Yearly Totals for Tradeshows/Conventions at
McCormick Place®
| 2001 |
74 |
1,333,906 |
14,202,066 |
| 2002 |
59 |
1,159,639 |
12,121,708 |
| 2003 |
72 |
1,556,710 |
14,206,808 |
| 2004 |
63 |
1,119,073 |
10,880,426 |
| 2005 |
57 |
876,165 |
7,947,883 |
| 2006 |
63 |
1,190,032 |
12,621,658 |
| 2007 |
41 |
812,337 |
7,287,507 |
| 2008 |
44 |
960,183 |
9,866,917 |
*Beginning with the 2007 data, "meetings" are no longer reflected in the count as has been done in prior years. See note below for detailed explanation.
Sources: The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau / MPEA.
Data reflects events held at McCormick Place, including tradeshows, conventions. Numbers are not reflective of the total number of events held at McCormick Place.
Yearly Totals for Meetings* at McCormick Place
| 2007 |
57 |
84,215 |
172,888 |
| 2008 |
49 |
65,509 |
na |
*Beginning with the 2007 data and moving forward, "meetings" will be reported separate from the tradeshows and conventions data. Data reflected in "tradeshows and conventions" for years prior to 2007 is inclusive of the meeting data.
NOTES: The summary includes both meetings that are booked by McCormick Place and those booked by the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place that operate in the McCormick Place facility, excluding the Hyatt Conference Center.
Yearly Totals for all Public Events at McCormick Place
| 2001 |
15 |
1,704,578 |
2,429,136 |
| 2002 |
23 |
1,693,002 |
2,701,135 |
| 2003 |
23 |
1,485,031 |
3,017,280 |
| 2004 |
19 |
1,384,290 |
2,457,441 |
| 2005 |
20 |
1,344,151 |
1,979,757 |
| 2006 |
15 |
1,051,292 |
1,764,410 |
| 2007 |
14 |
1,373,999 |
3,351,555 |
| 2008 |
15 |
1,362,950 |
na |
Sources: The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau / MPEA.
Data reflects major public events held at McCormick Place, including consumer & public shows. Numbers are not reflective of the total number of events held at McCormick Place.
Total of McCormick Place Events
| 2001 |
89 |
3,038,484 |
16,631,202 |
| 2002 |
82 |
2,852,641 |
14,822,843 |
| 2003 |
95 |
3,041,741 |
17,224,088 |
| 2004 |
82 |
2,503,363 |
13,337,867 |
| 2005 |
77 |
2,220,316 |
9,927,640 |
| 2006 |
78 |
2,241,324 |
14,386,068 |
| 2007 |
112 |
2,270,551 |
10,811,950 |
| 2008 |
108 |
2,288,642 |
9,866,917 |
Sources: The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau / MPEA.
Attendance data reflects all major events held at McCormick Place, including tradeshows, conventions, consumer & public shows and meetings. Net square footage data only reflects tradeshows and conventions. Numbers are not reflective of the total number of events held at McCormick Place.
EVENT DEFINITIONS
Conventions: Events that are typically sponsored by professional associations that include both education and paid exhibitor components. Registration is only open to industry professionals.
Tradeshows: Events that are sponsored by organizations that include both education and paid exhibitor components. Registration is only open to industry professionals.
Public Shows: Events that are sponsored by for-profit organizations, focused on exhibit hall activity. The show is comprised of paid exhibitors; attendance is subject to a minimal fee and is open to the general public.
Meeting: Events that can be sponsored by a professional association, for-profit organization or government office. Activity does not include a paid-exhibitor show, also may include an exhibit of the sponsoring organization’s departments, dealers, etc.