Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance

Today is the day! Join ECA at 2:00 PM ET for our pre-election webinar featuring policy experts who will go beyond the headlines to talk about how the outcome next Tuesday will directly impact the industry in 2025 and beyond. Register for free here: https://lnkd.in/eT7wRBXa.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁! 🗣 The latest 𝙀𝘾𝘼 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙐𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 newsletter is out with the latest policy and advocacy news from ECA. Check it out to learn more about... 📰 Election resources from ECA 📰 ECA's expanded partnership with TSNN - Trade Show News Network 📰 Getting ready for the "lame duck" session of Congress 📰 News you may have missed If you don't already get the 𝙀𝘾𝘼 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙐𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 in your inbox, click here to sign up for free today: https://lnkd.in/eq8y9HMG 👈

📢 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 📢 ECA is here to help get you get ready for the 2024 election! Kicking off next Tuesday, ECA will be hosting a free two-part webinar series that will go beyond the headlines to talk about how what happens at the ballot box will impact the business events industry in 2025 and beyond. 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 One week until election day. How will the election results affect you at the registration booth or on the show floor? Join an esteemed panel of public policy experts who will share their perspectives on how what happens next Tuesday could impact the industry’s policy priorities in 2025. 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 Now what? Join us for a fast-paced election recap featuring all the key results, what it means for 2025 in Washington, DC and state capitals nationwide, and how you can get involved and make your voice heard on the issues that matter to our industry. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://lnkd.in/es8UKaiq.

Following on from the recent MAD Event Management LLC #SustainableEventsSummit, check out ECA's latest blog post for TSNN - Trade Show News Network, which talks about the upcoming U.S. election and the industry's journey to Net Zero. Congratulations to Martha (Scheidegger) Donato, Marty Glynn, JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council, UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and everyone else involved with last month's event.

Thanks to Maddy Ryley and Trade Show Executive magazine for this great pre-election check in on the latest regarding ECA's advocacy efforts.

Two of ECA's esteemed board members have been nominated for Eventex's "The Most Influential People in the Events Industry" list: Chris Griffin and Sherrif Karamat: https://lnkd.in/eqd7pK-4.

Election day is still 2 1/2 weeks away, but ECA is already thinking about how the results at the ballot box will impact the business events industry in 2025. At #EDPA #ACCESS24, ECA's Tommy Goodwin will be joined by 2023 Hazel Hays Award winner, and advocacy leader extraordinaire, Rob Cohen for "How the election results are impacting our industry," a timely discussion of the election results and what it means for experiential designers and producers going forward. ECA looks forward to seeing all the great EDPA members in Palm Springs, CA soon. To learn more and register, visit https://lnkd.in/d5QFPCR. EDPA - Experiential Designers & Producers Association

𝗘𝗖𝗔 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗦𝗡𝗡! 🤝 ECA and TSNN - Trade Show News Network are thrilled to announce the expansion of their ongoing partnership to include TSNN’s 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸  podcast. Starting today, ECA’s Tommy Goodwin will regularly join host Danica Tormohlen on 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 to share the latest advocacy news from Washington, DC. “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 is where industry leaders turn for the latest news and conversations about the hot topics impacting trade shows,” said ECA’s Tommy Goodwin. “ECA is honored that Danica and TSNN are sharing their platform with us to help amplify the reach of ECA’s advocacy work on behalf of the industry.” “We are excited to partner with ECA on a new regular segment to the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 podcast where we discuss the latest public policy issues with Tommy Goodwin,” said Danica Tormohlen, Vice President of Group Content, Events, Travel, Sports for Informa Connect. “Our goal to inform event professionals about ECA’s work on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and in state houses and city halls nationwide, to advocate for public policies that will allow the exhibitions and conferences industry—which employs 2.6 million Americans and drives $399 billion in spending annually—to continue to serve as growth engines for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and communities nationwide.” The first episode of 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 with ECA, which features an interview with IMEX’s Carina Bauer, drops today. You can listen here or download on your favorite podcast app: https://lnkd.in/dCYuavsN. In addition to appearing on 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸, ECA also writes a monthly blog post for the Experts & Opinions section of the TSNN.com website: https://lnkd.in/e9q58R6m.

ECA gets helping the industry prepare for election day! 🗳️ The U.S. election is only 20 days away, and ECA wants to help you get ready. Why? What happens at the ballot box next month will significantly impact the industry in several key public policy areas: 🔴 Tax reform 💸 🔵 International travel 🌍 🔴 Workforce 👷 🔵 Sustainability ♻️ ECA Votes, ECA's new voter registration and education resource, is hosting a free multi-part webinar series on the election and its implications. 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 Policy issues overview: How will the election results affect you at the registration booth and on the show floor? Join an esteemed panel of public policy experts who will share their perspectives on how what happens next Tuesday could impact the industry’s policy priorities in 2025. 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 Election recap: The votes have been counted. Now what? Join us for a fast-paced election recap featuring all the key results, what it means for 2025 in Washington, DC and state capitals nationwide, and how you can get involved and make your voice heard on the issues that matter to our industry. Register for free today here: https://lnkd.in/eT7wRBXa.

🚨 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝟲𝟬% 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗖𝗢! 🚨 Earlier this year, ECA helped secure $50 million in supplemental funding for the State Department to support bringing down visa wait times around the world. Since then, average B-1/B-2 visa interview wait times in Mexico have dropped 60%, from 768 days to 303 days. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆! That said, wait times still remain far too high in Mexico and other key inbound markets including India, Columbia, and Turkey. For example, the average wait time for a visa interview in India is 448 days. That's why ECA continues to support visitor visa reform efforts on Capitol Hill to increase flexibility, transparency, and accountability at the U.S. State Department. Read more in the latest 𝘌𝘊𝘈 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 here: https://lnkd.in/e7aRhNrJ.