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Review All Articles > June 17th 2009 - Vol 12, Issue 24 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 12, Issue 24, June 17, 2009
EACA NEWS
Make Plans to Attend the EACA 11th Annual Conference! The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction with TS2. EACA members are invited to come together to once again to connect with colleagues, develop new skills, and find answers to the business issues that are most critical to your company’s success.
The EACA 11th Anniversary Conference Schedule contains overview information on all sessions and events. In addition, the EACA Conference Registration form and Sponsor form has complete information for participating in this year’s event. If you have difficulty accessing any of this information please send an email to jimwurm@eaca.com.
2009 Intrepid Award Nominees! The Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has made great contributions to the cause of customer service in the trade show industry.
The Five Finalists for this year's Intrepid Award are:
David Causton, MPEA.
Mia Rampersad / IHA
Renaissance Management.
Bob Lessin, Business Rep., Local
David Mihalik, EliteXPO Cargo Systems.
All employees of EACA member companies are eligible to vote. For complete information on all our nominees and to cast your vote use the official Intrepid Award ballot or simply email your vote to jimwurm@eaca.com.
2009 Hall of Fame Nominees! The EACA Hall of Fame has been established to recognized the achievements of those trade show industry exhibit service professionals who have made invaluable contributions to our industry during their careers.
The Finalists for induction into the 2009 Class of the EACA Hall of Fame are:
Steve J. Barry, Jr., TWI
Tom Mobley, Global Spectrum
Art Ursin, Poirot /Exhibitors Service of America, Inc/ Metro Exhibitors Service.
Mickey Hellberg, Creative Productions.
All employees of EACA member companies are eligible to vote. For complete information on all our nominees and to cast your vote use the official Hall of Fame ballot or simply email your vote to jimwurm@eaca.com.
RSMGC Announces 2009 Dates! The Board of Directors of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has announced the dates of its 15th anniversary event. This year’s RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, GA. Be sure to mark it on your calendar!
CHAPTER NEWS
Atlanta Chapter News
Results from 3rd Annual Get Out of the Gutter
The Southeast Chapter of the EDPA sponsored the 3rd Annual “Get out of the gutter…for a good cause” charity bowling competition and social event on June 4, 2009 at 300 Atlanta in Dunwoody. This year’s event was attended by more than 125 trade show industry professionals (a 25% increase from last year!) and was generously supported by 10 Corporate Sponsors raising much needed financial support for the families supported by the RSMGC.
Chicago Chapter News
Chicago Chapter Meeting Announcement
The Chicago Chapter of the EACA will be having a meeting for all Chicagoland EACA members on Wednesday, June 22. The meeting will take place at 11am in Room E153 and will include a presentation by Anthony Lopez, Asst. GM of McCormick Place with a lunch to follow.
Those attending are requested to send their RSVP to Nancy Virene of The TERM Group by email. Her email address is njvirene@thetermgroup.com.
Chicago Randy Cancellation Announcement
It is with mixed emotions, due to the current economic conditions, that the organizers of the local Chicago Randy Charity Golf Outing and the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic in Atlanta, feel it best to cancel the Chicago Randy Golf Outing, originally scheduled for August 3rd.
In light if the current situation, we don’t feel our supporters should feel the burden of obligation this year and would like the focus to be toward re-building our industry and companies.
If you still wish to make a donation please visit rsgmc.org, The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Outing website. We appreciate your support the last six years and look forward to the 2010 Chicago Randy.
We wish everyone the best.”
RSMGC Golf Committee
The Chicago Randy Committee
Las Vegas Chapter News
EDPA Foundation Event Announcement
Please join the EDPA Las Vegas Chapter, working in conjunction with the EDPA Foundation, at The Seventh Annual Tradeshow Industry Education Scholarship Golf Classic on June 12th, 2009. We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Rhodes Ranch Golf Club in Las Vegas.
INDUSTRY NEWS
TSEA Calls for Overhaul of Housing Rules <M&C Midweek News> The Trade Show Exhibitors Association is calling on trade show organizers to adopt housing policies that lessen the financial burden on exhibitors. Last week, the TSEA released a position statement urging organizers to eliminate penalties and fines for exhibitors who seek more affordable lodging outside official room blocks and to add incentives for exhibitors to stay within the block.
Industry Reacts to Treasury Dept. Rules for TARP Firms <M&C Midweek News>
Leaders of meeting and incentive associations are pleased that the U.S. Treasury Department's rules issued last Wednesday apply only to firms that are receiving TARP funding from the federal government. One of those rules requires firms to develop a companywide policy for "excessive" expenditures in areas including events.
Poss, Green Leaving Hanley Wood <Tradeshow Week> Frank Anton, CEO of Hanley Wood Exhibitions, has confirmed that the company's president, Galen Poss, and executive vice president, Michael Green, have resigned as of June 15. Anton added Rick McConnell has been named acting president of the division. Company officials said there would be "no further comment at this time" on the resignations
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
---Arnold J. Toynbee English economic historian (1852 - 1883)
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