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EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10, Issue 28, July 11, 2007

EACA NEWS

Carl Birsa Elected to EACA Hall of Fame.The votes are in and Carl Birsa, founder of CB Displays, has been elected to the EACA Hall of Fame posthumously.    
 
CB (as Carl was known) started in the tradeshow industry in the mid 1950’s in Chicago.  In 1969, with his wife Annie, he formed CB Display Service, Inc.  CB passed away in 1990.  His trademark Sherlock Holmes style hat conjures up fond memories for family, friends and clients that …“Tradeshows are no mystery to CB”.

EACA Conference to Include Strategic Selling Tips. EACA members who take part in the EACA Annual Conference will have an opportunity to participate in an invigorating, interactive presentation that instructs all sales and marketing professionals how to adopt a “CEO Mentality” as they seek to grow their book of business with existing and new clients.     As you “run your own company” you will learn how to protect the “5 vital assets” you own in order to insure maximum leverage and a return on your assets.
 
Most importantly you will also get absolutely critical information about how service companies in the trade show industry get commoditized.
 
If you haven’t done so already,   EACA members can register for the Annual Conference by using the attached registration form.      If you are interested to sponsor the Annual Meeting breakfast or any other event at the EACA Annual Conference, please use the attached sponsor form.


Thanks to our Annual Conference Sponsors.      The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.  Conference materials have recently been circulated to EACA members, and are also available on the EACA web site.    Please be sure to make your plans to attend!
 
The EACA would like to thank and recognize our Annual Conference Sponsors to date:
 
Presenting Sponsors
EliteXPO Cargo Systems
 
Platinum Sponsors
Exhibit Network International
Freeman
 
Gold Sponsors
CORT Tradeshow Furnishings
Donald McNabb Company
Employco
Expo Services USA
Orlando I&D
Sho-Aids, Inc.
 
Silver Sponsors
IUPAT Local 510
The TERM Group
 
Bronze Sponsor
Spectrum Show Services



EACA CHAPTERS



CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT

Chicago RSMGC Golf Tournament Announcement
 
The Chicago EACA / EDPA Chapters have announced that the 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the RSMGC will take place on August 6, 2007 at Maple Meadows  Golf Club in Wooddale, IL.    Please mark your calendars!!
 
There will be a Shot Gun Start at 1pm.   
 
For more information, or to register for the event, contact Nancy Virene at The TERM Group.   She can be reached at 630-766-TERM, or at njvirene@thetermgroup.com.
 
 
Next Customer Service Training – December 2007

The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the MPEA and EACA National will be sponsoring its 2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago in December of this year..
 
The second installment of the EACA Customer Service Training Program will be developed and delivered by Randy Eppard, Phd in Human Development.   Eppard is an associate professor for University of Maryland University College,    Prior to his professorship, Eppard worked for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters as Director of Training Curriculum.   Randy developed th customer service program under the direction and guidance of Chicago Chapter EACA President Joe Mondelli.
 
EACA members who are interested to receive information about the December Customer Service Training should send an email to jimwurm@eaca.com.
 
 

ORLANDO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT

Orange County Convention Center Construction Advisory

Please be advised that the OCCC has a construction project scheduled to begin on
June 12, 2007 at the West Concourse!


Location: North Bridge area, off of Exhibit Drive, near the Rosen Plaza.  

The roadway off of Exhibit Drive near the front of Halls E and Halls F will be completely shut down and only available to the construction crews on site.

We ask that you remain vigilant of the construction being conducted on property and use every safety precaution available to your business. Please bear with us if we should need to make any last minute changes. Again, I am always available if you have any questions or concerns.
This project is scheduled to be completed by July 31, 2007.   




INDUSTRY NEWS

GES ® ACQUIRES POITRAS EXPOSITION SERVICES – GES Exposition Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI)  announced today the acquisition, by a GES affiliate, of Poitras Exposition Services, the largest  exhibition services company in Quebec City. The purchase became effective June 29.

Reed Sells Swiss Operations to the Unit’s President <Trade Show Executive>   Reed Exhibitions is selling its Swiss operations to Urs Ingold, Reed’s current president of the unit, who is launching a new company, Exhibit & More AG. The buyout deal gives Ingold a 60% share of Reed Messen (Schweiz) AG; another shareholder is Messe Schweiz AG, operator of the venues for the Basel and Zurich shows.

Gaylord pulls out of San Diego-area development  <Expo Web News>   Gaylord Entertainment has pulled out of plans to build a $1 billion hotel and convention center in Chula Vista, CA, near San Diego, citing failed negotiations with local construction unions.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper, or your self-confidence.
 

--  Robert Frost    
 

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