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Vol. 11, Issue 42 October 29, 2008
EACA NEWS
Rain Doesn’t Dampen RSMGC Success! Delivering just like the postal service, neither rain, nor wind, nor cold temperatures could dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 350 trade show industry professionals who went to Chateau Elan last week for the 14th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic.
The RSMGC is the trade show industry’s single largest charitable event, and is held annually to support the families within the trade show industry who have suffered a personal tragedy and/or are experiencing serious financial hardship.
Recipients of the love and the proceeds from this year’s event included:
• 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
For a complete list of RSMGC Sponsors for 2008 please visit the RSMGC web site at www.rsmgc.org.
Mark Your Calendars for the EACA Winter Meeting The EACA will be holding its Winter Meeting in conjunction with EDPA again this year – so please be sure to mark your calendars.
The meeting will take place in Boca Raton, FL from December 3-5, 2008. To register for the conference go the EDPA web site at www.edpa.com. Be sure to include your status as an EACA member, so we get credit from EDPA for your participation.
Also please note that the EDPA has reserved a block of rooms at the Doral Golf Resort * Spa, at a special group rate, over the Conference dates. EACA members are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible. Rooms within the block are limited, and are available on a first-come/first-served basis. Room rate is $179, single or double, plus tax (approx 10%).
Please contact the hotel for information on suites. You can make your reservations by calling (888) 236-2427, or by calling the hotel directly at (305) 592-2000.
When making your hotel reservation, identify yourself as part of the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association group. A credit card is required to reserve your reservation; card will not be charged until arrival at the hotel.
Airport Transportation
The Miami airport is approximately 10 miles from the Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
DEAR RSMGC
Hey Ted:
Setting the rain – wind – moisture – and chill aside --- Friday’s RANDY was once again awesome!
I know you and the entire team devote countless hours of labor in developing and presenting this worthy experience for all. The RANDY team deserves the positive recognition for creating a winning fund raiser to support our industry’s families.
We take pride in being a small block in the grand building scheme of RANDY.
You can count on our support for next year!
Thanks,
Gary
Gary P. Yates
Director Logistics, High Value Products
CORPORATE MAYFLOWER
Hi Linda
I am sorry I did not get to say goodbye to you the other night. I think I went outside for a few minutes and you left in the interim. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you so much for a wonderful time last week. It was really nice spending time with you and I had a really good time at RSMGC. I appreciate you introducing me to the folks from Champion; Rich, Jim and the rest of the folks that make RSMGC happen. It is a great event, and while I have attended many banquets for a lot of great causes, this one was really special. It hit home, because it affects the folks in our industry, and while we all pray that tragedies don’t happen in our lives, it is nice to know that if it should occur, the people in our industry come together and honor the families that are affected and their loved ones. It is a great thing you do. I know that the fund raising aspect can be tedious, but you should be proud of the fact that you are making a huge difference in people’s lives at a time they need all the support they can get- when tragedy hits. AMAZING! Thank you, again.
Lenny Servedio
General Manager
Metropolitan Exposition Services, Inc.
Rich,
I just wanted to send a congrats note on a very well done event. The work that you, Ted, Mike and the other volunteers do is tremendous, a great example of the human spirit and desire to help your fellow human. So without getting too sappy, well done!
David S. Brown
VP of Sales
Optima Graphics, Inc.
CHAPTER NEWS
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
/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
Stetson Departs Intl. Builders Show <Tradeshow Week> Wayne Stetson is leaving his position as CEO of the Intl. Builders Show and senior vice president of the Natl. Assn. of Home Builders convention and meetings group effective Jan. 30. The Intl. Builders Show was No. 9 on the most recent Tradeshow Week 200.
Chicago Touts Good News for 2009 <M&C Midweek News> While both Las Vegas and Orlando have reported a drop-off in convention business this year, the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau says hotel room nights, the key metric the bureau uses to measure convention business, are up this year, and 2009 is shaping up to be just as strong.
Room nights associated with groups at McCormick Place will reach 1.4 million this year, an increase of 200,000 compared with last year, reported Mark Theis, executive vice president of the CCTB. Meetings outside of McCormick Place will generate another 1.2 million room nights this year, according to an estimate Theis termed "conservative."
EHX Fall Becomes EHX@CES <Tradeshow Week> Electronic House Expo will expand its partnership with the Consumer Electronics Assn. and launch EHX@CES in January 2010. The new show will replace EHX Fall, which will have its final showing Nov. 5-7 at the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention Center.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Moral indignation is, in most cases, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.
-- Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director 1901-74
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