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December 9th 2009 - Vol 12, Issue 47

• ...industry “Best Practices” on its website (www.exhibitindustrycouncil.org)...
• Please be sure to check out the EACA blog soon!
• ...cost the city two major trade shows last month, according to the Chicago Sun Times

• The EACA Board of Directors will meet on December 2, 2009 from 2:30 pm to 5:00pm in the Monaco Room
• Exhibit Industry Council (EIC) will be meeting in Palm Springs at EDPA ACCESS on Thurday, December 3
• The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) announced the formation of a task force ...

• When: 1:00pm to 2:30pm on December 16 Where: Meeting Rm. N250
• ...Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009. You should be there, too.
• In 2012, the Society of the Plastics Industry will move its triennial NPE - The Plastics Showcase fr

• Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009. Renaissance Esmerelda in Palm Springs, CA
• EACA web site now contains a blog (www.eaca.com/blog)
• T3 Expo, a new general service contractor that will focus on trade shows and corporate events

• In an effort to make the Showfloor Buzz more easily accessible to our members, the EACA web site now
• Also be sure to join “EACA Members” on Linked In and get more plugged in to items, issues and events
• Beyond Exhibit Logistics (BEL), a leader in I&D and exhibition management, has expanded their Orland

• The EACA Winter Meeting held in conjunction with EDPA ACCESS 2009 Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009
• In response to rising concerns from trade show exhibitors, five meetings industry associations have
• Jeff Price, COO of Freeman since July 2007, has chosen to leave the company to pursue other opportun

• Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009
• The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) picked up three Grand Awards and the triennial gia
• Jack Ferguson, executive vice president of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, will repla

• Monday for the 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic.
• Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009
• Freeman and GES Exposition Services have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board (N

• Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009. You should be there, too
• The organizers of the 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (RSMGC) announced that this year
• The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) officially introduced Face-to-Face Connections™, the fi

• Palm Springs, December 2-4, 2009 / Register now and take advantage of our early-bird special—the bes
• 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (RSMGC) announced that this year’s event will return t
• ...Trade Show Executive 2nd Annual Gold 100 Awards

• Representatives of five (5) major industry association met this week to establish an Exhibit Industr
• CES is excited to announce the arrival of the 2010 International CES Exhibitor Manual.
• The MPEA announced today a reorganization of its resident workforce of electricians (Focus One) to f

• The organizers of the 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (RSMGC) announced that this year
• If you haven’t renewed your agreement you can download the attached Orlando Contractor Security Agre
• reaching your 20th Anniversary as a trade show labor contractor.

• Visit www.CESweb.org/manual to obtain the latest information on rates, services and deadline dates.
• Please make your plans to join us on October 12. You can register for this year’s event by visit
• In a letter to Editor Michael Hart published by TSW yesterday, EDPA Executive Director Jeff Provost

• The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will
• The next Executive Committee meeting of the EACA will take place on Friday, September 11 (via confe
• On Monday, the San Diego Convention Center Task Force, a group appointed by Mayor Jerry Sanders...

• The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will
• The organizers of the RSMGC are pleased to announce that registration for this year’s event is now o
• Steven Hacker, CAE, president of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, is critici

• The 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place this year on October 12, 2009 (Col
• The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will
• The American Society for Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership's annual m

• The 15th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place this year on October 12, 2009 (Col
• CES has an online tool for EACs to manage their requirements for the 2010 International CES.
• The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will

• TSEA Exhibitors’ Choice Award as the industry’s “Favorite I&D Company”
• The new Officers and Directors are:...
• The OCCC’s Contractor Security Agreement (CSA) must be completed by all event contractor’s that will

• David Mihalik, President of EliteXPO Cargo Systems, is the winner of the 2009 EACA Intrepid Award.
• EACA members came together to once again to connect with colleagues, develop new skills, and find an
• The Orange County Convention Center will be sending out notices in the near future to all event con

• The Orange County Convention Center will be sending out notices in the near future to all event con
• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi
• The unit will be headed by John Jastrem, EG’s president and CEO.

• Thomas Mobley, Global Spectrum (formerly with Washington CC and McCormick Place) has been elected to
• The winner of this year’s Intrepid will also be announced at the Awards Luncheon at the EACA Annual
• The EACA will, once again, be honoring those companies that have been members in good standing for 1

• The EACA has learned that the rates for the Orange County Convention Center Contractor Security Agre
• This year’s RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 ...
• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi

• The EACA will, once again, be honoring those companies that have been members in good standing for 1
• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi
• Attendance was high for the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) Annual Meeting ...

• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi
• This year’s RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club
• Leaders of meeting and incentive associations are pleased that the U.S. Treasury Department's rules

• Finalists for induction into the 2009 Class of the EACA Hall of Fame are:
• RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mo
• The Institute of Food Technologists and the Food Processing Suppliers Assn. will collocate the IFT F

• Be sure that your company is well represented in this exceptional publication.
• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009
• If approved, the convention center is expected to open by 2013.

• The Finalists for induction into the 2009 Class of the EACA Hall of Fame are:
• The EACA offers the following reminder to its labor contractor members provided to us by our legal c
• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi

• The EACA is hosting its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 20-21, 2009, in conjunction wi
• The Five Finalists for this year's Intrepid Award are:
• ...add your unpaid account go to the EACA site and access the “Member Tool Kit”

• The EACA has announced that this is the last week to submit your nominations for the annual Intrepid
• One new feature of the updated system is that all Unpaid Account listings will automatically expire
• This year’s RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club

• When you’re ready to add your unpaid account go to the EACA site and access the “Member Tool Kit” wh
• The member directory will be published in time for distribution at this summer’s HCEA and TS2 events
• The EACA will hold its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL in conjunction with TS2 on July 20-21,

• The member directory will be published in time for distribution at this summer’s HCEA and TS2 events
• The EACA will hold its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL in conjunction with TS2 on July 20-21,
• This year’s RSMGC will take place on October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) at the Stone Mountain Golf Club

• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing the 2009 membership directory.
• The Chicago Randy Golf Outing has announced its dates for the 2009 event. The event will take pla
• Inaugural Exhibit Industry Education Foundation Gala on Wednesday, July 22, 2009

• The SE Chapter of EDPA has announced that they will hold their annual event in support of the RSMGC
• Anyone interested in submitting a nomination can request a form by emailing jimwurm@eaca.com
• The long-awaited sale of Cygnus Business Media might not happen after all, according to a report thi

• The 5th Annual Rally at the Alley (April 2) had a record number of participants at last week’s event
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, is starting production of its 11th Annual Member Di
• The Board of Directors of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has announced the dates of its 15th

• In response to a request by McCormick Place, the EACA has recently sent out a survey request for all
• The EACA will hold its 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL in conjunction with TS2 on July 20-21,
• IDG World Expo will move the dates of its show, Macworld, from Jan. 4-8 to Feb. 9-13 at San Francisc

• There will be a PreCon meeting for EACs that are servicing exhibitors at the HIMMS show on Tuesday M
• For any member that wants to schedule the EACA Customer Service Training program to enhance its cust
• NAMM, the Intl. Music Products Assn., has signed a new three-year deal that will keep The NAMM Show

• The EACA will have a booth space (booth #625) at this year’s Exhibitor Show.
• The Board Meeting will take place on Monday, March 23 at 9am
• ...he and four others enter the Hall at the 2010 Hall of Leaders Gala in January held in conjunction

• The Board Meeting will take place on Monday, March 23 at 9am
• The EITF Meeting will take place on Monday, March 23 at 2pm ...
• ...However, in the first months of this year, several shows in a variety of sectors – electronics, t

• Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00 pm in meeting room E255 at McCormick Place
• The Board Meeting will take place on Monday, March 23 at 9am.
• One of the year's largest association shows, the Natl. Assn. of Broadcasters' The NAB Show, has anno

• The EACA Chapter in Las Vegas was notified this week by PMA show management that they will not plan
• The city was already dealing with an estimated five percent decline in convention in 2008. Now, at l
• For any member that wants to schedule the EACA Customer Service Training program to enhance its cust

• For more information on how you can better support this year’s IHA see the attached Top 5 Remind
• A new survey indicates that the quality of the attendees rather than their sheer numbers is the prim
• Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman sent an open letter to President Barack Obama, informing him that his

• Please be careful not to become a victim of these false and misleading misrepresentations. US eTrad
• ...the EACA will provide 2 days of customer service training at half the price.
• ...(SISO) annual CEO Summit is expected to draw an estimated 200 senior executives to The Grand Del

• For any member that wants to schedule the EACA Customer Service Training program to enhance its cust
• Exhibit City News has recently announced that it is putting together the 4th ECN Showfloor GO-TO GUI
• The 5th Annual Rally at the Alley will take place in Boston and is scheduled for Thursday, April 2,

• Exhibit City News has recently announced that it is putting together the 4th ECN Showfloor GO-TO GUI
• International Home + Housewares Show Pre-Con Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00 pm
• ...the report shows that key buyers continue to attend trade shows during recessions, despite any ov

• The 5th Annual Rally at the Alley will take place in Boston and is scheduled for Thursday, April 2
• If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next
• ...2009 survey by Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

• For more information on how you can better support this year’s IHA see the attached Top 5 Remind
• If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next
• The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, which runs both of Boston's major convention centers

• Citing “safety reasons”, CES Show management issued a new show rule prior to the move-in of this ye
• The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has implemented a new Contractor Security Program for all
• The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) and National Trade Productions (NTP),

• The EACA wishes each and everyone of our members, and industry colleagues, a Happy Holiday season an
• Some of our key accomplishments this year included:
• Jim Wurm, Executive Director of the EACA, will participate in a panel discussion at IAAM’s Int’l Con

• EACA will bring its Customer Servcie Training Program to Las Vegas on December 15 and 16.
• The EAC Meeting will take place at 2pm in Room S219 following the EACA Customer Service Training pro
• According to a report in the Washington Business Journal, an $8 million to $10 million renovation an

• EACA is co-joining its Winter Meeting with the EDPA for the third time in while this is EDPA’s first
• The primary purpose of the meeting was to review the EACA Strategic Plan for 2008 and to set the age
• Randy Eppard received high marks from those in attendance as he delivered the EACA Level 1 Customer

• ELITeXPO Cargo Systems, Inc., a provider of trade show transportation services, announced that it ha
• The training program will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and will
• The new management of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) is working on some potential

• The meeting will take place in Maimi, FL from December 3-5, 2008 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa
• The meeting will take place in the Executive Lodge in the Bayberry Room from 12pm to 5pm.
• Nth Degree’s President, John Yohe said this cause is particularly special to Nth Degree as three Nth

• The meeting will take place in Maimi, FL from December 3-5, 2008 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
• To check out our new networking tool go to http://eaca1.de-arimasu.com.
• The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has implemented a new Contractor Security Program for all

• Delivering just like the postal service, neither rain, nor wind, nor cold temperatures could dampen
• The meeting will take place in Boca Raton, FL from December 3-5, 2008.
• All contractors who have completed the OCCC Contractor Security Agreement and are approved to work i

• The 14th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place this week on October 24 at Chateau
• EACA members have received a complimentary offer from Joyce McKee (Let’s Talk Trade Shows.com) to ha
• The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) and the Exhibit Designers and Producers Assoc

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic announced that it will Jane Perchinske as a recipient for
• This company-wide event will take place on October 08 – 10, 2008 for most Nth Degree cities includin
• All contractors who have completed the OCCC Contractor Security Agreement and are approved to work i

• There are two choices for this year’s event: Chateau Elan, Holiday Inn Express
• EACA members have received a complimentary offer from Joyce McKee (Let’s Talk Trade Shows.com)
• If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next

• TSEA is raising funds and awareness for the Randy Smith Memorial by offering an LCD TV at raffle.
• There are two choices for this year’s event: Chateau Elan, Holiday Inn Express
• The Showfloor Buzz has learned that Ken Viscovich, International Rep for the United Brotherhood of C

• All RSMGC sponsors and participants should make their reservations for this year’s event as soon as
• Czarnowski recently took a significant effort to make show floor safety an essential and ongoing pri
• The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has implemented a new Contractor Security Program for all

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, which will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 200
• Jim Wurm, Executive Director of the EACA, will participate in a panel discussion at IAAM’s Int’l Con
• If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, which will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 200
• If you have yet to register for the OCCC program, and intend to work in the facility during the next
• The newly branded show will be held next year in Chicago.

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, which will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 200
• New Developments in the Tradeshow Workforce is a panel discussion that will be moderated by Steve Sc
• Both the New Orleans Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome were under the protection

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 2008 in Br
• The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has implemented a new Contractor Security Program for all
• The expansion of Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center appears to be on track, after bids to

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 2008 in Br
• The Showfloor Buzz has received an unconfirmed report that the New England Auto Show is contemplatin
• The Times-Picayune has reported that the New Orleans Morial Convention Center remains "largely unboo

• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Chateau Elan on October 24, 2008 in Br
• The Showfloor Buzz has received an unconfirmed report that the New England Auto Show is contemplatin
• ...the convention facility and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau have put together a pa

• Joe Mondelli of The TERM Group was awarded the EACA’s highest honor...
• There were a total of 22 companies who have been members of the EACA since 1998 and they were provid
• The California Restaurant Assn. and Reed Exhibitions announced that the Western Foodservice & Hospit

• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008, in conjuncti
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 28-29, 2008 at the Pennsylvaniz Convention Center
• Aramark employees at Boston's two main convention centers, who have been working without a contract

• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008, in conjuncti
• Pre-approved EAC status for ACC.09 (Orlando, Expo dates: March 29-31, 2009), are available provided
• The Orange County Convention Center announced that it will work with the Exhibitor Appointed Contrac

• Upon tallying the votes for the 2008 class of the EACA Hall of Fame...
• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008, in conjuncti
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members

• The EACA would like to remind all its members to cast their votes for the 2008 Intrepid.
• The EACA would also like to remind all its members to cast their votes for the EACA Hall of Fame.
• The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority named Ahmeenah Young as the new president and CEO, repl

• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 28-29, 2008 at the Pennsylvaniz Convention Center
• The Expo Group co-funded the study after hearing Mickey McManus, the President and CEO of MAYA, deli

• The Orange County Convention Center announced today that it will work with the Exhibitor Appointed C
• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008
• The carpenters union at McCormick Place, leading contractors and The Metropolitan Pier and Expositio

• The EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008, in conjuncti
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members
• The EACA Customer Service Training Program in June will include the premier of the Level 3 Customer

• EACA is hosting its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-29, 2008, in conjunction w
• The Five Finalists for this year's Intrepid Award are:
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members

• Started in 1998 as a means of building community and keeping all EACA members informed of important
• The EACA will hold its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with TS2 on July 28
• EACA will be hosting its next round of Customer Service Training at McCormick Place on June 11, 12,

• All nominations for this year’s award must be received by end of business Friday, May 16
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members
• The 2008 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Chateau Elan on Friday, October 24, 20

• On May 8, 1998 more than 75 EACs met at McCormick Place to consider the idea of forming a national a
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members
• Casino Developer Stephen A. Wynn of Wynn Resorts is planning to build an exhibit hall in Las Vegas o

• NRA along with GES Service Expositions, United Service Companies, McCormick Place, and Allied Waste
• The EACA, in conjunction with Exhibit City News, will be publishing a special edition of its members
• The EACA will hold its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with TS2 on July 28

• The member directory will be published in time for distribution at this summer’s HCEA and TS2 events
• The EACA will hold its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with TS2 on July 28
• Freeman today announced a series of senior level promotions as part of the company's ongoing managem

• This high quality publication will not only feature our full list of members, it will also chronicle
• Anyone interested in submitting a nomination can request a form by emailing jimwurm@eaca.com.
• Trade Show Executive has published the following facts and figures about the trade show industry fro

• The EACA will hold its 10th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with TS2 on July 28
• The results from the recent EACA Sales Tax Survey clearly showed that our members have a wide variet
• John Mooney, principal of M|C Communications, received the inaugural 2008 Robert L. Krakoff Industry

• The Rally at the Alley is a bowl-a-thon event held in Boston every March, was founded four years ago
• EACA will be hosting its next round of Customer Service Training at McCormick Place on June 11, 12,
• The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta has postponed and canceled several meetings and convent

• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA hosted its first Customer Service Training for showfloor workers on
• EACA will be hosting first ever Customer Service Training in Washington DC during the week of June 1
• CONEXPO-CON/AGG broke all records during its March 11-15 run at the Las Vegas Convention Center...

• More than 100 labor leaders and trade show contractors industry attended this joint event, along wit
• By all accounts the most recent installment was a great success from the exhibitors and attendees wh
• The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB) today announced that it will offer show managers and

• The EACA Board of Directors will be meeting in Las Vegas on March 10 at the Exhibitor Show
• Show management for the Int’l Home & Housewares Show has postponed the EAC Meeting originally schedu
• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers ther

• National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force will meet in Las Vegas during the Exhibitor Show at Mandalay Bay on
• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers ther

• The meeting will now be held on Wednesday, March 5 at 1pm in meeting room S101.
• The Rally at the Alley IV will be held on March 27th at Lucky Strike Lanes in Boston...
• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers ther

• The EACA Board of Directors will be meeting in Las Vegas on March 10 at the Exhibitor Show
• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers ther
• Show management for the Int’l Home & Housewares Show will be having the EAC Meeting on Tuesday, Feb

• The EACA would like to welcome the following companies who have recently become members
• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA will host a Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers ther
• Show management for the Int’l Home & Housewares Show will be having the EAC Meeting on Tuesday, Feb

• March 19-20, 2008 at the Orange County Convention Center.
• Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center.
• March 27th at Lucky Strike Lanes in Boston.

• Showfloor workers in Orlando will have the option of taking part in this four program on either the
• National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center.
• March 27th at Lucky Strike Lanes in Boston...

• ...Customer Service Training for all showfloor workers there on March 20-21, 2008 at the Orange Coun
• National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center.
• If you have not yet responded to the request to participate in this survey, we urge you to do so. If

• ...The decision on whether we retain the tax professional or not will be based upon the number of me
• The Rally at the Alley IV will be held on March 27th at Lucky Strike Lanes in Boston
• National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Center.

• If you haven’t received a request to participate in the survey and would like to do so, please send
• The EACA, along with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and ESCA, will be sponsoring a National La
• The 2008 E³ Media & Business Summit will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 15-17

• ...some of the significant stories we covered in 2007
• Some of our key accomplishments this year included:

• ...National Labor Management Conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8, 2008 at the UBC Training Cent
• ...an alliance to produce the trade show industry’s first interactive directory of resources and ind
• Freeman is the only organization to have five of its employees inducted into the CIC Hall of Leaders

• EACA, along with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and ESCA, will be sponsoring a National Labor
• Sixty-two percent of exhibitors have indicated that their interest in using environmentally friendly
• Shepard Exposition Services has acquired U-Neek Exposition Services, a general service contractor

• The EACA-EDPA Winter Meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007
• 2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru November
• About 7,000 attendees of a job fair last Friday at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston were evacua

• The Exhibit Industry Task Force, a consortium of all trade show industry stakeholders including the
• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru Novemb
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007

• One of, if not the primary major "Cargo" airliners shut down their operation today. Kitty Hawk serv
• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru Novemb
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007

• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru Novemb
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007
• The EDPA Board of Directors, therefore, has authorized the distribution of the White Paper that desc

• The “Chicago Commitment” was developed through the efforts of the Labor Management Council represent
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007
• The Dallas-based Expo Group has announced the five winners for its Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY)

• Many thanks to all our sponsors whose generous contributions helped to make this year’s RSMGC the m
• All EAC labor companies that want to bring in out of towners to service customers must have them qua
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007

• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru Novemb
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007.
• ...the proposal would add 200,000 square feet of exhibition space, 100,000 square feet of meeting ro

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members ...
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007
• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago on November 26 thru Novemb

• ...October 8, 2007 in Duluth, GA (outside of Atlanta).
• The meeting will take place on Marco Island, FL from November 28-30, 2007
• An exposition showcasing technology specifically designed for the event industry is being launched .

• ...Berkeley Hills Country Club on October 8, 2007 in Duluth, GA
• The EACA Executive Committee will be meeting on Friday September 14 ...
• With its central U.S. location, ample convention space, plenty of hotel rooms and flights to and fro

• The 2007 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Berkeley Hills Country Club on October
• ...EACA will post a chart on the web site with information on sales tax liability
• The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the MPEA and EACA National will ...

• As follow up to our special session on Sales Tax Liability ...
• The 2007 Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at Berkeley Hills Country Club on October
• The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the MPEA and EACA National will be sponsoring .

• National Trade Productions (NTP) announced that, after 15 years of service to NTP...
• The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the MPEA and EACA National will be sponsoring i
• The touchy subject of exclusive services at convention centers has one again reared its head.

• ...held Monday, August 6 was the best success ever.
• The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the MPEA and EACA National will be sponsoring i
• Reed Exhibitions has formed a joint venture with a leading Chinese show organizer, Shenzhen Sinoexp

• The EACA membership showed up in greater numbers at this year’s Annual Conference to take part in a
• Ken Viscovich, International Representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, was awarded the
• Carl Birsa, founder of CB Displays, was elected by the members of the EACA to the 2007 ...

• MC2, took advantage of the EACA Customer Service Training program by hosting a private program for 2
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center i
• The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) has issued a request for proposal to further de

• The votes are in and Carl Birsa, founder of CB Displays, has been elected to the EACA Hall of Fame p
• If you haven’t done so already, EACA members can register for the Annual Conference by ...
• ...2nd Customer Service Training Program for showfloor workers in Chicago in December of this year..

• The Sales Tax roundtable will take place on Tuesday, July 31 at the Annual Meeting Breakfast. EACA m
• try walking the four corners (W4C) for 20 minutes each day
• Its shares were suspended on the London Stock Exchange, a top executive stepped down...

• More than 150 showfloor workers, supervisors, and union stewards took the 4 hour training program de
• Responding to a number of inquiries from EACA members, there will be a roundtable discussion on Sale
• ...the EACA has been asked by TS2 to put together a panel called “Ask the Experts” in the EACA booth

• ...EACA Customer Service Training, which takes place in Chicago next week on June 25-27, 2007
• the EACA has been asked by TS2 to put together a panel called “Ask the Experts” in the EACA booth fr
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center i

• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center i
• The EACA would like to remind all its members to cast their votes for the 2007 Intrepid.
• The federal government temporarily suspended until September a rule ...

• The Sales Tax roundtable will take place on Tuesday, July 31 at the Annual Meeting Breakfast.
• ...the EACA has been asked by TS2 to put together a panel called “Ask the Experts” in the EACA booth
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center i

• Instead of the Showfloor Olympics at this year’s TS2, the EACA has been asked by TS2 to put together
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place on July 30-31, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center i
• The Customer Service Training Program will take place on June 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Room N

• If you have not received your EACA conference info please send an email to jimwurm@eaca.com.
• The Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has made great cont
• A controversial marshaling garage that is part of the planned $2 billion expansion of the Jacob K. J

• The EACA is hosting its 9th Annual Conference in Washington DC on July 30-31, 2007.
• GES Exposition Services, Freeman and other convention industry contractors have begun negotiations w
• The Customer Service Training Program will take place on June 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Room N

• The SE Chapter of the EDPA is organizing its first ever bowling event called “Get Out of the Gutter”
• The EACA is hosting its 9th Annual Conference in Washington DC on July 30-31, 2007.
• The Customer Service Training Program will take place on June 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Room N

• The EACA is hosting its 9th Annual Conference in Washington DC on July 30-31, 2007.
• Teamsters Local 631 is currently in negotiation for a new labor contract affecting thousands of show
• The Customer Service Training Program will take place on June 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Room N

• The EACA is hosting its 9th Annual Conference in Washington DC on July 30-31, 2007...
• In addition to new EAC members, the EACA would like to grow our allied members. Do you have vendors
• Trade Show Executive> The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority today announced an $18 million

• A strike is now possible in May. Less than seven months after the hotel workers’ union ended a len
• The EACA is hosting its 9th Annual Conference in Washington DC on July 30-31, 2007.
• It’s that time of year once again when the EACA is looking to its members for nominations for the an

• The Customer Service Training Program will take place on June 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Room N
• If you did not get the information about the EACA 2007 Member Directory and would like to reserve an
• Despite the advent of cell phones, email and other programs to expedite a supplier’s

• The threat of a strike by the Sign, Display and Allied Crafts Union Local 510
• All members were recently emailed information about this year’s directory and instructions on how to
• Dallas, TX…Freeman has finalized the acquisition of ProActive, Inc. effective Wednesday, April 4, 20

• The Exhibitor Show had a special display in the main lobby of this year’s event – the Top Ten Ideas
• The EACA Board of Directors met in Las Vegas at the Exhibitor Show. Of the many items on the agend
• At the CEO Summit in Miami, the Society of Independent Show Organizers CEO Summit s

• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will meet on Sunday, March 25 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• The EACA will have a booth (Booth #238) at the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas, March 26 to March 28.
• All members were recently emailed information about this year’s directory and instructions on ...

• If any member has an issue or concern that you would like to have added to the agenda please send an
• ..scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd in Boston...
• New York-based Toy Industry Association (TIA) will move its 2007 Fall Toy Show, scheduled for Oct. 8

• All EACA members are invited to attend the EACA Reception at the Exhibitor Show – sponsored by Emplo
• All EACA members need to familiarize themselves with the new rules imposed by the TSA ...
• The Rally at the Alley III, is scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd in Boston...

• ...Las Vegas on Monday, March 26 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
• Two more years. That's how much extra time the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority needs to c
• Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center has been declared safe by several independent engin

• The first trade show industry contractor meeting in preparation for the upcoming Teamster Local 631
• ...Las Vegas on Monday, March 26 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
• Construction crews have begun work at Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center,...

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• All IHA-registered EACs are expected to be in attendance at this important meeting
• The EACA will be hosting a reception for EACA members at this year’s Exhibitor Show ...

• The 2007 Pittsburgh Intl. Auto Show, scheduled to open Feb. 10, has been postponed indefinitely ...
• The EACA is seeking to support the MPEA in making this year’s show in Chicago a complete success, an
• GES Exposition Services announced it has acquired U.K.-based Melville Exhibition and Event Services

• ...The EACA is seeking to support the MPEA in making this year’s show in Chicago a complete success.
• ...pre-con meeting for all registered EACs for Tuesday, February 27th at 10:00a.m. The meeting wi
• EAC managers, and supervisors, can go to the desk to claim their buttons, which are packaged in bags

• A reminder to all EACA members that the deadline for EAC registration for IHA is February 2, 2007
• A reminder to all EACA members that the deadline for EAC Registration for Coverings is February 9, 2
• Industry veterans Ed Aschauer and Kris Derwae have joined to launch the exhibit and display company

• Kellie Shevlin, who has worked in a sponsorship and exhibit space sales capacity for TS2 for four ye
• Please note that there will also be a pre-con meeting for all registered EACs for Tuesday, February
• The Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events has moved this year’s Expo!

• The Showfloor Buzz has learned that a merger has taken place between two long time EACA members ...
• A reminder to all EACA members that the deadline for EAC registration for IHA is February 2, 2007.
• Juan Ochoa,the new CEO of Chicago’s Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority,

• At the recent EACA/EDPA Winter Meetings in San Diego, John Pavek of Exhibitor magazine presented the
• What is your company doing to identify, train and prepare for the coming shortage labor shortage?
• Greg Saunders, chairman of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, will leave his post in Februar

• Some of our key accomplishments this year included:
• The EACA would like to acknowledge those industry friends and colleagues that left us in 2006.

• The EDPA Foundation presented its first annual Humanitarian Award to Rich Johnson and Ted Peterson..
• Some facts and figures from the EAC registration service provided in 2006.
• Any organization desiring to host an event in 2007 to benefit the RSMGC should send an email to ...

• Attendance at the Joint Meeting broke records for both associations...
• Any organization desiring to host an event in 2007 to benefit the RSMGC should send an email to ...
• The percentage of showfloor workers that test positive for drug use has been reduced from 30% to 7%

• The EACA Board of Directors will be meeting in San Diego on November 28 as part of fhe EACA Winter m
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awards will recognize five deserving members of our

• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• With 3 major shows approaching: Graph, Pack and RSNA, McCormick Place is encouraging all EAC's to m
• IDG World Expo will launch a consumer video game show at the Los Angeles Convention Center Oct. 18-2

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• Penton Media has been purchased by Prism Business Media ...

• The EACA Board of Directors will hold their final meeting of 2006 on November 28 at the San Diego Ma
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• Effective October 1, the ESCA headquarters office has moved to Dallas, TX.

• More than 30 tennis players took part in a round robin tennis event at Berkeley Hills Country Club i
• Mark Haley has joined the executive team as vice president of facilities,...
• The new Southern Cal Chapter of EDPA is hosting its first annual golf tournament on October 23 at th

• The RSMGC is the trade show industry’s single largest charitable event...
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• EACA Chicago Chapter advises all its members that there will be a Labor Committee meeting on October

• While spots in the golf tournament are gone, there are still many opportunities to support this year
• The new larger entity will continue to offer the same three services
• Terms of the contract also apply to shows held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemo

• Exhibit City News is reporting that Heritage Exhibits Chicago shut down
• Go to the RSMGC website at http://www.rsmgc.org today - and complete the online sponsorship form for
• The EAC deadline for ASTRO is October 2, 2006.

• While spots in the golf tournament are nearly gone, there are still many opportunities to support th
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• The prospects of major hotel worker strikes around the country diminished last week ...

• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• The deadline for EAC registrations for the 2006 ASTRO show is September 18, 2006
• There are already more than 130 golfers registered for the 2006 RSMGC which takes place on October 9

• There are already more than 100 golfers registered for the 2006 RSMGC which takes place on October 9
• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• VNU has appointed David Calhoun, former Vice Chairman of General Electric Co., as CEO and ...

• The EACA and EDPA will hold a Joint Meeting in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on
• And it you register to golf or sponsor the event by August 31 you’ll receive a 5% Early Bird discoun
• All EACA members are reminded that the Charter subscription period for the EACA Tradeshow Credit Rep

• All donations are welcome, and can be directed to Robert Laarhoven at Laarhoven Design
• Any member that subscribes to the EACA TCR system by August 31 will enjoy advantaged subscription ra
• Following more than four months of intense negotiations, a new, five-year collective bargaining agre

• All EACA members are reminded that the Charter subscription period for the EACA Tradeshow Credit Rep
• After 10 years of exhaustive planning, politicking and trying to keep tradeshows that are busting at
• The organizers of the RSMGC have come up with a new way for EACA members to support this year’s even

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association ...
• The EACA announced its new Directors and Officers for 2006-07 at the Annual Meeting in Chicago last
• Chicago, IL August 1, 2006 – National Trade Productions (NTP), producers of TS2 and the Trade Show E

• Paul Maugeri of Berm Studios was voted by the EACA membership as the winner of the 2006 Intrepid Awa
• Jack McEntee, Pat Alacqua and Tony Amodeo, the founders of I&D, Inc (now known as Nth Degree) were .
• Terry Kennedy and Syd Hickey, representing ExpoServices USA , came away with Gold Medal honors...

• Exhibit City News is once again planning their Party Boat at TS2 on the evening of Tuesday, July 25.
• This panel discussion will create an opportunity for EAC personnel and general service contractor pe
• New for IMTS in 2006 is a a package of services including carpet, visqueen, cleaning, drayage, riggi

• Fresh from an appearance on Oprah and the most highly rated presentation at HCEA, Charles Gary Denne
• New for IMTS in 2006 is a a package of services including carpet, visqueen, cleaning, drayage, riggi
• The EACA has received word that Dittie Guise, COO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority ...

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• All EACA members are informed that the discount deadline for your EACA Annual Conference registratio
• ....an estimated 17,000 attendees and exhibitors at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Co

• ...discount deadline for your EACA Annual Conference registration is Friday, June 30, 2006.
• All EACA members are reminded that its time to submit your ballots for the 2006 Intrepid Award. Th
• The EACA encourages all members that intend to sign up a team for the Showfloor Olympics to do so as

• The RSMGC conducted the drawing for the TS2 Raffle as planned on Wednesday, June 14. ...
• The 2006 EACA Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has ...
• The HCEA 2006 annual meeting scheduled June 24-27 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort La

• Dittie will participate in the panel discussion on labor and speak to current and future labor issue
• EACA members can still sign up for webinar demonstrations of the Tradeshow Credit Reporting (TCR) sy
• EDPA New England will be hosting their annual golf outing to support both the Exhibit Designers and

• Fresh from an appearance on Oprah and the most highly rated presentation at HCEA, Charles Gary Denne
• The 2006 EACA Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has made
• NRA President and CEO in a May 22 Chicago Tribune letter to the editor wrote...

• The EACA’s 8th Annual Conference takes place in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place from July 24-26 2005.
• The five finalists for this year’s Intrepid are:...
• In support of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, TS2, is raffling off ten conference registratio

• The Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has made great cont
• The upgraded EACA online credit reporting system is built on a new database that provides a better .
• Canon Communications has increased its strength and geographic reach in the manufacturing industry .

• The EACA is previewing its newly upgraded Tradeshow Credit Reporting system members who are interest
• Freeman and GES Exposition Services announced an agreement today with the Chicago Riggers Union that
• The 2006 Showfloor Olympics will take place in booth 871 and promises to be bigger and better than e

• In support of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, National Trade Productions (NTP), producers of
• All EACs who have been approved to service clients at NRA ...
• Canon Communications announced this morning it will buy eight manufacturing-related tradeshows from

• ...Raffle tickets for these valuable prizes are NOW AVAILABLE for sale on the RSMGC web site at www.
• Las Vegas hosted a record 44 of the 200 largest trade shows in 2005, and for the first time Orlando
• The EACA online credit reporting system will allow members to review trade show specific AR data ...

• As follow up to the recent member survey on credit reports, the EACA is previewing its newly upgrade
• In support of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, National Trade Productions (NTP), producers of
• It’s that time of year once again when the EACA is looking to its members for nominations ...

• Show management for the Offshore Technology Conference has executed a special agreement with the Tex
• As follow up to the recent member survey on credit reports, the EACA previewed its newly upgraded on
• The board of the Convention Industry Council has selected a new management company. Management Optio

• In support of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic, National Trade Productions (NTP), producers of
• Employco Services, and its President, Rob Wilson, were featured in a recent article in Forbes magaz
• Former Reed Elsevier and Petersen Publishing executive Neal Vitale, backed by Nautic Partners and Al

• The EACA is currently accepting nominations for the 2006 Intrepid Award and for inductees to the EAC
• National Trade Productions (NTP), producers of TS2, is offering each EDPA chapter up to three TS2 c
• During the meeting in Charlotte, SISO officials will add their names – and support – to the Joint De

• The deadline for your NRA Show exhibitors/clients to register your company as their EAC for NRA Show
• Mark your calendars! The 12th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has been scheduled for Oct
• EXPO has launched the EXPO Magazine Podcast, a weekly online broadcast featuring breaking industry n

• The EACA has launched a survey this week to determine members interest level in an online system of
• Just as the International Home and Housewares Show was closing earlier this week, Reed Exhibitions a
• Mark your calendars! The 12th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has been scheduled

• All New England EACA members are encouraged to take part in the second annual Rally at the Alley on
• A top executive has left one of the industry’s two largest general contracting firms to take a job a
• Industry veteran Mitchell Isaacs has joined The Expo Group as ...

• The EACA and Exhibit City News played host to more than 400 EACA members, exhibitor customers, frie
• Mark your calendars! The 12th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has been scheduled for Oct
• Final statistics for EAC Registration for the 2006 Int’l Home & Housewares Show.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA / ECN Reception, which promises to be “The Event” at this year’s Exhibitor Show, will be he
• ...partnering to launch a co-branded product called Event Insights, which will combine audit report

• ...Be sure to take part in the reception that brings together the entire EAC and exhibit services co
• Mark your calendars! ....
• the Helen Brett Gift & Jewelry Show, which will be held at the center Feb. 17-20 in Halls E and F --

• The EACA / ECN reception is sure to be the event of the week at the Exhibitor Show as the EAC and ex
• ....$737 million master enhancement plan for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
• Mark your calendars! The 12th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has been scheduled for Oct

• We would like all existing members to extend a hearty welcome to:
• All EACA members are invited to attend the EACA/Exhibit News reception which will take place during
• Convention Industry Council is pleased to announce the recent appointment of two new officers to its

• ...The EACA plans to have the Safety & Training Best Practices Recommendation available for members
• All EACA members are invited to attend the EACA/Exhibit News reception which will take place during
• ...(MPEA) says the new West Building under construction at McCormick Place will open in July 2007

• The EACA will be circulating entries for the “Edge Awards Nite” an exciting new event to take place
• Something NEW has been added
• VNU announced January 16th that it is in discussions with a group of the world's largest private eq

• The EACA recently conducted another survey of its membership as we seek to save all our members sign
• The EACA will be circulating entries for the “Edge Awards Nite” an exciting new event to take place
• The Super Show owner Sporting Goods Manufacturers Assn. on Wednesday announced that the Jan. 23-25 e

• The EACA is conducting a survey of its membership as we seek to save all our members ...
• ...The EACA will be circulating entries for the “Edge Awards Nite” an exciting new event to take pla
• After being involved with 2,300 hotels around the world over the last 86 years, Hilton Hotels is rea

• The EACA begins its 9th year of publishing its association’s emailed newsletter, the Showfloor Buzz,
• The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awards recently were presented at the annual awards
• Reed Exhibitions will rotate the Natl. Hardware Show in 2007 to Orlando’s Orange County Convention C

• Some of our key accomplishments this year included...
• Highlights of 2005....
• The EACA would like to acknowledge those industry friends and colleagues that left us in 2005.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• The International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM), and Center for Exhibition Industry R
• Reed Exhibitions has put its portfolio of North American industrial and manufacturing events up for

• The EACA Board met in Tucson today at the EDPA Winter meeting
• Managers of shows scheduled for New Orleans in upcoming years continue to ask themselves...
• Freeman Decorating Services, a designer and maker of trade show exhibit booths, is moving into a 2

• EACA member Convention All Services announced it is celebrating its 20th year in business as of the
• The first meeting of EACA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Safety met this week ...
• Joachim Schäfer was appointed Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, effective June 1st

• The EACA was asked recently by Tradeshow Week for a poll they are publishing in their IAEM issue of
• We received more than 145 visits to the survey and more than 80 responses. Here are the results of
• (IAEM) has announced the winners of this year's industry awards, which will be presented at the asso

• We have received more than 150 responses to this survey ...
• The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awards will recognize five deserving members of our
• GES Exposition Services, Inc. announced today that in response to significant increases in petroleum

• EACA Board to Meet in Tucson at EDPA Winter...
• To date we have received more than 125 responses ...
• the American Library Association (ALA) and Air and the Waste Management Association (AWMA) -- announ

• The EACA will be conducting a survey of its members over the next two weeks to help refine its meeti
• The RSNA will be the first show that EACA has worked with that will be using “Time Spots” for access
• ECN Newsblast – Plans for a “better than ever” Ernest N. Morial Convention Center- New Orleans (MC

• The RSMGC is the trade show industry’s single largest charitable event....
• - Wachovia Capital Partners has acquired George E. Fern Co., a general servi

• However, the organizers of the RSMGC could still use your help.....
• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members ...
• Business is back to normal at the George R. Brown Convention Center

• This year’s event takes place on October 10, 2005 and will bring together hundreds of trade show pro
• With Hurricane Rita’s change in direction on Friday, Freeman’s offices, employees’ homes, and conven
• In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, Houston airports reopened for business on Sunday, and toll roa

• Today, the call is more urgent, as in addition to the 8 recipients named on the Randy Smith web site
• IDG World Expo has canceled next year's Macworld Conference Expo in Boston, slated to run July 10-
• Finally, some official good news on trade show growth, based on facts not spin.

• For for the past 11 years, the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic (RSMGC) has been providing support
• All New Orleans city-wide conventions—those utilizing center space and three or more hotels—to be he
• The Convention Industry Council (CIC) released today its 2004 Economic Impact Study, which provides

• How can you help?.....
• Following the devastation caused in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Convention & Visit
• ...Launching September 15, Katrina.org will be equipped to take information from job seekers and lis

• Those interested in making donations to the RSMGC to support this effort can do so on the RSMGC web
• Chicago EAC'S will be recieving their entry agreement shortly from MPEA and there is new language th
• The New Orleans CVB is working with the Lt. Governor to establish an alternate office in Baton Rouge

• Registration has begun for this year’s Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic which takes place on Octobe
• Aug. 29th 9:30 am in Room E-153. David Causten McCormick General Mgr requests all EAC's present o
• Construction of Phase IV of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans is ready to go for

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• Chicago EAC'S will be recieving there entry agreement shortly from MPEA and there is new language th
• MediaLive International, the people who bring you Comdex, Interop, VoicCon and other technology show

• The EACA will be presenting its online EAC registration system at the upcoming SISO meeting in Phila
• Chicago EAC'S will be recieving there entry agreement shortly from MPEA and there is new language th
• ...The greatest improvement in industry performance was in net square feet, which jumped from 102.3

• The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has announced that there are rooms available for this year’s
• Chicago EAC'S will be receiving their entry agreement shortly from MPEA and there is new language th
• ...several members of the Change to Win Coalition, a newly formed alliance of labor unions, announce

• Tom Mobley, General Manager and CEO of the Washington Convention Center, was presented with the 2005
• Elwood “Woody Hasemann”, retired show manager of IMTS, was inducted into the 2005 Class of the EACA

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• First place winners in this year’s Showfloor Olympics will take home $500 each as well as the gold m
• Trade shows have bounced back to pre-2000 levels...

• ...the EACA Awards Luncheon which takes place on Monday, July 11 from 12 noon until 1:30pm at the Wa
• ...sign up a team for the Showfloor Olympics to do so as soon as possible
• To preview its SISO Executive Conference, the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) will pre

• ....the 2005 Intrepid Award, the induction of the 2005 EACA Hall of Fame, and the awarding of Five Y
• The Convention Industry Council (CIC) announced that six industry pioneers will join 86 fellow leade
• The Los Angeles Hotel Employer's Council and Unite HERE Local 11 signed a contract agreement

• ...early registration discount deadline is this Friday, June 17
• Both EACs and GCs will have the opportunity to help construct the set of “Best Practices” behaviors
• A tentative agreement was reached between UNITE HERE Local 11 and the Los Angeles Hotel Employers Co

• Embracing Labor as Part of Your Trade Show Team
• The EACA encourages all members that intend to sign up a team for the Showfloor Olympics to do so as
• The 2005 EACA Membership Directory will be printed in time for this year’s Annual Conference

• The EACA feels its time to do something about these “contractor wars”. We will initiate ...
• All entries received by May 31 will be featured in the pre-show issue of Exhibit City News.....
• Joe Popolo, president for Freeman, has announced several promotions...

• The EACA feels its time to do something about these “contractor wars”. ....
• Last week the EACA announced the nominees for the 2005 Intrepid Award....
• The fourth annual Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF), held May 19 at the Washington C

• ...And the nominees are....
• All members that want to improve the safety of their showfloor workers,.....
• Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a reminder that, as of June

• Zenith LaborNet based in Tucker, Georgia and A -Plus Exhibit Services based in Hopkinton, Massachuse
• The Showfloor Olympics will take place in booth 755 and promises to be bigger and better than ever b
• The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has announced that this year’s event will take place on Octob

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic has announced that this year’s event will take place on ...
• At a press conference in Chicago today, the MPEA announced it has reached a new accord with local la

• This year’s EACA Conference will include a best practices session for EAC and general service contra
• The EACA has been contracted to handle EAC registration for RSNA again this year by the Radiological
• The National Association of Home Builders will pay $2.7 million to the Georgia World Congress Center

• The EACA Board of Directors will hold its 2nd Quarter meeting via conference call on Wednesday, May
• This year’s EACA Conference will include a best practices session for EAC and general service contra
• Last weekend the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of Home Builders a

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• If you’ve received your preview guide to this year’s TS2 in Washington DC than you might have notice
• The International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) announced it would not merge with th

• last week in Washington DC at the Washington Convention Center during the (overlapping) move-ins of
• In our ongoing effort to put more critical information at the fingertips of our members, the EACA we
• Comdex Las Vegas won't re-enter the calendar of tech events in 2005 as expected, according to show p

• Last year we published in the Buzz the stats for the show as regards EAC participation. Here is thi
• the EACA will be sponsoring a presentation at this year’s TS2 as part of its Annual Conference agend
• The Natl. Assn. of Home Builders on Tuesday announced a 15-year contract to put its INTL. BUILDERS’

• the EACA will be sponsoring a presentation at this year’s TS2 as part of its Annual Conference agend
• The EACA would like to enlist the support of any member company that would like to support our expan
• This year's CONEXPO-CON/AGG and co-located International Exposition for Power Transmission expositi

• The EACA conducted its 2nd Annual Executive Roundtable at the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas this past
• It’s that time of year once again when the EACA is looking to its members for nominations for....
• On Monday, about 500 Indianapolis-area hospitality workers rallied inside the Indiana Statehouse t

• The EACA Board of Directors will hold its next meeting at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on Marc
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will hold its next meeting at Lake Las Vegas, NV (in conjunc
• National Trade Productions is pleased to announce that TS2 - Where Trade Shows and Corporate Events

• The EACA will be hosting its 2nd Annual Executive Roundtable in Las Vegas to discuss pivotal industr
• All EACA members are reminded that as part of the EAC registration process for the International Hom
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will hold its next meeting at Lake Las Vegas, NV (in conjunc

• The EACA will be hosting its 2nd Annual Executive Roundtable in Las Vegas to discuss pivotal industr
• New England Chapter Announcement Please join us for the first "Rally at the Alley" - a night of bow
• The EAC precon meeting for the International Home & Housewares show will take place on Thursday, Mar

• Among the many topics under investigation and discussion will be the formation of an Insurance Capti
• San Francisco, CA…Over 100 union members attended a citywide customer service training workshop
• National Trade Productions (NTP), owners of TS2, and Event Marketer magazine today announced a strat

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• Invitations for the EACA’s 2nd Annual Executive Roundtable in Las Vegas were distributed this week
• Las Vegas - With an eye toward keeping Las Vegas highly competitive, the

• Be sure to mark your calendars and save Sunday, March 13 as the date for this important EACA event.
• The EACA is in the process of familiarizing members with the use of the new Online AR system.
• IAEM has criticized as "biased and seriously flawed" a new report from the Brookings Institution, au

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined our association this
• The Builders Show has historically been a struggle to set up on time and this year’s event seemed to
• This event will be held on Sunday, March 13 in conjunction with the Exhibitors Show.

• Be sure to mark your calendars and save Sunday, March 13 as the date for this important EACA event.
• The EACA is in the process of familiarizing members with the use of the new Online AR system.
• The city of Los Angeles filed suit last week against several online travel

• As the result of last week’s first organizational meeting of the EACA Chapter in Washington DC, her
• ORLANDO, FL - December 14, 2004 - Orange County Convention Center has once again won Facilities & De
• Officials at the Boston Convention Exhibition Center and the city's World Trad

• Michael J. Bandy announced today that he is resigning as president of the Trade Sho
• Tom Mobley, General Mgr. and CEO of the Washington Convention Center announced today that the center
• Next year will be a seller's market for hotels, according to Fred Shea, Vice Presid

• ...The meeting will take place on December 8, 2004 from 12noon to 2pm at the Washington Convention C
• In conjunction with ESCA, the EACA presented a session at IAEM’s Winter Conference on “Forced Freigh
• Next year will be a seller's market for hotels, according to Fred Shea, Vice Presid

• EACA members in Chicago are encouraged to tell their showfloor workers to recycle the badge holders
• The EACA will be employing some new web casting technology this week during its monthly Executive Co
• In conjunction with ESCA, the EACA will be presenting a session at IAEM’s Winter Conference on “Forc

• The EACA has been selected by the IPC to provide EAC registration services for its 2005 show in Anah
• ....the EACA Board has decided to undertake an initiative to look into ways to assist its members co
• In Atlantic City, a tentative agreement was reached between union workers and seven casino hotels..

• ...EACA Board has decided to undertake an initiative to look into ways to assist its members control
• The reason this system has been developed is so that members can identify which EAC registrations ha
• (PMMI) has acquired the remaining shares of Expopak de las Americas Inc., a joint partnership betwee

• EACA HQ has fielded a number of calls from members eager to know if they have been “approved” for jo
• The RSNA has announced that is will be holding its EAC Pre-Con Meeting
• The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) announced today the sale of TS2 to National Trade Produ

• The RSNA has announced that is will be holding its EAC Pre-Con Meeting at McCormick Place on Wednesd
• IDG World Expo on Wednesday rolled out a new division for organizing private events,
• Trade Show Exhibitors Association, the premier organization for exhibit marketing, event, and sales

• As a requirement to act as an EAC at PACK EXPO, show management is asking all approved EAC's to atte
• The EACA would like to remind all its members that the EAC deadline for PMMI and FPME has passed, bu
• The Telecommunications Industry Assn. will launch a show called GLOBALCOMM in 2006

• At least one exhibitor has seen the advantage of the new drayage rates for this year’s Pack Expo ($3
• The EACA would like to remind all its members that the EAC deadline for PMMI and FPME has passed, bu
• The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will be reschedule for Monday October 11th (Columbus Day) @ Ch

• The deadline for PMMI and FPME is Monday, October 4th, 2004, and the deadline for RSNA ’04 is Friday
• Even non-golfers will be able to support the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic this year by being pa
• EACA Members are reminded that you can check on the status of your EAC Registrations online for thre

• another in a string of asset only sales ......
• The Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will be reschedule for Monday October 11th ....
• The EACA has confirmed that its Online Accounts Receivable system will go live ....

• After research of the projected path of Hurricane Ivan, consideration of travelers, recipients and t
• Local Union 631 and convention service contractors GES Exposition Services and Freeman D
• The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) survives Hurricane Frances with minimal scheduling interr

• About 3200 convention industry workers from Teamsters Local 631 walked out of the Las Vegas Conventi
• More than 60 trade show industry professionals attended the 2nd Annual International Trade Show Trai
• The 10th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at the Chateau Elan in Braselton,

• The United Brotherhood of Carpenters is organizing its second annual Tradeshow Leadership Conference
• “I continue to be humbled by the generosity of trade show industry professionals coming together to
• EACA’s Online AR system is now available to all members....

• By virtue of a signed agreement required of all contractors that work in the Indianapolis Convention
• The 10th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at the Chateau Elan in Braselton,
• Time is running out to nominate a candidate for The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awar

• Starting this past Tuesday, August 17, wristbands for entry into IMTS for all approved EACs are avai
• The 10th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at the Chateau Elan in Braselton,
• The EACA has confirmed that its Online Accounts Receivable system will go live on the EACA web site

• The MPEA has instituted a mandatory badging program for McCormick Place.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The 10th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will take place at the Chateau Elan in Braselton,
• The EACA has confirmed that its Online Accounts Receivable system will go live on the EACA web site

• All EACA members are reminded that the deadline for EAC Registration for IMTS has been extended to t
• The EACA has confirmed that its Online Accounts Receivable system will go live on the EACA web site
• Word has it that three members of each the IAEM and SISO Boards will be

• The EACA announced its new Board of Directors for the 2004-05 business year at the Annual Meeting B
• The EACA held its 6th Annual Conference last week at McCormick Place in Chicago. More than 50 me
• The EACA held its 6th Annual Showfloor Olympics at its Annual Conference last week in Chicago.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place next week July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
• Join Exhibit City News, The Nation's Only Tradeshow Industry Newspaper and our select group of spons

• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago, so m
• Upon the recommendation of the EACA Ad Hoc Committee on Biling & Collections, the EACA Board of Dire
• The Freeman Companies recently announced the promotion of David Gahthreauz to VP, Corporate Events.

• Upon the recommendation of the EACA Ad Hoc Committee on Biling & Collections, the EACA Board of Dir
• Any EACA member interested in advertising in the EACA Membership Directory is reminded that the dead
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago, so m

• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago, so m
• Be sure to make plans to sign up your team to compete in this year’s Olympics (July 13-15, 2004 in C
• Tradeshow Executive Grand opening ceremonies were held yesterday for the new Boston Conve

• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago, so m
• The EACA Membership Directory is going to print soon! So if you want to update or improve your li
• Chicago, IL – June 7, 2004 – Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA), the premier organization for

• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 13-15, 2004 at McCormick Place in Chicago, so m
• Do you want to update or improve your listing in the 2004 EACA Membership Directory?
• Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Intl. will put its near-340,000 square foot

• In recognition of their ongoing support, the EACA will be awarding specially designed Five Year Pins
• The TERM Group announced the opening of their Northern California office and
• The city of San Jose is getting creative in its bid to attract events to the city’

• The EACA would like to invite its members and all companies who service exhibitors on the showfloor
• One of the highlights of the EACA Annual Conference is our Showfloor Olympics. Organized to celebra
• The EACA Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has the abilit

• The EACA would like to invite its members and all companies who service exhibitors on the showfloor
• The EACA Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has the abilit
• George Little Management and Reed Exhibitions have agreed to collocate their respective exhibitions,

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA will be holding its Annual Conference once again this July (July 13-15,2004) in conjunctio
• The time for submitting Intrepid nominations for the 2004 Award is now closed, and the EACA will off

• The EACA in conjunction with ESCA have created specific steps and guidelines for the implementation
• As part of its Annual Conference this July, the EACA will once again be welcoming a new class into i
• Preliminary results from the American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) show, held April 18-

• The EACA in conjunction with ESCA have created specific steps and guidelines for the implementation
• As part of its Annual Conference this July, the EACA will once again be welcoming a new class into i
• The following facts and figures come from their 13th Annual Competitive Analysis Report for the year

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• As part of its Annual Conference this July, the EACA will once again be welcoming a new class into i
• Trade Show Executive Boston – Champion Exposition

• The EACA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Billing & Collections met today via conference call to review and up
• As part of its Annual Conference this July, the EACA will once again be welcoming a new class into i
• Orlando, FL - A 10-year strategic advertising alliance has been implemented by the Orange County Con

• As part of its Annual Conference this July, the EACA will once again be welcoming a new class into i
• Representatives of the EACA and ESCA met recently to discuss how we collectively wanted to work to c
• The EACA has convened an Ad Hoc Committee to review and update the Best Practice Recommendation on B

• More than 50 EACA member executives met this past Sunday in Las Vegas to review and discuss issues i
• The EACA once again held its annual reception at the Exhibitor Show.
• Las Vegas, NV, February 13 - All systems are go for the March opening of the Las Vegas Monorail. The

• The EACA Board of Directors will hold its quarterly meeting in Las Vegas (in conjunction with the Ex
• The final statistics are in for the EAC registration program at this year’s IHA Show
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will hold its quarterly meeting in Las Vegas (in conjunction

• EACA members are reminded that the EAC Pre-con meeting for IHA is Wednesday, March 10 at 10am in Rm.
• The EACA is organizing its first annual Executive Roundtable Seminar at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• Tradeshow Executive Christopher D. Bowers has been named CEO of the Chicago Convention Tourism Bure

• EACA members are reminded that the EAC Pre-con meeting for IHA is Wednesday, March 10 at 10am in Rm.
• The EACA is organizing its first annual Executive Roundtable Seminar at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• Details were unveiled late last week about plans to double the size of the Jacob K. Ja

• As of this week, the EACA has processed almost 100% of the EAC registration forms for this year's IH
• The EACA is organizing its first annual Executive Roundtable Seminar at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• Faced with the threat of a lawsuit and pleas from dozens of Georgia homebuilders, the National Assoc

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• While the total story is yet to be told preliminary information would indicate that this business fa
• If you are an EACA owner or senior executive and want to be sure to receive an invitation and schedu

• An invitation only event for EACA member owners and senior executives, the EACA Executive Roundtable
• EACA members are reminded that the EAC Pre-con meeting for IHA is Wednesday, March 10 at McCormick P
• Washington, DC, February 2 - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has reversed its decis

• EACA members should be advised that the EAC Registration deadline for IHA is Monday, February 2 at 5
• The EACA is organizing its first annual Executive Roundtable Seminar at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• Orlando, FL - Once again the annual PGA Merchandise Show will converge for its 20th year at the Oran

• The EACA is organizing its first annual Executive Roundtable Seminar at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vega
• Signed agreements, along with all other EAC credentials (insurance certificates and EAC registration
• Sho-Link Incorporated® has appointed Alan Scaccia as chief executive officer. Scaccia started with

• The EACA has received word that the PMMI (Pack Expo) has accepted its proposal to administer the EA
• Signed agreements, along with all other EAC credentials (insurance certificates and EAC registration
• Reed Exhibitions and Schaumburg, IL-based American Hardware Manufacturers Associ

• Happy New Year from the EACA! You'll notice that our first Buzz of 2004 has new and improved forma
• The International Housewares Association has recently emailed contractor agreements to all EACs and
• December's poll asked EACA members and other industry visitors "What do business prospects look like

• Effective December 31, 2003, Kevin Rowe is resigning his position as CEO of Nth Degree
• Susan Renner, CEO of The TERM Group, has been selected to join the EACA Board and fill the vacancy c
• The International Housewares Association has recently emailed contractor agreements to all EACs and

• It is certain to us that Chicago's loss is Washington DC's gain,
• Effective immediately, the former management and employees of Heritage Exhibits of St. Paul announce
• The Convention Industry Council (CIC) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of its 2004 Boar

• The EACA has recently issued a joint news release with ESCA signifying the joint adoption
• The United Brotherhood of Carpenters began its plans for its 2004 Tradeshow Leadership Training by h
• The International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) is hosting its Annual Winter Meeting

• As part of its recent meeting with Lance Ewing of ParkPlace, the EACA received a copy of a Workers C
• NCO Financial Systems, Inc., the official collection agency of the EACA, has a variety of customized
• The Exhibition Service Contractor's Association (ESCA) will gather at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas on

• The EACA has received word this week that the Board of ESCA has formally decided to approve the Carr
• The 4th quarter is often a hectic time as you close out the year and prepare for the next one. As a
• The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) announced this week that Thomas M. Mobley, Jr.

• The EACA web site has recently gone through a re-design to offer our members and industry colleagues
• Lance Ewing, VP of Risk Management at ParkPlace Entertainment, and current President of the Risk Ins
• The Employco Group, the EACA's official payroll services company has provided us with some facts and

• Having received numerous inquiries and questions from members on what can be done to economize on wo
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) met in Anaheim on Monday, October 27 to further its mission t
• Irving, Texas – Oct. 23, 2003 – The Expo Group announced the winners of the 2003 Show Manager of the

• During last week's RSMGC news item we forgot to mention the golf results from this year's event.
• Having received numerous inquiries and questions from members on what can be done to economize on wo
• GES Exposition Services, Inc., a North American leader in exhibition and event services, has redesig

• More than 250 industry professionals (including 228 golfers) attended the 9th Annual Randy Smith Mem
• Having received numerous inquiries and questions from members on what can be done to economize on wo
• October 1, 2003, Central Florida -- ME Productions Central Florida/Orlando, an international provide

• The EACA is proud to bring you the 250th Issue of the Showfloor Buzz, the trade show industry's firs
• On behalf of everyone associated with the RSMGC, Expotechnik would like to invite all EACA members t
• The American Rental Association is planning to move its 2005 Rental Show from Dallas to Las Vegas.

• Event director Rich Johnson of Renaissance Management is imploring all trade show industry professio
• The Anaheim Convention Center started charging.....
• Business owners are sometimes at a loss when evaluating their customer base for future business. Th

• The labor supplier for the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Elliot Lewis (a/k/a ELCO), will be takin
• Ten years ago, when the people at Willwork Inc. Exhibit Services launched a first-of-its-kind traini
• The exhibition industry can expect improved event performance, increased competition among cities fo

• Event director Rich Johnson of Renaissance Management is imploring all trade show industry professio
• The primary goal in this situation is to keep your customers current. If you understand your custom
• Orlando, FL - As of October 1, 2003, the Orange County Convention Center will go totally paperless w

• On August 28, 2003, the Federal District Court denied the Plaintiffs request
• If you're paying upwards of a $1 per line per minute on AT&T to conduct a conference call
• The U.S. Department of Commerce has officially certified ³Rebuilding Iraq², a US-led international e

• In a historic event which is thought to be the first of its kind in the trade show industry, the Uni
• In the current sluggish economy, more and more businesses are having difficulty turning a profit, an
• IDG announced that Macworld Conference and Expo will be held in Boston next year.

• The United Brotherhood of Carpenters will be sponsoring its first ever International Tradeshow Leade
• The annual meeting of the Las Vegas Convention Services Advisory Council took place on August 7, 200
• Exhibition facilities that require show organizers to use only the hall's exclusive, appointed in-ho

• 9th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic will be held on Monday October 13th, at the Berkeley Hi
• The MPEA recently circulated reminders to EACs that have not yet registered with the building for th
• NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2003-- Communications spending rebounded 3.3 percent to $608.7

• FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2003--IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-cla
• studio III is proud to announce that Donny Johnson has joined the company as a Field Supervisor.
• Atlanta, GA ­ August 6, 2003 -- Convention Models & Talent Agency, Inc. (CMT), a leading provider of

• If you're paying upwards of a $1 per line per minute on AT&T to conduct a conference call for intern
• This is an opportunity for everyone, regardless of skill, to enjoy a day of fabulous golf at the bea
• PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003--Marlton Technologies, Inc. ("Marlton") (ASE:MTY) announ

• The team representing the Freeman Companies, comprised of John Bielec and Billy Wells, once again
• The Anaheim Convention Center will start charging all contractors
• Irving, Texas - July 23, 2003 - The Expo Group has opened nominations for this year's Show Manager o

• Donald V. Svehla, Jr., publisher of Exhibit City News, was awarded the EACA's 2003 Intrepid Award on
• We have finally selected a date for the annual 2003 NHS Pre-Show EDC/EAC Meeting in Chicago.
• Dallas, TX The Freeman Companies is premiering a new exhibit at the upcoming TS2

• The US District Court in Washington DC recently overruled an NLRB ruling regarding the New Orleans-b
• The first Annual EDPA/EACA Golf Outing is scheduled for September 30, 2003 at the Maple Meadows Golf
• effective August 1, 2003. All labor will come under the control of the Atlantic City Convention Cent

• The EACA Hall of Fame Voting Committee has voted to elect
• Paul Matiko and Mike McGuckin, owners of American Convention Exhibitors Svc. (ACES) recently announc
• Operating under the looming threat of a state take over of PCC labor, the trade unions in Philadelph

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The EACA Las Vegas Chapter would like to inform local members that the Mandalay Bay will soon be req
• (IAEM) The Sands Expo and Convention Center along with VNU Expositions, Inc. announced

• Studio III is proud to announce the addition
• PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2003--Marlton Technologies, Inc. ("Marlton") (ASE:MTY) has a
• Key3Media Group, Inc., the world's leading producer of information technology events

• The TSEA Governance Committee - which consists of exhibitors, industry suppliers, and a show organiz
• The EACA Annual Conference will take place from July 21-23, 2003 at the new Washington Convention Ce
• Jewel thieves walked into a booth at the JCK Show Las Vegas on June 2 and walked out amidst the 20,

• This year's Annual Conference will include terrific sessions like the following:
• Selecting a commercial collection agency is a confusing and difficult process. Many people often fin
• THE FREEMAN COMPANIES COMBINES RESOURCES OF SULLIVAN TRANSFER AND FREEMAN DECORATING

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA wants to remind all its members that it's that time of year to vote for our Intrepid recipi
• Irving, Texas - May 28, 2003 - The Expo Group is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Las Ve

• The EACA wants to remind all members that the deadline for receiving Hall of Fame nominations for th
• The increased security levels for trade shows and events moving into hotels has caused a number of f
• PORTLAND, ORE.-- David Korse is leaving his post as president and CEO of Imark Communications Inc. t

• EACA members will soon see EACA Conference materials in the mail for this year's Annual Meeting in W
• An EACA member has reported that an incident of check kiting has once again take place in Las Vegas.
• The Celebrate Success weekend is planned for Nov. 7-9, honoring the 50 fastest-growing tradeshows in

• The EACA Board of Directors recently approved the formation of the EACA Hall of Fame. This week the
• The EACA Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has the abilit
• Bruce Angwin passed away 1 May 2003. Angwin, president of Electronic Conventions, Inc. in Los Angel

• Five years ago (May 8, 1998) a number of EACs gathered in a meeting room in the Lakeside Center to d
• Joseph V. Popolo, Jr. has been named President and CEO of Freeman Decorating. Popolo joined the com
• (New York, NY) April 14, 2003 – With a constant eye toward the security and safety of all attendees

• for referring our newest member, Steve Renner with MegandSteve. MegandSteve provide professional
• April 2003 -- -- Czarnowski Exhibit Services, Inc., one of the largest privately-owned, full-service
• Irving, Texas - April 30, 2003 - The Expo Group announced the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office has c

• Having recently approved the formation of the EACA Hall of Fame, the EACA has established criteria f
• Redwood Acquisition Firm (a management company created by the majority stockholders of Spark Exhibit
• Overland Park, KS- April 17, 2003-EXPO Magazine, the industry's leading exposition management public

• The EACA has learned that there is an error in the Bio IT World show kit that our I&D members should
• Laser Exhibitor Service recently hired Dan Chavez, as a new City Manager recently. Dan (formerly wi
• LOS ANGELES--A spokesman for Microsoft Corporation has confirmed that the company will maintain its

• A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled that some exhibitors could not be forced to hire union
• Jim Pickering has been promoted to general manager of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authorit
• April 8, 2003 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Tradeshow Week, the leading tradeshow industry publication and p

• The EACA Board of Directors officially approved the formation of the EACA Hall of Fame at their rece
• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2003 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th
• Since the advent of the Internet in the early 1990's, people have suggested that online communicatio

• The EACA Board of Directors officially approved the formation of the EACA Hall of Fame at their rece
• More than 300 EACA members and their guests enjoyed the EACA Reception at the Foundation Room at Man
• The new $833 million, 2.3 million-square-foot Washington DC Convention Center is opening this month

• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2003 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th
• Please join Employco and the Las Vegas Chapter of EACA in celebrating EACA's 5th anniversary at our
• The parking procedure for EACA members at the Orange County Convention Center is as follows; You ma

• LET'S CELEBRATE!!!  Please join Employco and the Las Vegas Chapter of EACA in celebrating EACA's 5th
• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2003 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th
• CHICAGO (March 7, 2003) -- The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The Anaheim Convention Center is in the process of developing an RFP for a preferred AV provider in
• Reed Exhibitions has announced that it is moving its National Hardware Show to Las Vegas and adding

• The EACA Board of Directors will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, March 24 in Las Vegas in conj
• February 2003 -- Czarnowski Exhibit Services, Inc. announces Kim Merkin has joined the newly develop
• LOS ANGELES - On Feb. 21, Key3Media asked a Delaware bankruptcy court for approval of an employee re

• A judge ruled Tuesday that a law restructuring the Pennsylvania Convention Center's governing body w
• The Anaheim Convention Center is in the process of developing an RFP for a preferred AV provider in
• In an official presentation last week, New York City officials unveiled a multi-billion dollar expan

• Meeting Announcement The New Year is upon us and so is the new Las Vegas Chapter of EACA! Please
• OCCC Reminder. We would like to remind everyone that the OCCC front entrance is not to be used to
• NEW YORK--The Toy Industry Association, Inc., owner and sponsor of Tradeshow Week 200 event the Amer

• The long awaited court case involving NISCA v. Freeman, GES, and Teamsters Local 631 is now conclude
• The Anaheim Convention Center is in the process of developing an RFP for a preferred AV provider in
• Los Angeles-based Key3Media will file for bankruptcy today in the Federal Bankrup

• The EACA Executive Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting this Friday, January 31. If any
• Hugh Easley was brought on board as Vice President to assume management of Hargrove’s Trade Show Div
• CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003--Exhibitgroup/Giltspur (E/G) announced that it is centralizi

• For those EACA members that would like to have the capability to process credit charges from any int
• The long awaited court case involving NISCA v. Freeman, GES, and Teamsters Local 631 is now in its
• COMDEX founder and Chairman of the Board of Las Vegas Sands Inc. Sheldon Adelson is planning to laun

• The EACA has created an affinity relationship with NCO Financial is the oldest and largest collectio
• The long awaited court case involving NISCA v. Freeman, GES, and Teamsters Local 631 began in Las V
• The Showfloor Buzz has recently learned that John Perry, formerly of Teamster Local 82 in Boston, ha

• Having completed its work on the development of a best practice document, the EACA Board is distribu
• Scott Trimble has recently joined Select Space Logistics as VP of Sales
• Amid rumors of being passed up for President of Norwalk, CT-based Reed Exhibitions a second time, To

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) met in Orlando last week to continue its efforts to draft a w
• David Audrain, CEM, chairman of the International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) and T

• The EDPA Board of Directors has reviewed EACA's Best Practices Recommendation on Billing & Collectio
• Citing his unselfish and tireless efforts to improve the trade show industry through the building of
• A recent article in EXPO Magazine, the official magazine for IAEM members, lists various ways that s

• Having completed the draft of the Best Practices document on Billing & Collections, the EACA has pre
• Caving in to political pressure, the Convention Center management yester
• MCLEAN, VIRGINIA - November 15, 2002 - The first annual Prestigious CIC Cup was a prominent gatherin

• EACA's ad hoc committee for the development of a Best Practices document for Billing & Collections h
• All EACA members are reminded that the EAC registration deadline for the 2003 International Housewar
• LOS ANGELES--In its third quarter 2002 financial report, Key3Media announced that i

• All EACA members are reminded that the EAC registration deadline for the 2003 International Housewar
• EACA's ad hoc committee for the development of a Best Practices document for Billing & Collections w
• Dallas, TX…The Freeman Companies has completed the acquisition of Toronto-based Kerry Technical Serv

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• EACA's ad hoc committee for the development of a Best Practices document for Billing & Collections w
• EACA members in Chicago, (as well as all non-EACA members that want to work on Housewares), need to

• Tom Cassell authored this titled article recently in TSEA's Ideas magazine to make the case for EACs
• PHILADELPHIA - Despite the efforts of Philadelphia Mayor John Street and pressure from the local con
• NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Apple Computer Inc. said Thursday it will not participate in Macworld Boston,

• A recent survey by Tradeshow Week indicated that exhibitor's enthusiasm for tradeshows is waning.
• Rejecting pleas from Philadelphia Mayor John Street and the Pennsylvania Conventio
• NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Apple Computer Inc. said Thursday it will not participate in Macworld Boston,

• EACA's ad hoc committee for the development of a Best Practices document for Third Party Billing wil
• Job Candidate #101602 With more than 20 years experience in I&D labor supervision and management,
• LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002--Conference registration for COMDEX Fall 2002 is running

• The EACA would like to extend its congratulations to the organizers of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf
• Joe Popolo, President of Freeman Decorating Company, has announced the promotion of Bob Michael to t
• LOS ANGELES-Following President Bush's request for an injunction yesterday, a Cali

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The organizers of the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic want to thank everyone who has supported thi
• INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CE

• The EACA has accepted an invitation to participate in a Global Summit of Industry Associations at IA
• he EACA continues to encourage its members to support the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic in Atlan
• The Dallas Convention Center (DCC) will unveil its new hall – Hall F – on Thursday, September 26 at

• As they did last year, Expotechnik will be hosting a Welcome Reception the evening prior to the golf
• This is a reminder that the deadline for getting your RSVP to Awilda Morales to confirm your attenda
• Last year the National Business Aviation Association Show was wrecked by the terror

• EACA members are encouraged to make plans to attend the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic in Atlanta
• The Orange County Convention Center has one (1) 10'x20' cage area for equipment storage available.
• PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Board of Director

• EACA members with work on the 2003 International Housewares Show (IHA, Jan 12-14, 2003 in Chicago) s
• EACA members are encouraged to make plans to attend the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic in Atlanta
• SEATTLE (Sept. 3) - Consolidated Freightways, one of the nation's largest trucking companies, decide

• BEND, OR (August 26, 2002 ) -- Last week, as reported in the EACA’s Showfloor Buzz, Nth Degree a
• There will be two places to pick up your wristbands for IMTS. Freight door #11 in the South Hall,
• The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) CEO Summit is this week (Aug. 25-

• STONE MOUNTAIN, GA and FRAMINGHAM, Mass./ August 22, 2002/Businesswire/ -- Nth Degree, one of t
• There will be two places to pick up your wristbands for IMTS. Freight door #11 in the South Hall,
• The recent highly publicized bankruptcy of the Folio Group has negatively impacted many EACs as the

• The EACA has learned that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Houston Carpenters and
• There will be two places to pick up your wristbands for IMTS. Freight door #11 in the South Hall,
• McCormick Place and TSEA recently announced a strategic partnership to develop a national model for

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA distributed badge order forms last week for IMTS. All order forms must be returned by fax
• The EACA is looking into the process of developing a Best Practices recommendation for its members o

• Chuck Holmes of Convention Carpet Services, and Presidents of the EACA Orlando Chapter, has been nam
• EACA members that have work in IMTS can now order their work passes online at www.eaca.com. Just
• Exhibitors have long been required to provide proof of insurance coverage before pa

• The EACA Board of Directors has announced that it has elected 3 Directors to new terms to its Board
• EACA held the Leadman Division of its Showfloor Olympics competition on Tuesday, July 23 in Chicago
• Derse Exhibits General Manager, Larry Kulchawik, was elected IFES Incoming Vice Pre

• The EACA Annual Conference takes place in Chicago next week (July 22-25) at McCormick Place in Rm. N
• EACA members are reminded to register their Showfloor Olympics teams as soon as possible. The E
• ATLANTA - Barbara Orr, Executive Vice President and Co-Owner of Poretta & Orr, Inc., Doylestown, Pa.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• EACA members are reminded to register their Showfloor Olympics teams as soon as possible. The E
• NEEDHAM, MA As of Friday, July 12, The Folio Group will cease doing business.

• One of the highlights of this year's EACA Conference will be a discussion of the Joint EACA/ESCA Car
• A 1997 lawsuit stemming from a disagreement between EACs and a Las Vegas labor unio
• The deadline for registering EACs for IMTS the Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC) Registration For

• EACA members are reminded to register their Showfloor Olympics teams as soon as possible. The E
• EACA members can now login to the EAC Registration system to check on their EAC registrations for IM
• CHICAGO-The Board of Directors of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has just

• All EACA members should have received registration materials for this year's Annual Conference. Re
• EACA members can now login to the EAC Registration system to check on their EAC registrations for IM
• BOSTON- Folio announced that its CEO, Robert J. Tennison, and CFO, Jeffrey L. Tushar, both resigne

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA has announced some new developments for its Fourth Annual Showfloor Olympics competition du
• EDPA LAS VEGAS. On May 21, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) made an announc

• Representatives of the EACA and ESCA met in Las Vegas recently to discuss the establishment of the C
• All EACA members should be on the lookout for registration materials for this year's Annual Conferen
• Chicago, Illinois, May 21, 2002—Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) has announced that its sign

• All EACA members are reminded to cast their vote for the 2002 Intrepid Award. This year's no
• I just love equipment trade shows. We call them rigging shows. I'm sure you know the type. The ex
• LAS VEGAS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Figures released in May's "Tradeshow Week" magazine, the trade sho

• The EACA Board of Directors has announced that it will elect 3 new Directors to its Board in July of
• All EACA members should be on the lookout for registration materials for this year's Annual Conferen
• PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2002--Sparks Exhibits & Environments announced today that Joh

• All EACA members should be on the lookout for registration materials for this year's Annual Conferen
• The EACA Intrepid Award Nominating Committee has reviewed all nominations for the 2002 award and has
• MCLEAN, VIRGINIA - May 2, 2002 - The Convention Industry Council (CIC) has selected The New York Tim

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• DALLAS--The International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) has mediated
• (Irving, Texas, USA) - The Expo Group announced the formation of a new Creative Services Division. A

• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2002 Intrepid Award until April 30, 2002. The Intrepid
• The EACA Board of Directors has once again authorized an annual profitability and compensation surve
• The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s (LVCVA) properties (Convention Center and Cashman

• Delegates from the EACA and ESCA have agreed to meet in Las Vegas on May 2, 2002 to work out the lan
• Please note the following schedule for upcoming Trade Show Safety Classes to be offered at the Chica
• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2002 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th

• Many EACA members have contacted the EACA HQ to ask what they can do to support the association in l
• LOS ANGELES Nth Degree is the latest in a string of organizations to speak out against IDG World
• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2002 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• IDG has issued news recently that it is suing, Jim Wurm, the Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Associat
• MCLEAN, VA - The Convention Industry Council has released its list of the five industry veterans who

• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2002 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th
• The Board of Directors of CEMA has issued a news statement "...against IDG World Expo’s recent decis
• Moscone Center has recently distributed a notification to let everyone working in the center know th

• The EACA is accepting nominations for the 2002 Intrepid Award. The Intrepid Award is awarded to th
• As part of its efforts to improve exhibit servicing at its facility, the Orange County Convention Ce
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force met in Reno, NV on March 3 to discuss its initiative to develop a pr

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The EACA Board met this week in Las Vegas to discuss the IDG rule on exclusive I&D labor at all its
• In a previous issue of the Showfloor Buzz, we reported that the EACA Executive Committee would be re

• Just a reminder that Employco will be hosting a reception at the Exhibitor Show on March 5, 2002 fr
• The EACA is beginning the process of putting together its seminar and workshop program for the Fourt
• Jane Lorimer and Marc Goldberg of Marketech, with a grant from Skyline Exhibits, recently authored a

• The EACA Board of Directors has once again authorized an annual profitability and compensation surve
• While both CEMA (Computer Exhibit Managers Assn.) and TSEA (Trade Show Exhibitors Assn.) have issued
• Orlando, Fla - The Exhibit Service section, formerly Customer Service, of Orlando's Orange County Co

• Just a reminder that Employco will be hosting a reception at the Exhibitor Show on March 5, 2002 fro
• Exhibitor associations, and exhibitors at IDG events, are starting to make their feelings known abou
• WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Gaming Association (AGA) and Reed Exhibitions, which

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• Confusion about the real meaning of the IDG "exclusive" rule was the topic of much conversation arou
• McLean, Virginia - APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) is off to a roaring start in 2002! Several ne

• In its regular monthly meeting, the Executive Committee of the EACA, reviewed the recent news that I
• McCormick Place would like all EACs to adhere to the following NEW check-in procedure for every show
• NEW YORK & SILVER SPRING, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002-- Advanstar Communications today ann

• The EACA recently commissioned an independent study to investigate the impact of the presence of EAC
• IDG show management has recently sent out a solicitous letter to I&D contractors notifying them that
• Chicago - Jan. 16, 2002 The Board of Directors of the Professional Convention Management Association

• The EACA has been contacted recently by KBIS show management regarding a new show rule for EACs this
• AMS, starting this week, asked all EAC's to pick up there access badges at the Registration B in th
• LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002--GES Exposition Services is elevating customer service to

• The EACA will be previewing its Online Registration system for EACs at the upcoming IMTS Exhibitor W
• PGA 2002. Badging. All EACA members must order their access badges for the upcoming PGA 2002. A f
• Shepard Exposition Services announces that George and Otto Budig have acquired

• The EACA would like to thank each and every member for its support over the past year. We have had
• The Industry Glossary of Terms authored by the Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will soon be avail
• ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a third of all surveyed business travelers (32 percen

• At its meeting last week in Chicago, thee Exhibition Industry Task Force (EITF) discussed the possib
• Bill Nixon, Sr. was inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of F
• For a second time in two years, Paul Willett of Czarnowski Exhibit Specialists

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• The Exhibition Industry Task Force (EITF) has recently issued a comprehensive Industry Glossary of T
• (Irving, Texas, USA) -The Expo Group has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Universal Eve

• As reported in Tradeshow Week (Nov. 26), the Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) will meet this Sunda
• The break of RSNA is November 29 at 2pm. No labor may be on the showfloor until 2:30pm. Please m
• LOS ANGELES-Tradeshow Week recently completed its 11th Annual Survey of Exposition Managers and Th

• The EACA has completed the re-design of its web site and is happy to encourage its members to visit
• All soft, non-manufactured wood products (NMWP) moving from the USA, Canada, China and Japan to the
• Assuming three year terms as members of the CEIR Board of Directors are: Darrell Denny, Executive Vi

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• Rosemont Exposition Services (RES) has announced that it is modifying its EAC Notification policy.
• WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001--The Executive Committee of the National Association of Ho

• The EACA is aware that a number of facilities in our industry are scrutinizing security measures at
• The EACA recently forwarded information to its members about its listing of late pay/no pay accounts
• All contractors will be required to update their OCCC security badges from November 12th to November

• The Folio Group hosted the 7th Annual Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic @ Chateau Elan in Braselton
• The Exhibit Industry Task Force (EITF) met last month in Dallas to continue its efforts to ""improve
• (Irving, Texas, USA) – The Expo Group is pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Show Mana

• The NLRB issued its decision on October 3 regarding the case of the Stagehands of Local 39 vs. the m
• The leadership of the Chicago Chapter of the EACA recently attended a seminar there on how to manage
• Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE: KME ) today announced the promotion of Kim Myhre, COMDEX President, to

• STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001-- Nth Degree Global, LLC, one of the largest p
• Orlando, Fla - Despite the tragic events of September 11, the Orange County Convention Center is rea
• Springfield, Virginia, September 14, 2001-The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) Foundation ha

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The following NEW procedure is to be followed immediately, and is now policy for every show at McCor
• Dallas, TX…Effective, Monday, September 24, 2001, the group of Freeman Companies now includes Hoffen

• Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic EACA Sends Out Forms for Credit Check System.. Facility Announce

• New Member Welcome. EACA Web Advances Featured at Annual Conference EACA Foundation to Host Golf O

• Learn About Trade Show Trends That Will Impact EACs! Intrepid Voting is Completed. EACA Foundation

• New Member Welcome. EACA Annual Conference in Anaheim! Remember to Send in Your Intrepid Ballots.

• Freight Forum II at EACA Annual Conference. Reminder to Send in Billing & Collection Surveys. Reme

• Free Gift to First 25 Conference Registrants! EACA Distributes New Survey. Remember to Send in You

• New Member Welcome EACA Credit Check System Coming Soon! 2000 Compensation and Profitability Surve

• 2000 Compensation and Profitability Surveys Now Available. EACA Conference Materials Have Been Maile

• Cassell Named to TSEA Board. EACA Las Vegas Co-Hosts Night of Awards. EACA Conference Materials Ha

• Mac Attack EACA Conference Materials Coming Soon! EACA Board Meets Next Week! Congratulations to

• EACA Carrier Standards Discussed at EOS ECN Features I&D Showcase. EACA Conference Materials Comin

• New Member Welcome EACA Establishes New Bay Area Chapter EACA Seeks Intrepid Nominations. Orlando

• Lake Capital Acquires Nth Degree SAVE THE DATE! EACA to Launch Bay Area Chapter in April EACA S

• EACA Establishes New Midlantic Chapter SAVE THE DATE! EACA to Launch Bay Area Chapter in April

• EACA Compiles Preliminary Survey Results EACA Seeks Presenters for Annual Conference New Contract

• New Member Welcome. EACA Seeks Presenters for Annual Conference. EACA Board to Elect New Directors

• Midlantic Chapter to Meet. EACA to Launch Bay Area Chapter in April. EACA Las Vegas Meeting Announ

• EACA Reinforces EACA Code of Conduct. New Member Seeks Extension Cord Source. EACA Seeks Intrepid

• Send Those EAC Forms to CMM. Orlando Chapter Meeting Announcement. EACA Board to Elect New Directo

• EACA Board Meets in Las Vegas. EACA Board to Elect New Directors in August. Thank You, Employco.

• EACA Reception at the Exhibitor Show. EACA Las Vegas Meeting Announcement. MPEA Announces 2001 Sco

• The EACA would like to pass along the following important notes from the recent meeting in Las Vegas
• The Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MPEA) recently announced the establishment of a formal
• Power brings more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality and association industr

• MPEA Announces 2001 Scooter & Fork Truck Policy. EACA Reception at the Exhibitor Show. Corradino E

• Super Show Feedback Rolls In. Survey of Meeting Industry Executives Shows Increased Participation a

• We have heard a variety of reviews of the way that the recent Super Show went in Las Vegas, and wond
• If you haven't already done so, please complete and fax in your profitability & compensation surveys
• Las Vegas, Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- If any city in the world knows how to hedge its bets, it's Las Vega

• New Location for the EACA Midlantic Chapter Meeting. EACA Reception at the Exhibitor Show. Orlando

• Nth Degree Expands into Europe. The TERM Group Acquires Innovative Expo, Inc. Orlando Labor Note

• Las Vegas Union Meeting Update. EACA to Launch Bay Area Chapter. EACA to Launch Midlantic Chapter

• EACA To Conduct Profitability & Compensation Survey. Orlando Chapter Meeting Notice. Las Vegas Un

• Happy Holidays! EACA Chicago Holds Annual Meeting. EACA to Launch Bay Area Chapter. Philadelphia

• OCCC Hosts Orlando Chapter AAHSP Surprises EACs in Las Vegas EACA Chicago Holds Annual Meeting EA

• EACA welcomes new members. EITF Meets in San Diego. Teamsters Local 631 Initiates Training Plans.

• Employco Sponsors EACA Reception at Exhibitor Show New Furnishings Option Orlando Update EACA to

• EACA web site has been newly updated COMING SOON EAC notification of show mngment elect. posting of

• Orlando Chapter Meeting Announcement Chicago Chapter Annual Meeting GWCC No-Smoking Policy Donna

• Southern California Chapter Meeting Announcement Orlando Chapter Meeting Announcement Chicago Chap

• Southern California Chapter Meeting Announcement GWCC No-Smoking Policy Charge Those Scooters Outs

• Southern California Chapter Meeting Announcement EAC Reminder for NHMA RSNA Distributes Risk Mgmt.

• EACA So. California Chapter Reaches Out. Union Strike at Philly Convention Center. Local 831 Annou

• New Member Welcome. EACA Conference Survey EACA Member Recruitment Program. Penton Media Buys Str

• As you might recall, the EACA and ED&PA hosted a joint training on Ladder and Scaffold Safety this p
• . San Francisco, Sept. 25 /Tradeshow Week/ -- Miller Freeman USA (MFI) will be dissolved by the end
• LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 /Tradeshow Week/ -- Early this summer, Key3Media Group, Inc. settled the lawsu

• . Amazing as it seems, this is the hundredth issue of EACA's Showfloor Buzz. Since its inceptio
• The EACA White Paper on Fees has been distributed to trade show industry press and associations. T
• It was recently reported in Tradeshow Week that the TSEA has taken a stance against badge encryption

• The Atlanta Chapter of the EACA announced that there will be a pre-show meeting with Show Management
• After the completion of our second Annual Conference there has been some discussion of considering o
• Las Vegas, Sept. 11 (Exhibit City News) -- The Super Show/2001 to be held at the Sands Expo Center,

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new member who joined our association this past
• During its meeting in July, the EACA Board approved a plan to incent existing EACA members for recru
• Chicago, Sept. 5 (Chicago Sun Times) -- Chicago saw a 7 percent rise in out-of-town visitors last ye

• The Orange County Convention Center will be holding its quarterly EAC meeting next Thursday (Septemb
• The publishers of Trade Show Executive are planning to focus their next issue on labor in the trade
• ATLANTA--(EDPA )So many companies were disappointed to learn they missed the deadline for the EDDIE

• In a recent issue of the Buzz (vol.3, issue 31), we reported that Tom Cassell was the recipient of t
• Michael R. Garrity has announced his resignation as President
• DALLAS--(IAEM WEEKLY DIGEST)--August 14, 2000-Although no official announcement has been made, word

• After the completion of our second Annual Conference there has been some discussion of considering o
• The 2nd meeting of the National Labor Committee took place in Washington DC last week in conjunction
• New York, Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc.'s merchant bank agreed to buy Adva

• BEND, OR (August 7, 2000) -- The Exhibitor Appointed Contractors Association (EACA) presented its A
• . Southern California Decorators Local #831 has announced its schedule for tradeshow installers tra
• LAS VEGAS-Tradeshow Week. In mid-April, the Las Vegas Convention Center broke ground for an expans

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The EACA Conference was a huge success last week in Washington DC. Held in conjunction with TS2 mor
• The EACA Board of Directors met in Washington DC last week to take up a number of business issues in

• Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez has announced that the Orange County Convention Center will begi
• DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2000--Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) and the Trammell Crow
• SAN FRANCISCO, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Freeman Inc., one of the world's leading business medi

• The Orange County Convention Center and Tom Ackert, Facility Manager are working on a creative plan
• EACs in Southern California were reminded just how costly last minute decisions can be, particularly
• BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000--International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading provider

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• EACs in Orlando (18 contractors in all) met with Stagehands Local 835 this week to negotiate a new c
• The Expo Group (EACA member and official contractor from Irving, TX) is seeking nominations for "Sho

• The Orlando Chapter of the EACA has announced that all EACs will be going back to the bargaining tab
• The newly formed New Orleans chapter of the EACA met earlier this week with officials of the Ernest
• Reed Exhibition Companies has recently announced the appointment of Ken McAvoy as Senior Vice Presid

• Freight forcing has been a controversial and misunderstood issue in our industry for some time, but
• The New Orleans chapter of the EACA met last week to officially begin its activities and to elect of
• DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000-- Passkey.com, Inc. and EventSource.com, leaders in using

• The next meeting of the National Labor Committee has been scheduled for July 25, 3pm to 5pm at the W
• The Chicago Chapter of the EACA, in conjunction with the Chicago Chapter of ED&PA, will be offering
• WASHINGTON, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanley-Wood launched a new franchise today with the opening of t

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• LAS VEGAS, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- For the sixth consecutive year, Las Vegas claimed the lion's share
• WELLESLEY, Mass., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TSCentral Inc., (http://www.tscentral.com), the Internet's

• It's that time of year when all EACA Members are asked to vote for the recipient of the EACA 2000 In
• College Park, Georgia, May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Call it the belt- and-suspenders approach to municipal
• ExCel has unveiled its plans to build a £15m Contractors' Village alongside its £250m exhibition ce

• Conference programs for the EACA Annual Conference (July 25-28, 2000 in Washington DC) have been mai
• According to a recent poll by Tradeshow Week, half of their respondents have recently been recruited
• SAN DIEGO and WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000-- supportindustry.com (http://www.supp

• James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, made a surprise vis
• Dan Stock (formerly with Exhibit City News) is joining forces
• DETROIT, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau unveiled a new $3 mill

• As another development on the EACA web site, the EACA will be making showkits for key shows availabl
• Bill Cordova has left his position as President of Trans-Expo International's Domestic Division to l
• Lewis H. Dawley, General Manager and CEO for the Washington (DC) Convention Center Authority, will p

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The Southern California Chapter of the EACA held a meeting last week to discuss a number of issues.
• New York, April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Advanstar Inc., a Boston- based company that conducts trade shows

• The EACA Foundation will be holding its First Annual Golf Tournament on July 24, 2000, in conjunctio
• "Big Stan", the world's largest drilling rig with drill bits up to
• The site is a companion to his book The Profitable Trade Show which will be published this summer.

• The Atlanta Chapter of the EACA held its first organizational meeting on Friday, April 14, 2000. T
• I guess that when you deal in commodities and have an abundance of widgets pouring out of your wareh
• In its ongoing effort to chronicle the life and times of those that make their living on the showflo

• The Southern California Chapter of the EACA has scheduled its next meeting for April 25, 2000 at 1p
• The EACA is in the midst of planning its Second Annual Conference. The Conference will take place i
• In a continuing effort to identify what basic services cost the producer, this second Benchmark look

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The Chicago Chapter Board of Directors wanted to forward some important reminders for the upcoming F
• Bertram, McKee & Associates is proud to announce our ninth company anniversary. Additionally, Joyce

• A couple of weeks ago we mentioned that the Joint Council for Training Committee (JCTC) in Orlando h
• EACA Orlando Gets Busy. The Orlando Chapter of the EACA, having already held its first organization
• JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000-- In just ten days' time, Saudi Arabia -- th

• The EACA will be holding its Annual Conference in conjunction with TS2 once again this year. The d
• I wanted to let you know that our Director of Sales and Marketing, Amanda Helgemoe, has left our com
• According to a press release last week from a company seeking to provide internet services to shows,

• The EACA Foundation has received its preliminary determination from the IRS as a 501.c.3 non-profit
• The EACA Hero of the Month for the month of February is the PGA Show and Reed Exhibition Company (RE
• CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000--MIT today announced the creation of the McGovern I

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• Having followed your "Buzz" for quite a while , I first wanted to commend you for a well done piece
• Boston, MA. The Board of Directors of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) announced

• The first meeting of the National Labor Committee took place in Las Vegas on Feb. 29 at the Las Vega
• In an effort to capsulize the issues, conflicts and ultimate outcomes of organizer's fees charged to
• New York, Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ziff-Davis Inc.'s ZD Publishing unit President and Chief Executive

• Employco Services recently announced a couple of additions to their staff.
• IRVING, TX - Feb. 21, 2000 - TheExpoGroup L.L.P., the premier service contractor for tradeshow exhib
• CHICAGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a snow storm that struck the Midwest on Friday, Feb. 18, th

• At a meeting of the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans last week, it was decided that EA
• The EACA will host a hospitality suite at the Venetian Hotel during the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas.
• SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000--bCard.net, a subsidiary of PrimeHoldings.com, Inc. (

• A full year of planning has paid off at the PGA Show in Orlando. Ken McAvoy of Reed Exhibition Co.
• Eagle Management Group appeared on Pat Summerall's Champions of Industry show on MSNBC
• The EACA Hero of the Month for the month of January is Decorators Local 831.

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• I'm interested in what the EACA is doing with badging, notification and insurance certificates for S
• WSJ Says New York, Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Ziff-Davis Inc., a media and marketing company, will ann

• According to the Chicago Chapter of the EACA, EACs get a B- for their performance on the recent NHMA
• BEND, OR (January 24, 2000) -- The Exhibitor Appointed Contractors Association, the trade show indu
• COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus-based ExhibitPro, Inc. now offers Strategic Plannin

• The EACA congratulates the National Assoc of Music Merchants for taking the practical approcah of re
• Missouri--based MC2, a full-service exhibit house, is announcing the acquisition of New Jersey-based
• Here are my capsulized thoughts on the merger & acquisition situation in the trade show industry:

• One of the most prominent and familiar setup companies on the tradeshow floor is in the process of u
• LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999--Interactive tradeshows have sparked the interest of the P
• LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000-- -- Nokia 8800 Series wireless phone selected for prestigi

• The NHMA (Housewares) has some new innovations this year that might make the move in easier (and war
• After a long illness, Frankie Pozza of Nth Degree passed away on December 22.
• SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000--Impact Displays, maker and distributor of portab

• One of the good suggestions that came out the IAEM panel discussion on EAC Management
• The EACA web site will be sporting a new feature in the first quarter of 2000. You'll begin to be
• BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1999--International Data Group's (IDG) "Year 2000 World," (www.yea

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• At last week's IAEM Conference in Miami, show managers discussed the management and administration o
• The EACA Hero of the Month for the month of November is RSNA.

• Discussions of improved customer service dominated the discussion at the TSEA Session of "Key Indust
• LAS VEGAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's travel industry professionals continue to rank the La
• ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999--Al Dyess has been named vice president for GES Exposi

• TSEA recently asked the EACA to make its predictions for what we think the tradeshow industry might
• An update from COMDEX, Re-bookings for 2000 are coming in at an incredible pace. Comdex is trans
• CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999--Exhibitgroup/Giltspur has introduced HANG:RZ (pronounced "ha

• Recently we brought up the issue of showfloor "signs". Following the lead of marketing
• Buzz Item: 11/16/98 EACA Services. In response to the number of trade shows with EAC fees and r
• The creation of the newest trade show industry association was announced last week. It is called t

• TSEA recently asked the EACA to make its predictions for what we think the tradeshow industry might
• The current Forum topic is the issue of showfloor "signs". Following the lead of marketing ex
• Tom could easily have been recognized as the original hero of the EACA, dating back to his efforts i

• Last week we sent out a special alert that one of our members that had fallen into some unexpected f
• At the recent Opthamology Show in Orlando, the "sign" controversy reared its head again. Followin
• WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999--TSCentral Inc., the leading Internet-based resource

• Jim Wurm, Executive Director of the EACA, had a conference call last week with Karen Zunkowski (Nove
• The EACA has received its first report from Employco Services, the official professional employer or
• DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever, complete coverage of the 1999

• Sixty more MPEA packets have been distributed recently to EACs that service exhibitors in Chicago.
• The answer to that question is provided here by EACA Director, Steve Matranga of Eagle Management.
• Another story from the truly unique file. We've received some reports recently of an individual who

• The MPEA has made a couple of refinements to the registration process which has begun recently in Ch
• Tradeshow Week printed an abbreviated version of our "Open Letter to Show Managers That Charge EAC F
• A Las Vegas judge has legally approved the plan created to fund the expansion of the Las Vegas Conve

• The Board of the IEACA (Illinois Exhibitor Appointed Contractors Association) has unanimously
• The American Academy of Ophthalmologists still requires that all exhibits that must set-up during th
• The new millennium will reach Baltimore three months early this week. At least as far as trade show

• Decorators Local 831 continues to do an excellent job of providing installer training for its union
• Buzz Item: 9/28/98Updating last week's notice on the American Dental Assn., Tom Cassell, President
• The EACA Hero of the Month for the month of September is Mia Rampersad, Show Manager for the Nationa

• Demonstrating the kind of cooperation that is currently taking place in Chicago,
• For all EACs who provide I&D services in Chicago,
• At press time the Buzz learned that Exhibit Group Giltspur is in the process of acquiring Sparks Exh

• In last week's Buzz we mentioned that the MPEA is about to begin the process of registering all EACs
• Jim Wurm, Executive Director, will represent the EACA at a panel discussion on labor at the upcoming
• Recently the Buzz learned that an exhibitor (the company name is withheld upon request) was denied t

• In an effort to overcome concerns that some show organizers have with the growing number of EACs, th
• In response to our article on the smooth move-in at MAGIC last week, we received the following email
• LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--The drawing power of the privately owned Sands Expo and C

• The recent EACA Conference created terrific opportunities for our existing members to hone their bus
• From Paul Maugeri, Berm Studios This is a multi-part answer...
• Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announced decisions to retain the current

• The EACA presented its first showfloor worker training program in Orlando last week.
• It used to be tough just to find a space on the showfloor to locate ladders, gang boxes and a desk f
• Last week we mentioned that the EACA is continuing the dialogue on Freight begun at the Roundtable D

• The EACA is interested to continue the dialogue on Freight begun at the Roundtable Discussions at ou
• Jim, I just wanted to shoot you a blurb here and see what you thought. Yesterday we held our 3rd A
• Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Sands Exposition Center, has been successful in getting a temporary in

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) has decided to build awareness of a largely ignored sec
• The EACA was formally introduced to the membership of the Computer Exhibit Managers Association (CEM

• The opening session of the First EACA Annual Conference featured a panel discussion
• One of the highlights of the EACA Conference was the announcing of the winner of the 1999 Intrepid A
• Several industry associations have expressed interest in investigating the Hyatt Chicago for chargin

• An Open Letter to Show Organizers that Charge EAC Fees
• Since we first ran the item on Frank Pozza many of you have contacted us regarding his condition
• Advanstar Communications Inc. and its subsidiary MAGIC International, producers of the world's large

• The EACA web site if officially open as of this email. Our web address is
• June 7 article in Tradeshow Week indicated that some show managers acknowledge that EACs are vital t
• Ken Viscovich, Board Member, and representative of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters paid

• At the EACA Conference, the Roundtables Discussions are the place where the hot issues will be tackl
• Orlando Chapter of the EACA met last week to discuss ideas for their upcoming meeting with the Orang
• Recently we had reported that the Republican National Committee had selected Philadelphia

• As we mentioned in last week's Buzz, Frankie Pozza with Nth Degree has contracted a rare blood disea
• An email ballot was circulated this week to the members of the EACA to vote on the recipient of this
• John Tillander, Director of Facilities has established some general rules for outbound small package

• The ED&PA hosted a panel discussion at IAEM in Chicago last week
• Here are a sampling of the results from the May show activity
• Supercomm show management was more than a little upset

• After months of deliberations and negotiations the unified labor pool began in Chicago Tuesday, June
• If you haven't already registered for the EACA Conference in Chicago
• A heat wave hit New York this week and the exhibitors at

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who joined our association this past
• In a move designed to give technology companies a more efficient and valuable marketing platform
• SUPERCOMM '99 has received the distinction of Most Valuable

• The EACA Foundation was officially incorporated this week
• On Friday, May 21, several members of EDPA met at UNLV with the faculty of the UNLV School of Archit
• The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports

• Speaking of Las Vegas, the NISCA lawsuit versus the Teamsters,
• Offering service with a smile (not), the official contractor at the HiFi Show appeared
• A new level of competition has surfaced in the world of official contractors.

• Just in time for the EACA Conference, the EACA has recently received a merchant account
• The Showfloor Buzz has learned that the Federal Labor Relations Board
• In a move that was a surprise to all the non-official international freight forwarders

• This Friday marks the first anniversary of the first organizational meeting of the EACA in Chicago
• Several members have inquired about the Supercomm's show policy to charge
• An EACA member has sent in a request to the headquarters office that we agreed to pass along to our

• All EACs that worked the Chicago Auto Show this February had their refundable damage deposits return
• Over the objections of Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Sands Expo Center, the Board of the Las Vegas C
• For anyone who attended TS2 last year in San Francisco, you know that city is struggling with the la

• The Freeman Companies and EACs servicing Orlando withstood a challenge this month when the Kitchen &
• Bowing to complaints by Venetian developer Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth
• The EACA is considering adding a Customer Outreach Program

• Promotion will consist of recurring items in the Buzz, a page on the web site, and
• The Las Vegas Chapter of the ED&PA met recently to review EAC work rules at several selected convent
• An update for March's EAC Survey with 10 out of a possible 25 reporting members.

• We sent out a survey for March show activity for all our set-up company members.
• Nearly 8 out of 10 respondents in a Trade Show Week poll of exhibitors said that show management cou
• The initiatives that the EACA has undertaken will provide the following industry benefits:

• As we've mentioned previously, the EACA web site is currently under development. One of the pages a
• The EACA has put the name of Imark Communications up for nomination for the association's Annual Int
• Occasionally our team of crack Buzz reporters come across news items that, frankly, are hard to beli

• Dick Varani of the IATSE International, and a member of the EACA Training Committee has
• Customer Sacrifice, a more precise measure than customer satisfaction.
• The EACA was formed with a very specific mission in mind "to raise the level of service excellence o

• The EACA is in the midst of planning its First Annual Conference.
• The EACA is in the process of putting together an added-value service for members
• There are a number of factors that have influenced the start-up of our national not-for-profit assoc

• The Show management for an upcoming show in Orlando has made it clear that EACs that come from out o
• We sent out a survey for February show activity for all our set-up company members. Here is an upd
• Observed at a trade show in Arlington, Texas recently. An exhibitor decides he doesn't want

• We sent out a survey for February show activity for all our set-up company members.
• We got a message from a member this week asking about EACA badges. For the sake of all our members
• During the installation of the 1999 spring MAGIC at LVCC, Local #631 ran out of labor.

• At least one member has written our headquarters offices wondering whether the new EACA Code of Cond
• Employing one of the stricter EAC authorization rules, the American College of Cardiology is imposin
• The EACA has offered its package of EACA Services to TSEA

• The EACA participated at the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas this week and hosted
• Michael Bandy; President of TSEA, recently sent a letter to the American Assn. of Orthodontists
• True to its legacy, Exhibit City News, the industry publication for those that work hard, and play h

• It seems that the EACA Code of Conduct has also made a splash internationally.
• The EACA has been founded on an interest in developing a nationwide training
• The Sands Venetian opened their new "South" hall recently

• The EACA would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members
• The EACA Services outline (which essentially would eliminate the need for EAC fees charged
• The PGA National Conference & Exposition (now owned by Reed Exhibitions) took place in Orlando last

• Two copies of the EACA Code of Conduct has been distributed to members recently for their acknowledg
• We sent out a survey for January show activity for all our set-up company members.
• A letter was recently circulated to exhibitors of the upcoming CONEXPO - Con/Ag Expo which spelled o

• As opposed to the approach of some other organizations, who refrain from involving themselves
• The Freeman Companies made one of their new technological innovations available
• In a recent issue of EXPO magazine, a reader suggests that show managers ostensibly should charge EA

• The EACA has received some additional feedback from industry associations on its professional
• The Housewares Show in Chicago was the first trade show in Chicago to institute the new combined lab
• The Internet and Email have made a significant impact on the way that trade shows, exhibitors and th

• The Houseware Show reportedly is not experiencing any major weather related problems during move-in.
• It's official The Super Show will be in Las Vegas 2001, 2002, and 2003.
• This newsletter isn't free. By receiving this you agree to help

• The EACA has received a letter from Michael Bandy, President of TSEA, on the drafting of our EACA Co
• After much attention to the possible move of the Super Show from Atlanta (where it has remained sinc
• LaNay Kitzing has joined Live Marketing. We hear that the company is restructuring to form the firs

• The EACA has taken the first step toward preparing an ultimate solution to the EAC fee.
• The EACA will hold its first annual meeting in Chicago on or about the same time as TS2 this August
• We are quite aware that the Showfloor Buzz has quite a pass along readership. If you'd like to get

• Mike Metzger, Zenith LaborNet, and Caroline Zappone, Eagle Management, represented the EACA
• RSNA to stay in Chicago.
• The Governor of Nevada will be joining Don Freeman and other industry

• We're happy to announce that your investment is already paying off. Literally
• Since the labor agreement has been reached, negotiations continue to determine the ratio of decorato
• Previously in the Buzz we reported that the Stagehands of Local 39 were in a lawsuit with 11 trade s

• IAEM's Expo in Nashville Gorilla banned in Philadelphia Super Show solicitations Tom Cassell name

• More EACA Stats Restricted Access Alert EACA Services Looks At Restricted Access Programs

• NLRB made opening statements Journeymen out, phone book in A New Face Coming in Las Vegas Industr

• A trial is starting in New Orleans this week to review the firing of Stagehands Local 39 by several
• The HCEA has agreed to work in cooperation with the EACA in heading off EAC fees
• We are gathering more momentum on the EAC Survey.

• Another story from the truly unique file. We've received some reports recently of an individual who
• Once again I'd like to extend a big thank you to all the set-up contractors who are participating in
• You've heard it from us this week, so let us hear from you too. This weekly newsletter is only as g

• The EACA is in the process of contacting another show organizer with an EAC fee.
• Our initial survey results are starting to come in,
• You've heard it from us this week, so let us hear from you too.

• A conversation this week with Bob Butera, of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority revealed a
• The EACA has begun an extensive poll of its own members to determine the actual percentage
• The first draft of the EACA Code of Conduct has been written and is currently being circulated

• Just in from one of our new members, Pete Bosader with Willwork, Freeman Decorating no longer plans
• As part of the Executive Committee meeting, it was decided to begin scheduling
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