ISC West Recognized as a "Fastest 50" Growing Trade Show

...I spent this past weekend in Houston at Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50 Annual Awards presentation. Tradeshow Week, a Reed owned sister publication, created the Fastest 50 – recognizing the fastest 50 growing domestic trade shows annually – in 2002. As the economy, the tradeshow industry, and business travel in general, were severely affected by the events of September 11, Vice-President & Associate Publisher Nancy Walker and her team created an awards weekend that recognized those events that were successful in finding the means to grow in those difficult times. The awards have been presented for the past 7 years.

The weekend kicks off with a Welcome Reception on Friday night, followed by executive panels on Saturday – discussing the latest issues facing the tradeshow industry, the use of social media, virtual tradeshows, blogs, Twitter and third party audits. Third party audits are an issue I am very passionate about, and shared my opinions with industry peers, as I absolutely see it as our responsibility to be transparent in providing all of our participants’ factual information around the product that we provide to our exhibiting customers - qualified security industry professionals like you. My feeling is that audits are vitally important; now in a down economy more than ever; when the news isn’t always going to be as rosy – but the truth is just as necessary.

I’d like to congratulate another of our Reed Exhibitions events for taking home the award for the #1 fastest growing consumer show - the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), serving the consumer electronic gaming market. Our Senior Vice President, Greg Topalian, and my peer, Lance Fensterman, have done a wonderful job in building on the success of this popular event. I’d also like to congratulate the entire ISC team here at Reed Exhibitions, as ISC West was recognized as the only event to be one of the Fastest 50 growing trade shows in America every year since the award’s inception – 7 years straight. That is due entirely to an incredible team that I work with here…and because of all of you.

To all of you who have been supporting us each year, and to those who plan to in the future – thank you.

Ed Nichols
Industry Vice President
Reed Exhibitions
ISC Events
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