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More exhibitors, fewer delegates at NRPA Congress. (Around the Industry).(National Recreation and Park Association's 2001 National Congress)(Brief Article)
The number of exhibiting companies was up, but the number of delegates was down at the National Recreation and Park Association's 2001 National Congress, held Oct. 3-6 in Denver.
According to a representative of VNU Expositions Inc., the firm that sells and produces NRPA's exhibit hall, 592 companies signed up for display booths, an increase of approximately 7 percent over last year's conference in Phoenix. More than 4,700 delegates attended, which is down from last year's record 5,500, according to NRPA staff.
Delegates from the military, who were unable to travel due to the Sept. 11 incident, contributed to the lower attendance.
While recognizing that national events contributed to slower traffic, many exhibitors believed that NRPA could have done more to steer delegates to the exhibit hall.
Traffic was "adequate" when the seminars weren't in session, according to Ron Akin, assistant sales manager at Chem-Trol in Santa Barbara, Calif. "The leads are good, [but] I don't think there's enough division between the trade show and the seminars," Akin said.
Jason Mart agreed that traffic was slower than in previous years. "Traffic is down about 30 to 40 percent," said Mart, president of RenoSys Corp. in Indianapolis. "The lead quality, though, is very high."
Mart, who has exhibited at the NRPA Congress for 14 years, suggested that NRPA "have ...
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