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EACA Showfloor
Buzz
Vol. 12, Issue 6, February 11,
2009
Attention EXHIBITOR SHOW
Exhibitors.
It has been
brought to our attention by a number of your fellow exhibitors
that there is a company calling and emailing offering
EXHIBITOR2009 exhibitors
“
the opportunity
to participate in the on-line portion of Exhibitor
Show.”
These
communications come from representatives of a company called US
eTradeshows.com, where they claim to be with the EXHIBITOR2009
on-line meeting. In these communications, they claim to
be representing EXHIBITOR2009 and will offer you a $250 booth
in an on-line version of Exhibitor
Show.
Please be careful
not to become a victim of these false and misleading
misrepresentations. US eTradeshows.com has never had an
affiliation with EXHIBITOR magazine nor EXHIBITOR
Show.
EACA Customer Service
Training
Offer.
In recognition of the challenges presented by the current
economy in conjunction with the need to provide even higher
levels of customer servivce, the EACA is making a special offer
to all its members.
For any member that wants to schedule the EACA Customer Service
Training program to enhance its customer service abilities, the
EACA will provide 2 days of customer service training at half
the price. That’s
right. If you book 2 days
of Customer Service Training with the EACA in 2009, you get
first day free!
Anyone interested in taking advantage of this offer should send
an email to jimwurm@eaca.com.
ECN Publishes 4th Annual
Go-To
Guide. Exhibit
City News has recently announced that it is putting together
the 4th ECN Showfloor GO-TO GUIDE which will be distributed at
the Exhibitor show in March.
The
deadline to reserve space in this year’s publication is
Feb 27th and art deadline is March 4th.
CHAPTER
NEWS
Chicago Chapter
News
EAC Reminders from
IHA
•
International Home + Housewares Show Pre-Con Meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00 pm in meeting room
E255 at McCormick Place.
•
Reminder to all EAC’s regarding your client’s
booths - Service of utilities must be supplied at the rear of
booths. Exhibit structures must have a one-foot
unobstructed corridor in the rear and six inches on one side of
the space to allow passage for utility and maintenance
personnel.
•
For more information on how you can better support this
year’s IHA see the
attached
Top 5 Reminders
document.
IHA Show Close / Labor Check-in &
Dispatch
Info
North &
South Halls – Labor Check-In &
Dispatch
North, Level 1, Hall C, Exhibit
Floor
Note:
The use of freight
elevators 7,8, and 9 at show close must not be used for EAC
equipment staging and must be kept
clear for Freeman to dispatch carpet/furniture
crews. Please use other elevators for
equipment.
Lakeside Center –
Labor Check-In &
Dispatch
Lakeside, Level 2, Hall E, Exhibit
Floor
Note:
McCormick Place will
provide tables, chairs, and a food/beverage cart at labor
check-in. Focus One employees
will check in at their designated areas off the show
floor.
Reminder
:
No gang
boxes or scooters on exhibit floor until 6pm on day of show
close in any of the halls (1 hour after show
closes).
NPE2009
– Hanging Signs Now
Permitted
In late January, the
NPE2009 Committees approved hanging signs as an option for
NPE2009. This would offer exhibitors an opportunity to compare
costs associated with hanging signs versus use of a floor
supported truss system and allow them to select the method that
best meets their budget
requirements.
The
hanging signs rule for NPE2009 is as
follows:
Rule 31. HANGING: DISPLAYS,
SIGNS, BANNERS
Hanging signs/grid work
from the ceiling will be permitted but must comply with
facility rules and regulations, as well as applicable show
display rules and regulations. Management permits ceiling-hung
corporate identification for exhibiting companies occupying 400
square feet or more in an island or peninsula space
configuration. Hanging signs will be permitted in South Halls
A1/A2, North Hall B1, and West Hall F1/F2 with the exception of
the front of the West Hall where the ceiling height is 20 feet.
Hanging signs are not permitted in North Hall B2. The bottom of
the sign must be a minimum of 12 feet above the floor and the
top of the sign must not be higher than 20 feet above the floor
in an island booth and not higher than 16 feet above the floor
in a peninsula booth. Should the wording on any sign be deemed
by show management to be contrary in any way to the Principal
Purpose, exhibitor shall make such changes requested by show
management and assume responsibility for any expense incurred
(also refer to Rule 49,
Signs).
It is imperative that all
procedures be followed
properly:
1.
Management approval
is required by April 21, 2009 for all hanging
signs (see
NPE2009
Booth/Display Approval
Form
).
2.
McCormick Place/FOCUS One's
Hanging Items Approval/Request
Form
(HM1) is due by
May 26, 2009 (please review Hanging Items
requirements on page 5 of the McCormick Place Exhibitor and
Utility Ordering Guide).
3.
Freeman's Hanging Sign Labor
Form
is due
by
May 28,
2009
(also see
Freeman's Hanging of Signs in McCormick Place Procedures and
Rules).
New
England Chapter
News
Rally at the Alley Registration
Opens
We're very
excited to announce that registration is officially open for
Rally at the Alley 5!
Based on the
registrations that are already coming in (thank you!)
and the great team of volunteers that have been working behind
the scenes, I can tell it's going to be a record setting
year!
So be sure to
spread the word to your friends, co-workers and hey, even your
competitors and join us for the largest trade show charity
event in New England!
And here's some
new information I'd like to share with you - thanks to a
donation from one of our sponsors,
the
first 50
registered
attendees
will
receive a limited
edition
(that's
right, only 50!)
Rally at the
Alley 5
t-shirt!
Don't
be left out - it's what all the cool kids are
wearing!
So dust off your
bowling shoes and get ready for an evening of fun, networking
and support of one of our industry
veterans!
Complete details
on the event, Chris Kolesnik and how you can help can be found
on our website
www.rallyatthealley.com
Thank you in
advance for your support and
generosity!
Speaking of
Sponsors...
No one does it
like our event sponsors... they rock!
Thank you to this year's
team:
Avalon / Art
Guild
Champion
Logistics Group
Boston
Champion
Logistics Group
Chicago
EACA
NuVista Event
Services
RSMGC
If your
company or organization is able to commit to an event
sponsorship, please contact me directly as soon as possible so
that I may include your information on the next email
blast as well as on the website and other promotional
materials.
And remember to
mark
Thursday, April
2nd
on your
calendar. I guarantee that the Rally 5 will be the
best ever!
Thank you!
Thank you again
for your support! Please be sure to contact me with any
questions or for more information on how you can
help!
Warm
Regards,
Sharon
Bingham
and the Rally at the Alley team
www.rallyatthealley.com
sbingham@championboston.com
800-342-1482
POSITIONS
AVAILABLE
Job
Title:
Account
Manager
Description:
Prominent AV Contractor seeking Account Manager for corporate
office in Chandler
AZ.
EXPERIENCED Account Manager needed for
our new corporate office in Chandler,
AZ. Must be organized, able to
multi-task, have attention to detail, excellent phone presence,
be deadline specific, able to work in fast paced environment,
be a self motivated and driven individual with previous
A/V or Tradeshow/ Event
experience.
All interested candidates
should send resume in confidence to
jimwurm@eaca.com.
INDUSTRY
NEWS
SISO Summit in Seven Weeks
Helps CEOs Adeptly Tackle New
Challenges
<Trade Show
Executive>The Society of Independent Show
Organizers (SISO) annual CEO Summit is expected to draw an
estimated 200 senior executives to The Grand Del Mar resort in
San Diego March 29 to April 1. The event
will be held at a time when busy executives find themselves
fending off immediate problems while keeping their companies on
course toward their long-term objectives.
Changes at Orlando
CVB? <M&C
Midweek News> An Orange County,
Fla., commissioner wants the Orlando Convention & Visitors
Bureau to become a public agency, instead of a tax-subsidized
nonprofit, in order to become more accountable for its
expenditures. Last week, commissioner Linda Stewart proposed
creating a task force to study whether the CVB should make the
transition.
Travel Industry Coalition
Reminds That Jobs Depend on Corporate
Meetings
<Trade
Show Executive>The travel and meetings industry is
presenting a united front in response to a wave of corporate
cancellations by reminding Congress and the public that such
events are productive for businesses and also generate jobs and
tax revenues. The U.S. Travel Association, joined by MPI, the
Professional Convention Management Association, Destination
Marketing Association International and other industry groups,
said the U.S. public did not want overly zealous restrictions
imposed by the federal government – or by companies
themselves – to hurt the entire travel
sector.
THOUGHT FOR THE
WEEK
Truth has no
special time of its own. Its
hour is now – always.
--
Albert Schweitzer
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