Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied,
Square
Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees
Data derived from reader board reports
covering
521 hotels in 42 markets across 32 states and provinces*
Total number of events surveyed for time
period:
18,003
.
Square
Footage Meeting Space Occupied – North America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Sq
Ft - Meeting Space Occupied
|
|
1.
|
INTERNATIONAL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST SINGLES RETREAT
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
185,390
|
|
2.
|
DOLLAR
GENERAL DISTRICT MANGER'S MEETING
|
Nashville, TN
|
172,311
|
|
3.
|
PENTECOSTAL
CHURCHES OF THE APOSTOLIC FAITH
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
170,101
|
|
4.
|
ALPHA
PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,INC 2006 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
|
Washington,
Dc
|
158,588
|
|
5.
|
Fannie
Mae - Community Development Training
|
Washington, DC
|
138,258
|
|
6.
|
14th
SPORE Investigators Workshop
|
Baltimore, MD
|
127,944
|
|
7.
|
General
Electric African American Forum
|
Baltimore, MD
|
123,799
|
|
8.
|
CAMPUS
PROGRESS NATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE
|
Washington, DC
|
121,896
|
|
9.
|
2006
NAF ANNUAL INSTITUTE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT
|
Detroit, MI
|
120,661
|
|
10.
|
CHI
OMEGA FRATERNITY CONVENTION 2006
|
Washington, DC
|
120,409
|
Square
Footage Catered – North America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Sq
Ft – Meeting Space Catered Events
|
|
1.
|
NC
ASSOCIATION OF CPA'S
|
Greensboro, NC
|
71,579
|
|
2.
|
Alpha-Kappa-Alpha
Authority 2006
|
Detroit, MI
|
69,338
|
|
3.
|
COACH
S M C
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
62,130
|
|
4.
|
FRCCSCALE
TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2006
|
Orlando, FL
|
57,600
|
|
5.
|
CELGENE
CORPORATION
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
55,470
|
|
6.
|
DOLLAR
GENERAL DISTRICT MANGER'S MEETING
|
Nashville, TN
|
53,631
|
|
7.
|
NATIONAL
ASIAN PACIFIC CATHOLIC CONVOCATION 2006 - NARMCNY A
|
Washington, DC
|
46,000
|
|
8.
|
14th
SPORE Investigators Workshop
|
Baltimore, MD
|
39,871
|
|
9.
|
General
Electric African American Forum
|
Baltimore, MD
|
39,575
|
|
10.
|
Agricultural
Media summit
|
Portland, OR
|
38,709
|
Estimated
Number of Attendees – North America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Est
Num of Attendees
|
|
1.
|
CountyConference
|
Orlando, FL
|
4,271
|
|
2.
|
FRCCSCALE
TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2006
|
Orlando, FL
|
3,456
|
|
3.
|
Alpha-Kappa-Alpha
Authority 2006
|
Detroit, MI
|
3,399
|
|
4.
|
ALPHA
PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,INC 2006 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
|
Washington, DC
|
2,751
|
|
5.
|
NC
ASSOCIATION OF CPA'S
|
Greensboro, NC
|
2,340
|
|
6.
|
PRAISE
CHAPEL
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
2,145
|
|
7.
|
TENNESSEEREADINGFIRSTACADEMY
|
Memphis, TN
|
1,810
|
|
8.
|
LAW
SCHOOL FORUM
|
Washington, DC
|
1,797
|
|
9.
|
TREMAINE
DANCE NATIONAL COMPETITATIONS
|
Orlando, FL
|
1,623
|
|
10.
|
ClinCon
2006
|
Orlando, FL
|
1,623
|
SELECTED
MARKETS
Washington DC
Square
Footage Meeting Space Occupied – Washington, DC
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq
Ft - Meeting Space Occupied
|
|
1.
|
ALPHA
PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,INC 2006 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
|
Washington, DC
|
158,588
|
|
2.
|
Fannie
Mae - Community Development Training
|
Washington, DC
|
138,258
|
|
3.
|
CAMPUS
PROGRESS NATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE
|
Washington, DC
|
121,896
|
|
4.
|
CHI
OMEGA FRATERNITY CONVENTION 2006
|
Arlington, VA
|
120,409
|
|
5.
|
340B
COALITION CONFERENCE
|
Washington, DC
|
103,496
|
|
6.
|
Data
Users Conference 2006
|
Washington, DC
|
102,408
|
|
7.
|
NHSC
Ambassadors Conference
|
Washington, DC
|
100,257
|
|
8.
|
LAW
SCHOOL FORUM
|
Washington, DC
|
99,483
|
|
9.
|
International
Corporate Governance Network
|
Washington, DC
|
93,689
|
|
10.
|
AARS
SUMMER WORK SHOP
|
Washington, DC
|
91,938
|
Square
Footage Catered – Washington,
Dc
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq
Ft – Meeting Space Catered Events
|
|
1.
|
Leaders
Conference
|
|
|
|
2.
|
NATIONAL
ASIAN PACIFIC CATHOLIC CONVOCATION 2006 - NARMCNY A
|
Arlington, VA
|
46,000
|
|
3.
|
Operations
Department Meeting
|
Washington, DC
|
38,064
|
|
4.
|
NHSC
Ambassadors Conference
|
Washington, DC
|
38,064
|
|
5.
|
340B
COALITION CONFERENCE
|
Washington, DC
|
35,314
|
|
6.
|
Fannie
Mae - Community Development Training
|
Washington, DC
|
34,272
|
|
7.
|
| |