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Vol. 11, Issue 33, August 27, 2008
EACA NEWS
RSMGC 2008 Early Bird Deadline Approaches! The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 2008 in Braselton, GA (outside of Atlanta).
It’s time to make your plans for this year’s event, and full details about the event and the 2008 recipients is now available on the RSMGC web site at www.rsmgc.com.
Please note that there will be no printed brochure this year. Feel free to use the Golf Registration Form, or the Tennis Registration Form which are attached here.
And, be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird registration discount and submit your registration before September 1.
We encourage all EACA members to support the RSMGC!!
EACA Member Reminder: Be Sure to Register for the OCCC Contractor Security Program The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has implemented a new Contractor Security Program for all contractors that work there. The new program will allow the OCCC to consolidate contractor information, to better track required documentation, and to directly communicate with all of its approved contractors. The further intention of this program is to help improve the overall security of the convention center and its guests.
The EACA has been retained by the OCCC to administer this program and to maintain an online database of registered companies.
If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next year, please do so immediately, and use the OCCC Contractor Security Agreement form.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chicago Chapter News
Chicago Chapter Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Chicago Chapter of the EACA will meet today at McCormick Place to chart the course of the Chapter for the upcoming year.
Las Vegas Chapter News
Las Vegas Convention Center Announcement
Effective, Friday, August 15, 2008, ALL Exhibitor Appointed Contractors (EAC) requiring access to drop-off/pickup equipment necessary to erect exhibits will be required to report to the Official Service Contractor’s designated marshalling yard for the assigned show or event. Upon arriving at the marshalling yard, the EAC will be issued all necessary freight door passes by the Official Service Contractor. These passes will allow access to appropriate LVCC area(s) for drop-off of booth assembly equipment.
All EAC’s will be required to follow below listed restrictions; Failure to comply with these procedures may result in loss of privileges at the LVCVA:
? Unloading of equipment in front of buildings is prohibited.
? All equipment must be carried through freight doors only.
? Equipment shall not be allowed into the building through a walk-through door under any circumstances.
? All equipment MUST be stored inside show booth or display area, or removed from LVCC property at end of each day.
? Storage on property will be extremely limited due to ongoing construction. However, arrangements for additional storage may be discussed by contacting show’s Official Service Contractor.
Designated locations for drop-off of equipment with freight access pass:
NORTH HALLS
(Freight Door #15) – Access from North Road, proceed to red curb adjacent to Warehouse just east of freight door #15.
CENTRAL HALLS
(Freight Door #6) – Access from Joe W. Brown Drive, adjacent to LVCVA Wash Rack just south of freight door #6.
SOUTH HALLS 1 and 2; Lower Level
(Freight Door #40) – Access from Swenson Avenue, proceed to freight door 40.
SOUTH HALLS 3 and 4; Upper Level
(Freight Door #52) – Access from Paradise Road, proceed to location west of freight
door #52.
INDUSTRY NEWS
WiFi In the Air? <M&C Midweek News> Last week, American Airlines became the first domestic carrier to offer in-flight broadband Internet access with the launch of "Gogo," its new Wi-Fi service, on Boeing 767-200 jets traveling between New York City and San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami. The airline will charge passengers $12.95 for access on flights longer than three hours, the same price that Delta Air Lines plans to charge for its Wi-Fi service, which is slated for launch next summer.
Philly Expansion on Track <M&C Midweek News> The expansion of Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center appears to be on track, after bids to complete the most expensive phase of the project would bring the total cost to $777 million, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Governor Ed Rendell speculated to the newspaper that the state might have to pull the plug on the project if bids were too far above the original $700 million estimate. Should the bids be accepted, the extra $77 million could be covered by an increase in the city's hotel tax, a measure already approved by the state legislature. The expansion has an estimated completion date of January 2011. A spokesperson at the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau was unable to confirm the details.
Hynes to get facelift and technology improvements <Expo Web News> Legislation has been passed and signed by the Governor of Massachusetts to allow renovations at the John B. Hynes Memorial Convention Center to proceed. The renovations will include 20,000 square feet of restaurant space as well as technological, environmental and safety upgrades to the facility. The project is expected to cost $18 million.
Forty percent of event producers to add green initiatives <Expo Web News> Forty percent of event producers anticipate launching green initiatives in the next 12 to 18 months and another 43 percent have already done so, according to The Green Event Imperative: The First Annual EMI Insights Report on the State of Green Event Marketing published by the Event Marketing Institute, EXPO's sister company.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
-- Winston Churchill
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