Press Release:
Surf Expo Honored as a Top 25 Fastest Growing Trade Show
June 26, 2012— Surf Expo’s September event was awarded recently two spots in Trade Show News Network’s 2012 TSNN Awards list.
The distinctions honor the show as one of the Fastest-Growing Trade Shows by Net Square Footage and Fastest-Growing Trade Shows by Attendance.
“As the trade show for the boardsports and beach lifestyle industries, the TSNN Awards for show growth are particularly gratifying because they recognize the ongoing strength and resilience of our markets in the current economy, said Roy Turner, Surf Expo show director.
“The awards also reflect Surf Expo’s success in marketing our show to new and diverse buyers as well as attracting new product categories for our existing buyer base.”
The Trade Show News Network (TSNN) is the world’s leading online resource for the trade show, exhibition and event industry since 1996.
TSNN owns and operates the most widely consulted event database on the Internet, containing data about more than 19,500 trade shows, exhibitions, public events and conferences.
The 2012 TSNN Awards follow the Trade Show Executive magazine’s 2011 Gold 100 awards presented to Surf Expo’s January and September events.
The next Surf Expo is Thursday – Saturday, September 6-8, 2012. Board Demo Day will be Wednesday, September 5. For more information, go to www.surfexpo.com.
About Surf Expo
Surf Expo is the largest and longest-running trade show for the boardsports and beach industries (36 years). Surf Expo is held in January and September in Orlando, Florida, and draws buyers from specialty stores across the U.S., the Caribbean, Central and South America and around the world.
Surf Expo is endorsed by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA), the Board Retailers Association (BRA), the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA), the Association of Wind Sport Industries (AWSI) and the Dive Industry Association (DIA).
