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EACA Showfloor Buzz

Vol. 10, Issue 37, September 19, 2007

EACA NEWS

New Member Welcome.    The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past month.   We would like all existing members to extend a hearty welcome to:
 
•Beyond Exhibit Logistics                an exhibit transportation company from Auburndale, FL
•Centerpoint                                    a full service exhibit co from Woodbury, MN
•Expotechnik                                   a modular exhibits company from Suwanee, GA
•Leader Express                             an exhibit transportation company from Wood Dale, IL
•McCarthy Conv. Contractor           a full service contractor from East Haven, CT
•RapierGroup                                  a full service exhibit co. from Savage, MD
•Skyline – Las Vegas                      a portable service company from Las Vegas, NV
•The Lynx Group                             an I&D company from Conyers, GA
•Tradeshow Resources                  an exhibit management company from Alpharetta, GA

RSMGC 2007 Approaches!  The 2007 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Berkeley Hills Country Club on October 8, 2007 in Duluth, GA (outside of Atlanta).
 
It’s time to make your plans for this year’s event, and full details about the event and the 2007 recipients is now available on the RSMGC web site at www.rsmgc.com.
 
We encourage all EACA members to support the RSMGC!!
 
Mark Your Calendars for the EACA Winter Meeting   The EACA will be holding its Winter Meeting in conjunction with EDPA again this year – so please be sure to mark your calendars.
 
The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007.    To register for the conference go the EDPA web site at www.edpa.com.   Be sure to include your status as an EACA member, so we get credit from EDPA for your participation.

Also please note that the EDPA has reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel, at a special group rate, over the Conference dates.  EACA members are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible.   Rooms within the block are limited, and are available on a first-come/first-served basis.     Room rate is $179, single or double, plus tax (approx 10%).
 
Please contact the hotel for information on suites.    You can make your reservations by calling toll-free, (800) 438-4373, or by calling the hotel directly at (239) 394-2511.  
 
When making your hotel reservation, identify yourself as part of the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association group.  A credit card is required to reserve your reservation; card will not be charged until arrival at the hotel.
 
As for travel plans, you will need to fly into Ft. Meyers, FL (45 minute drive to Marco), or to Miami International (2 ½ hour drive to Marco).

EACA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

EACA welcomes back Keith Newsome who has rejoined the association with Rapier Group of Savage, MD.    Keith is a Past President of the EACA
 

EACA CHAPTERS

CHICAGO CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT

Next Customer Service Training – November 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 on November 26 thru November 28.
 
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

Orlando Stagehands Vote

As you have probably heard by now, LU 835 members voted against the proposed contract negotiated between area contractors and the union.  
 
It will take a couple of weeks to get the final results from the other locals votes.  It can be passed if the proper number of yes votes come in from these other cities.  If it is declined we will set another date to hear from the union and any additional proposals they may have at that time.  The union is aware the companies will not be liable for any retroactive payments.  


POSITION AVAILABLE

Nationwide I&D Company seeks
Job Title:            Area Manager – Southern California

Description:            A well established & growing I&D company is looking for a full time Area manager.   Detail oriented, organized & good people skills are a must.   Salary + bonus, company vehicle, full benefits & vacation pay are offered. Salary commensurate with level of experience.

If you are interested to apply for the position above, please email your resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
 


INDUSTRY NEWS

O’Hare Cleared for Expansion <M&C News> A lawsuit holding up the expansion project at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been decided in favor of the airport and the city. The United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the city could acquire land that currently holds a cemetery but is in the projected path of a runway expansion. To date, the O'Hare Modernization Project has awarded $750 million worth of contracts and expects to commission $615 million more next year.

PKF predicts slowdown in hotel rate hikes   <Expo Web News>   PKF Hospitality Research predicts smaller hikes in room rates through 2011, which is great news for show organizers who faced large rate increases in recent years. For 2008, PKF forecasts the U.S. national occupancy rate to be flat, with a 4.2 percent gain in both average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPar).

Veronis Suhler, William Cobert Team Up   <Tradeshow Week> William Cobert, former CEO of Canon Communications, is working with Veronis Suhler Stevenson on mergers and acquisitions regarding events and related business-to-business properties. Owner and founder of EBITDA Media, a private holding for B-to-B investments, Cobert was Canon CEO from 1996 to 2005, when it was a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson.


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Live so that your friends can defend you -  but never have to.

-- Arnold H. Glasow



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.
 
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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