The George Fern Company Expands to Alabama
The George Fern Company sails into New Orleans with the NMMA for the Boat Show
St. Louis Makes It Even Easier to Exhibit at the America's Center
General Managers of Borders Bookstores Travel to Austin in Hopes of Discovering Some Cool Stuff
Start your engines with the George Fern team at the Hotrod & Restoration trade show...
The IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference
Industry Outlook from Tradeshow Week Magazine and The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
The George Fern Team Goes to EXPO! EXPO!
Partnering for Success
Industry Speaks

The George Fern Company Expands to Alabama

Picture courtesey of the Birmingham CVB.

The George Fern Company has been appointed the preferred general service contractor for the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The new office and warehouse space, located on-site at the convention complex, opened January 2.

The Birmingham office will offer the George Fern Company’s full range of services while maintaining the company’s commitment to providing personal service and top-quality equipment. Birmingham’s central location in the state will open the door for the George Fern Company to efficiently service other cities, such as Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile.

Ranked among the top three service contractors in the nation, the George Fern Company now has 11 offices in eight states, including Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information about the Birmingham office, please contact Joe Diamond, on-site sales manager, or Doug McKnight, on-site operations manager, at 205-458-8741.

The George Fern Company Sails into New Orleans with the NMMA for the Boat Show

The city of New Orleans has had a very difficult and challenging end of 2005. Despite being ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, the residents are pulling themselves out of the rubble and moving ahead. The 36th Annual New Orleans Boat Show was held March 8-12 in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This was the first large consumer event to be held in the convention center since the devastating hurricane.

The George E. Fern Company was there to assist the National Marine Manufacturers Association carry on with their annual event. The show was set to take place in the Louisiana Superdome, but because of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, the show was held in the convention center.
“Having to relocate the show under such terrible circumstances was very difficult,” said Barbara Sclafani, show manager with the NMMA/New Orleans Boat Show. “Nick [Stammler, account executive with the George E. Fern Company] and his team were wonderful at meeting our needs – all of which were met immediately. I never heard a ‘no, we cannot do that.’ Whenever we needed something it was always handled.”

According to Stammler one of the most difficult tasks was coordinating the logistics of moving 600 fresh- and salt-water boats into the convention center. “The convention center is still a work in progress, part of it is still being remodeled and another part of it is being used as a hospital, so we had to work around these obstacles. Overall, the event was a success, despite all of the setbacks. I believe a record number of boats were sold.”

“The convention center is not typically a consumer-oriented venue, so we were teaching the staff of the convention center about our needs and what it takes to host a consumer-oriented show,” said Sclafani. “The George E. Fern Company made my life a lot easier with their flawless planning. We have used several decorators over the years and we were very pleased with them. They gave us a beautiful show.”

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St. Louis Makes It Even Easier to Exhibit at the America's Center

Downtown St. Louis is undergoing a revitalization. Abandoned buildings are becoming trendy loft apartment homes. Hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and shops are popping up all over the place, all within walking distance of St. Louis' convention center, the America's Center.

More than $3.5 billion is being spent on developments in downtown St. Louis near the convention center and the area's hotels. Meeting and convention planners will find a vibrant, new downtown ready to welcome their attendees.

America's Center offers 2.7 million square feet covering 32 acres in the heart of downtown St. Louis; over 80 meeting rooms; the largest ballroom (28,000 square feet) in Missouri, able to accommodate 2,230 people for banquets.

The recent opening of the 1,083-room Renaissance Grand Hotel & Renaissance Suites (across from the convention center) brought the total number of hotel rooms, within a mile of the America's Center, to 7,600.

In addition to the construction of the Renaissance Hotels, over the past several years, the Westin St. Louis (recently named the Number One Westin in the world), the St. Louis Hilton at the Ballpark, the Hilton St. Louis Downtown, the Residence Inn and Hampton Inn Gateway Arch, Sheraton City Center and the Drury Plaza Hotel have all opened.

Exhibitors or their full-time company representatives may now set up exhibit booths as large as 300 net square feet by themselves at America's Center. They may install and dismantle the exhibits and displays by hand and hang their own signs and graphics in the booth.

This development joins two other recently accepted work rule changes at America's Center that allow exhibitors to bring their personal vehicles to the dock area at the convention center and use a hand-cart to load or unload their booth materials. Exhibitors also may now pack and unpack their own personal computers.

Melanie Donnelly, America's Center labor relations manager
These important changes are examples of how labor at America's Center is evolving to meet changing customer needs according to Melanie Donnelly, the facility's labor relations manager. Donnelly meets with customers from the very beginning of the sales process and continues to work with them throughout their events, making sure that meeting planners, their exhibit managers and decorating contractors understand how to work efficiently with the trades at America's Center to create an easy, smooth-running event.

According to the America's Center manager, Donnelly, other hotel construction projects are in planning stages and existing hotels have renovated to remain first-rate and competitive in this rapidly improving environment.

For a virtual tour of the America's Center please click:
http://www.edwardjonesdome.org/360VirtualTour/virtualTour.htm

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General Managers of Borders Bookstores Travel to Austin in Hopes of Discovering Some Cool Stuff

When you go into Borders to purchase books, do you ever wonder where the stores hear about all of the new books to be released and where they find all those items displayed near the front of the register? Chances are they were discovered at the Borders General Managers Vendor Expo.

Held this year in Austin, Texas, over 700 general managers, representing approximately 500 Borders stores across the country were flown in for the one-day event on April 3, 2006.

For one day, the Austin Convention Center becomes a “shopping center” for all of the managers. Vendors representing an array of companies set up booths for managers to visit and pick up sample products, everything from soon-to-be released and new books to security companies, multi-media packages, food and janitorial supplies.

“It is really two events in one,” said Scott Shepherd, account executive for the George E. Fern Company. “There are two shifts of managers who come to the Expo; about 350 who come in the morning and 350 who come in the afternoon.” Each group has about two and a half hours to visit the various vendors and gather samples of products.

Once the managers have gathered all of their merchandise from the vendors, they take them to the shipping area set up by Shepherd and his team, and ship them back to their stores, where they share them with their co-workers. Once the first group is finished, the George E. Fern Company cleans out the shipping area and prepares it for the next group.

“We have a great partnership with the George E. Fern Company,” said Don Emery with Borders, Inc. “Working with [the George E. Fern Company] has made it really simple to do the show. Scott contacts the venue and decides on a floorplan that will meet our needs. They are able to move a huge amount of merchandise in and out very quickly and efficiently; we are very pleased.”

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Start Your Engines with the George Fern Team at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show

Do you ever wonder where your neighbor got all the parts to restore his ’65 Mustang he’s been working on for years? Or how the teenager you passed on the street the other day got his car painted to look just like a lizard? Or where your dad found the bolts specifically made for a 1957 Chevy?

Chances are the specialty stores from which they bought them were exhibitors at the Hotrod and Restoration trade show that takes place in Indianapolis annually. Once a year the Indianapolis Convention Center becomes the headquarters for all things related to restoring and customizing cars. It’s a trade show for people who have restoration shops or sell parts for cars that are restored.

You can find just about anything you need for restoring or customizing a car you can imagine here – from complete body kits to original hardware to pistons to injector fuel – in the nearly 40,000 square feet of exhibit space. Approximately 5,000 car enthusiasts from 48 states attended the show to visit the 306 booths and all the wares on display.

“We have been the official show decorator for the past 10 years, since the show’s inception,” said Dave Thompson, account executive with the George E. Fern Company. “It’s a great show and is growing every year, as is the entire customizing and restoration market. It’s a great group of people to be around and a very exciting industry.”

According to Debbie Lewis with Hotrod & Restoration, “Throughout the past 10 years, the George E. Fern Company has been an extension of our staff.” Lewis is the show manager of the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show. “Dave Thompson and his team always have really partnered with us to help grow the show. They always have great ideas and give us beautiful graphics and make the show look amazing.”

As an enhancement of the educational opportunities and exhibits at the show, the Petersen Automotive Museum, located in Los Angeles, brings cars to be displayed for all attendees to view.

“We always joke with our team and say the George E. Fern Company must put something in the water of their employees, because in all offices, everyone is so nice and helpful!” Lewis summed her experience up by saying, “Fern is very service oriented, not just with show management, but with our customers too. They are simply great to work with.”

The IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference

For 48 years, the IEEE-IAS/PCA Annual Cement Industry Conference has been where leaders of the cement industry have gone to learn about the latest technology and breakthroughs in their field. The event, more commonly pronounced as the “I-Triple E” Show, took place this year in Phoenix, Arizona from April 9-11.

The location of the show is different each year; the show managers always try to combine the technical conference with a cement plant tour (either a new or a recently remodeled existing plant) for the attendees to visit.

There is much going on at the conference besides touring a local plant facility. The five-day event featured industry committee meetings, workshops, two days of technical presentations, safety award luncheon, awards banquet, hospitality suites and also 4,400 square feet of exhibit space with 118 booths for the 1,058 attendees to visit. Conference registration and hospitality functions took place at the Hyatt Hotel Phoenix, while technical presentations and the exhibits were located across the street at the Phoenix Civic Center.

The George Fern Company has been the general contractor for this event for four years. Joe Diamond, account executive with the George Fern Company, notes that this show always has a very professional look. “Show management puts on a wonderful conference. We are glad to help them achieve their goals for the show and also create a nice environment for their attendees.”


“Service by the George Fern Company has been absolutely exceptional,” said Lars Hansen, 2006 IEEE / PCA Conference Exhibit Chair. “They are superb to work with; nothing is ever a problem, everything can be done.” The show will be in Charleston, South Carolina in 2007 and in Miami, Florida in 2008.

Industry Outlook from Tradeshow Week Magazine and The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.

The following tradeshow industry statistics and analysis from full-year 2005, with an outlook on 2006, was provided by The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc., a leading investment banking firm for the tradeshow industry. The data was gathered by Tradeshow Week magazine. For more information on The Jordan, Edmiston Group, visit their Web site at www.jegi.com or contact Richard Mead, Managing Director at richardm@jegi.com or 212-754-0710.

Click here to read a pdf of the article.

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Meet the George Fern Company Staff!

Members of the George Fern team were on hand to meet and greet at the EXPO! EXPO! in Atlanta. From left: Gregg White, Michael Cox, Dick Shelley, Carolyn Hodge, Greg Pignatiello and Jim Moore.

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Midwest Roofing Contractors – Oct 2006 in Schaumburg, IL and Oct 2007 in Nashville, TN
Association for Iron & Steel Technology – May 2006 in Cleveland, OH, May 2007 in Indianapolis, IN and May 2008 TBD
Unfinished Furniture Trade Show – July 2006 in Columbus, OH and June 2007 in Columbus, OH
DCLA (2 shows) – July 2006 in Washington, DC and August 2006 in Anaheim, CA
United Fashion Focus – Uncastle, CT, March 2006 and 2007; Macon Fashion Focus – Savannah, GA, March 2006 and 2007; Davidson Fashion Focus – Baltimore, MD, April 2006 and 2007; Davidson Fashion Focus – Champion, PA, April 2006 and 2007; Heil Fashion Focus – Nashville, TN, May 2006 and 2007; Barnum Fashion Focus – Cleveland, OH, May 206 and 2007; Victory Fashion Focus – Chicago, IL, September 2006 and 2007; Macon Fashion Focus – Atlanta, GA, September 2006 and 2007; Heil Fashion Focus – Paducah, KY, October 2006 and 2007; Service Fashion Focus – Covington, KY, October 2006 and 2007; Loeffler Fashion Focus – Buffalo, NY, October 2006 and 2007; Davidson Fashion Focus – Charlotte, NC, October 2006 and 2007
Tri-State Roofing Expo – January 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Winston-Salem, NC
Law School Forum (8 shows) – July 2006 and 2007 in Washington, DC; September 2006 and 2007 in San Francisco, CA; September 2006 in Ft. Worth, TX and November 2007 in Houston, TX; October 2006 and September 2007 in Chicago, IL; October 2006 and 2007 in New York, NY; October 2006 and 2007 in Boston, MA; November 2006 and October 2007 in Atlanta, GA; November 2006 and 2007 in Los Angeles, CA
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy – September 2006 in Orlando, FL, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL in 2008
DOD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition – October 2006 in Reno, NV, 2007 in Orlando, FL and 2008 in Denver, CO
Materials Science & Technology Conference – October 2006 in Cincinnati, OH and September 2007 in Detroit, MI
Midwest Plant, Engineer & Facilities Maintenance Expo – October 2006 in Minneapolis, MN; South Florida Facilities Expo, April 2006 in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Carolina Plant Engineer & Facilities Maintenance Expo, October 2006 in Greenville, SC
International Tire Expo & Conference –September 2006 in Akron, OH
Western Nursery & Landscape –2007, 2008 and 2009 in Overland Park, KS
Iowa Nursery & Landscape – 2007 in Des Moines, IA
American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association – September 2006 in Hollywood, FL
Veterans of Foreign Wars – August 2006 in Reno, NV, 2007 in Kansas City, MO and 2008 in Orlando, FL
National Travel Conference – June 2006 in Los Angeles, CA
Greater Kansas City International Auto Show – March 2007 in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Sportshow – January 2007 & 2008 in Kansas City, MO
Association of College & University Housing Officers-International Annual Conference – June 2006 in Atlanta, GA, July 2007 in Seattle, WA and June 2008 in Orlando, FL
ACUHO-I Workshop Quintet – October 2006 in Jacksonville, FL
Adhesive & Sealant Council-Fall – October 2006 in Nashville, TN and October 2007 in Kansas City, MO

Industry Speaks

“While at the expo, I had the opportunity to experience first hand how your company’s staff operates. I do not recall ever receiving such astounding customer service from any other company I’ve dealt with in my 15 or so years of doing business. From beginning to end, I found every member of your team to be gracious, efficient, courteous and knowledgeable. Among hundreds of exhibitors, I never saw a line or experienced a single delay in processing. Even special problems were dealt with swiftly and effortlessly. From the heads of staff to the forklift operators, I was truly awestruck by the level of service and efficiency of operation within your organization. What started out as one of the most worrisome aspects of my exhibit experience had suddenly become my most trouble-free and positive experience.”
John Stutz
John Stutz Photography
Arnold Classic Fitness Expo
Show Site: Columbus, OH

“[Your employees] skill sets and their overall knowledge of show operations made a difference in making a vendor happy and aided in the success of the promoter’s show. My compliment is for the attitude and eagerness to help along with their professionalism with performing the duty. Workers like this make all of our worlds not only successful but an enjoyable place. I am impressed that George Fern Co. has the quality of workers like [these two men]. They seem to be well-organized and take their work seriously. Their sense of responsibility will no doubt serve them well in both their professionally and personal life.”
Roger Spencer
Director of Operations
Northern Kentucky Convention Center

“I’m writing today to tell you that even my high expectations [of the George Fern Company] were exceeded. I cannot say that I am surprised by the service and attention to detail that was exhibited. I was struggling to carry heavy items from my car on move-in day. [A Fern employee] offered to help me, insisting that his help was part of the George Fern Company’s service. I certainly didn’t expect a Fern employee to help me with this type of thing, but it was very helpful and much appreciated. This level of customer service is not found often.”
Lori Hensley, Director of Events
Ohio Library Council
Show Site: Columbus, OH

“The entire George Fern Company staff did a great job and your responsiveness and attention to detail made things so much easier for me and my team.”
Jackie Riscoe, Southern Division Meetings Manager
International Council of Shopping Centers
Show Site: Charlotte, NC

“On behalf of the NCAA, we would like to thank you for the time and energy you put into the planning and execution of the NCAA Centennial Convention. Your effort and dedication helped make the weekend a total success. We have received numerous compliments from our membership regarding their experience. It was a pleasure to work with you and we look forward to working with you again. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we may be of assistance to you in the future.”
Crystal Reimer, Associate Director of Promotions and Events
Russ Yurk, Manager of Promotions and Events
NCAA
Show Site: Indianapolis, IN

“We have been working together for many years and feel as though we are part of the same family…We can always depend on you all and working with you in the office and on site is always a pleasure.”
Marjorie Browder Millsaps
Myrtle Beach Convention Center

“Thank you for yet another spectacular display of commitment to Toyota’s Opportunity Exchange. In year’s past we have relied on your coordination to ensure a successful execution of the day’s requirements and we appreciate your contribution.
Rest assured that the time, energy and professionalism devoted to your work does not go unnoticed. The role of you and your team is critical and we appreciate being able to depend on it. We are especially thankful for your patience and flexibility in working with our plans as they evolved. Your graceful approach to each situation allows us to continue delivering a seamless event for our conference participants.
You and your team went above and beyond to make sure we hit the mark at this year’s event. George Fern is clearly committed to working hard to make sure that their customer is satisfied. It has been great to work with you over the years and we look forward to working with you again in the future.”
Adrienne Trimble, Supplier Diversity Manager
Erin Caudill, Supplier Diversity Specialist
Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America
Show Site: Northern Kentucky

“I would like to thank you and your team for all the onsite support. …It was a pleasure doing business with all of you.”
Linda Durkee-Quigley, Senior Account Manager
Lewwllen & Best Exhibits
Show Site: Kansas City, MO

“My experience with [Fern] was great. Extremely responsive and provided very professional services from my first contact with them until the conference closed. I would use them again given the need for the services they provide.”
Verle Martz, Special Projects
IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference
Show Site: Phoenix, AZ

“You made this first-timer exhibitor feel comfortable enough to pull through all the nervousness and have a great show!”
Debra Ashley
AshGuard, Inc.
Exhibitor, Cement Industry Technical Conference
Kansas City, MO Crown Center Exhibit Hall

“We are hearing from many people that this event was by far our best quadrennial gathering of any in recent memory! We know that this assessment is due in no small part to your significant involvement both pre-event and on-site.
“We sincerely appreciate your constant availability and positive attitude to accommodate all of our requests. We knew we could count on you for anything! Again, than you for all that you contributed!”
Dwayne Leatherland, Lindsay Myers, Esther Okerson
Church of the Nazarene International Headquarters
Kansas City, MO

“Thank you for all your help making this last ICOSR the most successful meeting we have ever had. Across the board, the response to our very professional registration desks, entrance units, signs and banners and (most importantly) poster board was extraordinary. We couldn’t have done it with you and look forward to working with you in Colorado Springs.”
Cristan Tamminga and Dorothy Denton
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Savannah, GA – Savannah Convention Center

“Many thanks to you for all of your efforts this year at Atlantic Coast Exposition (ACE). You all are the quintessential business partners and we couldn’t carry it all off without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Stevie Hughes
Atlantic Coast Expostion
Myrtle Beach, SC – Myrtle Beach Convention Center

“I wanted to thank you all again for making AM Expo 2005 such a success and a pleasure to work on. It truly was refreshing to work with all of you and your staff. Thank you so much for all of your hard with on AM Expo. I look forward to working on AM Expo 2006 with you.”
Kristy Pacelli
Reed Exhibitions
Advanced Manufacturing (AM) Expo 2005
Greenville, SC – Palmetto Expo Center

“[The George E Fern Company] is such an essential part of my comfort level when it comes to ICFA’s tradeshow. You make us feel just as important as your biggest client and you take care of us like we’re your only client. There also isn’t another company who would take the time to work as closely with our exhibitors as you do. You are instrumental in helping our exhibitors feel like they’re getting the best service possible.”
Pamela Davis
International Cemetery and Funeral Association
Show Site: Las Vegas, NV

“It’s not easy to work with amateurs (us) in the conference arena and we appreciated the George E. Fern Company staff’s patience with all the requests that came up. From carts to booths you managed to keep everyone satisfied and calm. We have a profound admiration for your professionalism and ability to solve all the problems that arose.”
Kay Lehto and Patricia Reed
Rhythms of Life ~ Oceans of Voices.
Show Site: Long Beach, CA

“I hate to sound like a broken record but our George E. Fern team is the best! Once again, the NWTF has nothing but good things to say about [the George E. Fern team]. They go above and beyond to help us out. I look forward to many more years with the George E. Fern team.”
Shannon Tollison
National Wild Turkey Federation
Show Site: Nashville, TN

“I have been dealing with exposition services for over 20 years both throughout the U.S. as well as overseas … Dealing with exposition services is usually not very nice but in the case of the Heart of America trade show dealing with the George E. Fern Company was a pleasure…In the exposition service business you are one of a kind.”
Jim Wilson
Virtual Backgrounds
Show Site: Kansas City, MO

“Natural Plant Expo was a great success and I feel The George E. Fern Co. contributed to that success! You seemed to anticipate our every need, which made my job easier. I am looking forward to working with you in Columbus as well as Indianapolis.”
Katie Reyes
Natural Planet Expo
Show Site: Cleveland, OH

“We really appreciate your continued attention to our staff needs on-site. From the initial show office shipment to the new badging system, right up to the return shipment on the very last day – we were grateful for your attention to detail and consideration of our needs.”
Gina Honeycutt
National Correctional Industries Association
Show Site: Phoenix, AZ

“I really think our exhibitors are happier than ever, and I appreciate the great rapport you have developed with them. Thank you for your responsiveness to our last minute requests and your professional handling of all the unexpected details that go along with the job – before, during and after our stay in Nashville.”
Jennifer Stone-Rogers
Association of Fund-Raising Distribution & Suppliers
Show Site: Nashville, TN

“The recent ANA National Money Show ™ would not have been such a great event and such a good time without the efforts of everyone involved. A very special thank you goes to George E. Fern and your experienced and conscientious team. Such a tremendous support and effort!”
Brenda Bishop
American Numismati Association
Show Site: Kansas City, MO

“The exceptional service the George E. Fern Company team provided was very much appreciated by everyone involved in Research Day and was essential to its overall success.”
Darlene Jones
Ohio State University Heath Sciences Center
Show Site: Columbus, OH

“I want to thank the George E. Fern Company for all its efforts in making the SCACM Exhibits at Caesars Indiana a huge success. In all phases of the process, from show floor design to set up and tear down, your team was cooperative, courteous, efficient and highly professional.”
Timothy Overman, Ph.D.
South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology
Show Site: Elizabeth, IN

“I want to thank you for all your help provided for me at your ATA show. Everyone I worked with treated me outstanding. I have been to many tradeshows and I can say with ease that this a great show experience because of your service level…I am impressed.”
Denis Graybill
LogiTrans LLC
Show Site: Indianapolis, IN

“In my experience, the George E. Fern Company ranks among the best in their profession. All the staff represents the highest standards of thoughtfulness and personal interaction, resulting in good will and good results for all.”
Marc Singer, "Beastmaster"
Gen Con Indy
Show Site: Indianapolis, IN

“The George E. Fern Company fits the definition of an excellent vendor. They save us time, save us money and do better than we could do on our own.”
Customer Statement from Comment Form
Life Sciences Research Day
Show Site: Overland Park, KS

“I am impressed with the quality work that the George E. Fern Company performs. From the layout of the entire show to the quality of the signage, the first-class image of your company shines through.”
Gil Gerard, "Buck Rogers"
Gen Con Indy
Show Site: Indianapolis, IN

“This show is a tremendous responsibility and it is made so much easier due to the great cooperation from the George E. Fern Company. You cannot compare the excellent service and professional and friendly attitude .... It always amazes me how wonderful [the George E. Fern Company is] to work with, the cooperation I receive, and the skill level of all the employees.”
Therese LaTelle, Exhibitor
OFA Short Course
Show Site: Columbus, OH

“...The George E. Fern Company always surpasses our greatest expectation, time and time again. How can I possibly find the words to precisely convey how tremendously grateful all of us at ACA are for all that you do? Thank you so very much for another wonderful conference experience. You’re simply the best!”
Marge Restivo
American Correctional Association
Show Site: Chicago, IL

“[The George E. Fern Company team] was always available and responsive to all of our needs. I know that we made the right decision in contracting with you for multiple years of service. The event was a tremendous success. Thank you for playing an important role during all of our advances planning and preparation."
Lerry Fogle
Church of the Brethren
Show Site: Charleston, SC

“It is a pleasure to know that we are working with a company that is truly interested in the results of the exhibitors.”
Doug Cole
D.S. Cole Growers, Inc.
Show Site: Columbus, OH

“Your staff responded faster, better and with greater efficiency than any of your competitors could have possibly done, and as you know,
I have worked with all of your competitors.”
John Short
UMKC Design/Build Competition at Union Station
Show Site: Kansas City, MO

“Thank you for the tremendous job you performed in support of the 2004 Arnold Fitness Weekend. The many ways the weekend expanded were coordinated by you with great professionalism, dedication and much hard work.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Fitness Weekend 2004
Show Site: Columbus, Ohio

“... Signage, décor and other general contracting work for a show of this size can be very complicated. You and your staff proved that it could be done very well... It was a relief to know that on the other end of the radio was the prompt, professional and helpful George E. Fern team.”
Jared Cohen
American Association of School Librarians
11th National Conference and Exhibition
Show Site: Kansas City

“[The George E. Fern Company's] eagerness to help, flexibility and hard work make it seems as if we have an extesion of our own staff working with us. ”
Amy Szmania
Ohio Dental Association
Show Site: Columbus, OH