Stratford, CT – EventEvolution Management, Inc., producers of PARCEL Forum, are pleased to report that this year’s event, which took place September 16-18 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX, broke both attendance and exhibitor records set just a year ago.
“We’ve been producing PARCEL Forum for the past 22 years using a different philosophy. We’re not focused on renting concrete to as many exhibitors as possible and keeping our fingers crossed that we deliver an audience qualified or otherwise to give the impression of a busy show,” says Joel Dunkel, President and Founder of EventEvolution Management, Inc. “Rather, our philosophy, among other creative things we do, has always centered around building an educationally driven event that puts the right attendees in front of the right exhibitors the right way. It’s never a numbers game with us. If you do the above well, the rest will fall into place,” Dunkel continues.
And fall into place it has over the past two years. PARCEL Forum ’24 Dallas not only broke attendance records by 13% but also saw a 14% increase in exhibitor presence—records set just a year ago at PARCEL Forum ’23 Nashville. This year’s event attracted a record 1,725 verified attendees, 135 exhibitors, and a record 45 first-time exhibitors. “PARCEL Forum is the best conference in the US to learn about new trends in the parcel business and to network with service providers and shippers. It is done in a concise timeframe, and they add some fun to the conference each year,” said Michael J. Ryan, VP, Parcel Solutions, Flat World Global Solutions.
PARCEL Forum’s mission, now and in the future, is to provide professionals working in the small-package supply chain ecosystem with the tools and partners they need to deliver more packages, more cost-effectively, and more efficiently. “Working with our shipper-only Advisory Board allows us to keep a real-time pulse on where the industry is today, but more importantly, where it’s going in the future. Our Board is a major reason why our educational content consistently receives 4.5 stars or higher out of a 5-star rating by our attendees. It truly is a conference built by the industry… for the industry,” explains Dunkel.
For more information on the Conference, please contact Allison Lloyd, Vice President, Conference Programming, at allison.l@eventevolution.com. To receive information on Exhibiting/Sponsoring, email sales@eventevolution.com.
About PARCEL Forum
PARCEL Forum is the premier educational conference for logistics professionals specializing in small-package delivery. Seminars cover the gambit of the outbound logistics process, including warehousing, inventory control, material movement, pick-pack, packaging, and delivery. The event has been lauded for its unique learning experience, which places a premium on peer-to-peer engagement.
About EventEvolution Management
Since 2001, EventEvolution Management Inc. has been living by the mantra of positioning the right company, in front of the right attendee, the right way! This philosophy, coupled with its creative approach to building events, has allowed EventEvolution to build a free-thinking, fast-moving company that is not bound by traditional trade show methodologies. Over the past 23 years, we’ve developed market-focused events that strive to deliver high educational value while allowing buyers and sellers the ability to interact in creative and cost-effective environments that are conducive to doing business.
