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Square Footage Meeting
Space Occupied, Square Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees
Data derived from reader
board reports
covering 652 hotels in 48 markets across 36 states and provinces*
Total number of events
surveyed for
time period: 27,498
Square Footage Meeting Space
Occupied – North
America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Sq Ft - Meeting Space
Occupied
|
|
1.
|
Fall 2006 Dealer Buying
Market
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
466,338
|
|
2.
|
MID-AMERICA CABLE TELE
COMMUNICATIONS ASSN TRADESHOW
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
382,749
|
|
3.
|
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ON AGROTERRORISM
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
276,536
|
|
4.
|
The 2006 Advent Conference
|
Washington, DC
|
274,645
|
|
5.
|
INTERNATIONAL AEROSOL
CONFERENCE
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
231,737
|
|
6.
|
2006 National Golden
Retriever Specialty
|
Kansas
City,
KS
|
178,575
|
|
7.
|
Taking Action For Animals
|
Washington, DC
|
177,516
|
|
8.
|
16TH ANNUAL
SPE THERMOFORMING CONFERENCE
|
Nashville, TN
|
177,292
|
|
9.
|
SYLVAN 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
|
Washington, DC
|
135,984
|
|
10.
|
OREGON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
2006
|
Portland, OR
|
134,018
|
Square Footage Catered – North America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Sq Ft – Meeting Space
Catered Events
|
|
1.
|
MID-AMERICA CABLE TELE
COMMUNICATIONS ASSN TRADESHOW
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
94,434
|
|
2.
|
Fall 2006 Dealer Buying
Market
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
83,485
|
|
3.
|
SYLVAN 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
|
Washington, DC
|
82,977
|
|
4.
|
The 2006 Advent Conference
|
Washington, DC
|
81,774
|
|
5.
|
CBAI ANNUAL CONVENTION
2006 - STARS OF THE SHOW
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
66,402
|
|
6.
|
16TH ANNUAL
SPE THERMOFORMING CONFERENCE
|
Nashville, TN
|
59,792
|
|
7.
|
CAMACOL ANNIVERSARY DINNER
|
Miami, FL
|
55,440
|
|
8.
|
DADE CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
|
Miami, FL
|
55,440
|
|
9.
|
CPE 2006 SEC CONFERENCE
|
Washington, DC
|
55,414
|
|
10.
|
OREGON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
2006
|
Portland, OR
|
51,520
|
Estimated Number of Attendees – North America
|
|
Event
|
Market
|
Est Num of Attendees
|
|
1.
|
The 2006 Advent Conference
|
Washington, DC
|
5,887
|
|
2.
|
Fall 2006 Dealer Buying
Market
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
5,008
|
|
3.
|
Presbyterian Church in America,
Women of the Church
|
Atlanta, GA
|
4,088
|
|
4.
|
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
SURGERY OF THE HAND
|
Washington
|
2,572
|
|
5.
|
NIBA - THE BELTING
ASSOCIATION 2006 CONVENTION
|
Palm
Springs, CA
|
2,494
|
|
6.
|
2006 AIR FORCE
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
|
Washington, DC
|
2,475
|
|
7.
|
HENREDON ESTATE SALE AND
NOURISON RUG EXPO
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
2,059
|
|
8.
|
2006 IBM Websphere Portal
Technical Conference
|
Baltimore, MD
|
2,016
|
|
9.
|
SOUTHEAST BLENDING
CONFERENCE
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
2,014
|
|
10.
|
ASSOCIATION OF PET DOG
TRAINERS
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
1,969
|
SELECTED
MARKETS
Square Footage Meeting Space
Occupied – Suburban New York
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq Ft - Meeting Space
Occupied
|
|
1.
|
Ann Taylor Holiday 2006
District Managers' Meeting
|
Stamford, CN
|
46,724
|
|
2.
|
PRI-MED UPDATES
|
Stamford, CN
|
39,184
|
|
3.
|
CONVENCION HISPANA DE
ALCOHOLICOS ANONIMOS
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
31,952
|
|
4.
|
NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY FOR
RESPIRATORY CARE - SE CHAPTER
|
Melville, NY
|
31,837
|
|
5.
|
PMUSA SECTION 13 SALES
MEETING
|
Long
Branch, NJ
|
30,900
|
|
6.
|
QUESTRIANS
/ HSBC
|
Melville, NY
|
30,290
|
|
7.
|
BANK OF NEW YORK BRANCH
MANAGERS MEETING
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
30,116
|
|
8.
|
STSI HEALTHY WEEKEND
EXTRAVAGANZA 2006
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
27,484
|
|
9.
|
LEGAL & PRACTICAL
ISSUES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
|
Islandia, NY
|
25,792
|
|
10.
|
NEW YORK STATE COURT JUDICIAL
ASSOCIATION
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
25,786
|
Square Footage Catered – Suburban New York
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq Ft – Meeting Space
Catered Events
|
|
1.
|
NEW YORK STATE COURT JUDICIAL
ASSOCIATION
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
23,341
|
|
2.
|
HSBC BANK
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
16,708
|
|
3.
|
WALL STREET JOURNAL
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
13,568
|
|
4.
|
LEGAL & PRACTICAL
ISSUES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
|
Islandia, NY
|
12,896
|
|
5.
|
C-P MEETING
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
12,896
|
|
6.
|
NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY FOR
RESPIRATORY CARE - SE CHAPTER
|
Melville, NY
|
12,800
|
|
7.
|
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
|
Stamford, CN
|
12,720
|
|
8.
|
Regional Planning Comes
of Age
|
New
Brunswick, NJ
|
12,596
|
|
9.
|
PRUSA PROMOTION CONCEPTS
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
10,288
|
|
10.
|
ROSS PRODUCTS
|
Tarrytown, NY
|
10,000
|
Estimated Number of Attendees –
Suburban New York
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Est Num of Attendees
|
|
1.
|
CONVENCION HISPANA DE
ALCOHOLICOS ANONIMOS
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
1129
|
|
2.
|
PMUSA SECTION 13 SALES
MEETING
|
Long
Branch, NJ
|
770
|
|
3.
|
BANK OF NEW YORK BRANCH
MANAGERS MEETING
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
750
|
|
4.
|
STSI HEALTHY WEEKEND
EXTRAVAGANZA 2006
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
681
|
|
5.
|
HSBC BANK
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
639
|
|
6.
|
C-P MEETING
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
610
|
|
7.
|
HEROLDS PACESETTERS
CONFERENCE (2006)
|
Old Greenwich, CN
|
576
|
|
8.
|
GENEROSO POPE FOUNDATION
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
571
|
|
9.
|
WALL STREET JOURNAL
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
406
|
|
10.
|
NEW YORK STATE COURT JUDICIAL
ASSOCIATION
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
406
|
Square Footage Meeting Space
Occupied – Minneapolis
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq Ft - Meeting Space
Occupied
|
|
1.
|
INTERNATIONAL AEROSOL
CONFERENCE
|
St. Paul, MN
|
231,737
|
|
2.
|
PEACEMAKER CONFERENCE 2006
|
Bloomington, MN
|
103,353
|
|
3.
|
NCDVD
|
Bloomington, MN
|
60,379
|
|
4.
|
11 WHO CARE
|
Bloomington, MN
|
57,391
|
|
5.
|
APHSA - INFORMATION
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
54,195
|
|
6.
|
Total Life Care
|
Bloomington, MN
|
51,500
|
|
7.
|
ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
|
Bloomington, MN
|
51,080
|
|
8.
|
BEST BUY WOLF EVENT 2006
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
49,560
|
|
9.
|
NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION
|
St. Paul, MN
|
49,535
|
|
10.
|
AOAC INTL ANNUAL
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
48,439
|
Square Footage Catered – Minneapolis
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Sq Ft – Meeting Space
Catered Events
|
|
1.
|
BEST BUY WOLF EVENT 2006
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
49,560
|
|
2.
|
NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION
|
St. Paul, MN
|
37,590
|
|
3.
|
Total Life Care
|
Bloomington, MN
|
36,000
|
|
4.
|
11 WHO CARE
|
Bloomington, MN
|
35,626
|
|
5.
|
PEACEMAKER CONFERENCE 2006
|
Bloomington, MN
|
25,100
|
|
6.
|
Goodrich Corporation
|
Bloomington, MN
|
23,850
|
|
7.
|
LOVE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST
|
Bloomington, MN
|
22,065
|
|
8.
|
Discount Tire - 2006
Annual Celebration
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
19,708
|
|
9.
|
INPUT USERS GROUP
|
Bloomington, MN
|
18,876
|
|
10.
|
NCDVD
|
Bloomington, MN
|
16,326
|
Estimated Number of Attendees – Minneapolis
|
|
Event
|
City
|
Est Num of Attendees
|
|
1.
|
INTERNATIONAL AEROSOL
CONFERENCE
|
St. Paul, MN
|
1,090
|
|
2.
|
11 WHO CARE
|
Bloomington, MN
|
1,042
|
|
3.
|
INPUT USERS GROUP
|
Bloomington, MN
|
906
|
|
4.
|
Goodrich Corporation
|
Bloomington, MN
|
900
|
|
5.
|
LOVE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST
|
Bloomington, MN
|
723
|
|
6.
|
2006 CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
ANNUAL GATHERING
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
706
|
|
7.
|
BEST BUY WOLF EVENT 2006
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
618
|
|
8.
|
NW BUYERS
|
Bloomington, MN
|
603
|
|
9.
|
ALLEN D LEMAN SWINE
CONFERENCE
|
St. Paul, MN
|
597
|
|
10.
|
NCDVD
|
Bloomington, MN
|
590
|
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*Data are
derived from the Knowland Group’s national reader board service. Hotels surveyed are determined by request from
Knowland Group clients. Data do not
represent a scientific study. Estimated
number of attendees is based on size of meeting rooms occupied and,
where
possible to determine, configuration of rooms and does not necessarily
correspond to room nights actualized. Data
on catered events are determined by function
descriptions. Single instance events, such
as weddings,
although included in client reports, or omitted here.
Certain oversized properties, including
conference and convention centers, although included in client reports
if
requested, are omitted here.
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