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of
* Percentage
satisfied

95%

exhibitors who
said they will exhibit again at ISPA
Conference & Expo next year at the
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention
Center in Kissimmee, Florida

60
Percentage of
Conference attendees
who make purchasing
decisions for their
company. Nearly 26
percent placed
orders on-site;
roughly 50 percent
plan to do order
placements
post-Conference.

of
* Percentage
attendees who

92%

said this year’s
ISPA Conference & Expo “met or
exceeded their expectations.”

Percentage of companies that launched
new products on the Expo floor this year.
On average, around 100 new products are
launched at the ISPA Expo every year.

30%

Number of
new companies
that were firsttime exhibitors
at the 2011
ISPA Conference
& Expo.

82%

of
* Percentage
attendees who said

75%

18.5 Expo hours is
“just right” for amount of Expo hours.
Around 62 percent of the attendees want
a larger Expo space to accommodate more
exhibitors.

* Percentage of

attendees who
were “pleased
with the level of speakers at
Conference” this year.

Percentage of attendees who
felt the “balance of speaker
types was just right” for this
year’s Professional
Development Sessions.

11

*

94%

60%

Number of
Relaxation Area
sponsors this
year—the most
ISPA Conference
ever has!

$107,000
Total revenue from this year’s ISPA
Foundations’ Live and Silent Auctions—up
by 28 percent compared to last year’s
Auction proceeds. ISPA
Foundation extends its gratitude
to this year’s Auction sponsor
Miraval Resort & Spa for its
support and generosity! This year’s
proceeds will help fund the SPA
Consumer Snapshot Initiative.

*Data from the 2011 ISPA Conference Exhibitor and Attendee Survey (December 2, 2011)

January/February 2012

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