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Review All Articles > October 11th 2006 - Vol 9, Issue 40 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 9, Issue 40, October 11, 2006
EACA NEWS
12th Annual RSMGC Reaches New Highs! The 12th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic took place at the Berkeley Hills CC in Duluth, GA on October 9. More than 350 trade show industry professionals gathered together to commemorate and celebrate the lives of this year’s recipients.
The RSMGC is the trade show industry’s single largest charitable event, and is held annually to support the families within the trade show industry who have suffered a personal tragedy and/or are experiencing serious financial hardship.
Recipients of the love and the proceeds from this year’s event included the family of the late Douglas McArthur (Jack Morton Exhibits), the family of the late Greg Rupp (Las Vegas I&D contractor), the family of the late Joe Murphy (Elevation Exhibits), the family of the late Aaron Brock (father Ed works at 3D Exhibits), the family of the late Lew Rogers, the family of the late Randy Watkins (Sho Link), and Gail Flannery (husband Steve works at 1220 Exhibits).
The RSMGC is an event like no other. And, while it only happens one day out of 365, the experience stays with all who attend all year long.
Many thanks to all our sponsors whose generous contributions helped to make this year’s RSMGC the most successful ever. 2006 RSMGC Corporate Sponsors are:
1220 Exhibits
3D Exhibits
Brown Bag Graphics
Brumark
Coastal International
Czarnowski
EACA / EDPA Chicago Chapters
Hi Tech Rentals
Videocraft Productions
For a complete list of event sponsors please visit the RSMGC web site at www.rsmgc.org.
RSMGC Golf results. Oh yeah! For all of you that didn’t make it to the RSMGC event this year at Berkeley Hills in Duluth, GA there was some golf played last Monday.
The first place foursome from Moose Logistics (Jeremy Adams, Josh King, Steve Porter, and Steve Calder) carded a round of 15 under to take first place.
Second place, at 14 under, was awarded to the team from MICE North America (a tie was broken by comparing scorecards) which included Wade Beebe, Derrick Crayton, Stephen Heard and Robert Cason. Third place went to the Yellow Freight team of Jeff England, Al Bumgarner, Alex Clark and Cecil Adams.
In addition to the scramble format competition there was a Putting Contest, won by Neil Curran of Xibit Installations and a Long Drive Contest, won by Jon Sjostrom of Zenith LaborNet.
Other winners – for Closest to the Pin – included Shannon Cronin of Nth Degree and Nancy Virene of The TERM Group for the women, and the men winners included Kyle O’Neil (Hi Tech Rental), Bob Prihoda (3D Exhibits), Bo Zimmerman (Zenith), Matt Hylkema (Zig Zibit), Dalton Jenkins (Magnetic North), and Mark Winston (Sunbelt Services).
Other Longest Drive winners included Stacy Barnes (Brumark), Sharon Parker (Display Products, Inc), and Shannon Cronin (Nth Degree) for the women.
Men winners were Brian Kelleher (TEAM Mainstream), Jon Sjostrom (Zenith), Terry Puls (US Postal Service).
Congratulations as well to all our golfers. You helped make the 2006 RSMGC our most successful event ever!
EACA and EDPA to Host Joint Meeting in San Diego! The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2006.
The EACA is organizing its first ever Winter Meeting, in conjunction with the EDPA’s 54th Annual Conference and Supplier Showcase. Registration for this meeting will be coordinated by EDPA – for EACA members too!
See complete meeting details and registration information on the EDPA web site at www.edpa.com.
EACA CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
MPEA Photo Ids
With 3 major shows approaching: Graph, Pack and RSNA, McCormick Place is encouraging all EAC's to make appointments now with the McCormick Place ID Department (312-808-3118) to get new employees badged.
The McCormick Place ID Department is willing to expand office hours and travel to any shop in order to accommodate any request.
Labor Committee Meeting
EACA Chicago Chapter advises all its members that there will be a Labor Committee meeting on October 19, 2006. The MPEA Labor Committee meeting will include the CEO and general manager of MPEA , representation from major shows that utilize McCormick Place, representation from the unions that service the MPEA, representation from the eneral service contractors in Chicago, as well as representation from EACA Chicago – namely Joe Mondelli and Susan Renner of The TERM Group.
Please contact Joe or Sue if you need additional information about this meeting.
Labor Training Meeting
All Chicagoland EACA members should put October 31 on their calendars for a meeting to discuss the Labor Training Program for local trades.
Meeting room E-153 Lakeside has been reserved on the 31st of October from 8:00 AM to 12: AM for this meeting. Your support and attendance is crucial for the success of the gathering . The meeting will be informative and productive concerning day to day issues effecting our industry and establishing our organization as a cornerstone for positive change.
MPEA No Smoking Enforcement Announcement
The MPEA will be strictly enforcing the No Smoking Policy during the IMTS Show, and thereafter. All EACA members, as well as all contractors working in McCormick Place and the Navy Pier should take note. Citation books have been ordered and will be issued to all offenders.
McCormick Place Fire Safety & Security along with reps from the Contract Security Company, Show Management and GES will be forming teams to rove each building looking for violators. Smoking is only permissible outside the buildings.
If there are any questions contact Dan Cozzi at dcozzi@mpea.com, or Bill Antonick at bantonick@mpea.com.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
A Midwest EACA Member Flooring Company has an opening for:
Job Title: Event Specialist
Description: Candidate must have minimum 3 years industry experience. Domestic travel required. Responsibilities include project management, inventory control, transportation logistics, and administrative support. MS Word, MS Excel and ACT! Experience preferred. Competitive salary, medical/dental insurance and 401k plans are available.
If you are interested to apply for the position above, please email your resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Mark Hepworth to succeed Sal Cavallaro as manager, marketing support United Technologies announces that Mark Hepworth will join the Corporate Communications staff Jan. 1 as manager, marketing support.
Hepworth succeeds Sal Cavallaro, who has announced plans to retire at the end of the year.
Sal joined Inmont Corp. in 1976, and came to UTC Corporate Headquarters after Inmont merged with Carrier and Carrier joined UTC. He has been manager of marketing support and chair of the UTC Air Show Committee since 2000.
Cavallaro Not Gone Yet. In a related story, the Showfloor Buzz has learned that Sal Cavallaro is in in final negotiations for a two year consulting agreement with United Technologies. Sal says, “you may not have seen the last of me yet.”
Carter Joins the Access TCA Healthcare Practice Access TCA is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Carter to its Healthcare Practice as an Account Group Manager. With a degree in industrial design from Georgia Tech in Atlanta and experience that includes increasing responsibilities with healthcare exhibitors, Carter brings a unique skill set to his position that covers operations, production and design.
Southern Cal EDPA Sponsors Golf Event. The new Southern Cal Chapter of EDPA is hosting its first annual golf tournament on October 23 at the Westridge Golf Club (LaHabra, CA). This shotgun style tournament will begin at 1pm and will conclude with an awards/dinner banquet.
Proceeds from this event will go to benefit the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic and the EDPA Scholarship Fund. For more information go to
www.programs.regweb.com/extrares/edpa2006events/socal.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The best cure for insomnia is a Monday morning.
--Sandy Cooley
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."
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EACA members are also permitted to submit job postings to the Buzz free of charge for a one time 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.
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