Size of Company

Close to two-thirds (62 percent) of corporate meeting professionals respond- ing to the survey worked at companies employing fewer than 5,000 individuals.

TO 49,999

OR MORE 11%

THAN 1,000 39%

TO 4,999 23%

TO 9,999 Average: 11,143 Average: 2.5 5,000 1,000 FEWER

TO 24,999 14%

1 8% 42% 2 15% 10,000

3 TO 5 14%

50,000 5%

NONE 15%

10% 4% 6 TO 10 25,000

Number of Events With Exhibits Held

A majority of respondents (84 percent) hold at least one event with an exhibit every year, up slightly from last year.

NO ANSWER 1% MORE THAN 10

2009 Convention/Meeting Budget

Quotes on the next several pages are in response to the question “How would you like to see meetings change?”

“I’d like to see more team-build- ing activities and more fun. I think attendees are hungry for ways in which to interact.”

One-quarter of respondents (25 percent) indicated that their organization’s total convention/meeting budget in 2009 exceeded $2.5 million (up from the 22 percent who reported budgets of this size last year), and almost one-half (46 percent) said that it was $1 million or more, up from 39 percent who reported budgets of this size in 2008.

TO $99,999 $100,000 TO $249,999 7% 9%

TO $499,999 $500,000

$250,000 11%

13% 4%

ANSWER 11%

MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION

25%

TO $999,999 $1 MILLION TO $2.5 MILLION

21% Average: $1.3 million vs. $1.17 million in 2008 NO $50,000

LESS THAN $50,000

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