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EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10, Issue 31, August 8,
2007
EACA NEWS
The 5th Annual
EACA/EDPA Chicago Charity Golf Outing, held Monday,
August 6 was the best success ever.
We are proud to contribute more than $10k to the RSMGC this
year! We are grateful to all who attended and
supported our efforts.
We would like to thank our many
volunteers, attendees, sponsors and raffle donors for their
extra generosity this year.
IEACA
McNabb
Chicago Chapter of EDPA
Display
Supply & Lighting
The Term Group
Carpenters
Local Union No.10
Czarnowski
Joe
Mondelli
Pomrehn & Co.
It's
All Good
Deja Views
GM
Fleet & Commercial
Assurance Agency
ABF
Freight
Sho-Link, Inc.
K
& S International
Exhibitors Carpet Service
Blommers
Chocolates
Spectrum Show Services
Maple
Meadows Golf Course
Champion Logistics Group
Alternative
Tradeshows
Leader Express
Prairie
Material
Eliexpo Cargo Systems
Brabantia
Exhibit Fabrications, Inc.
Beam
Global Spirits & Wine
Xhibit Installation Partners
Graphic
Dimensions
Exhibitors Magazine Group
Chicago
Automobile Trade Association
BIG Springs Enterprises
Laarhoven
Design, Inc.
Chicago Scenic Studios
An extra special thanks to our
volunteers and committee members for their time and
efforts.
We look forward to seeing you all again next year! Thank
you.
Happy Birthday Dave Causton!.
A special “labor”
meeting was held in Chicago today, but to the surprise of Dave
Causton, General Manager of McCormick Place, this one was in
celebration of his 50th birthday!
Happy Birthday Dave, from everyone at the EACA!
EACA CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
Chicago RSMGC Golf Tournament Scores an Ace!
The Chicago EACA / EDPA Chapters held their 5th
Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the RSMGC on
August 6, 2007 at Maple Meadows Golf
Club in Wooddale, IL.
This year’s event was the most successful of any charity
event ever held to benefit the RSMGC and establishes a new high
for the Chicago event.
Many thanks to Nancy Virene, Kathy Bartol, Susan Renner and
all the volunteers for the 2007 event for making this
year’s tournament a great success.
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.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Reed Expands in Housewares Industry and in China through
Joint Venture
<Trade Show Executive> Reed
Exhibitions has formed a joint venture with a leading Chinese
show organizer, Shenzhen Sinoexpo Exhibition Co. Ltd.
The move will bolster the current slate of
Shenzhen’s shows in the gift market, including the
flagship China (Shenzhen) International Gifts, Handicrafts,
Watches & Houseware Fair.
Laura McConnell, Head of MAGIC, to Leave
Advanstar <Trade Show
Executive> Laura McConnell, executive vice president of
Advanstar’s Fashion Group and a ten-year veteran of
Advanstar, will be leaving the company on Sept. 14 to
pursue new opportunities. The search for her replacement has
begun and several candidates have been interviewed for the
position.
VSS reports spending on exhibitions hit $10 billion in
2006 <Expo Web News>
Spending on exhibitions increased 6.1 percent in 2006 to
$10.30 billion, according to the Veronis Suhler and Stevenson
Communications Industry Forecast, compared with a 0.6 percent
increase for b-to-b publications to $10.94 billion.
New law expands Visa Waiver Program
<Expo Web News>
President Bush has signed legislation that will
make it easier for more international attendees and exhibitors
to travel to U.S. shows. The law will expand the Visa Waiver
Program (VWP), making it possible for more countries to
participate.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
68% of customers leave because of the way
they were treated by an employee of their vendor.
-- Randy Eppard, Ph.D. , presented at 2007
EACA Conference.
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