1.6.2009

Crain's Top Conventions 
Crain's Top Conventions
Rank
Company
Address
Web Site
1 National Restaurant Show c/o National Restaurant Assn. 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)853-2525
www.restaurant.org
2 Print/Converflex c/o Graphic Arts Show Co. 1899 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 22091
(703)264-7200
www.gasc.org
3 World Sports Expo c/o National Sporting Goods Assn. 1699 Wall St.
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-5780
(847)439-4000

4 NPE-Plastics Expo and Conference c/o Society of the Plastics Industry 1801 K Street NW, Suite 600K
Washington, DC 20006-1301
(202)974-5200
www.socplas.org
5 National Hardware Show c/o American Hardware Mftrs. Assn. 801 North Plaza Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4977
(847)605-1025
www.ahma.org
6 National Manufacturing Week c/o Reed Exhibition Cos. 383 Main Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06852-6059
(203)840-4820
www.reedexpo.com
7 Radiological Soc. of N.A. Scientific Assembly c/o Radiological Society of N.A. 2021 Spring Road, Suite 600
Oak Brook, IL 60521
(630)571-2670
www.rsna.org
8 National Housewares Expo c/o National Housewares Mftrs. Assn. 6400 Shafer Court, Suite 650
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847)292-4200
www.housewares.org
9 Transworld Housewares & Variety Exhibit c/o Transworld Exhibits Inc. 1850 Oak St.
Northfield, IL 60093
(847)446-8434

13 Midwest Beauty and Trade Show c/o Chicago Cosmetologists Assn. 401 N. Michigan Ave., 22nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)321-6809
www.isnow.com
14 International Marine Trades Expo & Conf. c/o National Marine Manufacturers Assn. 200 E. Randolph Drive, Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)946-6262
www.nmma-medialink.com
15 Neocon c/o Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. 200 World Trade Center, Ste. 470
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)527-4141
www.mmart.com
16 Data Base World c/o DCI 204 Andover St.
Andover, MD 01810
(978)470-3870
www.dci.com
16 Internet Expo/Field & Sales Force Auto. c/o DCI 204 Andover St.
Andover, MD 01810
(978)470-3870
www.dci.com
16 Promat c/o Material Handling Industry of Amer. 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, SA 28217
(704)522-8644
www.mhia.org
19 Kitchen Bath Industries Show c/o Miller Freeman Inc. 13760 Noel Road, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75240
(972)239-3060
www.mfi.com
20 Converting Machinery & Materials Expo. c/o Miller Freeman Inc. One Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10119
(212)714-1300
www.mfi.com
21 Motivation Show c/o Hall-Erickson Corp. 150 Burlington Ave.
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630)850-7779
www.heiexpo.com
22 Supermarket Conv. & Educational Expo. c/o Food Marketing Institute 800 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202)452-8444
www.fmi.org
23 Worldwide Food Expo c/o Convention Management Group 2751 Prosperity Ave., Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703)876-0900

24 Chicago Dental Soc. Mid-Winter Mtg. c/o Chicago Dental Society 401 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60611-4205
(312)836-7300
www.chicagodentalsociety.org
25 Internet Expo c/o Mecklermedia Corp. 20 Ketchum St.
Westport, CT 06880
(203)226-6967
www.internet.com
 
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