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EACA Showfloor Buzz

Vol. 11, Issue 9, February 27, 2008

EACA NEWS

Make Plans to Attend the National Labor Management Conference   The 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.
 
 
EITF Meets in Las Vegas on March 9.    The Exhibit Industry Task Force will meet in Las Vegas during the Exhibitor Show at Mandalay Bay on Sunday, March 9.
 
The EITF was begun in 1999, at the urging of Ken Viscovich, the international representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.   He had noticed that labor was noticeably absent from many, if not all, high level trade show industry meetings.   He felt that an organization like the EITF could go a long way to creating positive impact on our industry – particularly for issues that required the buy-in,  or cooperation,  of the trades that service our industry.

So, with his cooperation, and the participation of many of the industry associations, the EITF began its work.   The initial members of the EITF included the EACA, EDPA, ESCA, IAAM, IAEM (now IAEE), IATSE, IBEW, IUPAT, SISO, Teamsters, and the UBC.      
Since that time we have worked on the following initiatives:

•   Trade Show Industry Glossary of Terms
•   Labor Management Funds for the promotion of the trade show industry.
•   Universal Photo ID protocol for showfloor workers
 
The most recent work of the EITF is centered on the development of a protocol  for random Drug & Alcohol Testing for all convention centers.    The meeting on March 9 will be centered on how the EITF can leverage the success of the drug testing currently being carried on at the Washington CC in Washington, DC to reach more convention centers throughout the US.



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

Congratulations to Kelly Faist (PMMI) and family on the arrival of   Katherine Theresa "Katie" on Sunday, February 3rd (Superbowl Sunday) at 11:11 PM.
 
Katie weighed in at 7 pounds and 14 ounces.


CHAPTER NEWS

Chicago Chapter News

IHHS EAC Pre-Con Meeting Postponement Announcement

Show management for the Int’l Home & Housewares Show has postponed the EAC Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 19th at 1:00 pm in  meeting room S102a at McCormick  Place.
The meeting will now be held on Wednesday, March 5 at 1pm in meeting room S101.
Invitations to all registered EACs will be 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.



INDUSTRY NEWS

Javits Faces Smaller and Final Expansion   <Trade Show Executive>  The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center faces the prospect of a modest and final expansion as the State of New York moves toward a plan to renovate the building with a small amount of new exhibit space, and at the same time, sell two blocks of adjacent land that could have been used for a much larger expansion.
 
Group of show organizers and industry suppliers oppose current Javits plan    <Expo Web News>    The Friends of Javits -- a group of show organizers and industry suppliers -- has announced its opposition to the current plan for expansion, which calls for 100,000 square feet of exhibit space that will cost $1.6 billion, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.
 
CMP to Acquire Vision Events from Gartner   <Trade Show Executive>     CMP will acquire Vision Events®, a division of Gartner, Inc. which organizes invitation-only events for emerging technology vendors and buyers such as RetailVision, MidSize Enterprise and IT ChannelVision.  The transaction is expected to close within two weeks. Last year, the business generated revenues of $21 million and normalized EBITDA of roughly $4 million. Gartner retains its 62 other global events which generated revenues of $160 million in 2007.



THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

 
All that is human must be retrograde if it does not advance.

-- Edward Gibbon  (18th Century English historian)



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.co.
 
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