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EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol.
8, Issue 23, June 8,
2005
Hello to all EACA members and friends! The
Showfloor Buzz is published each week to keep EACA members
abreast of the most recent developments in our industry.
More importantly, we hope the Buzz helps to create
a sense of community and collaboration that is vital to our
industry's success.
EACA NEWS
EACA Conference To
Include Joint Session with TS2. As we did last
year, the EACA will be sponsoring a presentation at this
year’s TS2 as part of its Annual Conference agenda.
All EACA members are invited to place the following session
information on your calendars so you can plan to attend.
Session #/Title: Embracing Labor as
Part of Your Trade Show Team
Date:
July
12, 2005
Time:
8
- 9:30 a.m.
Moderator:
Jim
Wurm , EACA
Co-presenters: Ken
Viscovich, National Trade Show Representatives, UBC
Bob Lessin, Business Representatives, Local
831, IUPAT
Bill Gearns, National Trade Show
Representatives, IATSE
John Perry, National Trade Show
Representatives, Teamsters
Cecil Wynn, National Trade Show
Representative, IBEW
Don’t Miss the
EACA Awards Luncheon All EACA
members are encouraged to attend the EACA Awards Luncheon which
takes place on Monday, July 11 from 12 noon until 1:30pm at the
Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
The EACA Awards Luncheon will feature the presentation of the
2005 Intrepid Award, the induction of the 2005 EACA Hall of Fame,
and the awarding of Five Year Pins to those members that have
reached the five year member milestone.
If you haven’t signed up for the Awards luncheon and EACA
Conference as y et you can do so by completing the Annual Conference registration form.
Remember to Submit Your EACA Intrepid
Ballots. Last week the EACA announced the nominees for
the 2005 Intrepid Award. They are Tom Mobley,
Washington Convention Center; Ken Viscovich, UBC; Rosemont
Convention Center; Chuck Yuska, Pack Expo, and Ray Pekowski, The
Expo Group.
Please be sure to go to the EACA web site and download the
ballot so you can cast your vote for this year’s Intrepid
Award.
Sign Up for the
Showfloor Olympics!! The EACA encourages all
members that intend to sign up a team for the Showfloor Olympics
to do so as soon as possible. All entries received by May
31 will be featured in the pre-show issue of Exhibit City News.
Please be sure to send in photos of your team (if
available) so that photos can be included in the ECN story.
If you’d like to sign up your team be sure to
complete both the Olympics waiver form, and the EACA Annual Conference registration form.
Remember that all proceeds from the EACA Showfloor Olympics goes
to benefit the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic Fund.
EACA Membership
Directory. Do you want to update or
improve your listing in the 2005 EACA Membership Directory?
If so, please click
the link to download the directory listing form and let
us know how you want your listing in the member directory to
look.
The 2005 EACA Membership Directory will be printed in time for
this year’s Annual Conference and will be distributed to
exhibitors in Washington DC at TS2, and in Las Vegas at next
year’s Exhibitors Show.
EACA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Baci Consulting
Moves. EACA member, BACI Strategic Marketing, Inc
has moved to new offices in Las Vegas.
As of June 3 their new address is
6625 S. Valley View Blvd., Ste. 332, Las Vegas, NV 89118.
Phone numbers and e-mail addresses remain unchanged.
ON THE WEB
With the EACA Annual Conference coming up next month, it may be
appropriate to indicate where information about the conference
and Showfloor Olympics can be found. The Annual Conference
is again being held in conjunction with TS2, which is in
Washington, DC this year July 11 -13, 2005. As with any
EACA Event it is found at What Have We Done under
About EACA on the home page
(www.eaca.com</> ). Click on EACA Events. The default
page is the EACA 7th Annual Conference (in the right column note
other events, clicking on any of them will take you to the
appropriate page). The left column will indicate a
highlighted EACA Events and a list of other areas falling
under the What Have We Done category.
Back to the Annual Conference, all the information and forms
required for participation are available on the web site.
Scrolling down the page find the Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance,
Registration Information, Special Events during the
conference, individual Session Descriptions, and Housing
Information. At the bottom of the page are links for
downloading the Conference Schedule, the Registration form, the
Conference and Olympics Sponsorship form, the Showfloor Olympics
Waiver, and Intrepid Award ballots. In addition, find a
downloadable Membership Directory Listing form (insertion order
deadline Fri. 6/10), and an updated list of the current
conference registrants.
ON THE WEB is intended to help and inform our members on the
content and utility of the EACA Web Site (www.eaca.com </> ). We invite your ideas and input for
improvement. Address comments, suggestions and questions to
george@eaca.com <mailto:george@eaca.com>
EACA CHAPTERS
Atlanta
Chapter Announcement
Foundation
Announcement
Shelly Justice, Convention Models &
Talent would like to announce that the 3rd annual "The Many Lives
You've Touched" event benefiting the Georgia Transplant
Foundation will take place at the Maggiano's Ballroom in Buckhead
on September 29th, 2005.
If you’d like to support the efforts of this organization
you can reach Shelly at shelly@cmtagency.com.
Chicago Chapter Announcement
Golf Outing
Announcement
The Chicago Chapters of EACA and EDPA
will host their 3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing on Monday, August
22, at Maple Meadows Golf Course in Wood Dale IL.
There will be a shot gun start at 1:00pm followed by a dinner
reception with raffle and prizes. Total proceeds of the event
will be contributed to the recipients of this years Randy Smith
Memorial Golf Classic which will be held in Duluth Georgia.
Please mark your calendars, we look forward to a record
turn-out!
DC Chapter Announcement
Right of Entry Permits at WCC
The Washington Convention Center has
announced that all EACs, and all EACA members, doing business in
the Washington Convention Center must have a valid Right of Entry
Permit from the Authority.
If you haven't received your permit package in the mail please
contact Steve Schwartz at the WCC
(sschwartz@dcconvention.com <mailto:sschwartz@dcconvention.com>
) and he will forward one to you.
Orlando Chapter
Announcement
Contractors Meeting
Announcement
What:
EAC/Service
Contractor Luncheon Meeting
Date:
Friday,
June 17, 2005
Time:
11:30
am - 1:30 pm (luncheon starts at 11:30 to be followed by
meeting)
Location:
Orange County Convention
Center South 220 EFG
Please RSVP by Monday, June 13.
You can RSVP by calling Diane Kelley at 407-685-5853 or via
email at diane.kelley@occc.net. Please
include your name, your company name, and the total number of
people who will be attending.
Also, please forward any agenda items
to me at diane.kelley@occc.net by Monday, June 13.
Make sure to include in your email the following information:
Topic, name of presenter, and brief description of what
will be discussed.
We look forward to seeing you on June
17th!
Southern California Chapter Announcement
Anaheim Truck Marshaling
Schedule
Listed below are the dates during June
that we will NOT be able to handle truck marshalling on
site.
Day/Date
EVENT
Carpark 5
Carpark 7
Fri 6/10
Design
Automation Conf
available
NA
Frias
Concert
Anaheim
HS Banquet
Sat 6/11
Design
Automation Conf
available
NA
PDP
Inc
Frias
Concert
Mon
6/13 Design
Automation
Conf not
available not
available
Tue
6/14 Design
Automation Conf
not
available not
available
COACHES CORNER
Turning Your Life “Inside Out”
You’ve heard it before;
“If only I had the (time, money, love etc.) then I could be
(happy, peaceful or fulfilled.) Perhaps you’ve even
said it yourself. It’s called
“outside-in” thinking and it’s a great way to
keep those good feelings you seek just out of reach.
When we give power to something or someone outside of ourselves,
to create a feeling for us, we are almost inevitably doomed to
fail. True power comes from within, so try life from the
“inside-out”. When you can discover
peace, happiness or passions within yourself, your circumstances
no longer control you.
Joe Forest, Life Coach, partners with clients who
love innovation and excellence. The intention of the
“Coaches Corner” is to provoke “outside the
box” awareness and promote inspired thinking and
action.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Experienced Sales & Operations Professionals
Our exhibit transportation
company is completing its 2004-05 fiscal year with its best
performance ever. We are progressing with above
average growth and expansion into new business opportunities.
We are looking for quality trade show experienced
people in operations and new business development.
Operations positions are available for
full and part time, day and afternoon, shifts at our corporate
office in the Chicago Northwest suburbs. Career
opportunities are available to aggressive and persistent account
executives who have the ability to create revenue. This
position is available for both salaried and independent team
players. Salaried positions provide a high
competitive salary, bonus incentives, Health, Dental , 401k.
Account Execs earn an aggressive salary plus
commission structure with payouts six times a year.
Home office Account Exec positions are available
anywhere in the US.
Interested applicants should forward resumes to
jimwurm@eaca.com.
Account
Executives Wanted Las Vegas, Orlando
Experienced Account Executives wanted
to work with rapidly expanding I&D contractor, to sell
I&D services as well as rental exhibit packages.
Minimum 2 years experience required.
Excellent salary and benefits for the right
individuals. Please forward resumes to Jim Wurm at
jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Discussions Underway for Wachovia
to Acquire George E. Fern <Trade Show Executive>
Trade Show Executive magazine has learned that the George E.
Fern Company, a general service contracting firm headquartered in
Cincinnati, is in discussions with the investment firm of
Wachovia Capital Partners to acquire the company. At the
present time, this is the only information that officials from
George E. Fern would release. Another general service
contractor, based on the east coast, is also reportedly in
discussions with Wachovia.
Connecticut
Convention Center opens <Expo Web News> The
Connecticut Convention Center <http://www.enjoyhartford.com/> in Hartford, CT, is open for business with 145,000
square feet of exhibition space, a 40,000-square-foot ballroom
and 25,000 square feet of meeting space. A 468-foot public
concourse is features a 115-foot atrium enclosed by a 10-story
glass façade. In all, the $230 million new facility offers
540,000 square feet of space.
The center is part of a development project that will eventually
include retail shopping, a science center and a park along the
Connecticut River. Adjacent to the convention center, a 22-story,
409-room hotel is under construction and scheduled to open in
August.
GGE EMBRACES
CHANGE Richard Osicka, owner since 1988 of General
Graphics Exhibits (GGE), recently allowed his minority share
holders to purchase his stock in the company
The team which will be leading GGE includes the three
principals—John Moyes, Bill Nieser, and Paul
Porcher—who have been with the company since the
90s.
Osicka will stay on through the transition period, and according
to CEO Paul Porcher, will always play a role at GGE.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets
for it, but what he becomes by it.
-- John Ruskin
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
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Please send subscription requests to
jimwurm@eaca.com <mailto:jimwurm@eaca.com> .
EACA members are also permitted to
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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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