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September 2007
| From: | Mitt Arnaudet <mitt@esca.org> | | Subject: | ESCA September 2007 Newsletter | | Reply: | mitt@esca.org |
| | Exhibition Services & Contractors Association Newsletter |
| Member News
Bob Johnson Named as GM of New Orleans Convention Center
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| It's that time of year again, so mark your calendar for ESCA's 2007 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on Sunday, December 9. The reception and dinner will be held at Cili Restaurant just down the Las Vegas Strip from Mandalay Bay in the Bali Hai Golf Club. Shuttle busses will begin running from Mandalay Bay at 5:45pm, and registration opens at 6:00pm. The reception will begin at 6:30pm, so don't be late. Seating is limited (so what's new), and we are expecting another record breaking crowd based on attendance in San Diego and Stowe. We encourage you to follow the link below to register for the Annual Meeting and to make your hotel reservations at Mandalay Bay or The Hotel. As in the past, our room block is with IAEE so you know rooms will be going quickly. We have blocked a limited number of tee times for our members at Bali Hai Golf Club on Saturday, 12/8 and Sunday, 12/9. If you would like to reserve one, please contact Mitt Arnaudet at mitt@esca.org as soon as possible as we will need to release those not reserved one week prior. We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas! |
 San Diego Convention Center Restricts Contractors
The San Diego Convention Center recently implemented a policy that forces contractors to subcontract cleaning services to SDCC or not provide them at all. The new policy stipulates that all cleaning services will either be subcontracted to SDCC or they will provide the service directly to exhibitors, bypassing the event's general service contractor. This policy revision is in direct conflict with the ESCA Position Statement on In-House Services & Exclusives. |
Passport Waiver Ends at End of September The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding air carriers and the traveling public that the temporary Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) accommodation allowing U.S. citizens to travel by air within the Western Hemisphere using a Department of State (DOS) official proof of passport application receipt will end as scheduled at midnight on Sept. 30, 2007. U.S. citizens who departed the country under this travel accommodation prior to Oct. 1 with a Department of State official proof of passport application receipt and government-issued identification will be readmitted with these same documents if returning to the United States after Sept. 30. |
Trade Show Revenues Rise 5% in Q1; Magazine Ad Pages and Revenues Decline The year started out well for the trade show industry as Q1 revenues rose to $2.9 billion, an increase of 5.3% over the same period last year, and attendance rose 3.1%, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). |
dmg world media Completes Acquisition of GLM and Announces Sale of North American Consumer Home Shows dmg world media today announced it has acquired the remaining 51% stake to take full ownership of George Little Management LLC (GLM) effective October 1, 2007. The company also announced its intention to sell its portfolio of North American consumer home shows, a total of 40 events which take place in 28 cities across the US and Canada. |
MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Culinary Union Reach Agreement The MGM Mirage has come to an agreement with the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union Local 226 on a new collective bargaining agreement, averting a scheduled strike authorization vote that was to take place on September 12. The new contract covers approximately 21,000 workers at 10 Las Vegas casinos. Union workers at MGM Mirage properties will vote to ratify the agreement on August 24. |
Las Vegas Culinary Union Authorizes Strike at 14 Properties Unable to agree to terms with 14 area properties, including the Las Vegas Hilton and the Tropicana, members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union 165 in Las Vegas voted by a 99 percent margin to authorize negotiating committees to take economic action, including a strike. The vote covers 10,000 casino and laundry workers in downtown Las Vegas as well as on the strip. |
SISO Exploring Management Options The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) announced today that it is issuing an RFP for the contract to manage the association. The contract with the Rebedeau Group, which has managed the association for the past seven years, ends in 15 months. |
 Corbin's September/October 2007 TechTalk Newsletter In this issue: - New Article: The Future of Mobile Phones for the Events Industry
- New Podcasts Clips
- New Article: Successful Web Conferencing and Webinars Tips
- News
- 21 Web Favorites For Business And Fun
- Quotes of The Month
- Recent Articles With Quotes From Corbin
- Corbin's Calendar and the fine print.
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|  Greenwald Doherty, LLP Employment Law Advisor In this Issue: - Were age-related remarks "stray" or evidence of age discrimination?
- Different-decision-maker exception rescues sex-discrimination suit.
- Don't leave your company open to disability discrimination.
- Pretext key in retaliation case
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 The SESCO Report Inside This Issue: - Would Your Personal records Stand Up to Scrutiny in Court?
- Immigration Alert - Worksite Enforcement.
- Employee Turnover: Are Your Managers to Blame?
- Delegating with Clarity and Purpose.
- SESCO Client Inquiry - Staff Response.
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Thank you for your continued support of ESCA! Best Regards, Mitt Arnaudet Member Services Director |
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