SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

JULY 20, 2013 LOCATION: GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS

PRESENTING GOLD SPONSOR:

BENEFITING:

PROUD SPONSORS:

Designer Exchange

WHY PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS IN HOUSTON?

HOUSTON IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES AND ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD. AND THE BABY AND KIDS INDUSTRY IS A MULTI-BILLION $$ INDUSTRY IN THE U.S. AND HOUSTONS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE ECOMOMIES IN THE WORLD. SHOWCASE YOUR COMPANY AT ALL ABOUT BABIES EXPO WITH 130,000 SF OF FUN HOUSTON POPULATION ESTIMATES - 6,051,363

Combined Statistical Area (CSA). 12 Counties make up the Houston area: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty Matagorda, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller Counties.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey 2010

Harris County alone, contains more people than Oregon, which ranks 27th. The City of Houston alone, with 3,075,388 residents in 2010, is the nations fourth most populous City. MSAs larger than Houston, in descending order of population, are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Philadelphia.
Fortune 500 Corporate Headquarters
Due to the low cost of doing business, as well as many other advantages, Houston is third among metropolitan statistical areas in the number of Fortune 500 headquarters. Fortune 500 Headquarter Locations

Number per STATE Ranking of # of State States HQs**

1 California 53

Number per MSA* Ranking of # of MSA Metros HQs**

1 2 New York Chicago 67 29

Number per CITY Ranking # of City of Cities HQs**

1 New York 42

2
3 4

Texas
New York Illinois

52
50 32

2
3 4 5 (tie) 5 (tie)

Houston
Atlanta Dallas Minneapolis St. Louis

23
10 9 8 8

3
4

Houston
Washington D.C.

25
20

5 Ohio 28 5 Los Angeles 19 *Metropolitan Statistical Area **Number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in each geographical area. Source: Fortune, May, 2012

Males: 1,053,517 Females: 1,045,934 Median resident age: Texas median age:
Size of Houston

(50.2%) (49.8%) 32.1 years 40.8 years

At 634 square miles, the City of Houston could contain the cities of New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and Miami. Population/Demography of Houston Houston, is the fourth most populous city in the United States, trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Houston is the nations demographic future. In racial and ethnic composition, the Houston of today very much resembles the U.S. nearly 60 years hence. 42% Anglo 33% Hispanic 18% African American 7% Asian/Other

EVENTS AND CONTESTS

MAIN STAGE AREA KIDS R KIDS SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES MOMMY AND BABY FASHION CENTER STAGE AREA KIDS ZONE AREA RACE COURSE AREA SPONSOR AND RADIO STATION BOOTHS VISIT OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS

FASTEST BABY IN TEXAS

GIANT INFLATABLE JUMPIES, TRICYCLE RACES

SHOWS
10:30 MOMMY-BABY 5:00 MOMMY-TO-BE

DIAPER DERBY (1:00 and 4:00)

TUMBLING LIFE SIZE CHARACTERS MINI STAGE WITH CELEBRITY STORY TELLERS,PUPPET SHOWS, GAMES, ARTS AND CRAFTS WORLDS BIGGEST LAMAZE CLASS (11:00 and 3:00) GYMNASTICS (TBD)

(12:00 AND 2:30)

BOOTHS FOR TREMENDOUS OFFERS & INFO YOUR FAVORITE TOP RADIO STATIONS & DJs WILL BE ON HAND FOR HUGE PRIZE GIVEAWAYS VISIT OUR DIVERSE VENDOR BOOTHS, FOR ALL THE LATEST & GREATEST IN EVERYTHING BABY

DOCTORS PANEL (11:30)

SAFETY SEMINARS AND DEMOS (4:30)

DADDY STROLLER OBSTECLE COURSE RACES

(W/ CELEBRITY DADDY RACES)

(12:30-2:30 & 3:30-4:30) ARAMARK FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE ALL DAY LONG

COOKING SHOW (1:30)

** 5:30-6:00 Prize Awards and Donation presentations to Texas Childrens Pediatrics

SHOW FLOOR PLAN MAP

(SEE EXPANDABLE FLOOR PLAN LINK ON ALL ABOUT BABIES EXPO WEBSITE SPONSORS AND PARTNERS PAGE) RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY FOR THE BEST BOOTH LOCATION
DONT MISS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CASE YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN PERSON AND IN FRONT OF THIS KEY TARGET MARKET OF HOUSTONS DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHIC AND AFFLUENT FAMILY AUDIENCE. COME ON BOARD, BEFORE YOUR COMPETITION LOCKS YOUR COMPANY OUT OF YOUR CATEGORY AT