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International Meetings Facts and Figures

› Average registration fee per delegate per meeting in 2011: $561 (down from $584 in 2010). › Most popular subject for inter- national meetings: medical sci- ence, followed by technology. › North America has been the region with the largest average numbers of participants per meeting over the last decade, with an average 732 participants per meeting in 2011, followed by Latin America. › The average number of par- ticipants per meeting reached its lowest point of the past decade in 2011, with 535 participants per international meeting, a drop of 36 participants per meeting com- pared to 2010. › Estimated total number of participants of all 2011 meetings: 5.5 million-plus (compared to 5.4 million in 2010). › Most popular month for asso- ciation meetings: September, fol- lowed by June, October, and May. › The smallest meeting size has become the biggest category since 2009: 30 percent of all the identi- fied meetings that were organized in 2011 attracted between 50 and 149 participants — a growth of 11 percent over the past decade. › The U.S. saw the biggest jump in the number of events held in 2011 over 2010, up by 136 meet- ings to a new record of 759.

SOURCE: International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Statistics Report 2002-2011, International Meetings Market, iccaworld.com

Top International Meeting Destinations in 2011

Top 10 U.S. Cities for Meetings and Events

Orlando Washington, D.C. Las Vegas Miami Chicago San Diego Phoenix Atlanta Dallas New Orleans

SOURCE: Cvent Supplier Network (booking activity) cvent.com

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