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Vol. 11, Issue 30, August 6, 2008
EACA NEWS
Mondeli Wins 2008 Intrepid Award. Joe Mondelli of The TERM Group was awarded the EACA’s highest honor, the Intrepid Award, at the EACA Annual Conference last week. The EACA Intrepid Award is given to the individual, or company, that has made the greatest contribution to the cause of customer service in the trade show industry in the past year, in the view of the EACA Membership.
Through Joe’s vision, energy and careful guidance, the EACA Customer Service Training program was developed and delivered in 2007-08 in Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Washington DC. Joe personally spearheaded the industry’s first formal customer service training program into existence helping to develop the curriculum, and finding sponsors necessary to launch the first program.
EACA Recognizes 10 Year Members, Past Presidents. In addition to awarding the Intrepid, and inducting Dick Gorbett to the EACA Hall of Fame at the Annual Awards Luncheon, the EACA also recognized its 10 year members, and all Past Presidents of the EACA Board.
There were a total of 22 companies who have been members of the EACA since 1998 and they were provided with a special gift from the Board who thanked them for their many years of dedication to the association, and our mission to “raise the level of service excellence on the showfloor.” For those 10 year members not in attendance, the thank you gift will be mailed in the next week or so.
Meanwhile, all EACA Board Past Presidents were also honored at the Annual Conference. Each Past President was provided with a handsome Ping windshirt which was personalized with the embroidery of their name and recognizing them as members of the EACA “Presidents Club”.
Thanks again to all our Past Presidents.
Ducate Provides State of Industry Report at Annual Conference In a keynote presentation widely regarded as a highlight of the EACA Conference, Doug Ducate, President of CEIR, provided all in attendance with a state of the trade show industry report. The report included economic information about the current and future status of the trade show industry that all regarded as “very valuable.” As follow up to that session, Mr. Ducate has provided EACA members with a copy of the CEIR Index 2008. This report has been posted to the EACA web site for the benefit of all members.
New Board of Directors for 2008-09 The EACA introduced its new offers and directors for 2008-09 at the Annual Meeting Breakfast in Philadelphia last week. The EACA officers and directors for the coming year are:
Ron Mestichelli, Spectrum Show Services President
Bernie Massett, MC2 Vice President
Bruce Cantwell, On Location Treasurer
John O’Shea, Czarnowski Secretary
Susan Renner Johnson Immediate Past President
Randy Bott, Momentum Management Director
Jack Savage, YRCN, Inc. Director
Peter Eelman, IMTS Director
Anthony Lopez, McCormick Place Director
Geri Shaffer, Aesculap Director
Bob Ryley, GES Director
Al Kirschner, Freeman Director
John Perry, Teamsters Director
Jim Wurm, EACA Executive Director
Don Svehla, Exhibit City News Ex-Officio Director
Thanks Again to our Annual Conference Sponsors. The EACA 10tn Annual Conference was a great success in Philadelphia last week, and the EACA would, once again, like to thank and recognize all of our sponsors who helped make that possible.
Presenting Sponsor
UBC Metropolitan Regional Council
Platinum Sponsor
Freeman
Gold Sponsor
Eagle Management
ExpoServices USA
Silver Sponsors
CORT Tradeshow Furnishings
Employco Services
MC2
On Location
Renaissance Management
Spectrum Show Services
The TERM Group
EACA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Nth Degree announces the addition of Francis Mugford as Director, EMEA based in a newly-created London, England office. Mugford will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of Nth Degree’s clients based in Europe, and will also handle business development with European-based companies. This role will also enable Mugford to support key clients who require Nth Degree’s expertise when exhibiting and planning events in both Europe and North America.
Another hockey star in the making. Cole Walker, son of Kurt Walker of Momentum Management (and formerly with the Toronto Maple Leafs), has been offered a contract to play with the Helena Bighorns of the Norpack Junior A League (affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning).
Cole, at age 15, will be playing on a team comprised of mostly 18-20 year olds and was one of only 6 players (40 players tried out) who was offered a contract.
Congratulations to Cole, his proud papa, Kurt, and all the Walkers!
CHAPTER NEWS
Chicago Chapter News
McCormick Place No Smoking Policy
The Buzz has recently been notified by the MPEA that there has been a significant increase in violations of the No Smoking Policy at McCormick Place recently. I am reminding all our members in Chicago to pass the word on to all your employees that this policy is to be strictly adhered to – and that violators will be ticketed, or dismissed from the building, or both.
Please do your best to pass the word on to all your people and let them know that if they are lighting up victory cigars over the most recent Cubs win – to do it outside the building!
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Orlando Chapter News
Orange County Convention Center Announcement
The Orange County Convention Center will be holding a Contractor/EAC meeting on Monday August 11, 2008. We encourage any contractor that works in the Convention Center to send at least one representative.
Date: Monday, August 11, 2008
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: West Concourse, W323
We are looking for ways to make these meetings productive for all parties. Please contact me with any suggestions, ideas or input.
INDUSTRY NEWS
EDPA Announces Partnership with Red 7 Media At its Board of Directors meeting last week, the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) announced that it has reached an agreement with Red 7 Media for the management of EDPA and the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association Foundation (EDPAF). During the month of August, EDPA and EDPAF management responsibilities will be transitioned from the Kellen Company to Red 7 Media.
With the leadership of EDPA’s Board of Directors and active participation of its membership, Red 7 Media will assume responsibility for EDPA and EDPAF operations and related education, programming, member advocacy and events.
Foodservice Expo Relocates to San Diego <Tradeshow Week> The California Restaurant Assn. and Reed Exhibitions announced that the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo will relocate to the San Diego Convention Center for its Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2009, show, after more than five years in Los Angeles.
Former Director of the Cobo Center expected to plead guilty to federal charges
<Expo Web News> Efstathios Louis “Lou” Pavledes, former Director of the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he manipulated deposits to his bank account to avoid triggering bank laws that require all deposits of more than $10,000 be reported to the government. The move is part of a plea bargain agreement in which Pavledes is helping federal authorities with a long standing corruption investigation of Detroit City Hall, according to The Detroit News.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.
-- John Foster Dulles
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