Exhibit space was up 10.5% at 44,080 nsf. AOTA Annual Conference & Expo, which set records in all three metrics.Attendance, however, did not fare as well and declined (15.4)% at 2,307. The number of exhibitors was up just 3.6% at 143. It was also one of the highest achievers of the period with a 52.2% jump in exhibit space. The American Physical Therapy Association NEXT Conference & Exposition in Nashville, which was the smallest medical show reported in the First Half analysis at 21,000 nsf of exhibit space.“And for HIMSS17, we have more space and are trending 8% ahead of 2016.” “Our professional attendance for HIMSS16 actually increased by 14.5% and we are very pleased with the results,” said HIMSS Vice President of Meeting Services Karen Malone. Much of the decline was related to unique factors, including less available exhibit space due to HIMSS’ rotation into Las Vegas. Exhibit space was off (4.3)% due in part to a (9.3)% drop in the exhibitor roster attendance slipped (3.5)%. However, it was one of the three shows that declined across the board. The largest First Half show was the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, which spanned 584,090 nsf and held rankings on both the Gold 100 and Fastest 50. On a per-show basis, the First Half totals worked out to an average of 120,025 nsf with 456 exhibitors and 13,204 attendees.

At the same time, only three chalked up losses in all three categories. Only eight of the 32 First Half events reported growth in all three metrics.

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