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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Corporate Event News recently published ECA's perspective on the upcoming U.S. election and its impact on the #businessevents industry's journey to Net Zero. https://lnkd.in/eqh9qTYQ

Election day is right around the corner, but ECA is making plans for the post-election "lame duck" session on Congress, which starts in mid-November. Do you want to get involved? The 𝗘𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸's email action center lets you tell Congress to take action on 3 key issues when they return to Washington: 🔘 Visa processing 🌎 🔘 Future workforce 👷 🔘 Music licensing 🎹 The 𝗘𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 is also the online home to our 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 and 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, which helps you host policymakers at business events in your backyard. Learn more and take action today: https://lnkd.in/eNrnjibg.

Why is playing 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 at your event so much harder than it looks? 🎵 Music licensing. That's why ECA is part of the #MICCoalition with SISO - Society of Independent Show Organisers, International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), International Association of Venue Managers, and more: to make it easier to legally play music at #businessevents. Check out the MIC Coalition's latest blog post on the #MusicLicensing challenges that ECA is trying to help solve in Washington, DC: https://lnkd.in/e9kh9EtH. ⬅️

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