The winners for EXPO’s 2006 Best New Show Awards are:
Category: Trade Show (Stand-alone Launch)
Las Vegas Market
Show Organizer: World Market Center
Dates: July 25-29, 2005
Location: World Market Center & Pavilions and Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
Show stats: 60,000 attendees; 1,200 exhibiting companies; 1.6 million paid net square feet
Staff responsible for launch: Gerald Sawyer, COO; Dave Palmer, General Manager; Briana Mackey, Show Director; Dana Pretner, Director of Marketing and Public Relations; Babs Blair, Director of Leasing; Lois Richards, Leasing Manager Temp Exhibits; and Tim Branscome, Director of International Business Development.
Category: Consumer show
Kansas City Pet Expo
Show organizer: Pat Riha Productions
Dates: May 13-15, 2005
Location: American Royal Center, Kansas City, MO
Show stats: 8,700 attendees; 109 commercial exhibiting companies; 69 nonprofit organizations; 15,575 paid net square feet
Staff responsible for launch: Patrick Riha, President/Show Manager; Kate Riha, VP/Administration Officer; Mylane Bryant, Event Coordinator; Gretchen Evans, Sales Manager; Melody Petet, Public Relations; and Jess Bodelson, Accountant.
Category: Trade Show (Co-located Launch)
Industrial Fire & Security, co-located with the 15th Annual Clean Gulf Conference and Exhibition
Show organizer: Trade Fair Group
Dates: Nov. 9-10, 2005
Location: Moody Gardens Convention Center, Galveston, TX
Show Stats: 357 attendees; 66 exhibiting companies; 8,500 paid net square feet
Staff responsible for launch: Sean Guerre, President and CEO; Laura Liptak, Conference Manager; Christy Williams, Sales Director; Julien DuPont, Sales Manager; Jamie Ressby, Marketing Coordinator; Remi Arimoto, Graphic Designer; Barbara Blair, Office Manager; and Melissa Helms, Office Administrator.
Category: Trade and Consumer Show
Podcast and Portable Media Expo
Show organizer: TNC New Media
Dates: Nov. 11-12, 2005
Location: Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
Show Stats: 2,037 attendees; 60 exhibiting companies; 7,500 paid net square feet
Staff responsible for launch: Tim Bourquin, Founder; Luann Alesio, Show Manager; Laura Laflin, Registration Manager; Paul Rahmes, Creative Director; and Bonnie Adama, Conference Coordinator.
Category: Nontraditional event
Business Facilities LiveXchange
Show Organizer: Group C Communications
Dates: Nov. 6-8, 2005
Location: Chateau Elan, Braselton, GA
Show Stats: 30 attendees; 16 exhibiting Companies
Staff responsible for launch: Ted Coene, President; Karim Khan, Editor in Chief; Jim Semple, Sales Manager; and Donna Venito, Event Director.
For more information, contact Danica Tormohlen at dtormohlen@ascendmedia.com or 913-344-1303. Stay tuned for details about the 2007 Best New Show Awards.
