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Review All Articles > October 3rd 2007 - Vol 10, Issue 38 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10, Issue 38, October 3, 2007
EACA NEWS
New Member Welcome Correction!!. The EACA would like to correct its recent welcome statement about our new member Beyond Exhibit Logistics. The listing should have been as follows:
•Beyond Exhibit Logistics an I&D Company from Auburndale, FL
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!!
And even if you’ve already signed up for the event, please check your marketing closets to see if there is anything you can donate to the onsite raffle or Silent Auction. We are low on those items this year and could use your help.
All donations should be expressed to (must be delivered by Friday, Oct. 5):
Robert Laarhoven/RSMGC
Laarhoven Design
4400 Shackleford Rd.
Norcross, GA 30093
t. 770-717-8665
Chicago Customer Service Training. 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.
To get more information on times and locations for the November training see the attached Training Overview. To sign up your people for the November training use the attached Sponsor/Registration Form, and the attached Participants List Form.
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).
Coco Work Rules Change. <Trade Show Executive> New work rules were approved for the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit that will allow exhibitors and show organizers to do more of their own set-up work. The “Cobo Efficiency Agreement” allows exhibitors to set up their own booths of up to 400sf with no more than 2 company employees in less than 4 hours. Show organizers will be allowed to unload one truck of up to 18’ long using their own employees or volunteers.
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.
To get more information on times and locations for the November training see the attached Training Overview. To sign up your people for the November training use the attached Sponsor/Registration Form, and the attached Participants List Form.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Another Plan for Javits Expansion. <M&C Midweek News> New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is considering yet another plan for the expansion of New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Patrick J. Foye, co-chairman of project developer Empire State Development Corp., met early last week with the Hotel Association of New York City to propose the new design. According to the New York Times, the proposal would add 200,000 square feet of exhibition space, 100,000 square feet of meeting room space and a new ballroom, at a price tag of $3.2 billion. The new plan would cost $1.4 billion more than the design put forth by former Gov. George Pataki's administration, which, according to statements made by Spitzer, gravely underestimated construction costs and did not add sufficient exhibition space. The Spitzer administration recently proposed raising the $1.50 per night room tax that currently is put aside for the convention center expansion to $2.50 per night, in an effort to generate additional funds needed for the expansion.
CEIR Issues Industry Report <M&C Midweek News> Last week, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research reported that the trade show industry continued to grow during the second quarter of 2007, with year-to-date revenue climbing to $2.65 billion, up more than 11 percent compared with the first half of 2006. Attendance increased by 13.5 percent, the number of exhibitors rose 4.5 percent and net square footage increased 3 percent during the same period.
Interbike Averts Competition, Assures Future <Tradeshow Week>Under assault from would-be competitors and disgruntled cycling industry members through much of the past year, Interbike Intl. Bicycle Expo, closing today in Las Vegas, has virtually guaranteed its success for the foreseeable future by striking a deal with key bike-advocacy group Bikes Belong, which has agreed not to launch a competing show. Center, in honor of Utah's former three-term governor, who died in early September. Rampton served his terms in the '60s and '70s.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
If you can accept losing, you can’t win.
-- Vince Lombardi
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