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Vol. 10, Issue 32, August 15, 2007
EACA NEWS
Beyond Exhibit Logistics (BEL) is pleased to announce Eric Nitsche has been promoted to General Manager. BEL specializes in I&D and exhibition management for companies of all sizes. Nitsche is based in BEL’s Orlando office.
NATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIONS (NTP) ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE CHANGES
National Trade Productions (NTP) announced that, after 15 years of service to NTP, Tamara Christian will resign from her position of CEO effective at the end of this year.
Robert Harar, Chairman of NTP said, “It’s been 15 great years with Tamara and she has taken NTP to new heights. She leaves a legacy of success at NTP and in the trade show industry. Now, Tamara has a desire to apply her leadership skills to a new industry. I’m very excited for her and consider any company that she leads to be lucky”
Jennifer Hoff, General Manager and Vice President of Operations, will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer overseeing human resources, finance, IT, administration and operations.
Glenn Feder will continue as President of the Client Events Division and Paige Cardwell will continue her role as President of the CSG Creative.
Connie Whitaker, formerly Vice President of Accounting from the Mills Group, is joining NTP as the controller at the end of August. Karin Marty Fendrich is phasing out of her current position as controller but will stay in a consulting role with the company. Karin is leaving NTP to work in her family’s business.
Kudos to ACC. The EACA would like to extend its gratitude and appreciation to the show management at the American College of Cardiology who instituted a new program this year for registering EACs.
For their 2008 show, ACC sent out a mailing to all EACs that had serviced ACC exhibitors in 2007 in anticipation that they would be working the show again next year. The mailing provided an offer for EACs to secure a “pre-approved” status by completing a form and submitting a current certificate of liability insurance.
Once pre-approved the EAC in question would be listed on the exhibitor tools section of the show web site. In that way, an ACC exhibitor would be able to select their EAC for the 2008 ACC show without having to complete any additional forms.
Another important note is that the ACC did not levy a charge to become pre-approved as an EAC for ACC.08; ACC does not charge EAC fees of any kind.
If EACs don't return the pre-approved EAC form by the August 22 deadline, you're still eligible to be an EAC at ACC.08, however the responsibility would then fall on your exhibiting client(s) to notify us and ensure we get your certificates of insurance and standard EAC application from the exhibitor kit that will ship in December.
Kudos to Kent Riffert and everyone at ACC show management.
EACA CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
Time to Renew MPEA Registration
The MPEA has recently mailed registration renewals for all contractors that provide exhibit services at McCormick Place and the Navy Pier.
EACA members are encouraged to renew their MPEA registrations at your earliest convenience.
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
OCCC ACHIEVES ISO 14001 GREEN CERTIFICATION
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center's (OCCC) Building Services section recently received ISO 14001:2004 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS). It is the first convention center in the United States to ever receive the certification.
As a participant in the national Environmental Management System initiative (2003-2005), the convention center was able to accomplish a number of achievements through initial implementation of an EMS in Building Services' recycling program. Prior to the EMS, the convention center recycled less than one percent of its total waste stream. Through EMS, the OCCC's accomplishments included:
-80 percent of all dry waste with 40 percent recovery on all waste in 2006
-9,000 tons of material diverted for remanufacture
-871 tons of cardboard and 5.8 tons of office paper recycled
-$77,500 in tipping fees saved due to recycling efforts
-$31,435 in recycling rebates
-Streamlined communications concerning environmental practices
-Increased environmental awareness among employees
INDUSTRY NEWS
Bludworth Resigns. Modern Exposition Services announced the resignation of Aaron Bludworth effective the end of the year. Aaron joined Modern in 1992 and has led Modern’s exhibition related business units for most of the past decade. Aaron is leaving to pursue other opportunities, not disclosed at time of this release. The remaining owners have not announced a successor. Aaron is currently president of ESCA (Exhibition Services and Contractors Association) and very active in the exhibition industry.
Access TCA Adds Sales Executives <Exhibit Industry News> Lloyd Bunting, Vice President of Account Services, has announced the addition of two new members to the AccessTCA sales team.
Maureen Farrell, working from Glendale CA, will be part of the expanding Access presence on the west coast. With experience that includes not only positions within the exhibit industry but also in global association management and in sales and promotions at consumer product companies, Maureen is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Pepperdine University
Drew Maenza, based in the Access Atlanta office, has extensive agency experience on both the account services and management side. His corporate sales and marketing skills have been proven in both the domestic and international arenas. He has a BA from Babson College.
Exclusive Service Raises Exec's Ire <Tradeshow Week> The touchy subject of exclusive services at convention centers has one again reared its head. The San Diego Convention Center has implemented a new booth cleaning policy that Steven B. Johnson, vice president of public affairs for the San Diego Convention Center Corp., said was not exclusive. Nevertheless, it has provoked the ire of at least one show management firm.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me how to live.
-- Alexander Herzen
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