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August 2007
| From: | Mitt Arnaudet <mitt@esca.org> | | Subject: | ESCA August 2007 Newsletter | | Reply: | mitt@esca.org |
| | Exhibition Services & Contractors Association Newsletter |
| |  Bludworth Leaving Modern Exposition Services Modern Exposition Services announces the resignation of Aaron Bludworth effective the end of the year. Aaron joined Modern in 1992 and has led Modern's exhibition related business units for most of the past decade. Aaron is leaving to pursue other opportunities, not disclosed at time of this release. The remaining owners have not announced a successor. Aaron is currently president of ESCA (Exhibition Services & Contractors Association) and very active in the exhibition industry. |
 ESCA Schedules 1st Workshop for August 21 at the Georgia World Congress CenterThe ESCA Standards and Best Practices Pillar Committee has scheduled it's first workshop on "How to Plan and Execute an Effective and Productive Site Visit of Hotels and Exhibition Venues" for August 21. Attendance is limited, so please register early at www.esca.org. |
 JGL Sheared Bolts Safety Alert On a constructrion project in the northwest US, two JLG 860SJ were discovered with sheared bolts in the swivel area of the JGL. The bolts are concealed by a cover plate, making this difficult to discover during daily inspections. Both the vendor and manufacturer have been contracted to investigate the causal factor. |
Nightmare for US Air Travel? As bad as air travel has been, it may get worse. Passengers suffered through a record number of flight delays during the first half of 2007, according to new federal data.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport posted the worst on-time number in the nation for the first six months of the year. But nearly one-quarter of all US flights arrived late to their destinations, the industry's worst on-time performance since the Bureau of Transportation Statistics began tracking such data in 1995.
"It's a nightmare," aviation analyst Darryl Jenkins told the Chicago Tribune. "We're stretched. There's no give in the system if anything goes wrong."
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New Law Expands Visa Waiver Program President Bush has signed legislation that will make it easier for more international attendees and exhibitors to travel to U.S. shows. The law will expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), making it possible for more countries to participate. The VWP allows citizens of certain countries to stay in the United States for business or tourism purposes up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. |
VSS Reports Spending on Exhibitions Hit $10 Billion in 2006 Spending on exhibitions increased 6.1 percent in 2006 to $10.30 billion, according to the Veronis Suhler and Stevenson Communications Industry Forecast, compared with a 0.6 percent increase for b-to-b publications to $10.94 billion. In 2005 exhibitions grew 6.3 percent to $9.7 billion. The report attributes continued exhibition growth to increased corporate travel budgets and the value marketers place on face-to-face contact with customers. In 2007, total spending on exhibitions is expected to grow 6 percent to $10.92 billion, and in 2008, the forecast predicts spending on exhibitions to surpass spending on print media.
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Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Announced That it Has Scheduled a Strike Authorization Vote on September 12th The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 announced that it has scheduled a strike authorization vote on September 12th for workers who are still working without new collective bargaining agreements at that time.
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| Thank you for your continued support of ESCA! Best Regards, Mitt Arnaudet Member Services Director |
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