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We know that exhibitors are excited & curious about attendance and appreciate updates. We are as well!
We are a small team running from morning until night at two venues, looking after the needs of attendees, exhibitors, and seminars.
We appreciate your understanding that we prioritize the urgent needs throughout the show, followed by administrative and attendance calculations after (which are complex, due to more than 30 ticket categories, promotions, electronic, box office, multi-day calculations, etc.).
For your information, the Vancouver Boat Shows utilizes a system of counting each ticket once. We ensure that each person with a ticket is counted one time only. This is unlike events that utilize a turn style system, that often counts consumers and exhibitors’ multiple times each day.
Final attendance is determined by counting each paid admission ticket at the box office, e-ticket, exhibitor guest ticket, complimentary ticket, exhibitor badge, marine trade badge and children.
Here is the first update, reporting on the opening day:
Wednesday attendance was 2,444 (this number does not include exhibitor or marine trade badges). This represents a 10% decrease compared to the Wednesday in 2023, where 2,713 consumers attended.
Exhibitor and marine trade badges; counted one time each will be added to the final attendance figure.
Early reports from exhibitors on Wednesday and Thursday indicate positive feedback on the quantity and quality of show attendees. We will continue sharing the attendance report as we reconcile reports nightly.
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