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Comments October: To the Point
DEBORAHSEXTON’STOTHE Point editorial in theOctober issue of Convene (“Doing the Right Things”) is spot on. Business ethics and integri- ty in the exhibition/conference indus- try all too often has been lacking. It has been an area of concern(of mine) formany years. I believe the situation has improved, but still hasmuch roomfor improvement. I hope your members and readers agree with you. PeterW.Nathan President PWN Exhibicon International, LLC
September: International Meetings
JUSTHADACHANCETOREAD the article on hosted-buyer programs in the September issue ofConvene (“Be TheirGuest”). It’s excellent. Great interviews with Philip Arbuckle andKaren Sole that give testament to the value of participating in interna- tional trade shows.Thank you for highlighting the opportunity. The entire issue feels very global.
I also enjoyed the“Off theGrid” article about planningmeetings in dangerous locations and the inter- view withMaartenVanneste. PCMAis gaining international momentum, and it’s exciting. Claire Smith,CMP Vice President of Sales and Marketing Vancouver Convention Centre
PCMA@LinkedIn: ASL Interpreters
SALLYANNDEBOLT,CMP, meetingmanager for theNational Middle School Association, recently posted this question toPCMA’s LinkedIn group:“I have two atten- dees requestingASL[AmericanSign Language] interpreters for the entire three days of our event. Is this some- thing you have encountered, and did you pay for the services?”
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Here are someof theresponses shereceived:
UNDERTHEADA[AMERICANS With Disabilities Act], you likely need to do this unless doing so puts an “undue burden”on the association —and that’s construed very narrow- ly. If you don’t have the budget for it, look for a school for the deaf nearby —e.g., in[Washington,] D.C.,Gal- laudet [University] does a lot of vol- unteerwork or for asmall donation to the school. Tyra Hilliard, Ph.D., J.D.,CMP Associate Professor of Restau- rant, Hospitality, and Meetings Management University of Alabama
WETYPICALLYFINDTHATTHE organization sending the attendee manages theASL sourcing for their ownemployee, andwethencoordi- nate access for the interpreter. Iwould also note that whilemanaging to ADArequirements willmeet your legal obligations, the language and policies are outdated and do not ade- quately address inclusion for atten- dees withdisabilities in today’s event environment. Ron Hamlin Event Producer Microsoft Corporation
IHAVEHADTOPROVIDE ASL interpreters for an annual meeting. It is very costly, as interpreters can only work a certain amount of time, so each person needs at least two interpreters. The association pro- vides these services if notified at least a month in advance.We also require that the requester provide a schedule, so that general sessions and other sessions in common could be serviced by one interpreter. You may find that the ASL com-
pany may also require a supervisor depending upon the number of interpreters involved. Andrea Simon Freelance Meetings Consultant Washington, D.C.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Kati S. Quigley, CMP, Microsoft Corporation
CHAIR-ELECT Susan R. Katz, True Value Company
SECRETARY-TREASURER Kent E. Allaway, CEM, CMP, Produce Marketing Association
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR John Folks, Minding Your Business Inc.
PCMA DIRECTORS Willie L. Benjamin II, American Chemical Society Jack Chiasson, CMP, CAE, NAILBA
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David L.Williams, CMP, International Association for Energy Economics
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