“Good morning… and welcome back to the “grind” after a very fruitful ACESS meeting last week. I wanted to personally thank each of you for your presentations and input at the Square Tables event (Pete indicated this was one of the best attended that he could remember), making this event a rousing success. Again, thank you all for your participation and presentations, and creating a team that made for a very positive, successful discussion / event.”

“Thank you for the wonderful organization of the EDPA Annual Conference 2008.
 Thanks so much to the EDPA Board for helping make this event so great and especially for making our first-timers feel so welcome. It's such an important step for the growth of the annual convention as well as for our membership growth in general. I wish all of you a happy holiday season and we'll see you all in 2008.”

“Great Work and credit goes to you Susan, Ken Dickenson, and all your team of enthusiastic volunteers!
 Thanks also to HQ for your help and support. It can only go up from here!”

“To Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the EDPA and the EDPA Staff “or better to my new friends”, As a first timer attendee, I would like to thank you all for the perfect organization of the EDPA Annual Supplier Showcase at Marco Island. It was a wonderful experience to get in touch with all the other EDPA members in another way then just doing business.

I also would like to thank Derek (President 2007) and his wife for the invitation in the President Suite.
It’s remarkable how quickly you create new friendships and contacts there.  The sessions were of high level.
I’m convinced that MaryBeth will be a perfect new President for 2008 to work further on the 5-year business plan that you were talking about.

Also thanks to Pete who is working already during 10 years with his heart and soul for the EDPA.Finally many thanks to all the others that I may have forgotten in my list (volunteers, sponsors...) who made it possible to realize such a big event including the parties.”

"My experience with EDPA goes back to the early 80's when as a junior AE I attended the chapter meetings in Milwaukee with Fred & LaNay Kitzing. I learned early on from Fred & LaNay the value of sharing ideas with friendly competitors like Derse, Whitig Exhibits and others. With the growth of the industry so too has EDPA become more sophisticated. The Annual Survey, for example, is an invaluable tool to compare how as a business we're doing in comparison to others in the industry. The EDPA Foundation, Randy Smith Golf Tournament, Scholarships all speak to charitable nature of the organization and its members. I really enjoy the annual meetings and the EDPA team. Keep up the great job!...and thanks for your contribution to me personally, and the organizations with whom I've been associated."

"I value the importance of our company's membership in the EDPA for two primary reasons:

1)The importance of supporting a not for profit organization that represents the needs of designers and suppliers, as well as the overall importance of the exhibition industry; and

2)The invaluable networking opportunities that are presented for communicating with owners and senior management who care about the growth of the exhibition industry."

"Yellow is a proud member of the EDPA as we see exhibit designers and producers to be a strong segment and key element within the trade show industry. The relationships that we continue to build by being a part of this effectively managed organization prove to be beneficial both to our business and to our personal lives as well."

"I have been a participating member of EDPA for more than 30 years. I have found EDPA provides the most current and accurate information regarding our industry news, trends and economics. This is reason enough to belong to the association."

"The EDPA gives us invaluable insight into the state of our industry, and provides a forum for deeper understanding of the top issues of the day."

"Every time I attend an EDPA event I learn something new that helps our business. Over our many years of membership we've gained new international contacts, established new vendors and made new friends. This is a vital organization to anyone serious about the trade show exhibit industry".

"As an individual who has committed to a life long professional career in the event industry I have always sought an "edge" where ever that might be found. The EDPA has strongly contributed to that edge by providing me access to a powerful network of the industries top professionals and influencers. This network has helped to keep me aware of emerging trends and provided valuable input in better understanding how shared challenges can best be addressed. With out this involvement and access I would be like many who fail to realize the value of EDPA... one step behind those that do!"