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Review All Articles > January 24th 2007 - Vol 10, Issue 04 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10, Issue 04, January 24, 2007
EACA NEWS
The Rally at the Alley III, is scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd in Boston, and will be held to support one of our own, industry veteran Karin Brennan. Many of you know Karin from her positions at Folio, Innovations and Design KnowHow - she is in need of a kidney transplant and is currently undergoing dialysis.
Karin, a single mom raising two college-aged boys, is struggling with the financial hardships resulting from her ongoing medical treatments. We are asking you, our trade show family, to help support Karin both emotionally and financially.
For more information on how you can support Karin, and the2007 Rally at the Alley or the RSMGC, please contact event organizer, Sharon Bingham, at 800-342-1482 or Jim Wurm at 541-317-8768.
Moran Joins Lancaster Management .Joe Moran, formerly of IAC Xpo Services has joined Lancaster Management Services as VP of New Business Development. Joe will continue to office in the Philadelphia area for Lancaster, a nationwide I&D contractor headquartered in Tipton, IN.
IHA EAC Deadline is February 2, 2007 A reminder to all EACA members that the deadline for EAC registration for IHA is February 2, 2007. Please be sure to login to the EACA site on “EAC registration” to insure that all your clients have registered your company to perform services at this show.
Please note that there will also be a pre-con meeting for all registered EACs for Tuesday, February 27th at 10:00a.m.
All IHA-registered EACs are expected to be in attendance at this important meeting to pick-up your access credentials for IHA. Please mark the time and date on your calendar.
Coverings EAC Deadline is February 9, 2007 A reminder to all EACA members that the deadline for EAC Registration for Coverings is February 9, 2007.
There will also be an EAC pre show Meeting at 2 pm on Tuesday February 20 in E 153, Level1 of Lakeside Center/McCormick Place.
EACA Tax Tip. If you haven’t already processed your tax return for 2006, be sure to take your Federal Excise Tax credit on Line 71 of your 1040. It should amount to $50 or so.
This F.E.T. was enacted by Congress in 1898 to pay for the Spanish-American War and has just as of August 2006 gotten around to taking that tax off the books. Isn’t that special!
EACA CHAPTERS
CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
McCormick Place Produces “Welcome Buttons”
The MPEA in their ongoing effort to improve and enhance customers service for shows at McCormick Place are producing welcome buttons for all showfloor workers to wear during move-in and move-out.
EACA members can pick up their welcome buttons at the FOCUS One Service Desk during the move-in of all shows. EAC managers, and supervisors, can go to the desk to claim their buttons, which are packaged in bags of 25.
When checking in, the Coordinator will check off the EAC company and note the amount of buttons taken. Each EAC company should only have 1 representative retrieve the welcome buttons.
All EACA members are encourage to support this program!
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT
All EACA members should be alerted to a new regulation at the LVCC. Contractor labor may not be allowed on floor until one hour after the show closes.
This is not a rule that exists at every event, but can be implemented by show management to assist their exhibitors to protect high value goods.
This new rule is meant to give exhibitors time to pack up with no one on the floor due to theft issues. Some times the Official Service Contractor can roll carpet only and sometimes they can’t even do that. It depends on the type of show and if it is the type of show that might easily have problems with multiple thefts.
Once again this new rule is encouraged by the LVCC but is up to the show organizer.
NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
All Contractor badges issued in 2006 will be accepted through the end of 2007 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center . All other provisions of the MCC Access Policy remain in place.
New badges will be required in 2008.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Nationwide I&D Company seeking:
Job Title: City Manager
Description: Nationwide I&D Company seeking a City Manager to work in Las Vegas while supporting national operations activities.
Responsibilities include: labor planning and management, contract negotiations, budgeting and financial performance, maintenance & repairs of facilities and equipment, enforcing safety & regulatory policies, training & recruiting of personnel, assistance in sales and marketing initiatives, active participation in local industry affiliations and associations, and general administration.
Individual characteristics and attitude should be one that promotes team players and ensures cohesiveness for effective and efficient cost competitive service to our clients.
This individual will be expected to share the company vision / goals and promote continuous improvements.
Salary shall be commensurate upon experience within the tradeshow industry and will include a company benefit package.
Please send resumes/inquiries to resumeprocessing@yahoo.com or fax to 508-230-3170.
Nationwide I&D Company seeks
Job Title: Full and Part Time Account Executives
Description: We are looking for motivated people with excellent communication skills, basic computer skills (Outlook,MS Word, MS Excel ) and basic knowledge of trade show and event operations to fill positions in New York and Las Vegas.
Responsibilities include development of new business in the area of Nationwide Event Labor Services including but not limited to Installation and Dismantle and show decorating, overseeing operations of ones clients with our team of professionals, traveling and what ever it takes to get the job done. Cold calling and networking skills are required. Must be a self motivator, understand the importance of deadlines and be an overall smart worker.
Territory is unlimited and so is the income potential, top performers with a strong book of business earn high six figures +. Optional base salary plus commissions or a straight commission structure is available. Existing book of business is a plus. We offer 401k and health Benefits to motivated full time employees. Minimum 3 years event/trade show industry experience
If you are interested to apply for the position above, please email your resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com
INDUSTRY NEWS
Edward Chapman Jr., Industry Pioneer, Dies <TSEA News> As reported in the Naples Daily News, writer, photographer, industry pioneer and long-time TSEA member and contributor Edward A. Chapman Jr., 73, died at home in Naples, Fla., on January 19, 2007. Edward Chapman was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1933. He attended Dartmouth on an ROTC scholarship and graduated in 1955. He then served as the Naval Aviator known as "CHAPS" in the "Hell Razors" squadron. Ed moved to Naples from Manhattan after retiring from AT T Information Systems as an Exhibit Marketing Manager. Ed was one of the founders of Sextant Communications, and he also worked for many years as a freelance writer and served as the campaign manager of the New York Republican Party for Governor and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. He was a published author who made frequent contributions to trade journals and published two editions of a definitive guide for trade show sales: Exhibit Marketing, A Success Guide for Managers.
Jim McCrady Loses Bout With Cancer <Trade Show Expo> James (Jim) L. McCrady, 51, vice president of sales for ICON Exhibits passed away on Jan. 12, 2007 after a three-year battle with cancer.
Exhibit Production Company Launches Industry veterans Ed Aschauer and Kris Derwae have joined to launch the exhibit and display company RW Exhibits Inc. The company specializes in exhibit and display fabrication, I&D, storage, handling and trade show services management.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.
-- Dr. Joyce Brothers
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 to all EACA members each Wednesday, and to non-members four weeks later. Annual subscriptions to current issues of the Buzz are available to non-members for $49.95. Please send subscription requests to jimwurm@eaca.com.
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.
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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