ENTRY FORM for Trade Show Executive’s Second Annual Gold Award Gala & Directory

TSE’s Second  Annual Gold 100 Award Gala & Directory will honor the 100 trade shows of 2008  which  have set the gold standard for the trade show industry. 

This questionnaire is the first step in determining the honorees for this elite, by-invitation only event set for September 23-25 at the brand new Terranea Resort & Conference Center in Palos Verdes, CA [a short 20 miles from LAX or Long Beach Airport]. Please call our editorial team if you need any assistance in completing this form. (Our direct phone numbers are listed at the end.)

 

Please look at last year’s listing (see attached PDF) and update it with 2008 statistics. If there are any changes in address, staff or other data, please make corrections on this entry form.

 
PART I: Basic Data  
  Show Name:
  2007 Show Dates:
  2007 Show Site Location: (facility,city,state)
     
 

Show Management
(check one):

    Association/Society/Not-for-Profit Organization
   Independent Organizer
 

Name of Show Management Company or Association:
  Street Address:
  Address (city,state,zip):
  Phone:
  Web Address:
     
  Top Executive Responsible
for the Show (name,title):
  His/Her Contact Info
(phone/email address):
  Other Key Management Staff
(and their titles):
  Parent company:

          

PART II: Fast Facts  
  Show Frequency:  Annual     Semi-Annual     Biennial     Triennial
  Rotation Pattern: Fixed Location     Alternating Location
  Market Sectors(s) Served:
  Exhibitor Profile:
  Attendee Profile:
 

Is your show audited?

    If so, by whom?:
     
  Trade Show Metrics
2007 2006 2005
   

 

Audited?
 

Audited?
 

Audited?
  Net Square Feet of
Exhibit Space:

  Number of Exhibiting Companies:

  Total Attendance:  

  Professional Attendance 

  Other (Exhibitor, Staff, Speakers, Guests, etc.) 

     
  Space rate:
 Average rate or range Indoor rate
Member rate (if applicable) Outdoor rate (if applicable)
 Non-member rate
(if applicable)		    
  General Service Contractor:
  Registration Contractor:
  Housing Contractor:
     
 

Show History:

 
 

Year Established:
 

Major milestones (such as ownership changes, anniversary, co-location, show firsts, etc.):
 

Year of Largest Show:
 

Metrics of Largest Show
(net sf, exhibiting companies and/or attendance):
 

What Influenced Record-Breaking Growth? [industry growth, increased marketing, globalization trends, etc.]
     

 

PART III: Grand Award Categories  
 

Please consider my show for a Grand Award in the two Categories selected below.  (Your show can be considered for an award in a maximum of any of the two categories below.)
  1. The Largest Show managed by an Association or Society
  2. The Largest Show managed by an Independent Show Organizer
  3. The Top Show Organizer among the Gold 100 (i.e. the association or independent organizer with the largest number of Gold 100 shows).
  4. The Top Brand (the parent show must be U.S. based and among the Gold 100; other shows under the brand name can be held in any other city in the U.S. or overseas as long as they were held in  2007)
  5. The Show with the Most Dramatic Growth
  6. The Show with the Highest Economic Impact on the Local Economy
  7. The Show with the Most Innovative Practices
  8. The Show with  the Highest Global Participation
  9. The Show at the Forefront of Technology
  10. The Greenest Show
       
 

Describe how your show exemplifies the Gold Standard in that category.  The 10 Grand Award winners will be presented with a special award and prize at the Gold 100 Gala.

  

 

Part IV: Verification  
 

I  hereby certify that all statistical information provided on this form is accurate and complete.  Please type in your full name.

  

 

 

   

Questions?

Contact Darlene Gudea at (760) 889-8585 (direct line/private cell phone number) or dgudea@tradeshowexecutive.com or Diane Bjorklund at (630) 312-8915 (direct line)  or dbjorklund@tradeshowexecutive.com

 

 

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