Each year Trade Show Executive awards companies for coming up with new products and services which will improve the efficiency and productivity of trade shows. A panel of independent judges looks at companies’ ability to provide new value for show organizers, attendees and exhibitors. They also judge their contribution to the exposition industry as a whole. Winning companies receive a plaque and the top five winners are invited to present details of their products at the Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards and Summit in September. This year’s winners of the 2009 Innovation Awards and their products are as follows:

• a2z, Inc.

ChirpE website access application for smartphones

• Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Construction Challenge educational event for students at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

• Champion Exposition Services

Champion Digital Signage with Attendee Tracking System

• Exhibit Surveys, Inc & Constellation Communication Corp.

Trade Show Planning and Measurement Tool

• Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)

Worker Identification System for trade show workers

• The Global Executive

Etouches®, Integrated Event Technologies event planning tool

• ITN International, Inc.

BCARD debit card

• Mingle360

MingleStick electronic business card exchange device

Congratulations to all of the winners!