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Review All Articles > November 14th 2007 - Vol 10, Issue 44 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 10, Issue 44, November 14, 2007
EACA NEWS
EACA Winter Meeting On Line Registration Closes This Thursday. Online registration for the EACA-EDPA Winter Meeting in Marco Island will close at midnight EST on Thursday, Novemberr 15, 2007.
The EACA-EDPA Winter 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).
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.
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.
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT
Convention “Extra Board” Application
EACA members that would like to have their workers include on the “Skilled Extra Board” for I&D work in Las Vegas can use the attached application so they can be qualified to work once the list of Teamster Journeymen has been exhausted.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Bludworth Makes Move to GES . Aaron Bludworth formerly of Modern Exposition Services in Salt Lake City has recently accepted a position with GES as VP of Corporate Events and will be relocating to Las Vegas.
Escalator Incident Injures Six at Houston CC <Tradeshow Week> Six people were treated and released from a Houston-area hospital Thursday night after an escalator near hall B3 at the George R. Brown Convention Center suddenly sped up and then stopped, throwing about 30 people down the steps. The Natl. Middle Schools Assn.'s 34th Annual Conference & Exhibit was in the building at the time, and GRB General Manager Luther Villagomez said the escalator is shut down, pending the completion next week of an independent investigation. An inspecting company verified that all the remaining escalators in the building were safe.
Trash Compactor Fire at Hynes CC <Tradeshow Week> About 7,000 attendees of a job fair last Friday at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston were evacuated about 5 p.m. because of a small fire in a dumpster near the loading docks started by the electrical component of a trash compactor in the dumpster. Firefighters put out the fire and allowed people to re-enter the Hynes about an hour later. A real estate auction scheduled for Saturday had to postpone move-in because of the incident, but it still started on time.
David Ross appointed General Manager of AVW-TELAV’s Chicago Branch Craig Smith, President, U.S. division of AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Ross to General Manager of the Chicago Branch.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Do you know how to give folks what they most, most, most want from you without even asking them what it is?
In all regards, just be yourself.
That's what they were after when they manifested you into their lives.
-- Anonymous
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