JUNE 13, 2025
$195 EARLY BIRD DEADLINE
JUNE 20, 2025
$245 DISCOUNTED DEADLINE
JUNE 27, 2025
$295 FINAL DEADLINE
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Honoring the world's best convention centers for trade shows and events, the Centers of Excellence awards (produced by EXHIBITOR Magazine and Find It, the buyer's guide to trade show products and services) recognize the best large and small trade show venues based on a variety of criteria within five different categories. Top-ranked entrants receive a custom award, and all facilities named among the Centers of Excellence will be recognized via print and online coverage. |
| Eligibility |
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Small, medium, and large convention centers located anywhere in the world are eligible to apply. Entrants must have formal exhibit space, but may include: standalone convention centers, resort/hotel-based
convention centers, meetings/events spaces with dedicated exhibit halls, etc. In order to participate, entrants must complete the online entry form and remit payment. While entrants may choose not to answer
questions on the entry form that are not marked as required, they will not earn points for those particular criteria. |
| How to Enter |
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Complete the Online Entry Form.
Entries completed by June 13 are entitled to the early-bird entry fee of $195. Entries completed by June 20 will pay a discounted fee of $245.
Any entries completed between June 21-27 must remit the full entry fee of $295. No entries will be accepted after the June 27 final deadline.
You will receive a link to the payment form after you submit your entry. |
| Criteria |
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Applicants will be evaluated using an objective algorithm weighted to reflect how EXHIBITOR magazine readers value a variety of criteria. The myriad criteria being considered have been categorized into five primary areas: • Facility & Functionality • Location & Accommodations • Service & Execution • Upgrades & Expansions • Sustainability The evaluation process also includes a survey of past clients and a review of entrants' selling points, event spaces, and innovations, conducted by a panel of corporate exhibit managers. |
| Recognition |
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The highest-scoring convention centers will be notified in August, and all convention centers named among EXHIBITOR Magazine's Centers of Excellence will receive recognition in print and online via a press release,
online listing, and within the October/November issue of EXHIBITOR magazine. |
| Questions? |
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If you have questions during the entry process, please contact [email protected] |
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