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Meetings Industry Trade Shows |
| MCLEAN, VA (Sept. 13, 2002) � The Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) debuted an additional
HSMAI Meetings Quest trade show in St. Louis yesterday, bringing the total
number of shows annually to a record 11 for HSMAI, the largest operator
of meetings industry trade shows. At a time when suppliers are searching
for cost-effective ways to generate business, and buyers are looking for
options and the greatest value, HSMAI delivers like no other organization
in the marketplace.
With its portfolio of HSMAI Affordable Meetings and HSMAI Meetings Quest,
HSMAI ranks number one in terms of meeting planners (5,286), exhibitors
(1,715) and number of shows held (11).
by Overall Planner Attendees* 1 HSMAI 11 5286 1715 2 ASAE** 1 2300 460 3 MPI** 2 2250 800 4 GWSAE 1 2000 750 5 PGI 3 1900 400 6 Assn Forum of Chicagoland 1 1500 650 7 NYSAE 1 1300 150 8 VNU Expositions 1 1000 200 Per Show Planner Attendees 1 ASAE Annual Conference** Varies ASAE 2300 2 Springtime in the Park Washington, DC GWSAE 2000 3 HSMAI Affordable Meetings Washington, DC HSMAI 1875 4 Holiday Showcase Chicago, IL Ass Forum 1500 5 World Education Congress** Varies MPI 1350 6 We Love New York New York, NY NYSAE 1300 7 HSMAI Affordable Meetings Chicago, IL HSMAI 1053 8 Meeting World New York, NY VNU Expositions 1000 9 Destination Showcase Washington, DC PGI 900 10 Professional Education Conference**Varies MPI 900 11 HSMAI Affordable Meetings San Jose, CA HSMAI 807 12 Destination Showcase Chicago, IL PGI 600 13 Destination Showcase New York, NY PGI 400 14 HSMAI Meetings Quest Washington, DC HSMAI 375 15 HSMAI Meetings Quest Atlanta, GA HSMAI 225 16 HSMAI Meetings Quest Chicago, IL HSMAI 230 17 HSMAI Meetings Quest Boston, MA HSMAI 170 18 HSMAI Meetings Quest Dallas, TX HSMAI 153 19 HSMAI Meetings Quest St. Louis HSMAI 150*** 20 HSMAI Meetings Quest Anaheim, CA HSMAI 127 21 HSMAI Meetings Quest Minneapolis, MN HSMAI 121 By Exhibitors 1 Springtime in the Park Washington, DC GWSAE 750 2 Holiday Showcase Chicago, IL Ass Forum 650 3 HSMAI Affordable Meetings Washington, DC HSMAI 605 4 World Education Congress** Varies MPI 525 5 ASAE Annual Conference** Varies ASAE 460 6 HSMAI Affordable Meetings Chicago, IL HSMAI 325 7 Professional Education Conference**Varies MPI 275 8 HSMAI Affordable Meetings San Jose, CA HSMAI 260 9 Meeting World New York, NY VNU Expositions 200 10 Destination Showcase Washington, DC PGI 190 11 We Love New York New York, NY NYSAE 150 12 Destination Showcase Chicago, IL PGI 110 13 HSMAI Meetings Quest Washington, DC HSMAI 110 14 Destination Showcase New York, NY PGI 100 15 HSMAI Meetings Quest Atlanta, GA HSMAI 90 16 HSMAI Meetings Quest Chicago, IL HSMAI 85 17 HSMAI Meetings Quest Boston, MA HSMAI 50 18 HSMAI Meetings Quest Dallas, TX HSMAI 50 19 HSMAI Meetings Quest St. Louis HSMAI 50*** 20 HSMAI Meetings Quest Minneapolis, MN HSMAI 50 21 HSMAI Meetings Quest Anaheim, CA HSMAI 40 By Shows Held 1 HSMAI 11 5286 1715 2 PGI 3 1900 400 3 MPI** 2 2250 800 4 ASAE 1 2300 450 5 GWSAE 1 2000 750 6 Assn Forum of Chicagoland 1 1500 650 7 NYSAE 1 1300 150 8 VNU Expositions 1 1000 200 *Attendance numbers are based on the most recent shows held as reported
by the individual organizations or by media reports.
�With one of our key missions being to bring buyers and suppliers in hospitality, travel and tourism together, each show brand has an excellent reputation for attracting qualified meeting planners from various market segments in diverse geographical markets,� says Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI. �Being the industry leader affords us opportunities and benefits that directly impact exhibitors and meeting planners. Our scope and range is unmatched in terms of penetrating the meeting planner community in the most geographic markets, as well as attracting the largest number of planners and suppliers,� he adds. The launch of a new St. Louis show yesterday, Sept. 12, brings the HSMAI Meetings Quest line-up to eight regional, one-day forums held in the fall. The remaining line-up for 2002 is: Atlanta (Sept. 19); Boston (Oct. 2); Minneapolis (Oct. 10); Chicago (Oct. 24); Dallas (Nov. 8); Washington, DC (Nov. 26); and Anaheim (Dec. 5). Meetings Quest was founded by James T. Dunn Enterprises in September of 1984 with its first show in Washington, DC, and has benefited from its affiliation with HSMAI since 1997. The one-day show format features educational sessions, a reception and luncheon with a speaker, and an afternoon trade show providing the opportunity for meeting planners to visit one-on-one with suppliers. The highly successful HSMAI Affordable Meetings � a two-day event that couples a trade show format with over 20 educational sessions and boasts a three-to-one ratio of suppliers to buyers, is held in three cities annually. Dates for the 2003 shows are: HSMAI Affordable Mid-America in Chicago (April 2-3); HSMAI Affordable West in San Jose (June 11-12); and HSMAI Affordable National in Washington, DC (Sept. 3-4). All HSMAI Affordable Meetings and HSMAI Meetings Quest shows, which are free to qualified meeting planners, have an educational component so that participants can get expert advice about topics and issues that will help further develop their sales skills and business techniques. Meeting planners and exhibitors seeking more information should visit the respective websites at www.affordablemeetings.com or www.meetingsquest.com. HSMAI is an international organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry, while operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and sales and marketing management disciplines. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprising nearly 7,000 members from 35 countries and 60 chapters worldwide. |
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8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300 McLean, VA 22102 phone (703) 610-9024 www.hsmai.org |