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Review All Articles > January 4th 2007 - Vol 10, Issue 01
EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10 Issue 01, January 3,
2007
EACA
NEWS
Bob Michael has joined Sho-Link,
Inc. in the position of Vice-President effective
December 4th. 2006. Prior to Sho-Link, Michael was
President of Excel Management Services.
Michael has over 27 years in the trade show industry. He
began his career in Texas providing logistics, labor and
supervision to oil industry related trade show exhibitors
nationwide. He spent eight years with I&D Inc. in sales and
management roles before joining Freeman in 1990. He left Freeman
as Vice President of I&D Services in 2005 to open Excel.
Exhibitor
Market Study Places Exhibit Services at $5.2
billion. At the
recent EACA/EDPA Winter Meetings in San Diego, John Pavek of
Exhibitor magazine presented the results of a recent market study
conducted by Exhibitor on the trade show industry. The
study indicated that the overall size of the trade show and event
industry is $37 billion, with the exhibit services component
of that amount at 14%. This makes the exhibit
services portion of the trade show business a $5.2
billion/yr. industry.
Where is the Next Generation of
Showfloor Workers? At the
recent EACA/EDPA Winter Meetings there were several EACA members
that noted the absence of the next generation of showfloor
workers. What is your company doing to
identify, train and prepare for the coming shortage labor
shortage?
Ray Pekowski, of The Expo Group notes in his company newsletter,
Exposure, notes the “Boomer exit” from the workforce.
As Ray points out the numbers don’t lie.
Boomer exit: 70 million. Replacements:
30 million. Shortage: 40
million.
EACA PEOPLE
IN THE NEWS
Happy Birthday Tom Mobley.
The
Showfloor Buzz that Tom Mobley, Global Spectrum Facility
Management is celebrating his birthday today. Happy
Birthday Tom!
EACA
CHAPTERS
NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
All Contractor badges issued in 2006
will be accepted through the end of 2007 at the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center . All other provisions of the MCC Access
Policy remain in place.
New badges will be required in 2008.
POSITIONS
AVAILABLE
Nationwide I&D Company seeking a City Manager
to work in a specified city / local area while supporting
national operations activities.
Job Title:
City
Manager
Description:
Responsibilities include: labor planning and management, contract
negotiations, budgeting and financial performance, maintenance
& repairs of facilities and equipment, enforcing safety &
regulatory policies, training & recruiting of personnel,
assistance in sales and marketing initiatives, active
participation in local industry affiliations and associations,
and general administration.
Individual characteristics and attitude should be one that
promotes team players and ensures cohesiveness for effective and
efficient cost competitive service to our clients.
This individual will be expected to share the company vision /
goals and promote continuous improvements.
Salary shall be commensurate upon experience within the
tradeshow industry and will include a company benefit
package.
If you are interested to apply for the position above,
please email your resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
Nationwide I&D Company
seeks
Job Title:
Full
and Part Time Account Executives
Description:
We
are looking for motivated people with excellent communication
skills, basic computer skills (Outlook,MS Word, MS Excel ) and
basic knowledge of trade show and event operations to fill
positions in New York and Las Vegas.
Responsibilities include development of new business in the area
of Nationwide Event Labor Services including but not limited to
Installation and Dismantle and show decorating, overseeing
operations of ones clients with our team of professionals,
traveling and what ever it takes to get the job done. Cold
calling and networking skills are required. Must be a self
motivator, understand the importance of deadlines and be an
overall smart worker.
Territory is unlimited and so is the income potential, top
performers with a strong book of business earn high six figures
+. Optional base salary plus commissions or a straight commission
structure is available. Existing book of business is a plus. We
offer 401k and health Benefits to motivated full time employees.
Minimum 3 years event/trade show industry experience
If you are interested to apply
for any of the positions above, please email your resume in
confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
Southeastern based exhibit
transportation company seeks
Job Title:
Sales
Manager
Description:
Salary
plus commissions and incentives, location to be discussed
open.
Job Title:
Drivers/Owner
Operators
Description:
All
Major cities
Job Title:
Company
Driver
Description:
Local
New York and Orlando areas have immediate openings.
Job Title:
Data
Entry/Operations Clerk
Description:
Hourly
start, promotion within three months with relocation available.
Job Title:
Warehouse
labor
Description:
Immediate
opening could advance to dispatcher in Orlando
area
If you are interested to apply
for any of the positions above, please email your resume in
confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY
NEWS
Davis Resigns From Chicago's
MPEA <Tradeshow Week> Leticia
Peralta Davis, the CEO of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority, which owns and operates Chicago's McCormick Place and
the Navy Pier, is stepping down from her post effective Jan. 2.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has not yet named a replacement,
according to an MPEA spokesman.
Major
movements in Chicago tourism industry
<M&C
Midweek News>
Greg Saunders, chairman of the Chicago Convention and Tourism
Bureau, will leave his post in February, before the end of his
one-year term, to become senior vice president of the 2,998-room
Grand Hyatt Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino,
currently under construction. John Patronski, executive vice
president of industry development for GES Exposition Services,
will serve as interim chairman until he is officially sworn in as
chairman in March.
Vance
Publishing Selects Hall-Erickson, Inc. to Manage the Two Largest
Canadian Woodworking Shows
Hall-Erickson has been selected by Vance
Publishing to manage two leading woodworking events. Both events
were recently purchased by Vance from Reed Exhibitions Canada.
The Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS), held in
Toronto in odd years, was ranked #12 in the Canadian Top 50 in
2005. It is currently Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré
(SIBO), held recently in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, will also rank in
the Top 50.
McGrane
Retires From Javits Center <Tradeshow Week> Jacob K.
Javits Convention Center of New York President and CEO Gerald T.
McQueen has confirmed to TSW that the center's general manager,
Myles T. McGrane, will be retiring at the end of the year.
McGrane started at the Javits Center as director of operations in
1986, and after a stint at a tech company in Atlanta he returned
in 1994. "Myles has been a tremendous asset to the center over
the years," McQueen said. "I wish him every success in his future
endeavors."
Houston CVB head resigns
<M&C Midweek News> Gerard J. "Jordy" Tollett,
president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors
Bureau, has resigned, a month before his contract with the city
expires. The GHCVB executive committee has accepted Tollett's
offer to consult for the CVB until 2008, to help with the
transition once a new CEO is selected.
THOUGHT FOR
THE WEEK
You can make more friends in two months by
becoming interested in other people than you can in two years
by trying to get other people interested in you.
-- Dale Carnegie
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Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Association (EACA) which is
dedicated to "raising the level of service excellence on the
showfloor."
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