AWFS®Vegas Attendance Up 22%

AWFS®Vegas had a total registration of 30,323 including a record 19,866 attendees. Verified total attendance was up 37% from 2003. Verified attendee numbers increased 22%, for a total of 17,045 – the largest attendee crowd in the history of the show.

In addition, AWFS®Vegas had the largest exhibit space of any show in its history with 418,435 net square feet of exhibit space, filled with 898 exhibiting companies, nearly a 20% increase in both exhibit space and number of exhibitors from 2003.

The demographics were also markedly different from past Anaheim fairs. While California still represented the largest group of attendees, attendance from every other state increased dramatically, with 44 of 50 states experiencing triple digit percentage increases. International attendance more than doubled, with a 134% increase.

Attendees and exhibitors have indicated they like the new venue, the new show days and hours, the convention center and the city itself. Exhibitors confirmed the attendance statistics, with many anecdotal stories of meeting with new contacts and generating new leads.

For more information, contact AWFS®Vegas, 800- 946-AWFS (2937), Web: www.awfsfair.org.