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Vol. 10, Issue 09, February 28,2007
EACA NEWS
The Rally at the Alley III, is scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd in Boston, and will be held to support one of our own, industry veteran Karin Brennan. Many of you know Karin from her positions at Folio, Innovations and Design KnowHow - she is in need of a kidney transplant and is currently undergoing dialysis.
Karin, a single mom raising two college-aged boys, is struggling with the financial hardships resulting from her ongoing medical treatments. We are asking you, our trade show family, to help support Karin both emotionally and financially.
For more information on how you can support Karin, and the2007 Rally at the Alley or the RSMGC, please contact event organizer, Sharon Bingham, at 800-342-1482 or Jim Wurm at 541-317-8768.
To register for this year’s event go to www.ralleythealley.com.
Coverings Reminder The EACA has distributed survey forms to all Chicago-based members regarding this year’s April show at McCormick Place. The EACA is seeking to support the MPEA in making this year’s show in Chicago a complete success, and we appreciate all our members cooperation and assistance to make this possible.
EACA to Host Reception at Exhibitor The EACA will be hosting a reception for EACA members at this year’s Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas on Monday, March 26 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
Additional details about this reception will be made available future issues of the Showfloor Buzz.
DEAR SHOWFLOOR BUZZ
This letter is to all members of the EACA and is meant as a very big compliment and thank you to some very special EACs.
On February 4, 2007 we were ready to take our equipment to the dismantle of the Houston Auto Show when we realized our truck had been stolen. As I continued on with the task of checking in our labor, TJ Sylvia was working on the task of calling the truck leasing company, the police, and some vendors to attempt to get some replacement equipment. As the evening progressed a ray of sunshine appeared.
TY was not having a lot of success on Sunday night finding a vendor to get the equipment and materials we would need. But while he was working on that, Donnie Hooper, the Carpenter’s business representative in Houston, stopped by the desk to see how we were doing. I jokingly told him if he had any extra ladders and dollies lying around that I could sure use them.
Donnie didn’t have the equipment but he knew who did.
He made his rounds to the other contractors on the show and let them know of our predicament. When he came by our desk again he said that some contractors would be stopping by to see me. A few minutes later John Ford with Show Services stopped by and told me we were welcome to use whatever we needed of their equipment. I also got the same greeting and offer from Denise Hill of EIS. During the remainder of Sunday night, and all through Monday, all of our equipment needs were met by these folks who unselfishly shared their equipment with us. There were no expectations attached to their generosity, other than our promise to do the same for them if they ever find themselves in the same situation.
On behalf of the The TERM Group, TJ Sylvia, myself and our clients I say thank you for showing great Texas hospitality and for your unselfish sharing and brotherhood in our time of need.
Thank you again to Donnie Hooper, John Ford and Mike Brown on Show Services, Denise Hill and Gloria Wood of EIS, and to all the others who lent a helping hand. We all got our jobs done and made some friends along the way.
Sincerely,
Joe Wright
Pacific NW Manager
The TERM Group
EACA CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
McCormick Place Produces “Welcome Buttons”
The MPEA in their ongoing effort to improve and enhance customers service for shows at McCormick Place are producing welcome buttons for all showfloor workers to wear during move-in and move-out.
EACA members can pick up their welcome buttons at the FOCUS One Service Desk during the move-in of all shows. EAC managers, and supervisors, can go to the desk to claim their buttons, which are packaged in bags of 25.
When checking in, the Coordinator will check off the EAC company and note the amount of buttons taken. Each EAC company should only have 1 representative retrieve the welcome buttons.
All EACA members are encourage to support this program!
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
Anaheim Convention Center Parking Announcement
Listed below are the dates during March that we will NOT be able to handle truck marshalling on site.
Day/Date EVENT Carpark 5 Carpark 7
Thu 3/1 Religious Education Congress NA NA
3rd Annual Fac Mgmt Show West
Fri 3/2 Religious Education Congress NA NA
3rd Annual Fac Mgmt Show West
Sat 3/3 Religious Education Congress NA NA
3rd Annual Fac Mgmt Show West
Sun 3/4 Religious Education Congress available NA
Natural Products Expo West
Wed 3/7 Natural Products Expo West available available – South ½
Big West Conference N/A – North ½
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Nationwide I&D Company seeking:
Job Title: City Manager
Description: Nationwide I&D Company seeking a City Manager to work in Las Vegas while supporting national operations activities.
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.
Please send resumes/inquiries to resumeprocessing@yahoo.com or fax to 508-230-3170.
Nationwide I&D Company seeking:
Job Title: Sales Account Executives
Are you an experienced Sales Professional and would like to be part of a successful, growing team?
Here is your chance to join a leader and innovator in the tradeshow and event industry.
A nationwide, skilled labor management provider specializing in exhibit installation, corporate events and general contracting is seeking aggressive Sales Account Executives with a proven track record to join our team.
If you have the drive and enthusiasm, you could enjoy excellent commission rates, a full benefit package and a great working environment. Please send resume to resumeprocessing@yahoo.com or fax to 508-230-3710.
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 the position above, please email your resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY NEWS
LVCVA Pushes Back Expansion <Tradeshow Week> Two more years. That's how much extra time the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority needs to complete the $737 million renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Despite the delay, an LVCVA spokesman said there was no talk of increasing the cost budgeted for the project.
A full year after the LVCVA board first approved the original master plan enhancement program, it has approved the project management team's request to push the completion date from 2010 to 2012. The team said designers and builders needed more time to make necessary improvements, while avoiding too much inconvenience to existing customers.
Pittsburgh CC Gets Safety OK <M&C Midweek News> Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center has been declared safe by several independent engineers who conducted inspections following the collapse of a section of concrete on the center's second floor. The firms did, however, recommend that work be finished on the facility before its scheduled reopening on March 9. Crews currently are working to repair the slab of concrete that collapsed, as well as retrofitting several beams along the main expansion joint to prevent another failure
SALES TEAM EXPANSION AT MG DESIGN ASSOCIATES MG Design Associates is pleased to announce the expansion of its Midwest sales team with two highly skilled sales and marketing professionals; Dawn McCallan and Anthony ‘Tony’ Lenzi.
Dawn McCallan has spent the last few years working in the advertising and public affairs arena. Most recently, Tony was the National sales manager for Chicago’s Nimlok branch where he grew, trained and expanded their company’s presence considerably well.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
--Thomas A. Edison
Publisher's 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."
This publication is sent free of charge to all EACA members each Wednesday, and to non-members four weeks later. Annual subscriptions to current issues of the Buzz are available to non-members for $49.95. Please send subscription requests to jimwurm@eaca.com.
EACA members are also permitted to submit job postings to the Buzz free of charge for a one time listing. Member job postings can be extended for additional weeks in the Buzz as well as posted to the EACA web site. The costs for extending your job posting are one month for $50, 2 months for $85, and 3 months for $125.
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 @ jimwurm@eaca.com
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