2011 Trade Show Registration (online) - Open until February 14, 2011
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Venetian Hotel Reservations
Deadline: This Wednesday,
January 19
Reserve your room today. After this date, unused rooms in the association block will be released back to the hotel with no guarantee of availability or RPA rates.
Cost comparisons with three to five star properties in Vegas show Venetian's average nightly RPA cost at $159 for 2/20 and 2/21 -- one of the best deals in town.
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| 2011 First Food & Bar/Venetian | First Food & Bar will provide RPA Attendees 1/2 price pizzas, wings and mini-burgers, 2 for 1 drafts and well drinks all hours of operation February 18-22. You must have your badge to take advantage of these specials. Additionally, a private entrance and club room will be available for our group.
Be sure to stop by First - "The official "unofficial" after hours gathering spot for 2011"
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Complimentary Admission for Spouses/Significant Others
For 2011 attendees, spouses/significant others will be admitted at no cost to the trade show on Sunday, February 20 and Monday, February 21. Madame Tussaud's Private Tour/Luncheon - RPA Spouse Event
Gourmet lunch in the Spirit of America room and a private tour of this world famous attraction featuring Hollywood legends, sports figures and much more. Located next to the Venetian. $50 per person includes lunch, refreshments, dessert, private tour and access to the attraction from 11:30 - 2:30, Sunday February 20, 2011. Reservations: By January 31. Subject to cancellation and refund depending upon number of participants.
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Sands/Venetian Las Vegas ~ February 19-21
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Important Deadlines - Make it Your Best of Show
| | A friendly reminder that although we are still five weeks away from show time, important deadlines remain:
Wednesday, January 19 - Venetian Hotel Reservations
Friday, February 4 - Gallery of Packaging Stars Entry Forms
Saturday, February 5 - Exhibitor Order Forms due to Expo Convention Contractors
Exhibitors -- Send Your Discounts & Show Specials to the office today
The Passport to Savings Program has been discontinued for 2011. In lieu of printed coupons, the RPA will provide exhibitors the opportunity to advertise (no cost) any show special or discount for attendees on the public side of our website and in ENews.
Visitors will be able to access all information from the home page. Offers will be accepted via email or fax and can include copy, product images and/or a promotional pdf. In addition, with each offer, a link to your website is included. Submit your special today.
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| Board of Directors/Elections | | Two seats on the RPA Board of Directors will be available in 2011, one distributor and one at-large (manufacturer, manufacturer's rep or distributor). Member companies are encouraged to consider nominating a candidate. Elections take place at the trade show and conference. Be involved and help move the organization forward. Qualified candidates should submit their information to gina@retailpackaging.org. Nominees will be featured in future editions of Enews and on the website.
Below is the current board roster and term expiration dates. This information is also available on www.retailpackaging.org under the About Us Tab.
2010-2011 Board Roster (2012) President/Gregg Julien, D&G Industries, gregg@dgbags.com (2011) Vice President/Joe DeJure, Midway Ventures, joe@midwayventures.com (2013) Treasurer/Joel Zaas, BOXit Corporation, jzaas@boxit.com (2013) Secretary/Bob Gant, Cox Paper & Printing, bobgant@bellsouth.net (2013) Nancy Cwynar/Action Bag Company, nc@actionbag.com (2012) Tom Dickinson/Iowa Retail Packaging, tomd@iowaretailpkg.com (2011) Eric Hartlein/Don Hedrick Packaging, donhedrickpkg@compu-type.net (2013) Jay McCracken/Old South Company, jay@oldsouthco.com |
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Gina M. Breda
Executive & Marketing Director
P.O. Box 43517
Cincinnati, OH 45243
(513) 527-4333 Office
(513) 527-4999 Fax
www.retailpackaging.org
info@retailpackaging.org
Keep the industry updated on your company, it's people and products. Add RPA to your database. Forward press releases, announcements and promotional materials to the RPA office for publication on www.retailpackaging.org and in Enews.
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