-Carlton
Washington, DC, the fifth annual Trade
Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Awards
& Summit saluted the 100 largest trade
shows of the past year, and then singled
out 14 events for their remarkable
achievements in social media practices,
green initiatives, global participation
and economic impact.
“Today’s leaders are working in a new
economic and technological landscape,”
said Darlene Gudea, president of Trade
Show Executive Media Group. “The
Gold 100 Awards & Summit gathered
the best minds in the industry, not only
to celebrate their triumphs in 2011 and
2012, but to also lay the groundwork
for new directions in 2013.”
The 2012 Gold Gala was held for the
first time on the East Coast and drew
a record attendance of 182 delegates.
“Holding the Gold 100 in Washington,
DC and moving the event to a slightly
later date enabled many leading organizers
to participate for the first time,”
said Diane Bjorklund, vice president of
events. “We hosted 38 people who had
not been able to attend in previous years
due to schedule conflicts with their
shows or their overseas counterparts.”
BY HIL ANDERSON, senior editor and
DANICA TORMOHLEN, contributing editor