2011 Top 250 US Trade Shows

For a complete 2011 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows list that includes contact information please contact Bradford Christison at bchristison@tsnn.com.

TSNN Rank by NSF Event Event Date(s) Venue
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ICUEE - The Demo Expo (Intl. Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition) ICUEE, the International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition, is known as The Demo Expo for its extensive hands-on working-equipment demonstrations in job-like conditions at ground level, underground and overhead. Held every two years in Louisville, Kentucky, with displays of the latest construction and utility equipment technologies and product innovations. The show is industry-run and supported, with co-located industry events. Features extensive industry education, training and professional certification programs; 2011 was second largest for registered attendees.
Organizer: Association of Equipment Manufacturers
# Exhibitors:801
# Attendees:10,407
10/04/2011 to 10/06/2011
Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville
NSF: 1,111,908
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Winter Las Vegas Market Located in one of the world's most accessible and exciting cities, World Market Center Las Vegas is the largest, fastest-growing new home furnishings trade complex in the world. Las Vegas Market is its flagship show, drawing a diverse group of 50,000 qualified buyers and other industry professionals from around the globe to each semi-annual market.
Organizer: International Market Centers
# Exhibitors:550
# Attendees:50,000
01/30/2011 to 02/03/2011
World Market Center Las Vegas
NSF: 1,084,975
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SEMA 2011 Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Part of the largest automotive aftermarket trade event in the world. The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world (PLEASE NOTE: THE SEMA SHOW IS NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC). It draws the industry's brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, marine and RV markets.
Organizer: ConvExx
# Exhibitors:2,140
# Attendees:131,000
11/01/2011 to 11/04/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 935,000
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NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention Aircraft interior, component, maintenance and operations companies; sales, management and related services; airports and airport operations companies; business and financial services; safety, security, and emergency preparation companies; transportation services.
Organizer: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
# Exhibitors:1,106
# Attendees:26,077
10/10/2011 to 10/12/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 935,000
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RECon 2011 RECon is the global convention for the shopping center industry and provides networking, deal making and educational opportunities for retail real estate professionals from around the world.
Organizer: International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
# Exhibitors:880
# Attendees:30,000
05/22/2011 to 05/25/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 900,000
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MAGIC Marketplace (MAGIC/WWDMAGIC/MAGIC kids/Sourcing at MAGIC/Project/Pool) - Aug. MAGIC is where the international community of apparel, accessories and footwear professionals trades information, previews trends, builds business and shops fashion unlike anywhere else in the industry. Each February and August, tens of thousands of attendees from over 80 countries meet more than 5,000 emerging-to-established brands to spark the strategic connections that become the relationships of tomorrow.
Organizer: Advanstar Communications Inc.
# Exhibitors:3,892
# Attendees:62,035
02/14/2011 to 02/18/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 873,140
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Summer Las Vegas Market Located in one of the world's most accessible and exciting cities, World Market Center Las Vegas is the largest, fastest-growing new home furnishings trade complex in the world. Las Vegas Market is its flagship show, drawing a diverse group of 50,000 qualified buyers and other industry professionals from around the globe to each semi-annual market.
Organizer: International Market Centers
# Exhibitors:430
# Attendees:50,000
08/01/2011 to 08/05/2011
World Market Center Las Vegas
NSF: 823,937
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MAGIC Marketplace (MAGIC/WWDMAGIC/MAGIC kids/Sourcing at MAGIC/Project/Pool) - Feb. MAGIC is where the international community of apparel, accessories and footwear professionals trades information, previews trends, builds business and shops fashion unlike anywhere else in the industry. Each February and August, tens of thousands of attendees from over 80 countries meet more than 5,000 emerging-to-established brands to spark the strategic connections that become the relationships of tomorrow.
Organizer: Advanstar Communications Inc.
# Exhibitors:3,398
# Attendees:60,426
08/21/2011 to 08/24/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 812,450
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GIE+EXPO 2011 The largest professional exposition in North America for the lawn and garden industry.
Organizer: Sellers Expositions
# Exhibitors:589
# Attendees:12,630
10/27/2011 to 10/29/2011
Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville
NSF: 773,850
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2011 NAB Show NAB Showᆴ is the world's largest event covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways.
Organizer: National Association of Broadcasters
# Exhibitors:1,546
# Attendees:58,564
04/11/2011 to 04/14/2011
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 745,737
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