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nEWS BRIEFS (COntinued)
The Amu sement and Vending Machine Distributors Association voted
to cooperate with the Amusement Games Manufacturers Association in
planning its 1984 industry exhibition at AVMDA ' s board of directors '
meeting in June . Ed Doris , AVMDA ' s president, said the distributors
would aid t h e ma n u facturers in finding appropriate speakers for the
show ' s seminars .......... . ... ....... .. ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .
Bu siness commu nity members in Ottumwa , Iowa , are considering
opening the " Official Video Game Hall of Fame " and the world ' s first
video game collectors store .. .. ........... . . . ... . .. ... ... . ........... . .
" Monitor ," a bimonthly service newsletter from Bally/Midway is
sent free of charge to operators . According to company officials ,
" Monitor " is service oriented and includes information on new games ,
service b u lletins , and Bally ' s promotional efforts . To receive
"Monitor ," write to Kathy Sladek , J ohn Iltis Associates , 233 E . Erie ,
Suite 200 , Chicago , IL 60611 . Telephone : 312/337 - 6012 ............... .
Greater Southern Distributing Co . Inc . of Atlanta is providing
video games for a summer series on Atlanta ' s WETV . The games will
be used to attract the younger viewers ' attention to a third grade
mathematics series ........... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... ..... . . ... . .
Results · from an exhibitor survey taken at the fourth annual IMA
International Amusement and Vending Machine Trade Fair in Frankfurt ,
West Germany , sho w that 94 percent of lll exhibiting companies from
10 nations acquired new business contacts at the show . The survey
also indicated that 84 percent of the exhibitors at the January show
recei ved direct orders for service and music and amusement machines .
IMA will stage its next three - day show January 19 - 21, 1984, in Frank -
furt .. .............. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ..... .... ..... ......... . .
Barrie Sullivan has joined Atari ' s stateside headquarters as
vice president of operations . Sullivan is a former director of MAM
Inn Play and was in charge of the company ' s northern operation based
in Leeds , England .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .
In the September 1 Distributing Issue:
Jobbers vs. Distributors
Distributors Selling Software/Hardware Systems
Manufacturers Selling Direct to Operators
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PLAY METER. August 1. 1983