Conventions and trade shows: ranked by 2005 attendance.

CONVENTIONS AND TRADE SHOWS

Ranked by 2005 attendance

Rank    Event                                    Attendance
        * name
        * location
        * city

   1    Los Angeles Auto Show                     1,007,066
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
   2    Ski Dazzle--L.A. Ski & Snowboard Show        90,719
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
   3    Quality of Life Expo                         80,000
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
   4    E3-Electronic Entertainment Expo             70,000
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
   5    Asian American Expo                          60,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
   6    53rd Annual California RV Show               45,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
   7    Off Road Expo                                40,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
   8    Erotica L.A.                                 40,000
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
   9    41st Annual L.A. Roadsters                   35,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
  10    California Gift Show (January)               30,500
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
  11    California Gift Show (July)                  30,000
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
  12    Tattoo & Body Art Expo                       30,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
  13    International Sportsmen's Expo               30,000
        Fairplex
        Pomona
  14    ACM Siggraph 2005 Conference                 29,122
        Los Angeles Convention Center
        Los Angeles
  15    International Salon and Spa Expo             29,000
        Long Beach Convention Center
        Long Beach

Rank                     Description                       Show Dates

   1           annual consumer automotive show             Jan. 7-16
   2       annual consumer ski and snowboard event          Dec. 1-4
   3       consumer health and fitness show, L.A.          March 3-5
               Marathon participants pre-event
   4      international trade show for interactive         May 17-20
           entertainment, educational software and
                      related products
   5    consumer show focused on Asian food and goods          NA
              to celebrate Asian Lunar New Year
   6      consumer RV show with California dealers         Oct. 14-23
                 representing manufacturers
   7    annual consumer automotive show for off road        Oct. 8-9
            and aftermarket performance products
   8                adult lifestyle expo                   June 11-13
   9                   automotive show                     June 18-19
  10          gift and home funishings show for                NA
                     professional buyers
  11         gift and home furnishings show for            July 22-25
                     professional buyers
  12        tattoo and body piercing artists show          July 15-17
  13        fishing, hunting, camping and outdoor          Mar. 10-12
                         activities
  14    computer graphics and interactive techniques     July 30-Aug. 4
  15     trade show for salon and spa professionals         Feb. 5-7
              with hair and makeup classes and
              presentations on industry trends

Rank           Web site           Sponsoring Organization
                                  * name
                                  * headquarters
                                  * phone

   1        laautoshow.com        Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers
                                  Association
                                  Los Angeles
                                  [phone]
   2        skidazzle.com         Ski Dazzle LLC
                                  Laguna Beach
                                  [phone]
   3        lamarathon.com        L.A. Marathon Inc.
                                  Los Angeles
                                  [phone]
   4          e3expo.com          Entertainment Software Association
                                  Washington, D.C.
                                  [phone]
   5    asianamericanexpo.com     Chinese Overseas Marketing Service
                                  Inc.
                                  Rosemead
                                  [phone]
   6         carvshow.com         Recreation Vehicle Industry
                                  Association
                                  Reston, Va.
                                  [phone]
   7       offroadexpo.com        Primedia Inc.
                                  New York
                                  [phone]
   8        erotica-la.com        Erotica LA
                                  Chatsworth
                                  [phone]
   9       laroadsters.com        L.A. Roadsters
                                  Los Angeles
                                  [phone]
  10    californiagiftshow.com    dmg world media
                                  Orange
                                  [phone]
  11    californiagiftshow.com    dmg world media
                                  Orange
                                  [phone]
  12       bodyartexpo.com        GUI Corp.
                                  Hacienda Heights
                                  [phone]
  13       sportsexpos.com        International Sportsmen's Expositions
                                  Vancouver, Canada
                                  [phone]
  14         siggraph.org         Association for Computing Machinery
                                  New York
                                  [phone]
  15             N/A              Beauty & Barber Supply Institute
                                  Scottsdale, Ariz.
                                  [phone]

Note: Information on this list was provided by the convention centers
and sponsoring organizations.

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Researched by David Nusbaum

Reprinted from the April 17, 2006 issue