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Review All Articles > October 22nd 2008 - Vol 11, Issue 41 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 11, Issue 41, October 22, 2008
EACA NEWS
RSMGC Takes Place This Week! The 14th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place this week on October 24 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA. More than 300 trade show industry professionals will make their annual pilgrimmage to Atlanta to support our 2008 recipients and commemorate the lives of those colleagues who have departed in the past year.
The 2008 RSMGC recipients are:
• Jim Dock, Expotechnik, Taylor Mfg., I&D, Heritage Communications
• Keri Mincy, daughter of Ron Mincy of The Design Agency
• Jeff Gates, PRG Hi-Tech Rentals
• Jim Vrzal, Skyline Atlanta, GES
• James Wetherington, Optima Graphics
• Jane Perchinske, GES, Andrews-Bartlett, Champion
• Bonnie DiStasio, Champion Logistics Group
-Honored at the 2008 Boston RSMGC event “Rally at the Alley”
• Richard Cornett, Zenith LaborNet
-Honored at the 2008 Atlanta RSMGC event “Get Out of the Gutter”
• Mike Skutor, The TERM Group
-Honored at the 2008 Chicago RSMGC event “The Chicago Randy”
As in any year, there are a great number of organizations and individuals to thank, and in that spirit the RSMGC organizers would like to give special thanks to this year’s Corporate Sponsors who have greatly aided our cause:
• 3D Exhibits
• Brown Bag Graphics
• Brumark
• Champion Nationwide Contractor
• Coastal International
• Czarnowski
• EACA / EDPA Chicago Chapters
• EACA / EDPA New England Chapters
• EDPA SE Chapter
• Expotechnik
• MC2
• Nth Degree
• PRG Hi-Tech Rental and Staging
• Videocraft Productions
• Willwork
TSEA Raffles LCD TV to Benefit RSMGC TSEA is raising funds and awareness for the Randy Smith Memorial by offering an LCD TV at raffle. To purchase your raffle ticket ($10 each) go to http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=d83e94c4-2130-4037-84c0-fe8a67330c97.
Nth Degree To Raise Money for the 14th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic Nth Degree will be making a special effort to raise funds for the RSMGC this year by reaching out to all employees on the showfloor in cities across the country.
This company-wide event will take place on October 08 – 10, 2008 for most Nth Degree cities including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, D.C., Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando and San Francisco, and on October 15 -16, 2008 for Seattle, San Antonio, Southern California, Denver, New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix only, based on show schedules. Over these days Nth Degree will be collecting money through all of our city offices . At the end of the fundraiser, Nth Degree will match all contributions and will present the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic with a collective donation.
Three Nth Degree employees and their families have benefited from the RSMGC over the past 14 years including Frankie Pozza, Sherry Reynolds and Wayne Veal. This year’s recipients include the families of two Nth Degree associates: Jim Dock, aformer Nth Degree employee and Keri Lee Ann Mincy, the daughter of Ron Mincy, from The Design Agency.
EACA Members Trade Show Ebook. EACA members have received a complimentary offer from Joyce McKee (Let’s Talk Trade Shows.com) to have access to her Trade Show Eboook. The Trade Show Ebook contains a great amount of ideas and information to help exhibitors be more successful at trade shows. All EACA members that want to provide information, resources, and help to make your clients more successful can download the book for free at http://www.letstalktradeshows.com.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chicago Chapter News
Chicago Chapter Meeting
The Chicago Chapter of the EACA will host a meeting at McCormick Place for all members on Monday, October 27 at 10am in Rm E153. This is your chance to share your thoughts, concerns, and ideas with your EAC colleagues on what the EACA and the Chicago Chapter can do to make trade shows in Chicago better than ever!
A continental breakfast will be provided, courtesy of the EACA Chicago Chapter.
GRAPH Expo EAC Meeting Announcement
Show Management asks that representatives from any EAC companies working at GRAPH EXPO attend a brief welcome meeting during the move-in of GRAPH EXPO on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:30 am in Room S401a. Please join us for coffee and discussion of the guidelines for trash removal and booth set up below. At least one representative from each company should plan to attend.
In attendance from GASC Show Management:
- Chris Price, Vice President
- Kelly Kilga, Director of Operations
GRAPH Expo show management has also issued the following special EAC Bulletin for move-in procedures at this year’s show.
Las Vegas Chapter News
EACA Customer Service Training Announcement
The EACA is pleased to announce that its Customer Service Training program will be delivered in Las Vegas on December 15-16, 2008 at the LVCVA in Room S219.
All EACA members in Las Vegas are encouraged to mark their calendars to take advantage of this opportunity.
To sign up for the Las Vegas Customer Service Training program use the attached Sponsor/Registration form and the List of Participants form.
Orlando Chapter News
OCCC Reminder
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.
OCCC Approved Contractors List
All contractors who have completed the OCCC Contractor Security Agreement and are approved to work in the building can be seen on the EACA web site under the “Facilities” tab at the top of the home page.
To view the OCCC approved contractors list use the following link
http://www.eaca.com/EACA/FACILITIES/Companies_Approved_and_Registered_to_Work_at_the_O/
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Job Title: City Manager
Description: Prominent National Labor Contractor seeking City Manager for Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Looking for highly motivated individuals with labor management background. Must be computer literate (Excel and Word) and have 10 years of field experience. Looking for candidates with local union affiliation as well as knowledge of national union regulations, production and carpentry skills. Intermittent travel is required. Competitive salary and benefit package available. Relocation expenses negotiable.
All interested candidates should send resume in confidence to jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY NEWS
EDPA Announces New Headquarters Team The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) and the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association Foundation (EDPAF) has named its new headquarters team as the trade group ramps up its effort to expand membership and grow the organization.
Stepping up as Executive Director is Jeff Provost, formerly Membership Services Manager of the Event Marketing Institute. A graduate of Yale University, Jeff has a background in the business side of the performing arts, with extensive experience in member subscription marketing and retention programs.
Also named to the team is Kimberly Wilson, who will serve as Member Services Coordinator. Wilson was previously Office Manager of Red 7 Media. Rounding out the new squad is Andrea Quirk, who will serve as Sales and Development Associate.
William Reilly, Founder of Primedia and Summit, Passes Away <Trade Show Executive> Bill Reilly, who teamed with private equity firms to found Primedia and later Summit Business Media, died October 17 at the age of 70 after a year-long battle with cancer. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, October 22 at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City following a wake on Tuesday. Reilly spent more than 30 years in publishing, culminating in the launch of Summit Business Media in 2006. He stepped down as CEO last year but remained as chairman of the board.
Chicago’s Midway Airport to be Privatized. <M&C Midweek News> Chicago's city council has approved a plan to privatize Midway Airport, making it the first major airport in the country to take such a step, although many foreign airports are privately run. Midway International and Development, a consortium of Citi Infrastructure Investors, YVR Airport Services and John Hancock Life Insurance, won the 99-year lease with a bid of $2.5 billion, which still needs to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Believe in yourself. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face… You must do that which you think you cannot do.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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