On behalf of ESCA, IAEE is pleased to announce ESCA's launch of the ALL IN Event Industry Readiness Campaign to support the exhibition, meetings and events industry.
"Millions of people who were displaced during the pandemic over the last year remain on the sidelines of the job market or have retired for a variety of reasons including extended unemployment benefits, child care burdens, and fears of contracting COVID-19, and the exhibitions and events industry is not immune to these challenges," said David DuBois, CAE, FASAE, CMP, CTA, IAEE's president and CEO. "Concerns have been expressed by IAEE's MATSO Council as well as exhibition organizers in general on whether there would be enough qualified staffing and labor to service what will be an extremely busy and compacted Q3 and Q4. On behalf of IAEE, I commend ESCA for launching the ALL IN Event Industry Readiness Campaign."
"ESCA and its members have an unwavering commitment, resilient confidence, and a resolve to unite together for our customers as the industry roars back. It is ESCA's opportunity to demonstrate we are ready to bring back events safely," said Larry Arnaudet, ESCA's executive director of ESCA.
On June 15, 2021, Neil McMullin, ESCA president, will host a virtual panel discussion with industry leaders from venues to labor to contractors to suppliers. This will be an engaging conversation that tackles the challenges and opportunities that face our industry as it comes back to life.
You can register for the event by selecting this link.
ESCA recognizes a certain level of uncertainty and confusion exists, and ESCA is committed to bringing a renewed level of communication and information to the industry. Through this campaign, ESCA will share member stories on their efforts to be ready, the challenges they faced, and how their resiliency made them stronger to support their customers.
For more information about this campaign, please click here.