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EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol.12, Issue 9, March 4, 2009
IHA Pre-Con Meeting Announcement for all EACs The International Home + Housewares Show Pre-Con Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00 pm in meeting room E255 at McCormick Place.
All EACA members that are servicing IHA exhibitors are requested to attend this important meeting. In addition to reviewing operational issues of importance, access credentials for move-in and move-out will be distributed at the meeting.
EACA Board to Meet at Exhibitor Show The EACA Board of Directors will be holding its spring meeting in Las Vegas at the Exhibitor Show once again this year. The Board Meeting will take place on Monday, March 23 at 9am.
No Scooter Restrictions at PMA. The EACA Chapter in Las Vegas was notified this week by PMA show management that they will not plan to impose restrictions on the use of EAC scooters at their show this year. Indicating that they may need to revisit concerns over congestion in Hall S1, show management indicated that the special circumstances surrounding this year’s show (i.e. simpler displays, less weight, less rigging and overhead work) will serve to alleviate concerns for this year.
Meanwhile, PMA show management requests that EACs that are servicing customers in S1 do all they can to help keep freight aisles clear, “because there is still a big ratio of exhibit area to aisle area in S1.”
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.
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 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Get Well Soon Chuck! Long time EACA member, 2002 EACA Intrepid Award winner, and goodwill ambassador to the trade show industry in Orlando, Chuck Holmes is recovering from recent cancer surgery. The EACA, and all your many colleagues and friends, wish you all the best.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chicago Chapter News
EACA Chicago Board Meeting Announcement
The Board of Directors of the EACA Chicago Chapter are planning to meet at McCormick Place on March 11 prior to the IHA Pre-Con Meeting.
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 Update
Registration is off to a great start, thank you to everyone that has signed up and donated! While there's still plenty of time, don't forget - 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!
Hotel Discount Confirmed
Many of you are coming in from out-of-town and some of you might enjoy an evening in town instead driving back home after a fun-filled night of bowling and billiards.
Either way, we are pleased to offer discounted room rates at the Hilton Back Bay Boston. Complete information and a link to the room booking site can be found on our site. Please note, to take advantage of this special rate, you must book before March 3rd!
Beneficiary
This year we are offering our support to Chris Kolesnik of CyrkDesign and formerly of Access TCA and Exhibitgroup/Giltspur. Complete details on Chris and her husband Howard Bailey can be found on the web. www.rallyatthealley.com
INDUSTRY NEWS
NAB Show Has New Exhibitors, Keynotes One of the year's largest association shows, the Natl. Assn. of Broadcasters' The NAB Show, has announced that it will have more than 70 new exhibitors when it opens April 20-23 in Las Vegas. Some of the new exhibitors include Electronic Arts, Phillips 3D Solutions and 3ality Digital.
Global Spectrum Names Gairola GM at NW Georgia Trade & Convention Center
Global Spectrum, operators of the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, named Shashank Gairola, a four-year Global Spectrum employee, as the new General Manager of the Center, according to Regional Vice President Dave Anderson. Gairola had been Global Spectrum’s interim General Manager with the Authority since January 1, 2009, when the company took over management of the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center.
Global Spectrum was awarded the management contract for the Center after completing a thorough operations audit of the Center in 2008. Global Spectrum, based in Philadelphia, PA, operates more than 80 convention centers, arenas and stadiums throughout North America.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Adversity exasperates fools, dejects cowards, draws out the faculties of the wise and industrious, puts the modest to the necessity of trying their skill, awes the opulent, and makes the idle industrious.
-- Author unknown
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