While there has been no empirical data released to verify or debunk the validity of that broad observation, as an attendee for the past 3 Xponentials, I have to say it seemed valid. The halls of the George Brown Convention Center appeared to be less populated, even during the peak of the show — mid-afternoon of day two. If one were to venture into the heart of the show’s exhibition floor, they would find booths seemingly piled on top of one another in what I can only assume was an effort to give the exhibition floor a more “jam-packed” feeling. However, when one took the time to work out towards the edges, they would find what was once a packed-to-the-gills affair had now afforded plenty of breathing room and empty space around the outside of its epicenter.