Written by mark@esca.org on May 2, 2022. Posted in News and Updates

Assistant General Manager | Miami Beach Convention Center

Group Spectra – Venue Management Location Name Spectra VM – Miami Beach Convention Center Category Venue Management Type Regular Full-Time

Overview

The art of meeting begins at the iconic Miami Beach Convention Center; where global business and creative collaboration get a spark of tropical inspiration. We are currently looking for an Assistant General Manager to join our team! Nestled in the heart of Miami Beach, the state-of-the-art convention center offers flexible special event and exhibition spaces near beautiful beaches, fine dining and 5-star resorts. Utilizing initiative, innovative, and independent judgment, the Assistant General Manager assists the General Manager in planning, directing, and managing the day-to-day operations of the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) and other areas of the City Center Campus via Pride Park, Collins Canal Park, Rum Room, and Venue. Assists with the supervision of sales, marketing, finance, event services, guest services, operations, human resources, information technology (IT), safety, security, audio visual, rigging, transportation, production, union related issues, venue maintenance and contract partners. Responsibility further includes evaluation and development of recommendations to improve organizational administration, procedures, policies, SOPs, and programs. Unusual problems and major changes in programs or policy are discussed with the General Manager.

Written by mark@esca.org on May 2, 2022. Posted in News and Updates

General Manager | Navy Pier Events Facility

Group Spectra – Venue Management Location Name Spectra VM – Navy Pier Events Facility

Category Venue Management Type Regular Full-Time

Overview

The General Manager will be responsible for overall management, promotion and operation of the facilities, including contracting, purchasing, booking, marketing, finance, human resources, event management/operations, food and beverage (3^rd Party), box office, capital project planning, advertising, security, production, maintenance, and related operations by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates. The General Manger is accountable for the development of policies, procedures, and programs for achieving the goals set for by Navy Pier, Inc. (NPI) and OVG360. The position reports directly to the Regional Vice President, OVG360.

Written by mark@esca.org on April 22, 2022. Posted in News and Updates

ECA Legislative Action Week – Register

Join us to advocate for business events

We invite you to take part in ECA Legislative Action Week from June 6-10, 2022.

This week-long virtual event will bring together advocates and leaders from across the business events industry to meet with their members of Congress about the vital role that face-to-face business events play in expanding economies and helping communities across the United States recover from the devastating economic and employment impacts of the pandemic.

ECA Legislative Action Week will focus on the vital steps that Congress can take to help get our industry back to business, including providing relief to small businesses, restoring communicable disease coverage to event cancellation insurance, and supporting the full restoration of visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.
On June 6, ECA will host a preview session with a policy issues overview and interviews with key policy-makers and industry leaders. Virtual Congressional meetings will take place from June 7-10. We ask that you indicate which days you are available for meetings during the registration process.

As we emerge from the pandemic, advocacy has to be part of our industry’s DNA going forward. This year’s Legislative Action Week is an important opportunity for all of us nationwide to come together to make our voices heard virtually on Capitol Hill!

Remember – advocacy is a marathon, not a sprint!


	REGISTER HERE

Written by mark@esca.org on April 19, 2022. Posted in News and Updates

Cardin & Wicker Urge Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Additional Relief to Restaurants & Other Hard-Hit Industries

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today urged passage of their legislation to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and provide relief to small businesses in other industries that have experienced significant declines in revenue, including gyms, minor league sports, buses and ferries, among others.

“More than two years into the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of restaurants and other small businesses are still fighting to survive, while thousands have already closed their doors for good,” Cardin said. “Congress cannot mistake the hopeful signs of recovery in our economy for signs that restaurants, bars, and other hard-hit small businesses no longer need help. Congress must pass this bill so the SBA can provide relief to the more than 177,000 RRF applicants who remain unfunded and to other hard hit industries.”

“Congress took action to provide much needed relief to restaurants and other businesses during the height of the pandemic, but the initial program left thousands of eligible restaurants and their employees without any assistance. As our economy recovers from a difficult two years, it is important to replenish this fund as a matter of fairness,” Wicker said.

Written by mark@esca.org on April 7, 2022. Posted in News and Updates

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Applauds House Passage of the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022

Washington, DC, April 7, 2022 — Today the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022. The legislation, endorsed by ECA, would provide $13 billion for a new Hard Hit Industries Award Program that will provide awards to hard-hit small businesses across all industries, including the face-to-face business events industry, that were not eligible for the Restaurant Relief Fund or the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Program.

“Small businesses are critical to ensuring a strong post-pandemic business events industry nationwide, which is why today’s vote in the House of Representatives was so important,” said Hervé Sedky, Emerald Holding Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the ECA board. “The Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022 will provide a much-needed lifeline to our small businesses as they continue along their road to recovery.”

Prior to the pandemic, the face-to-face business events industry supported 6.6 million jobs nationwide and contributed $396 billion annually to U.S. gross domestic product. Unfortunately, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research found that total business-to-business event activity in 2021 was still 57.5% below pre-pandemic levels. This ongoing decline has been particularly hard on our industry’s small businesses, which are the driving force behind conventions and trade shows nationwide. More than 99% of all business events companies are small businesses, and 80% of all exhibitors from coast to coast are small businesses.

“Small businesses are the driving force behind face-to-face business events, which are growth engines for so many other small businesses from coast to coast across every major sector of the U.S. economy,” Sedky added. “We urge the Senate to take up the cause of small business relief and ensure that the Hard Hit Industries Award Program becomes law as soon as possible.”

About ECA

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is a coalition of nine professional, industry, and labor organizations dedicated to the recovery and advancement of the face-to-face business events industry. To learn more about ECA and its efforts, please visit https://www.ecalliance.us/.