An annual highlight at EDPA ACCESS is the Women in Exhibitions session—and 2018 will not be an exception. Once again chaired by Amy Sondrup, President, Access TCA, women in the industry will come together in Naples, Florida, to identify and discuss the unique challenges that women face…

In late 2014, I participated in the Bemidji State University mentoring program. As a perceived leader in the industry I was invited to meet a student that was to be graduating in the upcoming spring and try to help them prepare for a career in the exhibit industry right through to their last semester…

Let me begin by saying that in my 10 plus years on the EDPA Board of Directors, we certainly have NOT been active in the university affiliations program every year…but when we have, it has been nothing short of impactful….

The exhibition industry provides adrenalin to the GDP. $91 billion worth of adrenalin, according to CEIR figures released in May 2018. This amazing contribution establishes our industry as a major force in the health of the economy…

The following piece was written by Sarah Fantuazzi, Northeast Chapter board member, after returning from the ACCESS 2017 annual conference. It was shared with the EDPA Board of Directors more recently…

The Experiential Designers and Producers Association serves hundreds of professional organizations that compete and or collaborate within the rapidly expanding face-to-face marketing universe. As an executive committee member with the organization I’m certainly partial, however, I’m also witness to the countless benefits that come with membership…

The EDPA’s focus has always been and will continue to be on the builders of our industry – those who create and bring the experiences to life. One important element to all builders and suppliers are their clients, the brand managers and corporate exhibitors, who are responsible for budgets and proving the value of the events…

The local chapters of EDPA embody our core values and strive to build upon them regularly throughout the year and culminating at our annual conference, ACCESS. Chapters focus on building membership not only at the local but also the national level.  Membership value is created by holding regular meetings, programs, workshops, seminars and networking events…

Jeff Provost met my Managing Director at an IFES meeting and encouraged Bray Leino to join the EDPA and attend ACCESS the next year…

I have not missed a single EDPA annual meeting since I have entered this industry in 1996.  I have experienced a few different management companies over the years which meant that some years were better than others when it came to meaningful content...

Pricing models continue to evolve for full-service exhibit houses like ours, which have been diligently facilitating small and large trade show programs for decades...

There was a time not long ago, when building beautiful cabinets, hanging a fancy sign and laying a nice carpet was all any of us had to do to make our customers happy.

But times have changed. Today we live in a world where there’s an app for everything. You can stream a thousand movies to your 4k screen, tell Alexa to play your favorite song, order anything your heart desires and it’ll be sitting on your doorstep tomorrow.

After coming into the trade show industry in 1994, I was a true beginner who knew nothing about how things really worked. I realized I needed to expand my knowledge as quickly as possible. Although I had good mentors at my company, I understood that my success also depended upon a broader exposure to the industry.

In 2010, I was attending monthly networking/educational breakfasts sponsored by a local investment firm in my community. These well-attended sessions were excellent local networking opportunities and usually had interesting speakers.