Plenty of rundowns came my way about the AIA show and the
majority of reports were that it was not very good for the exhibitor. That’s never a surprise since AIA is not ever
geared to take care of or support the folks on the floor, but this year I think
it may push people off the bus finally.
Our industry desires architects the way I desire pizza, (intensely) but
when you are spending 6 figures for minimal return, it may be time to
recalculate the approach. AIA next year
is in Los Angeles, which has people tempted, but I just can’t see it being any
better because the show model is what it is and always will be… For additional perspective this very good recap (along with very helpful insight) from Mark Mitchell is worth checking
out.
Elsewhere…
-- The agenda is out for the Glazing Executives Forum at
GlassBuild and its dynamite. Aside from the yearly economist talk, there’s an awesome pair
of presentations- “A New Type of Glazier: From Glass Company to Building
Enclosure Expert” and “Labor Power Hour: Engage Your Front Line to Increase
Your Bottom Line” – both of these sessions will be worth the price of admission
and then some. Seriously look hard at
this- link is HERE.
-- If you are EXHIBITING
at GlassBuild make sure you check the last e-mail you received from the show
and take advantage of the free webinar on “Increasing Brand Awareness &
Driving Qualified Booth Traffic” – it is a fabulous session and worth your
time.
-- Personnel news… an old friend lands in a new spot. The great Bob Cummings has taken over the
role of VP of Architectural Sales and Marketing for Consolidated Glass
Holdings. Bob is one of those guys that
everyone loves. Not likes. Loves.
So I am sure there are many thrilled folks out there especially having
him back in the fabrication side of our industry. Congrats to Bob on the new gig and it will be
nice to have him back in the mix at all of our events!
-- At the end of the month the bi-annual Glass Performance Days
will take place in Finland. This event
is the international home for excellent technical insight for the glass world
and features education in many different ways and settings over its time
period. In addition a major award will
be presented… the Jorma Vitkala Award of Merit will be handed out during the
opening reception and there’s a ton of very good and interesting candidates up
for it. Click HERE for more details on
the award and the nominees. Personally
I’d love to see Ren Bartoe win it as a fitting cap on his epic career in the
business but there’s no bad candidate on the list…
-- Last this week I was on an excellent webinar about travel
security with regards to electronics. Learned
amazing insights on the dangers in USB ports and airport boarding passes along
with other dos and don’ts. (Boarding passes and luggage tags- shred them when
done, the bar code contains a ton of info on you) The moderator also put up a slide of the riskiest
airports with regards to WiFi and data.
So heads up here they are:
5- Newark- having spent so much
time there in my life, this does not surprise me.
4- Southwest Florida (Ft Myers)
Shocking at first but then you think, snowbirds could be great targets.
3- Houston Hobby- I have never flown in or out of there- so no
idea.
2- John Wayne- Whoa Pardner… the
Duke would not be happy with his name on
a “risk list” like this.
and.....
and.....
1-
San Diego!
This stuns me. I love San Diego-
love that airport- so its amazing that your data and privacy may be more in
play there anywhere else.
So fellow road warriors be aware when you are in these
airports- use your VPN etc. to stay safe!
LINKS of the WEEK
Not sure if I believe the excuse but interesting none the less
A “V Shaped” Plane… coming to your airport in 2050
You gotta read this parking space story!
VIDEO of the WEEK
I know a lot of you out there enjoyed the amazing run of
“Jeopardy James” the guy who dominated the TV Show Jeopardy for weeks. The run is done, but he recently did a fun
interview that gave some new insight…
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