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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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