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Fastest 50 Entry Form
May 8-10, 2024
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Trade Show Executive will honor the fastest-growing trade shows held in the U.S. in 2022 as the Fastest 50 Class of 2022. 50 winners will be selected based on percentage of growth in each of the following categories: net square feet, number of exhibiting companies, and number of attendees. Submit this completed questionnaire to enter your show for consideration for the Fastest 50. Please see the guidelines and criteria below to ensure your show qualifies for entry. If you have questions, contact
Carri Jensen at (541) 286-4014 or
cjensen@tradeshowexecutive.com
Trade Show Executive Fastest 50 Qualification Guidelines and Criteria
The following criteria will determine the 50 Fastest-Growing Shows in the U.S.:
The trade show must have taken place in person within the United States in 2022.
Only trade shows are considered.
Only in-person metrics are considered.
50 winners will be selected based on percentage of growth in each of the following categories: net square feet of paid exhibit space, number of exhibiting companies, and number of attendees.
Annual shows will be evaluated on percentage of growth from 2021 to 2022. If the show did not take place in 2021, the show will be evaluated on percentage of growth from the last in-person edition to 2022.
Biennial shows must have taken place in 2022 and will be evaluated on percentage of growth since the last show edition (2020). If the show did not take place in 2020, the show will be evaluated on percentage of growth from the last in-person edition to 2022.
Triennial shows must have taken place in 2022 and will be evaluated on percentage of growth since the last show edition (2019).
Quadrennial shows must have taken place in 2022 and will be evaluated on percentage of growth since the last show edition (2018).
Show must have a minimum of 15,000 net square feet of paid exhibit space for both years under review.
If co-located shows are submitted as one show, the co-location must have existed for both years under review. Shows that are not co-located for both years must submit statistics without the co-located space.
Only temporary space will be considered.
A senior-level executive of the show management company or association official must sign supporting documents to certify show metrics.
BASIC SHOW DATA
Show Name:
Full Show Name(if different):
Owner of Show or Parent Company:
Type of Show Management
Association/Society/Not-for-Profit
Independent Organizer
Name of Show Management
Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Country
Main Phone:
Web Address:
Title:
Top Executive's Phone:
Top Executive's Email:
Other Key Management Staff (names, titles, email):
List any other organizations that provided exhibit sales, floor management, and/or marketing services in 2022 as an extension of show management (specify services provided):
Show Frequency:
Annual
Semi-Annual
Biennial
Triennial
Quadrennial
Show Rotation Pattern:
Fixed Location
Alternating Location
Is the show audited by an external show auditing organization?
Yes
No
If yes, by whom?
Show's Industry Sector
Building, Construction, Home & Repair
Communication & Information Technology
Consumer Goods & Retail Trade
Discretionary Consumer Services
Education
Financial, Legal & Real Estate
Food
Government
Industrial/Heavy Machinery & Finished Business Outputs
Medical & Healthcare
Professional Business Services
Raw Material & Science
Sporting Goods, Travel & Amusement
Transportation
Choose one of the following:
TRADE SHOW DETAILS
2022 Show Dates:
2022 Show Location (venue, city & state):
Was the 2022 show open to the public any days?
Yes
No
If yes, which days?
2021 Show (or Last In-Person Edition) Dates:
2021 Show (or Last In-Person Edition) Location (venue, city & state):
Was the 2021 show (or last in-person edition) open to the public any days?
Yes
No
If yes, which days?
Show's Market Sector:
Exhibitor Profile (40 words or less):
Attendee Profile (40 words or less):
2022 Space Rate (indicate rate per square foot for a standard 10'x10' indoor booth for each applicable category):
Standard Rate:
Member Rate:
Non-Member Rate:
Outdoor Rate:
Other Rate (Specify):
2022 General Service Contractor:
2022 Registration Contractor (indicate if handled in-house):
2022 Housing Contractor (indicate if handled in-house):
2022 Virtual Contractor (indicate if handled in-house):
2022 Total Number of Room Nights:
2022 Total Number of Peak Room Nights:
Number of Exhibitor Rebookings Secured at the 2022 Show for the Next Edition:
Year Show Established:
Year of Largest Show (by nsf):
Show Highlights (major milestones and factors that influenced show growth) (40 words or less):
Future Show Dates & Locations
Year
Dates
Venue, City & State
Type of Show(In Person, Virtual, Hybrid)
Add
Remove
TRADE SHOW METRICS
Show Name:
Net Square Feet of Paid Exhibit Space (In Person):
(Number of booths multiplied by the size of each booth. Not the size of the exhibit hall. For example, 200 10'x10' booths would be 20,000 nsf)
2022
2021
2020
Number of Exhibiting Companies (In Person):
2022
2021
2020
Total Attendance (In Person):
2022
2021
2020
Professional Attendance (In Person):
2022
2021
2020
Other (exhibitors, staff, speakers, guests, etc.) (In Person):
2022
2021
2020
Type of Show (indicate "In Person," "Virtual," or "Hybrid" for each show year):
2022
In Person
Virtual
Hybrid
2021
In Person
Virtual
Hybrid
2020
In Person
Virtual
Hybrid
SHOW STATISTICS VERIFICATION
I hereby certify that all statistical information provided on this form is accurate and complete. (Statistics must be verified by a senior-level executive of the show management company or association official.) I have read the Trade Show Executive Fastest 50 Qualification Guidelines and Criteria and certify that this show meets the criteria.
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