Deck 6: Service Contractors

Question 1

The term "drayage"refers to:

A) Overseeing the storage of crates and boxes during the show
B) Managing the flow of trucks coming in and out
C) The price paid for having trucks transport products
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

The price for drayage is based on:

A) Place of origin
B) Destination
C) Size
D) Weight

Answer 2

Weight

Question 3

General Service contractors perform which of the following?

A) Hire and manage labor
B) Oversee storage of crates
C) Keep standing contracts with unions and trades people
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

What is an exhibition appointed contractor?

A) The company that deals with the sponsor of the show
B) The company that does the hands on in the HRT industry
C) The company that is involved in dealing with the exhibitor
D) The company that is appointed by the exhibitor

Question 5

What is meant by a "right to work"state?

A) Trades people are not required to be in a union.
B) A state where unions may not form
C) Trades people are required to be in a union.
D) None of the above

Question 6

Disassembling booths and packing them into crates and onto trucks is called:

A) Teardown
B) Move in
C) Drayage
D) Floor plans

Question 7

Transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, and so on along with their temporary storage in the host city is:

A) Drayage and warehousing
B) Logistic
C) Trucking
D) Sales

Question 8

All of the following tasks are associated with service contractors except:

A) Laying out floor plans
B) Supervising exhibitors
C) Supervising moving out
D) Assigning booth space

Question 9

What does EDPA stand for?

A) Entry-level Display Production Association
B) Exhibit Display Producers Association
C) Excellent Design Production Affiliation
D) Exhibit Services and Contractors Association

Question 10

How is an EAC different from the normal service contractor?

A) EACs are the same thing as service contractors.
B) They change locations with the company and set up their booth.
C) They do internal work for a convention center.
D) They work only with certain places.

Question 11

Anyone who provides a product or service for the exhibitor or show management during the actual show or conference is known as a:

A) Meeting planner
B) Service contractor
C) Conference manager
D) Show manager

Question 12

GSC stands for:

A) General Service Conference
B) General Service Contractor
C) General Setup of Conventions
D) None of the above

Question 13

The Drayage fee is also called "hundredweight"because:

A) It is usually one hundred dollars
B) It is an unfair and archaic measurement
C) It is based on each one hundred pounds of weight
D) None of the above

Question 14

EAC stands for:

A) Exhibition Accounting Center
B) External Accounting Contractors
C) Exhibitor Appointed Contractors
D) None of the above

Question 15

Which contractors deal with a specific area of show / event production?

A) GSC's
B) Specialty Service Contractors
C) EAC's
D) None of the above

Question 16

This is a specialist who manages the dialogue between virtual attendees, on-site attendees and the presenter.

A) Translator
B) Producer
C) Moderator
D) Social Media Expert

Question 17

Some services may be provided only by the official service contractor and are called:

A) Official services
B) Exclusive services
C) Proprietary services
D) None of the above

Question 18

An RFP is a:

A) Request For Proposal
B) Review For Planning
C) Resource Frame Proposal
D) None of the above

Question 19

In MEEC, EIC stands for:

A) Exhibit Industry Council
B) Exhibition Industry Center
C) Exposition International Council
D) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following would not be a part of services provided by the production department?

A) Props
B) Woodworking
C) Backdrops
D) They are all services by that department.

Question 21

Unionized labor is not an important factor in putting together an event or a tradeshow.

Question 22

Over the years, service contractors have not expanded the scope of their activities to match the growing sophistication of MEEC.

Question 23

Specialty service contractors deal with a specific area of show production while the GSC tends to be broad and generic.

Question 24

The General Service Contractor is hired by the owner of the company that is in the show to handle the general duties necessary to produce the Show on site.

Question 25

Depending on where you are in the world, a person who manages a tradeshow is known as a Service Contractor, show manager or an event manager or an event producer.

Question 26

It is the general service contractor's responsibility to move the freight in and out of the facility, manage the flow of the trucks coming in and out of the facility, and the storage of the crates and boxes during the show.

Question 27

A dray is technically an early tractor that was used to haul trash.

Question 28

The process for hiring service contractors is through a GSC.

Question 29

A service contractor is anyone who provides a product or services for the exhibitor or show/event management during the actual show or conference.

Question 30

Today, service contractors are likely involved only in the planning aspect of events.

Question 31

The General Service Contractor is hired by the EAC.

Question 32

In general, the GSC and the Official Contractor are the same thing.

Question 33

Material Handling is the same concept as Drayage.

Question 34

In a "Right to Work"state, an individual working in a specific trade is required to join the respective Trade Union in order to have the right to work in that state.

Question 35

The EAC's are actually a sub-set of GSC's.

Question 36

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Sales

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 37

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Logistics

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 38

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Material Handling and Warehousing

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 39

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Event Technology

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 40

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Event Services

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 41

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Production

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 42

Match the department of the Services Contracting Company with its function or description.

-Accounting and Finance

A) Woodworking, props, backdrops, signs, electrical, lighting, metal work, etc.
B) Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
C) Includes special effects, reports and so on; oversees the planning and subsequent installation of the output of the production department
D) Includes transportation of materials, booths, exhibits, along with their temporary storage.
E) Exhibitor kits, on-site coordination, registration
F) Typically broken up into national and local, some companies also have a separate exhibitor department dealing with this.
G) Handles planning, scheduling, shipping, labor relations, site inspection and preparation.

Question 43

What is the role of a service contractor in the MEEC industry? Provide examples.

Question 44

Discuss some of the many possible services that a GSC may provide.

Question 45

Discuss what the text sees as future trends for service contractors and their workers.