1. Exhibitions and Events The Industry that Brings Buyers and Sellers Together presented by:

2. Exhibitions and events have existed for thousands of years. References to fairs in the Bible. Connections between fairs and holy days. Fairs educate the public. Fairs continue to evolve.

3. Exhibitions and events serve basic business goals and needs. Bring buyers and sellers together. Display products/services. Educate. Networking. EXPERIENCE

4. Elements of an Exhibition/Event

5. Exhibitions drive economic impact. Exhibition HotelsRestaurantsTransportation Entertainment Venues Shops Convention Centers

6. U.S. Economic Impact Direct Spending = $122.31 billion Direct Taxes = $21.4 billion Direct Employment = 1.71 million jobs Source: 2005 Economic Impact Study released by the Convention Industry Council

7. More Than 13,000 Exhibitions

8. Business-to-business Exhibitions Industry Sector# of Events% of Total Professional Business Services1,44014.4 Consumer Goods and Retail Trade5805.8 Sports, Travel, Entertainment, Art and Consumer Services9209.2 Food3703.7 Source: 3 rd Annual CEIR Index

9. Business-to-business Exhibitions Industry Sector# of Events% of Total Government, Public and Not-for-Profit Services1,19011.9 Building, Construction, Home & Repair2402.4 Industrial/Heavy Machinery and Finished Business Products4404.4 Communications and Information Technology1,27012.7 Source: 3 rd Annual CEIR Index

10. Business-to-business Exhibitions Industry Sector# of Events% of Total Medical and Healthcare2,34023.4 Raw Materials and Science8108.1 Transportation3903.9 Source: 3 rd Annual CEIR Index

11. The Places to Be Source: Tradeshow Week and Reed Business Information “Tradeshow Industry Outlook” RankHost City 1Las Vegas, Nevada 2Chicago, Illinois 3New York, New York 4Toronto, Ontario, Canada 5Atlanta, Georgia 6Orlando, Florida 7Boston, Massachusetts 8Washington, D.C. 9Dallas, Texas 10San Diego, California

12. The Global Picture in 2007 Source: Meetings & Conventions magazine’s “2006 International Meeting Planner Survey” RegionCorporate Planners Association Planners Europe50%55% Canada/Mexico42%40% Caribbean/Bermuda29%22% Asia26%22% Central/South America15%20% Australia/New Zealand13%10% Middle East7% Africa6%9%

13. Technology is enriching the exhibition and event experience.

14. Nothing rivals the power of face-to-face.