CHICAGO -- More than 500 attendees filled the room on Oct. 11 for the presentation of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro's Lifetime Achievement Award to Alan G. Schwartz, chairman of the board of TCA Holdings, and the keynote address given by Laila Ali, world boxing champion and daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
The show also featured numerous seminars, early-morning workouts and more than 800 booths on the trade show floor, according to Zari Stahl, Club Industry 2007 show director. More than 8,700 attendees registered for the four-day event in Chicago. For more on the show, check out our blog.
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