the September 2008 Issue in PDF Format - Trade Show Executive
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T r e n d i n g & S p e n d i n g<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong>’s Exposition Forecast<strong>in</strong>g Board<br />
Terence Donnelly,<br />
VP, <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Markets,<br />
Experient<br />
“Of all <strong>the</strong> events that Experient is manag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
attendee registration, 52% are ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir pace with last year. Approximately 25%<br />
have decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g attendance. The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
23% tracked attendance growth. There are two<br />
sectors that are completely flat <strong>in</strong> attendance<br />
numbers: Food and Raw Materials/Science. The<br />
largest decl<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> event attendance occurred<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Build<strong>in</strong>g, Construction, Home & Repair<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry. The largest growth occurred <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Government, Public and Nonpublic Services<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry.”<br />
Terence Donnelly<br />
terence.donnelly@experient-<strong>in</strong>c.com<br />
Brian Tully,<br />
Senior Vice President,<br />
Food Market<strong>in</strong>g Institute<br />
Steven Hacker,<br />
President & CEO,<br />
International Association of<br />
Exhibitions & Events (IAEE)<br />
Carrie Freeman<br />
Parsons<br />
Vice Chairman &<br />
Chief Market<strong>in</strong>g Officer, Freeman<br />
Steve Moore,<br />
President & CEO,<br />
Greater Phoenix Convention<br />
& Visitors Bureau<br />
Clark Williams,<br />
President,<br />
CompuSystems<br />
Tom Mobley<br />
Senior Vice President,<br />
Convention Centers,<br />
Global Spectrum<br />
Gregg Caren,<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
of Strategic Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Development, SMG<br />
Robert Canton,<br />
Director, Convention &<br />
Tourism Service,<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers<br />
James Rooney,<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Director,<br />
Massachusetts Convention<br />
Center Authority<br />
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