NDIA conference recognized for rapid growth.

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* The National Defense Industrial Association's Joint CBRN exhibition, held each June on the Army base in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is among the 50 fastest growing exhibitions in the nation, according to Tradeshow Week, the leading tradeshow industry magazine.

There are more than 4,000 tradeshows that take place each year and the 50 winners were reviewed on the total net square footage growth between 2006 and 2008. This is the first time NDIA has won this award, and Luellen Hoffman, director of exhibits, credits the success to having a great team in place, both on the Army base as well as with the vendors who staged the event.

"This is really a group effort with many hours of coordination with the military base, especially since there are both indoor, outdoor displays and live demos going...