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Vol. 11, Issue 7, February 13, 2008
EACA NEWS
Make Plans to Attend the National Labor Management ConferenceThe EACA, along with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and ESCA, will be sponsoring a National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center.
This invitation-only event will not only include labor and contractors who utlize labor to provide exhibit services, but also facility management, show organizers and other industry leaders from across the nation. The intention of the conference is to examine ideas and initiatives that can enable trade show contractors and labor to improve the quality of customer servicing at trade shows.
Invitations for attending the NLM Conference have been sent out. If you are an owner, or senior level employee, and haven’t received an invitation you can request one by sending an email to jimwurm@eaca.com.
EACA Board to Meet in Las Vegas. The EACA Board of Directors will be meeting in Las Vegas on March 10 at the Exhibitor Show. Any members who have issues of interest that you would like to bring to the attention of the Board are encouraged to email jimwurm@eaca.com.
Orlando Chapter to Host Customer Service Training. The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers there on March 19-20, 2008 at the Orange County Convention Center.
Showfloor workers in Orlando will have the option of taking part in this four program on either the morning of March 20, or in the afternoon that day. The 4 hour program will be delivered twice that day to accommodate different worker schedules.
The EACA Customer Service Training Program was developed and will be delivered by Randy Eppard, Phd in Human Development (see attached Overview). 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, and EACA Executive Director Jim Wurm
EACA members will also be able to take advantage of a Train the Trainer session which will be offered on March 21 at the Orange County Convention Center. The Train the Trainer session will allow designated EACA members, and staff, to become certified in delivering future Customer Service Training programs.
If you’d like to register for the Orlando Customer Service Training Program please use the attached Registration Form, and Participants List Form.
EACA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
MG DESIGN ASSOCIATES PROMOTES BRENDA LADD TO ACCOUNTING MANAGER MG Design Associates has announced the promotion of Brenda Ladd to Accounting Manager. She will oversee all of the day to day accounting processes for the full service design house.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chicago Chapter News
IHHS EAC Pre-Con Meeting Announcement
Show management for the Int’l Home & Housewares Show will be having the EAC Meeting on Tuesday, February 19th at 1:00 pm in meeting room S102a at McCormick Place.
Invitations to all registered EACs have been sent out, and the EACA urges all invitees to attend!
New England Chapter News
Rally at the Alley Announcement
The Rally at the Alley IV will be held on March 27th at Lucky Strike Lanes in Boston. More information will be available in the coming weeks and can also be found at www.rallyatthealley.com. Sponsorship opportunities are available; please contact Sharon Bingham for details at 800-342-1482 or sbingham@championboston.com.
The Rally at the Alley is a bowl-a-thon event held in Boston every March, was founded four years ago to not only financially support the RSMGC but also as a way for New England and East Coast based companies and people to gather and show support for our industry.
This year, we are once again grateful for the opportunity to be of assistance to a local individual and her family, Bonnie DiStasio of Champion Logistics Group, Boston.
Bonnie has had a difficult year battling and eventually beating breast cancer. Until you have experienced it, no one can imagine the emotional and financial damage cancer can do to a family. Bonnie and her husband Matt have worked hard this past year to fight a terrible disease while maintaining a normal lifestyle for their two children, Gina, 11 and Anthony, 7. While insurance has covered a good portion of Bonnie's medical expenses, personal expenses such as travel to and from the hospital, parking fees and time away from work for both Bonnie and her husband Matt can quickly add up.
The Rally at the Alley is proud to be an ancillary event of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, a 501.3.c charitable organization.
Orlando Chapter News
NAHB Golf Cart Announcement
This is to alert all departments that during the National Association of Home Builders Show, any golf carts taking up a parking space(s) in the Hall A Parking Garage from February 13, 2008 (Wednesday) through February 16, 2008 (Saturday) will be removed and relocated. This action will commence at midnight for the described show days. Golf carts with chains attached to restrict movement of the golf cart will have the chains cut, then relocated.
It is our intent to provide as many parking spaces as possible to employees who are approved to park in this location.
Thank you
Peter Shipanock, Security Supervisor
Orange County Convention Center
Southern California Chapter News
Anaheim Convention Center Announcement
RE: Exhibit Hall Trash/Tape Residue Removal
I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, the general service contractor and/or the respective cleaning contractor for each event will be responsible for the removal of tape residue on the exhibit floor at the conclusion of each event. Please note the following:
• At the conclusion of each event, an Anaheim Convention Center representative will inspect all contracted exhibit space with a cleaning contractor representative to determine if cleaning has been completed according to Anaheim Convention Center standards.
· The general service contractor will then be directly billed for any costs to the Anaheim Convention Center for cleaning to the proper standards.
Please review this procedure with all of your employees and/or cleaning contractors and contact me directly if you have questions or suggestions regarding it.
Sincerely,
Michael Dziurgot
Assistant Facility Services/Parking Manager
INDUSTRY NEWS
Hargrove Opens Office in Las Vegas <Tradeshow Week> Hargrove has opened a Las Vegas location as part of its West Coast expansion. The office is meant to serve the tradeshow, event, and exhibit divisions, with on-site production capabilities. Hargrove CEO Tim McGill said he believes the expansion will give the company more flexibility to strengthen relationships with West Coast customers, as well as cultivate new clients.
New Hotel near McCormick Place. <Expo Web News> Chicago developer Jerry Fogelson wants to build a 3,000-room hotel connected to McCormick Place. Fogelson owns the last major piece of undeveloped property along Lake Shore Drive north of the convention center and has held preliminary discussions with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the city about a multibillion-dollar development that would include residential, office and retail space along with the hotel. A monorail also is in his plans, to connect to the city's commuter rail system and to downtown. The so-called Gateway development would not only add needed rooms near McCormick Place but would bring in restaurants and other amenities for attendees, said Fogelson. Construction would not begin before next year and could take a decade to complete, if approved.
Sheldon Adelson Nominated to U.S. Trade Panel <Trade Show Executive> The value of exhibitions may now be given more weight in U.S. trade policy negotiations with the addition of Sheldon Adelson to a key government trade panel. Adelson is a founder of COMDEX and the current chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
The White House announced that President Bush nominated Adelson for a seat on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, a high-powered cadre of business luminaries that provides counsel to the U.S. Trade Representative. Adelson said he was honored by Bush’s nomination and would do his best to open doors currently closed to U.S. companies.
Freeman and BD Metrics Form Strategic Partnership <Trade Show Executive> Freeman and BD Metrics announced today that they have finalized a strategic partnership that will offer proprietary digital services for their mutual clients, beginning with new product development in 2008. Together, the two companies will help show organizers beef up their events with new online tools as well as BDMetrics’ award-winning You-Based ™ personalization software technology.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
-- C.S. Lewis
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