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Vol.11, Issue 15, April 9, 2008
EACA NEWS
Mark Your Calendars – EACA Annual Meeting July 28-29. The EACA will hold its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with TS2 on July 28-29, 2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
All EACA members are urged to mark this year’s event on their calendar as we look to celebrate the milestone of our 10th Anniversary in style!! More details to follow in future issues of the Showfloor Buzz!
St. Louis and A/V unions reach an agreement <Expo Web News> The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission has reached a consensus agreement with the Stagehands, Projectionists and Electricians Unions that will allow the unions to return to working at the America's Center no later than Friday, April 11.
EACA Sales Tax Survey The results from the recent EACA Sales Tax Survey clearly showed that our members have a wide variety of ideas around Sales Tax Liability. There are some who don’t collect sales tax when it appears you should, and some that collect it when appears you shouldn’t.
The EACA Board of Directors has recommended that members do their own due diligence as regards sales tax liability. To assist in that process, we have posted information on the EACA web site where you can obtain the most up-to-date information on sales tax liability on a state-by-state basis.
CHAPTER NEWS
DC Chapter News
Customer Service Training Announcement
EACA will be hosting first ever Customer Service Training in Washington DC during the week of June 16.
More details about the Customer Service Training Program will be available in future issues of the Showfloor Buzz.
Chicago Chapter News
Customer Service Training Announcement
EACA will be hosting its next round of Customer Service Training at McCormick Place on June 11, 12, and 13.
The EACA Customer Service Training Program in June will include the premier of the Level 3 Customer Service training course, along with the Level 1 and Level 2 courses.
More details about the Customer Service Training Program will be available in future issues of the Showfloor Buzz.
INDUSTRY NEWS
First Krakoff Leadership Award Given <Tradeshow Week> John Mooney, principal of M|C Communications, received the inaugural 2008 Robert L. Krakoff Industry Leadership Award during the Society of Independent Show Organizers' CEO Summit. According to the SISO award committee, the winner had to demonstrate industry leadership, strong mentoring skills and the ability to run a successful business
Four Show Organizers Form Alliance <Tradeshow Week> The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Fabricators and Manufacturers Assn. Intl., the American Welding Society and the Precision metalforming Assn. have formed an alliance that will result in a combined annual tradeshow, the Fabtech Intl. & AWS Welding Show and Metalform
Two more airlines cease operations. <M&C Midweek News> Less than a week after Aloha Airlines ceased operations, ATA Airlines and Skybus have followed suit. Indianapolis-based ATA cited the loss of a key contract for its military charter business as the primary reason for its demise. The state of Hawaii in particular has been affected by the loss of Aloha and ATA. The latter carrier flew to the islands from Oakland and Los Angeles, Calif., and Las Vegas and Phoenix. When ATA stopped flying, approximately 10,000 passengers were stranded in Hawaii.
Virus Sickens Attendees in DC <M&C Midweek News> Dozens of attendees of a medical conference at the brand-new, 2,000-room Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on the Potomac River in National Harbor, Md., just outside Washington, D.C., were sickened with the novovirus last week. According to the Washington Post, county health officials were called in when 14 people were taken to area hospitals after complaining of sickness while waiting to board flights at Reagan National Airport. They were diagnosed with the novovirus, which was traced to the hotel. A letter on the hotel's website notes the illness was confirmed by the Prince George's County health department to be a virus transmitted by person-to-person contact, not by food: "Our kitchens were not exposed and continue to exceed health department standards. The health department indicates that guests of our hotel and other regional facilities where the virus may have been transmitted can proceed as normal."
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
-- Gen. Omar N. Bradley
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