Concerned by urgent problems currently confronted with industry, such as tax reform, new generation workforce, incoming travel restrictions and decarbonization? Then it is time to make your voice heard during the day of legislative action of exhibitions and alliance conferences (ECA), which takes place on Thursday, May 29 in Washington, DC.
Background: Held each year, ECA legislative action day brings together leaders and defenders of the commercial and professional event industry in Capitol Hill to meet their elected officials in support of the main priorities of the public policy of ECA. Created in 2021 during the COVVI-19 pandemic, ECA is a coalition of main professional and industrial associations including the unified plea voice in the industry of commercial and professional events.
Set: New in 2025, the event will set out the exclusive coverage of the podcast of the commercial program of the ECA legislative action day. Join the Danica Torohlen host while interviewing the main industry leaders, defenders and political decision -makers live from the head office on site of ECA. Listen to the first -hand accounts of critical political discussions to shape the future of exhibitions and conferences. Listen to the exclusive dishes, key moments and conversations behind the scenes of the event. Stay listening for the special edition of the legislative action of the conference of the trade show.
During the day of legislative action of last year, more than 130 leaders of the industry of commercial events and defenders of 25 states and around the world met political decision -makers in Washington, DC to discuss the questions that most count in the commercial event industry.
“From tax reform to the development of workforce, 2025 already promises to be a central year for industry in the national capital,” said CEA vice-president Tommy Goodwin. “This is why it is essential that everyone in the industry plans to be part of the ECA legislative action day in May.”
He continued: “What is happening in Washington, DC this year, will have an impact on the industry of commercial and professional events for the years to come. The best way to have a positive impact on these results is that everyone in the industry joins us for the day of legislative action, whether you are a beginner or on Capitol Hill each year. »»
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This year, the ECA public policies agenda focuses on five key areas:
- Improve competitiveness through tax policies focused
- Create new labor routes to ensure the competitiveness of the industry
- Growing international trips to increase US global competitiveness
- Take advantage of intelligent decarbonization for a long -term competitive advantage
- Support future growth through a competitive operating environment
During this year’s day of legislative action, the main questions of concentration will be the tax reform and the development of the workforce, said Goodwin.
“These are the problems of the ECA public policy program in 2025 on which Congress has the greatest control and can cross the finish line this year, it is therefore logical to focus on them,” said -Ali said.
Collocious events
Again, ECA legislative action day will take place in collaboration with two industry events that take place this week in Washington, DC: the Exhibition and Lippman Congress Forum Connect On May 28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, and MDG, a Freeman company, executive round table on May 27.
“Each of the ECEF leaders have a huge participation in the success of the legislative action day,” said ECEF producer Sam Lippman, president of Lippman Connect. “We are proud to be a sponsor of Platinum (of the event) and to encourage our community to participate.”
Kimberly Hardcastle, president of MDG, expressed her enthusiasm about the MDG executive round table starting a week in charge in the national capital.
“We are delighted to launch such an important week with an easier conversation on the essential role that vision plays to guide long -range events and portfolio planning,” said Hardcastle. “The day of legislative advocacy will then serve as a complement perfectly to this conversation, because industry professionals will be much more likely to achieve their vision if their elected officials work to improve the commercial environment in which we operate.”
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Support future industry defenders
As part of its continuous efforts to support the commitment to advocate future event leaders, ECA joins the Georgeton University School of Business to welcome MBA students “Art and The practice of relations with the commercial government of Dr Stuart Levy: Advocacy in the event industry, the course of legislative action this year.
“Our students and I appreciate extremely the opportunity to participate in the ECA legislative action day, and we are impatient to contribute to its success,” said Dr. Levy, MBA, PHD, professor of assistant management management to the George Washington University School of Business. “This highlight of the course will benefit students by intimately intimate them the advocacy process while improving their communication and networking skills.”
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Register here for the ECA legislative action day in 2025. Find out more about the ECA here, or contact the vice-president of the ECA, Tommy Goodwin, here.
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