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Review All Articles > September 30th 2009 - Vol 12, Issue 38 EACA Showfloor Buzz
Vol. 12, Issue 38, September 30, 2009
EACA NEWS
EACA Winter Meeting Registration Deadline! The Early-Bird Gets the Best Rate: October 1 Deadline
The EACA Winter Meeting held in conjuction with EDPA ACCESS 2009 is the conference for exhibit industry professionals, bringing together senior executives— EACs, exhibit service professionals, exhibit builders, event producers and experience designers—to Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009. You should be there, too.
Register now and take advantage of our early-bird special—the best rate you can get! You will save up to $200 off your full-conference pass when you sign-up by midnight, October 1.
Focusing on key trends and critical industry challenges, this year's conference will help you develop tangible tools and technology to help you and your company profit and grow. You will learn how to INNOVATE internally and externally with classes and workshops to arm you with business insights and ideas for optimizing your organization, building a sales pipeline, retaining accounts and much more.
It's Back to Berkeley Hills for the 15th Annual RSMGC! The organizers of the 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (RSMGC) announced that this year’s event will return to Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth GA on October 12, 2009.
At the RSMGC trade show industry professionals come together to work for a common cause – to assist fellow trade show professionals during their time of need or hardship. This trade show family reunion, open to golfers and non-golfers alike, is a day filled with activities for all, followed by a old-fashioned family BBQ complete with awards and prizes.
Please make your plans to join us on October 12. You can register for this year’s event by visiting the RSMGC web site (www.rsmgc.org) and completing the RSMGC Registration form.
Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Place is Official RSMGC hotel. The RSMGC is heading back to Berkeley Hills CC for our 15th Annual RSMGC!
That means that our official hotel will once again be the Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Place. Contact info for the hotel is as follows:
Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Place
1775 Pleasant Hill Rd. at Crestwood
Duluth, GA 30096
(Mention you are with the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic for the special rate of $99.00 / night)
Phone: 770-923-1775 or
Toll Free Reservations 1-(888) 236-2427
2010 International CES CES is excited to announce the arrival of the 2010 International CES Exhibitor Manual. Visit www.CESweb.org/manual to obtain the latest information on rates, services and deadline dates.
This is also a good time to make sure you have registered through the EAC online tool and that your CES Exhibitor has verified you are their contractor for the 2010 event. Any EAC that needs access to the CES show floor must complete these requirements. Please visit www.CESweb.org/eac to make sure your information is up to date. If you have any questions regarding the 2010 event, please email CES Operations at CESeac@CE.org.
Current List of RSMGC Sponsors!! The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic would not be able to enjoy a 15 year successful run of helping those in our industry who are suffering without the support of our sponsors. Many thanks to those sponsors who have already demonstrated their support for the 2009 RSMGC.
Corporate Sponsors
3D Exhibits
Brown Bag Graphics
Czarnowski
EACA/EDPA New England Chapters
Exhibit Concepts, Inc.
MC2
PRG
Platinum Sponsors
Brumark
Elevation Exhibits
Gold Sponsors
Champion Logistics
Coastal International
Nth Degree
Beverage Cart Sponsors
CORT Tradeshow Furnishings
Zenith LaborNet
Silver Sponsors
Cleancut Fabricators
Sho-Aids
Tyler’s Display Supply / Display Supply & Lighting
INDUSTRY NEWS
CONEXPO Named Largest Show; Nielsen and Reed Exhibitions Tie for Top Show Organizer; MD&M, MedTech Take Leading Brand <Trade Show Executive> The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) picked up three Grand Awards and the triennial giant CONEXPO-CON/AGG won two including the “Largest Show of 2008” and the one that delivered the highest economic impact. The awards were announced at the Trade Show Executive 2nd Annual Gold 100 Awards & Summit on September 24 at the Terranea Resort and Conference Center in Rancho Palos Verdes,
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.
BIO Intl. Changes Places in 2012 <Tradeshow Week> The Biotechnology Industry Organization has announced BIO Intl. will take place in Boston in 2012, rather than in Las Vegas as originally planned. According to BIO officials, the biotech show was counting on meeting space that would have been completed at the Las Vegas Convention Center by then.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
---Enrico Fermi Italian Physicist (1901-1954)
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