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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nIrving, Texas \u2013 April 20, 2017 \u2013 Nominations are due June 8 for the The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year Awards. All event professionals in associations and corporate entities with authority for bringing attendees and exhibitors together are eligible.<\/p>\n
Since 2000, the crystal SMOTY obelisk trophy has been presented to those behind-the-scenes pros creating amazing experiences within their exhibition and convention. Each winner is also honored with a donation to their favorite charity and recognition industrywide. Since 2000, over $80,000 has been donated to charity by The Expo Group in honor of SMOTY winners.<\/p>\n
Four trophies will be presented this year at the Trade Show News Network Awards, held August 21-23 in conjunction with Connect Expo.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nominate Now for The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year Awards\u00a0 Irving, Texas \u2013 April 20, 2017 \u2013 Nominations are due June 8 for the The Expo Group Show[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[40,10,43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/theexpogroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Tier I: 1 to 200 booths
\n\u00a0\u2022 Tier II: 201 to 700 booths
\n\u00a0\u2022 Tier III: 701 to 1500 booths
\n\u00a0\u2022 Tier IV: 1501 or more booths
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\n\u201cRewarding outstanding event professionals regardless of the size of their show or their membership in any organizations is the simple objective of the SMOTY Awards,\u201d says The Expo Group President and Chief Operating Officer Randy Pekowski. \u201cI am always impressed by the nominees, whose achievements are examples from which we all can learn.\u201d
\n\u00a0SMOTY awards are open to all trade show managers, not just clients of The Expo Group. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged. An independent panel of judges reviews all candidates for their innovative practices, commitment to success, premier customer service and ability to overcome obstacles.
Nominations must be submitted by June 21 at theexpogroup.com.<\/a>
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About The Expo Group
\nThe Expo Group is a trusted exposition, exhibits and events partner that helps organizations grow their attendee, sponsorship and exhibits revenue through the design and execution of unique, compelling and memorable experiences. The company has headquarters near Dallas with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Chicago, Austin\/San Antonio and Washington D.C. Learn more at www.theexpogroup.com or contact Dana Freker Doody directly at 972.580.9000 x1644,ddoody@theexpogroup.com.<\/em><\/p>\n