我想再次强调一点,考虑学科建制等实际情况,我不反对使用“会展学”(eventology或event studies)的学科名称提法,暂时也不反对会展经济与管理的专业名称。很多朋友和我倡导的是,用活动的思维来重塑会展教育和中国会展业。
这也是我编译今天这篇文章的背景。
去年9月底,活动产业主流媒体BizBash发布了“2016年美国活动100强”,名单涉及展览会、政治活动、节庆、体育赛事、音乐节等13个大类。在前言中,编辑部有这样一段话:Events like South by Southwest, which originated as a music festival, now include film, tech, and trade show components that when taken together defy categorization。由此可见,多种活动形式的整合,是活动产业发展的必然趋势,传统的协会会议、贸易展览会同样如此。
详细名单请大家看原文:Top 100 Events in the United States 2016,13个大类的情况如下:
编辑部也很坦诚,这份名单有一定的主观性。在评选时,主要考察了以下指标:
经济影响-economic impact
网络口碑-buzz
创新-innovation
在所服务行业的显著度-prominence within the communities it intends to serve
10个展览会的名单如下:
1.North American International Auto Show(底特律,北美汽车展)
815,575 people attended
produced by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association
showcased 750 cars
723,000 square feetof exhibit space
2.MAGIC(拉斯维加斯,全美最大的服装、鞋类、配饰类展览会)
85,000 attendees
2,000 exhibitors
1.1million square feet
3.National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show(芝加哥,酒店用品展)
第97届
67,000 attendees
680,000 square feet
4.High Point Market (北卡州的High Point,日用品、家居用品类)
75,000 people
2,000 exhibitors
11.5 million square feet
5.Atlanta National Gift & Home Furnishings Market(亚特兰大,礼品与家居用品展览会)
91,000 people
2,400 exhibitors(7200个品牌)
1.1million square feet
6. Arnold Sports Festival and Expo(俄亥俄州的Columbus, 体育用品展)
1.7 million square feet
900 booths
7.Design & Construction Week(拉斯维加斯,设计与建筑展,注:2017、2018年在奥兰多举办)
2,100 exhibiting companies
900,000 square feet
80,000 people
8.S.E.M.A Show(拉斯维加斯,特殊设备展览会)
140,000 people
2,400 exhibitors
1 million square feet of exhibitspace in the convention center, as well 1.5 million squarefeet outside
9.Offshore Technology Conference(休斯顿,美国石油展/近海技术大会)
68,000 people
672,300-square-foot exhibition floor
2,600 exhibiting companies
10.BookExpo America(芝加哥,全美图书博览会)
17,000 people attend
126,000 square feet of exhibit space
680 exhibitors