2017 TSNN Awards Top 50 Fastest-growing Shows Unveiled
May 1, 2017
For the eighth year in row, Trade Show News Network will hold its prestigious and original TSNN Awards program that honors the top fastest-growing shows in attendance and net square footage on tap Aug. 21-23 collocated with Connect Expo in New Orleans.
The list of 50 shows that will be feted during the three-day, celebration-filled event can be found listed below and also HERE.
“The Top 50 fastest-growing show winners were chosen by their show’s growth rate between 2014-2016 in attendance and net square footage,” said TSNN President and Editor-in-Chief Rachel Wimberly.
She added, “We are really excited to fete all of the winners for an incredible three-day weekend celebration of the 2017 TSNN Awards at Connect Expo in New Orleans!”
During the celebration in New Orleans, the top association and for-profit fastest-growing shows in net square footage and top association and for-profit fastest-growing shows in attendance will be celebrated during the TSNN Awards Gala, along with the overall fastest-growing show in each category.
The top 25 winners in net square growth from 2014 to 2016 cover a wide range of industries, such as concrete, woodworking and solar.
The top 25 winners in overall attendance growth from 2014 to 2016 also are a diverse mix of industries, including music, helicopters and fashion.
The 2017 TSNN Awards event highlights include an opening night reception at the famous Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.
The next day will be the TSNN Awards Conference at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, as well as a breakfast and lunch with high-level keynotes.
The gala awards evening, which also will be held at the New Orleans CC, will celebrate the 50 fastest-growing shows in attendance and net square footage, as well as a special “Industry Icon Award” honoree, TSNN’s Best of Tech Innovation Award (sponsored by GES) and TSNN’s “Best of Show” awards, celebrating shows that are creating engagement on their showfloors in creative ways.
In addition, The Expo Group’s “Show Manager of the Year Awards” will be held during the 2017 TSNN Awards and will honor five show managers from different-sized shows in the industry. Nominations currently are open HERE.
The TSNN Awards is proud to be partnered with awards co-founder The Expo Group, as well as collocated with Connect Expo.
Connect Expo is a hosted-buyer, reverse-style trade show for the exhibition and trade show industry that is expected to draw more than 150 trade show organizers. For more information, please visit HERE.
HERE is a full list of TSNN Awards sponsors.
For more information on the TSNN Awards, please visit the asp designed web site - www.T-awards.com.
For sponsorship information on the 2017 TSNN Awards, please contact John Rice, head of TSNN sales and development, (617) 201 7088 jrice@tsnn.com.
Registration for the awards is limited to winners, their guests and sponsor suppliers. Please contact John Rice for more information on signing up as a supplier attendee.
Here are the 2017 TSNN Awards Top 50 Fastest-growing shows in net square footage and attendance:
Top 25 Fastest-growing in Net Square Footage
Coverings
World of Concrete
Solar Power International
NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits
ASCO Annual Meeting
Cosmoprof North America 2016
IFT16: Where Science Feeds Innovation
Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market - July
CES
International Woodworking Fair (IWF)
2016 NBAA-BACE Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition
GIE+EXPO
MODEX 2016
The Work Truck Show
NAHB International Builders Show
Global Pet Expo
Natural Products Expo West/Engredea
2016 SGIA Expo
IPPE: International Production & Processing Expo
Fresh Summit Convention & Expo
HIMSS16
LIGHTFAIR International
NAB Show
National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
SuperZoo
Top 25 Fastest-growing in Attendance
ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America
ASIS International
HAI HELI-EXPO
The NAMM Show
IAAPA Attractions Expo
Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show (WWETT)
Safari Club International Annual Hunter's Convention
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
InfoComm International
SEMA 2016 Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
AAPEX
Premiere Orlando
RECon
MAGIC Market Week (WWDMAGIC/FN Platform/Sourcing at MAGIC/WSA@MAGIC/Project/Pool, STITCH, The Collective, Project Women’s) - Aug.
Summer Fancy Food Show
ASD Las Vegas - Aug.
Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
NADA/ATD Convention & Expo
NACS Show
CEDIA 2016
PLMA's Private Label Trade Show
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
ISC West - International Security Conference West
IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show
FDIC International (Fire Department Instructors Conference)
Partner Voices
Overview:
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In October 2023, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve allocating Tourist Development Tax funding for the $560 million Phase 5A completion of the OCCC. The Convention Way Grand Concourse project will include enhancements to the North-South Building, featuring an additional 60,000 square feet of meeting space, an 80,000- square-foot ballroom and new entry to the North-South Building along Convention Way.
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OCCC Events:
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The Center’s top five events during their 2022-2023 fiscal year included:
AAU Jr. National Volleyball Championships 2023
200,000 Attendees
$257 Million in Economic Impact
MEGACON 2023
160,000 Attendees
$205 Million in Economic Impact
Open Championship Series 2023
69,500 Attendees
$89 Million in Economic Impact
Sunshine Classic 2023
42,000 Attendees
$54 Million in Economic Impact
Premiere Orlando 2023
42,000 Attendees
$108 Million in Economic Impact
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