ENGAGE2023 Now On-Sale
ENGAGE2023 Now On-Sale
April 23rd 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Copper & Kings Distillery – Louisville, KY
EDPA is excited to announce our annual mid-year event ENGAGE2023. This year's event will take place Sunday, April 23rd prior to the opening of EXHIBITORLIVE. Be part of one of the industry’s best networking opportunities, ENGAGE2023. Connect, learn, and have fun with other EDPA members.
Ticket Prices for EDPA Members $150 (Non-Member $200). Don’t wait – get your tickets today for ENGAGE2023!
ENGAGE2023 Sponsorships Available!
ENGAGE2023 sponsorship packages are now available. Showcase your brand while helping to support EDPA. ENGAGE sponsorship benefits include:
Acknowledgement on all event communications including email
and social blastsLogo and 50-word company description and contact information included on event website
Recognition as a sponsor on-site and on printed materials and signage
Contact Nick - sales@edpa.com (or call 1-866-806-3372) to reserve your sponsorship today!
See You Soon at EuroShop 2023
EPDA is exhibiting at EuroShop 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Come visit us in our booth at IFES Global Village and be part of the world’s largest retail trade fair 2023 taking place February 26th – March 2nd, 2023.
We would like to thank EDPA’s EuroShop 2023 Sponsors!
Find out about opportunities to get your company’s message out to our industry.
Email Sales@edpa.com for more information.
EDPA’s Future Workforce Committee
Update from Michael McMahon
Michael McMahon
EDPA Executive Committee – Future Workforce Chair
President & CEO, Hill & Partners
It’s more than just people! … or is it?
I know! You keep hearing that there are easily two open positions for every working adult in the United States right now. But that isn’t converting to easy to find new hires, or accessible high performing talent. Over the past couple of years, EDPA has given me an opportunity to engage with our membership and other organizations, on all things Future Workforce.
I imagine, if you have been navigating this industry recovery, you do not need me to tell you how it is. Nor can any honest person tell you how it is going to be. However, you would like the ground to stop shaking so we can return to what it was, so that you can plan going forward.
After all, this wouldn’t just be good for you, but also for your family, your team, your clients and your partners. Unfortunately, there are so many active and unpredictable lenses to look through, that we begin to simply wish there was a dependable “they” to get this all figured out. EDPA is much more of an US, vs. a THEM, so think of this piece as more of an invitation than a solution.
Smarter people than me will tell you that non-capital businesses are the way to go during a recession, and you just might consider opportunities that don’t rely on human capital these days. Neither of those best practices for investors or those who have a choice as employer are available to us in this industry that is centered on people and face to face live engagement.
Writing this with your valuable time in mind, I’m hoping that you see the point that I illude to in the title above. No one is coming to your aid with a list of knowledgeable, trained and motivated people are eager to join the industry in numbers that will satisfy our members and nonmembers alike. So, we have to get on with the work required to strengthen the possibility that more of those people who are actually seeking a wildly enjoyable professional career, may connect with someone in our tribe, or something that we are doing to connect with that possibility.
This is what EDPA hopes to continue to support with our Future Workforce and Future Leader initiatives, and we’re working toward content and engagement experiences that will create new ripples of opportunity for those exploring what they can do with their futures.
Tell Us About Your Company’s Future Workforce Efforts
EDPA has created a Future Workforce survey that we hope will further inform our efforts to affect positive change with respect to awareness about our industry and the amazing opportunity it presents. Please participate so that we can expand on the growing list of activity that we are currently undertaking. Take the brief survey now - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BVVCMV7
EDPA Future Workforce In Action
Below is a short list of just three very exciting engagement commitments happening in the next few months.
Williamson College of Trades - March 7th, 2023
Our EDPA Northeast Chapter is leading in this opportunity and will re-engage these trades student regarding opportunity within our industry after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The EDPA is working together with the NE Chapter to support, capture and model these types of engagements in a way that will allow us to grow and replicate industry outreach going forward.
One of our tactical approaches to engagement with students going forward is to leverage our multiyear recognition of those Future Leaders among us and within our EDPA membership community. We believe that those high performing professionals, typically under the age of 40, provide the ideal messenger profile regarding opportunity within our industry.
ExhibitorLive Engagement with Kentuckianaworks.org – April 24th, 2023
There are many ExhibitorLIVE initiatives that the EDPA has supported in the past, which have provided great evidence with Academic Institutions like BSU and FIT, that the face-to-face marketing experience has so much to offer young creatives.
The leadership at ExhibitorLIVE, along with the EDPA and members like Deckel and Moneypenney, has helped to create and expand opportunities for engagement in an environment that can share and inform others about our industry, our people and what is possible.
Steve Deckel, EDPA Board Director and steward of education initiatives for the EDPA has connected our teams with Kentuckianaworks, where we plan to host a group of influencers and students for an in depth tour of the show, as well as the show inside the show.
We plan to capture and share our success so that we may bring similar collaborations to future locations as ExhibitorLIVE contemplates a traveling annual event.
American School Counselor Association (ASCA) - July 15th -18th, 2023
April Hurley, a long-time active member of the EDPA introduced our Future Workforce Professional Labor and Trades committee chair Matthew Little with the opportunity to exhibit at the ASCA show this coming July in Atlanta. The Southeast EDPA Chapter will be taking the lead on this event, with the full support of the EDPA and a host of Future Workforce Committee members who also live and work in the Atlanta area.
ASCA, who’s membership approaches 50,000, will engage roughly 4500 School Counselors at the Conference in Atlanta this July. The EDPA sees this opportunity as a critical step in our effort to expand awareness about our industry and the long list of professional roles available to students seeking a rewarding future.
Join EDPA and Your Industry Peers at Legislative Action
Day June 1st, Washington, DC
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) announced that its 2023 Legislative Action Day will take place in-person in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 1, 2023. ECA’s 2023 Legislative Action Day will bring advocates and leaders from across the face-to-face business events industry to Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress about the ECA’s federal policy priorities and the vital role that the industry plays in helping to spur economic growth, support job creation, and empower small businesses across the United States of America.
Know Before You Go
EDPA will be hosting an informative Webex for Legislative Action Day in April. We will share more information on this great opportunity to advocate for our industry and answer any questions you may have. We will share:
Full agenda for the day on 6/1 (morning walk-through, meetings on Capital Hill, post-event gathering)
Travel suggestions (arrive 5/31, suggested hotel Grand Hyatt 1000 H Street NW – no room blocks)
Mark your calendars for Washington, DC- more details to come!
The Exhibitor Advocate has released its first major piece of research. The 2022 Material Handling and Labor Rate Survey is now available for download. Click here for the report
This important resource provides show managers, exhibitors, facilities, and industry suppliers with a cost comparison of average labor and material handling rates across 16 U.S. cities. The Exhibitor Advocate encourages industry stakeholders to utilize the survey to accurately budget for upcoming shows, configure affordable exhibitor packages and more.
Calling All Future Leaders
Under 40? New to the industry? Looking for a place to ask questions, hear feedback and get support as you grow your career path in the world of events and customer experiences?
Join your fellows by becoming a member of the Future Leaders LinkedIn Group!
All you have to do is request membership here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12529351/
The goal of this online community forum is to regularly share advice, tips and insight to help young professionals develop into the future leaders our industry needs. (If you’re over 40 or a veteran of the industry, you’re also welcome to join the group to share your experiences and stories!) This forum is also used to share networking events for young professionals across the country, including special events for honored EDPA Future Leaders (Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022).
Join today: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12529351/
EDPA Midwest
Event Title: Thaw Out with Friends Tiki Social
Date: February 16, 2023
Location: Hala Kahiki at 2834 N River Rd, River Grove, IL 60171
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM CST
Description: Escape the cold weather and join us for a social event at Hala Kahiki Tropical Lounge. Come as you are or wear your best Tiki inspired accessories. This event is guaranteed to warm your spirit!
Registration link: No registration needed.
EDPA Midwest & Northwest
Event Title: 2023 Design Trends Zoom Event
Date: March 23, 2023
Location: Zoom
Time: 11:00 AM PST (2pm EST)
Description: Join the EDPA Midwest and Northwest chapters via Zoom and find out what design trends you can expect to see on the show floor in 2023. Katina Zipay (Classic Exhibits) will give insight on international design trends as seen at EuroShop 2023 (Dusseldorf, Germany). The Condit Exhibits design team will present on what was trending at the Natural Products Expo West (Anaheim, CA). All chapters are welcome!
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/euroshop-2023-design-trends-katina-rigall-zipay-creative-director-tickets-539454612267
EDPA Texas
Event Title: Trivia Night
Date: March 8, 2023 - Las Vegas Chapter Challenge
Location: Zoom
Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm CST
Description: SPONSORED BY CLASSIC EXHIBITS - Join us for a fun evening and test your trivia skills aiming to win a $100 Amazon gift card.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951770992?pwd=K2N5bzgzMkZNNjZsU2Q0cjZjOVBDZz09 Meeting ID: 869 5177 0992/Passcode: 264690
Free for all, email Noelle Webster at noelle.webster@willwork.com for a calendar invite.
EDPA Northeast
Event Title: Rally at the Alley
Date: March 23, 2023
Location: Splitsville Luxury Lanes at 220 Patriot Place Foxborough, MA
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM EST
Description: Come bowl or mingle with us for a great cause. This year's Rally at the Alley beneficiary is trade show and event veteran, Dana Esposito. On November 20, 2022, Dana Esposito was thrown from a horse while on a charity horse ride. She suffered a broken and fractured pelvis, broken and fractured ribs, and a fractured sacrum, and she broke and fractured several of the transverse process bones in her lower back. Dana had surgery at Mass General where they inserted large screws into her pelvic bones to hold her together. After a week and a half, she was moved to Spaulding Rehab. After two and a half weeks of rigorous physical therapy, she was able to go home a week ahead of schedule and has been wheelchair-bound since Spaulding. Dana is hoping to be approved in mid-February to start PT for standing and walking. Dana plans to be walking by March 1st, which is a tad ahead of schedule, but she is a woman on a mission. Dana has been in our industry for over 25 years. She is an exhibit designer, and a creative and corporate leader, championing the success of the companies she works for, their clients, and future industry talent. She is on the EDPA Board of Directors, is the Co-chair of the EDPA University Affiliation Committee where she manages the mentorship program and was one of the founding members who restarted the EDPA Northeast chapter.
Registration link: Events — EDPA Northeast
EDPA Las Vegas
Event Title: 1stAnnual Hockey Extravaganza
Event Date: 3/28/2023
Event Location: City National Arena in Las Vegas
Time:5:00 -8:00 PM
Event Description:Family friendly hockey event. 5-7pm family skate and games, 7-8pm EDPA hockey game. Food, beverage and ice time included with ticket. Skating is optional…come for the Vegas Golden Knights watch party!
Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/230378638553161