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March 19th, 2015

Exposition Industry Sees Soft Growth of 1.1 Percent for 2012

Every quarter, event management company a2z aggregates data from hundreds of expositions managed using its platform and releases a Quarterly Exposition Industry Analysis.

This analysis reflects the overall trends on the performance of the  trade show industry alongside  a sector by sector breakdown of performance, and Net Square Footage (NSF) pacing of the previous six and upcoming six months.

2013 International CES – Three Insights from the Man Who Runs It

Submitted by rwimberly@tsnn.com on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 11:46

There’s no doubt in my mind that it takes a strong, outspoken and extremely intelligent leader to command an organization like the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The International Consumer Electronics Show is the largest showcase in the technology industry, and when it comes to consumer electronics, they ARE the leader. Last year’s show boasted more than 153,000 attendees who interacted with 3,100 exhibitors covering more than 1.8 million square feet.

2013 International CES Breaks Records

The Consumer Electronic Association's 2013 International CES, the world's largest event for the global technology industry, got even bigger and brighter this year, if that's even possible, taking over the Las Vegas Convention Center and several other venues Jan. 8–11.

The show featured more than 3,250 exhibitors across 1.9 million net square feet of exhibit space, breaking the record of 1.865 net square feet and 3,239 exhibitors in 2012. Attendance was expected to surpass 150,000, with more than 35,000 from outside the U.S.

UFI Year-end Report Indicates Slowdown in Asia-Pacific Region; Higher Turnover in Americas for 2013

Most of the worldwide exhibition growth for the past few years has been focused on the Asia-Pacific region, where GDPs in countries such as China have gone gangbusters, but, according to UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry’s year-end 10th Global Barometer Survey, that growth now seems to be shifting to the Americas going into 2013.

“While Asia-Pacific has been the main growth area since 2010, the situation there is shifting with slower growth expected in 2013,” said UFI Managing Director Paul Woodward.

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March 30th, 2015 - April 2nd, 2015
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