The Association Focus Podcast

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Episode 16

April 2024

Tommy Goodwin from ECA and Mike Morrison catch up on all things from the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance, advocacy points, and the upcoming Legislative Action Day in DC on May 30th. The Association Updates are featured as well. The website mentioned during the show for fraud reporting is reportfraud.ftc.gov

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Episode 15

March 2024

Tommy and Mike catch up with all the advocacy updates in DC and with states through the Exhibition and Conferences Alliance (ECA) with an urgent update which dropped at show time - $50M in funding has been allocated for Visa and Passport backlogs! Associations update activity along with the newest member to join ECA - ICCA!

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Episode 14

February 2024

The official podcast for ECA, The Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance and voice for its association industry members. A monthly look at advocacy and association news for Trade Shows, Live Events, and Experiential Marketing industries in today's world.

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Episode 13

January 2024

Tommy Goodwin from ECA chats with Mark and Mike on the top issues for advocacy and also Mark and Tommy interview the new EIC group, Exhibitions Industry Collective and their efforts moving forward in 2024.

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Episode 12

December 21, 2023

Tommy and Mark talk about the Pell Grant and education advancement with recent committee-approved legislation which will move soon through the House and Senate, Chicago paid leave updates, and more. Association news included.

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Episode 11

December 7, 2023

Tommy and Mike talk the latest from advocacy on the hill and beyond, Pell Grant updates, Visas, and battles within Government.

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Episode 10

November 16, 2023

IFES Board Member Steve Riches from Laguna Displays talks with Tommy and Mike regarding the latest announcement of a Partnership between the two organizations. Tommy updates Mark and Mike on the latest from D.C., Advocacy VISA updates, and California electric forklift changes.

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Episode 9

November 2, 2023

Tommy Goodwin and Mark Johnson report on the activity they are participating in at the UFI Global Congress in Las Vegas this week. Tommy also reports on the latest D.C. craziness regarding the new Speaker of the House and legislation helping our industry. Association news updates as well!

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Episode 8

October 19, 2023

Tommy Goodwin chats with Kai from UFI for the upcoming Global Congress event in Las Vegas, association news updated, and Mark and Mike talk current events around the industry.

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Episode 7

October 5, 2023

Tommy and Mike breakdown the (not so) shocking antics happening in Washington DC. We also have ECA updates, and then Mark sits down with Cathy Breden to discuss her dual roles with IAEE and CEIR. An interesting 4th quarter for sure from an advocacy standpoint.

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Episode 6

September 21, 2023

Tommy speaks with Howard Givner on the latest from Professional Convention Management Association. We'll also have association updates and more.

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Episode 5

September 7, 2023

Mark and Tommy talk about the recent CEIR Predict Conference and their takeaways from the event.

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Episode 4

August 24, 2023

Mark and Tommy catch up on the latest advocacy work on the Hill, Mike chat's with Kevin McLaughlin on Union updates and the associations give their latest news and updates!

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Episode 3

August 10, 2023

Mike, Mark and Tommy talk about the latest on Advocacy while Congress is out of session, SISO's Vinnie Polito talks with Mike about the association's latest news and more on their upcoming Summer Conference in Salt Lake City, the associations report on what they are up to and more!

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Episode 2

July 27, 2023

Brad Mayne joins Mike on discussing the IAVM activities and their upcoming Venue Connect event in Pittsburgh. Tommy and Mike catch up on all things advocacy for listeners in the industry.

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Episode 1: Welcome!

July 13, 2023

Tommy Goodwin from ECA, Mark Johnson from Exhibitor Group and Mike Morrison from WS Display present a new biweekly podcast to focus on advocacy in the trade show, live event and experiential marketing industries in today's world. Also, we focus on the industry associations and their latest news and information for industry listeners.