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Review All Articles > September 13th 2006 - Vol 9, Issue 36
EACA Showfloor
Buzz
Vol. 9,
Issue 36, September 13, 2006
EACA
NEWS
RSMGC Video on the Web!
There is a new RSMGC promotional video
on both the EACA and RSMGC web sites. The RSMGC promo
video was produced and posted to the web so that the efforts and
the message of this charitable organization could reach a broader
audience of trade show industry professionals.
Be sure to check it out!
Sign Up Now for 2006 RSMGC!!
If you haven’t already
signed up for the 2006 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic
you’ll want to do that soon! There are
already more than 130 golfers registered for the 2006 RSMGC which
takes place on October 9, 2006 at the Berkeley Hills Country Club
in Duluth, GA.
At this rate, the tournament could be sold out within 2
weeks.
So don’t delay!!
Go to the RSMGC website at http://www.rsgmc.org
today - and
fill out your registration and sponsorship contribution for
the 2006 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic
RSMGC
Seeks Raffle /Silent Auction Items. The organizers of the
Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (Oct. 9 at Berkeley Hills CC in
Atlanta, GA) request that all participants, sponsors, and
supporters take a look in their marketing closets for any items
that can be donated to the Raffle or the Silent Auction that
takes place at this year’s event.
Past RSMGC Raffle and Silent Auction items have included
memorabilia, collectibles, sporting event tickets, sporting
equipment (particularly golf equipment), cases of wine, and other
high value products.
All donations are welcome, and can be directed to Robert
Laarhoven at Laarhoven Design. For more information on the
RSMGC Silent Auction email Robert at r.laarhoven@laarhovendesign.com
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EACA
and EDPA to Host Joint Meeting in San Diego!
The EACA and EDPA will hold a
Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel &
Marina on Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2006.
The EACA is organizing
its first ever Winter Meeting, in conjunction with the
EDPA’s 54th Annual Conference and Supplier Showcase.
Registration for this meeting will be
coordinated by EDPA – for EACA members too!
See complete meeting details and registration information on the
EDPA web site at www.edpa.com.
Pack
Expo Reminder The deadline for EAC
registrations for the 2006 ASTRO show is September 18,
2006.
All EACA members are encourage to login to the EAC registration
system on the EACA web site to be sure that all your clients have
submitted registrations for you to perform service at this
year’s show
ASTRO Corrects EAC Deadline.
The EACA has been notified that there was an error in
the previously reported deadline for EAC registrations for the
2006 ASTRO show. The correct EAC deadline for ASTRO
is October 2, 2006.
All EACA members are encourage to login to the EAC registration
system on the EACA web site to be sure that all your clients have
submitted registrations for you to perform service at this
year’s show.
EACA
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Ken
Viscovich on the mend. Ken Viscovich,
International Representative of the UBC, is on the mend after
undergoing his second hip replacement surgery over the course of
6 weeks.
Ken looks forward to
getting back into his regular schedule some time later this fall
and will plan to attend the EACA-EDPA Winter Meetings in San
Diego. The EACA wishes Ken a full and speedy
recovery.
EACA
CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER
ANNOUNCEMENT
New Chicago Chapter
Leadership
It has been announced
that Joe Mondelli will now head up the leadership of the Chicago
Chapter of the EACA. Joe was one of the
original founders of the IEACA in Chicago and brings a great
amount of vision, wisdom and experience to the mission of EACA
Chicago.
Any members that would
like to contact Joe can do so on his cell phone at 219-928-3233.
Additional office and fax numbers will be available in a
week or so, and will be published in a future issue of the
Showfloor Buzz.
MPEA No Smoking
Enforcement Announcement
The MPEA will be strictly enforcing the No Smoking Policy during
the IMTS Show, and thereafter. All EACA members, as well as
all contractors working in McCormick Place and the Navy Pier
should take note. Citation books have been ordered and will
be issued to all offenders.
McCormick Place Fire Safety & Security along with reps from
the Contract Security Company, Show Management and GES will be
forming teams to rove each building looking for violators.
Smoking is only permissible outside the buildings.
If there are any questions contact Dan Cozzi at dcozzi@mpea.com,
or Bill Antonick at bantonick@mpea.com.
INDUSTRY
NEWS
Southern
Cal EDPA Sponsors Golf Event. The
new Southern Cal Chapter of EDPA is hosting its first annual golf
tournament on October 23 at the Westridge Golf Club (LaHabra,
CA). This shotgun style tournament will begin at 1pm
and will conclude with an awards/dinner banquet.
Proceeds from this event
will go to benefit the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic
and the EDPA Scholarship Fund. For more
information go to: www.programs.regweb.com/extrares/edpa2006events/socal.
PORETTA
& ORR APPOINTS WEISS AS SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Theresa Weiss has joined
Poretta & Orr, Doylestown, Pa., as manager of special
projects. Her new responsibilities will capitalize on her skills
in event planning, including budget, vendor and project
management, for a number of industries served by Poretta &
Orr.
THOUGHT FOR THE
WEEK
Be curious always!
For knowledge will not acquire you; you must
acquire it.
--Sudie Back
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statement. The
Showfloor Buzz is a publication of the Exhibitor Appointed
Contractor Association (EACA) which is dedicated to "raising the
level of service excellence on the showfloor."
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If you have news from
the tradeshow floor that you feel is important to the success of
our members, or our industry's customer, the exhibitors,
please forward it to the EACA @ 541-317-8768 or email us @
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