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Contact Dana Freker Doody
The Expo Group
Direct: 972-751-9644
ddoody@theexpogroup.com

7th Annual The Expo Group
Show Manager of the Year Award
Winners Revealed

Irving, Texas - Nov. 14, 2006 - The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awards will recognize five deserving members of our community who have exhibited innovative practices, a strong customer service philosophy, a commitment to success and an ability to overcome obstacles.

The 7th annual SMOTY award winners are:

• Tier I - 1 to 150 booths:
  Joseph Gates, Senior Account Manager, 2Scale
• Tier II - 151 to 300 booths:
  Sean Guerre, President and CEO, TradeFair Group, Inc.
• Tier III - 301 to 700 booths:
  Joyce Mockus, Show Manager, dmg world media
• Tier IV - 701 to 1,500 booths:
  Scott Dominguez, Director, Operations and Event Services, CMP Technology
• Tier V - 1,501+ booths:
  Karen Malone, Vice President of Meeting Services, HIMSS

"The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year award is all about recognizing the person, not the size of a show or number of attendees," says The Expo Group President and CEO Ray Pekowski. "We started these awards to honor the show managers who make our industry great, who exemplify a can-do spirit and infuse each of their events with creativity. These five individuals toil endless hours to create innovative solutions to challenges and remain committed to customer service and organizational success."

Award winners will be honored at a gala dinner and ceremony on Nov. 29 at the recently renovated US Grant Hotel in San Diego. Honorees receive $1,000 for their favorite charity as well as a trophy to recognize their efforts.

The Expo Group SMOTY awards are open to anyone in the industry responsible for producing a show, regardless of any affiliation with The Expo Group. This year's nominees were suggested by co-workers, vendors, exhibitors, board members and themselves.

Nominations are judged by an independent panel. The 2006 SMOTY judges are Robert Dallmeyer, President of RD International; Sam Lippman, President, integrated show management & marketing; Donna Sanford, Publisher, EXPO Magazine; Adam Schaffer, Publisher, Tradeshow Week; and Donald Svehla, Publisher, Exhibit City News.

The Expo Group is a general service contractor providing a patented Single Source SolutionR for exhibitors' need. The Dallas-based company has sales offices in Washington D.C. and San Jose, Calif., and a distribution center in Las Vegas. In addition to contracting services, TEG provides show management, graphic and exhibit design services..

For more information, a high-res photo or PDF copy of the article, contact Dana Freker Doody at 972-580-9000 or send an email to ddoody@theexpogroup.com..

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