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Winners 2009 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Michelle Roddie, Vice President of Operations, Mid-America Events & Expos, Inc. and Kocina Marketing Charity: Just One More Day Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Jenn Kampmeier, Founder, Indy Baby Expo and Bebe Paluzza Productions Charity: Autism Society of America – Indiana Chapter Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Crystal Lucas, Director, Event Operations & Services, UBM Charity: Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Illinois Chapter Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Tyrone Curtis, Exhibits Manager, AARP Charity: American Cancer Society Tier V – 1,501+ booths Gene Sanders, Sr. Vice President of Trade Shows, Society of the Plastics Industries Charity: St. James Catholic Church, CYO Program 2008 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Kendra Nicastro, Co-Owner, KC's Creative Events LLC Charity: March of Dimes, Central Ohio Chapter Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Paul Kent, Vice President and General Manager, IDG World Expo Charity: Scholarship fund of Archbishop Mitty High School Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager, RSA Conferences Charity: Humane Society of America Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Robert Brice, Vice President, Cygnus Business Media Charity: Mary Queen of Peace Church Tier V – 1,501+ booths Larry Schur, President and Show Manager, All Baby & Child Inc. Charity: First Candle/SIDS Alliance 2007 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Lori Riggs, CMP, Director of Conferences and Special Events, National Safety Council Greater Omaha Chapter Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Nancy Jo Wiggen, Vice President of Sales, JD Events Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Melinda Kendall, General Manager, IDG World Expo Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Claire Kilcoyne, Vice President of Tradeshows, PSMJ Resources Tier V – 1,501+ booths Charles Olentine, Executive Vice President, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association 2006 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Joseph Gates, Senior Account Manager, 2Scale Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Sean Guerre, President and CEO, TradeFair Group, Inc. Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Joyce Mockus, Show Manager, dmg world media Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Scott Dominguez, Director, Operations and Event Services, CMP Technology Tier V – 1,501+ booths Karen Malone, Vice President of Meeting Services, HIMSS 2005 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Andrea Carrick, California Podiatric Association Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Peggy Ruh, Full House Productions Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Karla Little, KL Communications Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Kevin Klipsch, Exposition Management Tier V – 1,501+ booths Jim Buckley, Reed Exhibitions 2004 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Nancy Hammervick, CMP Media Show: XChange Conferences Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Cindy Ferguson, CEM, Association of Progressive Rental Organizations Show: APRO Convention & Buying Show Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Jim Cohen, Unicomm Travel Shows Show: Adventure in Travel Expos Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Nancy Janssen, Food Processing Machinery Association Show: FPM EXPO Tier V – 1,501+ booths Jennifer Hoff, National Trade Productions Show: Coverings 2003 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Kelly Wise, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Show: ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Peter W. Nathan, PWN Exhibicon International LLC Show: U.S. Food & Agribusiness Exhibition Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Camille Cimino, TLG, Inc. aka The Laurel Group Show: Museum Retail Conference and Expo Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Mark Dineen, Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. Show: CeBIT America Tier V – 1,501+ booths Tom Cindric, Hanley-Wood Exhibitions Show: World of Concrete 2002 Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Todd Davis, Davis Peterson Collaborative Show: Luxury Kitchen and Bath Collection Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Ann Reneau, Georgia Nursing Home Association Show: IMAGE Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Pamela Quinones, American Chemical Society Show: ACS Fall & Spring Annual Meeting and Expos Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Christina Condos, CMP Media Show: PC EXPO/TECHXNY Tier IV – 1,501+ booths Mary C. Upton, ASI Show Inc. Show: The ASI Show! 2001 Tier II – 151 to 300 booths David Heilbrunn, Lifestyle Events Show: Coffee Fest Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Diane Robinson, SPIE Show: Photonics West Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Georgette Smith, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology Show: ASTRO Annual Meeting Tier V – 1,501+ booths Rita Ugianskis, Primedia Business Exhibitions Show: WASTE EXPO 2000   Tier I – 1 to 150 booths Libby Morley, AMC Inc.   Tier II – 151 to 300 booths Gale Luce, GL Meetings & Conventions   Tier III – 301 to 700 booths Marla Entrikin, International Society for Optical Engineering   Tier IV – 701 to 1,500 booths Jeanette Winton, MarketPro Computer Shows   Tier V – 1,501+ booths Joy Miccio, NJ Builders Association

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