LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradeshow Week (http://www.TradeshowWeek.com), the global exhibition industry news magazine published by Reed Business Information (http://www.ReedBusiness.com), celebrated the U.S. and Canada's fastest-growing shows at the sixth annual TSW Fastest 50 event, which took place in Baltimore November 7-9 and was hosted by the Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association.
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CNN's Carol Costello emceed Saturday evening's event at the Hilton Baltimore where Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition was first revealed as the fastest-growing event in the trade show category and later in the evening received top honors as the fastest-growing show overall. Steve Rogers, Exhibition Director of Internet Retailer Magazine, published by Vertical Web Media, accepted the award and noted, "It's a great honor. It really comes down to the hard work from our team."
Biotechnology Industry Organization's BIO Intl. Convention was named the fastest-growing association show, while the Paragon Group's New England Intl. Auto Show took the award for the fastest-growing consumer show.
Chris Brown, the National Association of Broadcaster's (NAB) executive vice president for conventions and business operations, was honored for his success and contributions to the industry and received two standing ovations. In the past, honorees have included Ned Krause, president and CEO of E.J. Krause & Associates; Galen Poss, president of Hanley Wood Exhibitions; and Peter Nathan, president of PWN Exhibicon Intl.
The weekend also included a welcome reception on Friday, November 7 at the American Visionary Art Museum, followed by an executive-level conference on Saturday morning where Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) Chairman Britton Jones and International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Chair-elect Margaret Pederson participated in a panel discussion on the state of the tradeshow industry.
Saturday's lunchtime keynote speaker was Stephen A. Geppi, president and CEO of Diamond Comics Distributors and part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles. The weekend celebration ended Sunday morning with a brunch at Geppi's Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards.
For more information on the TSW Fastest 50, visit http://www.TSWFastest50.com.
About Tradeshow Week:
For over 37 years, Tradeshow Week (http://www.TradeshowWeek.com) has been the premiere weekly news magazine serving the exhibition industry. Tradeshow Week also publishes four annual directories and hosts the TSW Fastest 50 awards. Tradeshow Week is owned by Reed Business Information, the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL), a global publisher and information provider.
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