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Review All Articles > August 12th 2009 - Vol 12, Issue 31

The 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place this year on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, GA.   The organizers of the RSMGC are pleased to announce that registration for this year’s event is now open.

To reserve your sponsorship, or golf registration, go to www.rsmgc.org.

We look forward to seeing you there!

2010 International CES   EAC online registration is open. CES has an online tool for EACs to manage their requirements for the 2010 International CES. Any EAC that needs access to the CES show floor must upload their current information into this tool. This includes subcontracted EACs. New for 2010 – CES has posted information on rules and regulations, target freight floorplans and other resources on this site to help you plan for the upcoming event. Please visit www.CESweb.org/eac  to register now and access this valuable information. If you have any questions regarding the 2010 event, please e-mail CES Operations at CESeac@CE.org.
 
OCCC CSA Renews in August.     The Orange County Convention Center will be sending out notices in the near future to all event contractors regarding the Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) for 2009-10.   All EACA members can expect to receive renewal information in the next 10 days to 2 weeks.

The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will need access to the  building to service clients during the year from August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010.

This year’s CSA agreement includes a provision for the badging of full time and temporary personnel which the OCCC will utilize to determine which event contractors are in compliance with the facility requirement.    Another notable change for next year is that the annual registration fee for EACs has been reduced to $250.


EACA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Convention Models + Talent Agency Recognized on the Prestigious Inc. 5000 List  Atlanta-based Convention Models & Talent, Inc. (CMT), has again been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country. CMT is ranked 2,814 on the prestigious 2009 list that provides the most comprehensive look at America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.


JOB OPENINGS

Job Title:            Account Manager Position – Las Vegas

Job Description:     Fast growing company looking for an energetic highly organized Account Manager for full time position in Las Vegas with people skills. Trade show industry experience is preferred. Must have computer skills and be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. FileMaker experience a +. Also have accounting experience. 

If interested in this position please send a resume,  in confidence, to jimwurm@eaca.com.


CHAPTER NEWS


Chicago Chapter News

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



INDUSTRY NEWS

Cabrera Retires; Michael Currier New Head of Sales for International Builders’ Show   <Trade Show Executive> Michael Currier was named to replace Ignacio Cabrera, who retired in August as vice president of exhibition sales for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).  Currier is now in charge of exhibit and sponsorship sales for the association’s International Builders’ Show (IBS). The show ranked No. 9 on the 2008 Trade Show Executive Gold 100 rankings of largest trade shows, with 1.037 million net square feet of exhibit space.

Javits Expected to Freeze 2009 Labor Rates for 2010     <Trade Show Executive> – An agreement is being finalized that would freeze labor rates at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center through next year, sources told Trade Show Executive.

Sargent Decamps From Orlando to Chicago  <Tradeshow Week>  David Sargent, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be leaving his post to take a comparable position at the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, according to a spokeswoman from the Orlando bureau.

Tap, go and save  <Expo Web News> Looking for a quick and easy way to ensure that attendees have paid for a session or meal at your show? Take a cue from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), which uses Tap-N-Go technology from Smart-reg International for session tracking and admittance verification. ASME has used the free-standing, battery-operated, RFID-enabled Tap-N-Go units at its meetings for the past two years to verify which attendees have registered for conference sessions or whose registration includes lunch.


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

---James Baldwin                African-American novelist (1924-1987)




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