Registration Roundup
By Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 2/23/2004
Reed Exhibitions reported that its PGA Merchandise Show drew more than 40,000 attendees and nearly 1,200 exhibitors to Orlando's Orange County Convention Center Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. The show spanned 505,300 net square feet of paid exhibit space, not including 100,000 net sq. ft. of interactive space, and included its first-ever equipment testing center. The show is scheduled to return to Orlando Jan. 27-30, 2005.
The Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show drew 655 exhibitors and 13,086 attendees and spanned 127,000 net square feet during its first staging at Chicago's McCormick Place, according to producers at the Sanford Organization. Exhibitor turnout at the Jan. 14-16 event beat the show's previous record of 610 set in 2002 at Chicago's Navy Piers. Next year's horticultural show will be held at McCormick Jan. 19-21.
