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Kudos
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I can't tell you how pleased we were
to see the success of your Amuse-
ment Operators Expo this year. In
three short years, it has become a
factor in the business and is of
immeasurable value to the new oper-
ators entering our industry.
I have two constructive sugges-
tions that you may want to pass on to
Conference Management ( ed. the
firm managing the exposition). The
first is that the industry people who
preregister should have their badges
ready and waiting for them to avoid
the long lines. Secondly, we totally
support the rule restricting the show
floor to people 18 years or older, but I
believe that it should be publicized in
your magazines and mailings so that
parents don't bring young children
long distances thinking that they can
enter the show.
Congratulations to you on a
successful effort.
Alan Bruck
Banner Specialty
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Thanks for the kind words.
On the matter of badges, the con-
ference team was understaffed on
the first day of the show and were
unprepared to deal with the huge
first-day turnout for registration. We
will anticipate this problem for AOE
'83.
About t!ie children at the show:
The exclusion of the younger crowd
was generally well accepted at
Chicago this year. Still, it is inevi-
table that everyone will not get the
message prior to traveling. So, we
are forming plans to set ·up an
·arcade sponsored by the manufac-
turers for "kids only" at AOE '83.
This way, we hope everyone can
have the best of both worlds,
especially the operators and exhibi-
tors doing business in the exhibit
hall.
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Ranks high
Congratulations on a super Expo. I
left Chicago with the feeling , that I
finally had a chance to examine new
products, talk to manufacturers, and
of the many trade shows I have
attended, this ranks high on the list.
Your sign, "18 and older to enter
the Expo area," is a lesson that
should be taken into consideration
by all trade show officials. Thanks
again for a superb Expo.
Dick Gilger
Central Ohio Sales
Columbus, Ohio
Next year, for certain
Congratulations on a really terrific
show!
I have been incredibly-busy main-
taining a very ambitious site selection
inspection tour requiring almost
daily airplane flights researching
potential locations for ·new Le Mans
Family Fun Centers. In fact, I spend
so much time mid-week traveling
that I have been required to spend
the entire weekend at the office on
paperwork and other routine admin-
istrative responsibilities.
Therefore, when it came time to
make reservations .ts;:> attend the
recent AOE, I decided1hat I couldn't
be bothered and that my time would
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PLAY METER, June 1, 1982