October Newsletter 2022
ACCESS 2022 On Sale – Don’t Miss Your Opportunity
to be Part of Our Annual Event
Registrations are filling up fast for EDPA ACCESS 2022. Don’t wait – register today!
Join us Tuesday, November 29th - Thursday, December 1st, 2022 at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio, TX. Experience three days of critical content that will help you move your business forward. The game has changed, and it's time to Rebuild Your Playbook.
Join us for EDPA ACCESS 2022, November 29th – December 1st at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Register now - https://www.edpa.com/access
ALERT
We have been alerted about potential scammers reaching out to EDPA members regarding ACCESS hotel accommodations and/or your EDPA member profile updates. Please note that only the following people from EDPA would reach out to you:
Kari Peters, EDPA Membership Director - kpeters@edpa.com
Dasher Lowe, EDPA Executive Director - dlowe@edpa.com
Nick, EDPA Sales- sales@edpa.com
Susan Brooks, EDPA Event Director - susan@powerhousemeetingsandevents.com
For ACCESS 2022 hotel reservation at La Cantera - please use this link to book any accommodations: https://book.passkey.com/event/50369409/owner/14234852/home
Thank You ACCESS 2022 Sponsors!
ACCESS sponsorship packages are now available.
Showcase your brand while helping to support EDPA.
Contact Dasher Lowe - dlowe@edpa.com
(or call 1-866-806-3372) to reserve your sponsorship today!
EuroShop 2023 – Limited EDPA Booth Sponsorships Available
Here is your opportunity to exhibit at EuroShop 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany by joining EDPA within our booth at IFES Global Village. Be part of the world’s largest retail trade fair 2023 taking place February 26th – March 2nd, 2023.
Join EDPA as an exhibiting sponsor and promote your company’s unique offering and services to this key international market of live event professionals. You don’t want to miss this unique opportunity – limited to the first 10 EDPA member companies.
EDPA EuroShop 2023 Booth Sponsorship:
Exhibiting sponsorship in the EDPA Booth
Includes video graphic identification within EDPA’s booth
Ability to distribute literature at EDPA booth
Acknowledgement as sponsor at the event
Recognition of sponsorship on all event communications
Recognition as sponsor at EDPA Pub-Crawl dinner
Cost is $3,000 for EDPA International Members and $3,500 all other EDPA Members. Must be an EDPA member to participate.
Contact Dasher Lowe - dlowe@edpa.com (or call 1-866-806-3372) to reserve your EuroShop 2023 sponsorship today.
EDPA Companies Collaborate to Host FIT Graduate Design Students
On September 28th, FIT students involved in the EDPA mentorship program visited three EDPA companies in central Massachusetts, including BlueHive, Elevation3D, and AccessTCA. The master’s degree students spent 1.5 hours at each company and were given a tour, met design professionals and other key individuals with diverse roles in our industry.
FIT student Joseph Delauney states, “We want to send our thanks for setting up these tours. The tours through BlueHive, Elevation3D, and AccessTCA, meeting various staff members and answering all of our questions, were very informative. This will serve as a valuable resource of knowledge as we all finish our thesis and continue into our careers.”
“The idea came to us during one of the mentorship calls with my mentee Joseph.” Said Dana Esposito, co-chair of the EDPA University Affiliation Committee. “I had just hopped off a call with Michael McMahon of Hill & Partners and several other members of the Future Workforce Committee. We figured the more companies that could collaborate to expose students from any background, the better the future of our industry will be. We need to work together to focus on future talent for so many roles, not just design; CAD, Project Management, I&D Labor…the list of roles in our industry is diverse…and endless.”
Thank you to BlueHive, Elevation3D, and AccessTCA for donating the treasure of their time and knowledge to these students.
Introducing the Future Leaders City Resource Guide!
We all travel to events all over the country and have found great restaurants, bars, non-traditional event spaces, etc. Why don’t we spread the wealth? The Future Leaders City Resource Guide is THE place for all future leaders to list the best spots we’ve discovered while working onsite. Maybe you’ve found the quickest lunch line at the convention center, or the quickest shipping location, or a cool new cocktail bar to impress clients. Let us know!
This resources is available as living document. That means you can add to it too – and we hope you do! Add a new city, add your favorite hidden gems, share your recommendations with the group. We hope this list continues to build and continues to make every new city feel familiar.
Want to gain access to the list? Join our LinkedIn Page to access this invaluable resource!
Lastly, are you headed to Access 2022? Be sure to let us know. We are excited to welcome our new Future Leaders Class as well as help both new and past classes make important connections during this three day event. Register now at EDPA.com/access.
EXHIBITOR Forms Educational Partnership with EDPA
Exhibitor Group, the award-winning leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, publisher of EXHIBITOR magazine, and producer of EXHIBITOR educational conferences, is pleased to announce that EXHIBITOR and the Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) have formed a partnership to provide ongoing professional education to EDPA members through EXHIBITOR's Certified Trade Show Marketer (CTSM) program.
EDPA members attending the organization's ACCESS 2022 will be able to purchase a discounted Main Event Pass for EXHIBITORLIVE (scheduled for April 23 - 26, 2023, in Louisville, KY.) Additionally, several sessions at ACCESS 2022 will carry CTSM credits. These CTSM classes will be electives in the program. To learn more about CTSM professional certification, visit www.CTSM.com.
"I am a firm believer in using insights to identify unmet needs that unlock growth for our industry, and that process begins with education," said Dan Raynak, president of Exhibitor Group. "Education is one of the most important pillars of Exhibitor Group, and as we look to the future, we will be focused on creating more continuous education opportunities across our industry in the U.S. and internationally. The combined efforts of EDPA executive director Dasher Lowe, Amy Sondrup of Access TCA, and Dee Silfes and Mark Johnson of EXHIBITOR, and their shared passion for the industry, have made this partnership possible."
EDPA president emeritus and president of Access TCA Amy Sondrup will coordinate the program. "This is consistent with what we at Access TCA have been advocating for years with our sponsorship of the CTSM activities at EXHIBITORLIVE, as well as our sponsorship of EXHIBITORFastTrak, a sponsorship we have doubled this year," added Sondrup. "Moreover, we encourage our own client services people to enroll in the CTSM program. We believe in an educated industry, and we are pleased that this alliance will extend CTSM education to the membership of EDPA."
The EDPA ACCESS 2022 sessions that will carry CTSM elective credits include:
Rebuilding Your Playbook (Bill Rancic)
Fight or Flight... or Delight. Enhancing Your Value with Procurement (John Gleason)
DE&I: Finding Your Story (TaChelle Lawson)
EDPA ACCESS 2022 will be held Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2022, at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio, TX. Learn more and register now at www.EDPA.com/access.
About Exhibitor Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, The Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Corporate Event Marketing; EXHIBITORFastTrak accelerated learning conferences; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Group is also the founder of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.
About Access TCA
Access creates compelling exhibits, environments, events, and experiences that propel our clients' personal and commercial success. www.accesstca.com.
Contact:
John Pavek, Chief Client Officer, Exhibitor Group, jpavek@exhibitorgroup.com.
EDPA Las Vegas
Event Title: Oktoberfest Mixer
Event Date: October 27th
Event Location: Able Baker Brewing
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm PST
Event Description: Celebrate with industry peers at EDPA LV Oktoberbest mixer and craft beer tasting.
Registration link: https://www.edpalv.com/upcoming-events
EDPA Las Vegas
Event Title: Whitney Elementary Food Drive
Event Date: November 22nd
Event Location: Whitney Elementary School
Time: TBD
Event Description: Industry food drive for Whitney Elementary School to provide Thanksgiving/Christmas meals to low income and homeless students and their families.
Registration link: https://www.edpalv.com/upcoming-events
EDPA Midwest
Event: Strikes & Scares Bowling Event
Date: October 17th
Location: Stardust Bowl - 37 E Lorraine Ave, Addison, IL 60101, USA
Time: 4:00-7:30pm CST
Description: Bowl for a good cause with your fellow industry members at our 5th annual Strikes & Scares Bowling event. Raffle and silent auction prizes will be available. Proceeds from this event benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Registration Link: https://www.edpamidwest.org/event-details/edpa-midwest-strikes-scares-bowling-event
EDPA Northeast
Event Title: Social Mixer and Panel Discussion with Jessica Sibila, Executive Director of The Exhibitor Advocate
Event Date: October 27th
Event Location: Condit Exhibits - Denver, CO
Time: 3:30-6:30pm
Event Description: The EDPA Northwest Chapter invites you to an in-person and online mixer on October 27. Meet with industry colleagues and suppliers and attend a panel discussion featuring Jessica Sibila, the Executive Director of The Exhibitor Advocate. The event will be held at Condit Exhibits in Denver. The Exhibitor Advocate is a newly formed non-profit organization dedicated to supporting exhibitor needs in the exhibitions and events industry. The group provides expert advice, research, and tools to act on behalf of all exhibiting companies, focusing on addressing challenges and pain points so that exhibitions and events remain a valuable and irreplaceable marketing channel. Exhibitors are an essential part of the industry ecosystem; without them, we don’t have a trade show. In this post-COVID world, exhibitors are being challenged by exponentially rising costs, lack of data availability, and limited metrics and ROI. It’s important the industry understands the needs of the exhibiting community and works towards addressing these issues in order to sustain the industry for the future. We can no longer rely solely on the attendee to drive the success of a trade show. The exhibitor is a strategic partner in creating an event that is beneficial for all parties. The Exhibitor Advocate amplifies the voice of the exhibitor. We are a powerful community that finally has a platform for sharing best practices and addressing challenges we face. We invite all industry stakeholders to join the cause and support The Exhibitor Advocate.
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edpa-northwest-social-and-exhibitor-advocacy-panel-with-jessica-sibila-tickets-416125782417
EDPA Texas
Event: Bi-Weekly Zoom Calls
Date: October 12th and November 9th are Trivia Night/October 26th is Happy Hour & Wellness Check
Location: Zoom
Time: 5:00pm CST
Description: Trivia Night – SPONSORED BY CLASSIC EXHIBITS – Join us for a fun evening and test your trivia skills aiming to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Happy Hour & Wellness Check - Casual Conversations about life, the industry, with adult beverages for those who wish to partake.
Registration info: Free to all, just email Noelle Webster at noelle.webster@willwork.com for an invite.