[KCDXC] Fw: Fwd: 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance: 24, 483 (Announced by DARA)

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From: Steve Gecewicz 


Important trivia information released by the Dayton Hamfest

*       In 1964 the Hamvention moved to Hara Arena, its present location. 
**     In 1973, Hamvention expanded into a two-day event, and Sunday was added to make it a three-day event the following year (1974).
***   Hamvention officials agree that 30,000 visitors is critical mass given the current facilities at Hara.  Anything over 28,000 pushes it at Hara says Matthews. “It 
        pushes our restroom facilities, it pushes our food concessions, it pushes our transportation, and it pushes our human comfort factor, which is important.”
****  Putting on Hamvention costs in excess of $700,000 each year.


Historic Attendance Information

Year                        Event                      Attendance        Comments/Source of Data
1991 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,500             (ross.m.brown at graphtronics.net)
1992 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,000             (ross.m.brown at graphtronics.net)
1993 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,669            (Peak before the change from April to May)
1994 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      35,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily News)
1995 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily News)
1996
1997 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,000            (ARRL Newsletter)
1998 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,120            (ARRL Newsletter)    
1999 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,176            (ARRL Newsletter)
2000 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,804            (ARRL Newsletter)
2001 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      26,151            (ARRL Newsletter) 
2002 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      24,832            (ARRL Newsletter)
2003 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      22,168            (ARRL Newsletter) 
2004 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,869            (ARRL Newsletter) 
2005 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      20,411            (ARRL Newsletter)
2006 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       20,324            (ARRL Newsletter)
2007 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,318            (ARRL Newsletter)
2008 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      17,253            (ARRL Newsletter) 
2009 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       18,877           (Dayton Hamvention direct query)

2010 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       19,750           (Dayton Hamvention direct query)
2011 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       22,312           (Dayton Hamvention direct query - WA8APB)
2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance        24,483           (Announced at Friday night’s DARA Membership Meeting)

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