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EXHIBITOR Magazine Recognizes Six Award-Winning Convention Centers
12/10/2020
Earlier this year, Exhibitor Media Group, which produces both EXHIBITOR magazine and Find It – Marketplace, the buyer’s guide to trade show products and services, announced the 30 venues that qualified for its second annual Centers of Excellence list, which recognizes North America’s best convention centers for trade shows and events. Small, medium, and large convention centers located anywhere in North America were invited to apply, and entrants were evaluated using an objective algorithm weighted to reflect how EXHIBITOR magazine readers value a variety of variables.
In addition to being named among the 2021 Centers of Excellence, 17 facilities qualified were named finalists for special awards in six categories: Best Convention Center (in four size-based categories), Best Expansion/Renovation Project, and Best Customer Service and On-Site Support. The winners were announced earlier today during a virtual ceremony on Facebook Live (https://fb.watch/2ie67JH5-T/).
“Using the same criteria and algorithm employed to identify North America’s top 30 convention centers for trade shows and events, we took things a step further to find the ultimate best of the best,” said Travis Stanton, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine. “These six facilities range dramatically in size, from 50,000 to more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space. And they vary in geographic location, from the American Southwest to the Canadian province of Ontario. But they all share one thing in common, and that’s a commitment to excellence.”
Best Convention Center (over 1 million square feet of exhibit space)
Anaheim Convention Center
Best Convention Center (500,000 – 1 million square feet of exhibit space)
Enercare Centre
Best Convention Center (100,000 – 500,000 square feet of exhibit space)
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Best Convention Center (under 100,000 square feet of exhibit space)
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Best New or Improved Convention Center
Caesars Forum
Best Customer Service & On-Site Support
Overland Park Convention Center
For more information on the Centers of Excellence competition, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/COE.
For more information on all of the 2021 Centers of Excellence recipients, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/FindIt/CoE.asp.
About Exhibitor Media Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Media Group publishes the award-winning EXHIBITOR magazine, a monthly publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, Best Practices in Trade Shows and Events; EXHIBITORFastTrak accelerated learning conferences; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Media Group is also the founder and sponsor of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.
EXHIBITOR is a registered trademark, and EXHIBITORLIVE, EXHIBITORFastTrak, and EXHIBITOR eTrak, are trademarks of Exhibitor Publications, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.
Contact:
[email protected]
Earlier this year, Exhibitor Media Group, which produces both EXHIBITOR magazine and Find It – Marketplace, the buyer’s guide to trade show products and services, announced the 30 venues that qualified for its second annual Centers of Excellence list, which recognizes North America’s best convention centers for trade shows and events. Small, medium, and large convention centers located anywhere in North America were invited to apply, and entrants were evaluated using an objective algorithm weighted to reflect how EXHIBITOR magazine readers value a variety of variables.
In addition to being named among the 2021 Centers of Excellence, 17 facilities qualified were named finalists for special awards in six categories: Best Convention Center (in four size-based categories), Best Expansion/Renovation Project, and Best Customer Service and On-Site Support. The winners were announced earlier today during a virtual ceremony on Facebook Live (https://fb.watch/2ie67JH5-T/).
“Using the same criteria and algorithm employed to identify North America’s top 30 convention centers for trade shows and events, we took things a step further to find the ultimate best of the best,” said Travis Stanton, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine. “These six facilities range dramatically in size, from 50,000 to more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space. And they vary in geographic location, from the American Southwest to the Canadian province of Ontario. But they all share one thing in common, and that’s a commitment to excellence.”
Best Convention Center (over 1 million square feet of exhibit space)
Anaheim Convention Center
Best Convention Center (500,000 – 1 million square feet of exhibit space)
Enercare Centre
Best Convention Center (100,000 – 500,000 square feet of exhibit space)
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Best Convention Center (under 100,000 square feet of exhibit space)
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Best New or Improved Convention Center
Caesars Forum
Best Customer Service & On-Site Support
Overland Park Convention Center
For more information on the Centers of Excellence competition, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/COE.
For more information on all of the 2021 Centers of Excellence recipients, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/FindIt/CoE.asp.
About Exhibitor Media Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Media Group publishes the award-winning EXHIBITOR magazine, a monthly publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, Best Practices in Trade Shows and Events; EXHIBITORFastTrak accelerated learning conferences; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Media Group is also the founder and sponsor of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.
EXHIBITOR is a registered trademark, and EXHIBITORLIVE, EXHIBITORFastTrak, and EXHIBITOR eTrak, are trademarks of Exhibitor Publications, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.
Contact:
[email protected]
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