> Southern California ERA Hosts Its First Tabletop Show Featuring Educational Workshop

May 1, 2017 – Source: ERA

Southern California ERA held its first educational workshop during the chapter’s tabletop show event, held on April 12, 2017. The workshop featured a “ Digital Swap Shop” program presented by Bryan Shirley, CPMR, who offered insight on the best digital technologies used in the industry.

The workshop content was inspired by the 2017 ERA National Conference Breakout Seminar,“ Technology Swap Shop Update 2017: Who’s Using What and How?,” presented by John Hutson, CPMR, of MacInnis Group and Holly Myers, CPMR, of Wallace Electronic Sales.

The event attracted more than 150 registrants and featured 26 tabletop displays. In addition to the workshop program, attendees enjoyed a complimentary lunch, courtesy of Tommy’s Hamburgers.

Southern California ERA expects to replicate this format for future tabletop shows, three to four more times in 2017.

“We had excellent audience participation at the workshop. I know all of us came away with another nugget of wisdom,” said David Berryman, president of Southern California ERA. “ Attendees stated that the show was well worth their time.”

For more information on upcoming Southern California ERA networking events, visit www.erascal.org.

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> ERA Donations Assist Nearly 150 At-Risk Children

May 5, 2017 – Source: ERA

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that two recent donations to the Miracles and Magic Foundation will help support theme park or other special event venue visits by nearly 150 children who are fighting life threatening illnesses. The children’s activities are being provided by A Kid Again, an organization that helps restore some degree of normalcy to the lives of seriously ill children and their families.

The donations were made by the 20+ individual volunteer committee members of the association’s 2017 Management and Marketing Conference in gratitude to the ERA staff and byERA itself as a gift of appreciation to all the conference speakers. The new tradition of making contributions to a charity— replacing the usual presentation of thank you gifts to conference speakers and staff members — began in 2016.

The choice of the recipient of this year’s donations was spurred by a touching story told by conference keynote speaker Jon Petz, who founded the Miracles and Magic Foundation in2002. The foundation generates its income by producing and staging Las Vegas-style shows featuring comedy, magic and illusion, all performed by entertainers who provide their services at no charge. Since 2002, the foundation has raised and dispersed more than $1.5 million to recipients that include, in addition to A Kid Again, the Make A Wish Foundation, the Children’s Miracle Network and many others.

For further details about the Miracles and Magic Foundation, goto miraclesandmagic.com. Information about A Kid Again is available at akidagain.org.

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