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UP FRONT
UP
First ACME
ACME like blind date
Anyone who
who has
has had
had a a blind
blind date
date must
must remember
remember the
the stomach
stomach full
f ull of
of
Anyone
butterflies
that
comes
with
thinking
about
how
dreamy
or
dreadful
the
blind
butterflies that comes with thinking about how dreamy or dreadful the blind
date might
might be.
be. Nor
Nor could
could anyone
anyone forget
forget agonizing
agonizing over
over whether
whether the
the date
date would
would
date
lead
to
romance
or
dislike
.
lead to romance or dislike.
For those
those involved,
involved, awaiting
awaiting the
the first
first ACME
ACME show
show has
has been
been like
like awaiting
awaiting
For
a
blind
date.
We
've
been
anticipating
it
with
the
same
jittery
nerves
and
a blind date. We've been anticipating it with the same jittery nerves and
butterflies
in
the
stomach.
A
ll
of
us
who
worked
to
bring
the
two
shows
butterflies in the stomach. All of us who worked to bring the two shows
together have
have high
high expectations.
expectations. There
There was
was a a lot
lot of
of give
give and
and take
take in
in bringing
bringing
together
negotiations
between
the
AOE
and
ASI
to
a
favorable
conclusion
.
The
saying
negotiations between the AOE and ASI to a favorable conclusion. The saying
that
you
can't
please
all
the
people
all
the
time
never
more
aptly
described
that you can't please all the people all the time never more aptly described a a
situation . Once
Once the
the negotiations
negotiations were
were final,
final, there
there were
were complaints
complaints about
about the
the
situation.
location
or
the
date,
but
they
did
little
to
dampen
our
enthusiasm
.
We
want
location or the date, but they did little to dampen our enthusiasm. We want
ACME to
to be
be superb.
superb .
ACME
No
one
wins as
as much
much as
as the
the operators
operators who
who take
take advantage
advantage of
of this
this
No one wins
unique
combination
.
The
exhibitor
list
is
more
than
impressive-it's
a
who's
unique combination. The exhibitor list is more than impressive-it's a who's
who of
of those
those who
who believe
believe this
this industry
industry is
is worth
worth supporting.
supporting . Manufacturers
Manufacturers are
are
who
scrambling
to
bring
their
newest
products
to
ACME.
And
we
have
put
together
scrambling to bring their newest products to ACME. And we have put together
comprehensive lineup
lineup of
of seminars
seminars conducted
conducted by
by the
the most
most knowledgeable
knowledgeable
a a comprehensive
speakers.
We've
scheduled
three
free
seminars:
Standardization
RICO, and
and a
a
speakers. We've scheduled three free seminars: Standardization, , RICO,
special
Industry
Firing
Line
that
features
operators
and
manufacturers.
special Industry Firing Line that features operators and manufacturers.
More than
than a a combination
combination of
of the
the best
best seminars
seminars and
and the
the most
most exhibitors,
exhibitors,
More
the
ACME
show
also
proves
that
the
industry
can
pull
together
no
matter
what
the ACME show also proves that the industry can pull together no matter what
past
differences
have
been.
ACME
is
an
example
of
industry
groups
banding
past differences have been. ACME is an example of industry groups banding
tog ether in
in a a united
united effort.
effort. This
Th is year
year carries
carries more
more hope
hope for
for the
the prosperity
prosperi ty of
of the
the
together
industry,
and
ACME
symbolizes
that
hope
.
industry, and ACME symbolizes that hope.
hope those
those of
of you
you at
at the
the show
show realize
realize that
that you
you truly
truly are
are part
part of
of the
the
I I hope
industry's
future
.
You,
like
the
exhibitors,
feel
the
industry
is
worth
your
time
industry's future. You, like the exhibitors, feel the industry is worth your time
and effort.
effort. And
And those
those of
of you
you reading
reading this
this at
at home,
home , unable
unable to
to get
get to
to the
the show,
show,
and
please
plan
to
come
next
year
to
add
the
needed
support
to
an
industry
that
please plan to come next year to add the needed support to an industry that
has
survived
the
best
and
worst
of
times
in
only
three
years
.
It's
a
tough
has survived the best and worst of times in only three years. It's a tough
industry, and
and those
those who
who have
have survived
survived are
are going
going to
to make
make it it even
even tougher.
to ugher.
industry,
All
of
us
who
have
devoted
ourselves
to
bring
ing
you
th
is
event,
who
All of us who have devoted ourselves to bringing you this event, who
have
suffered
the
butterflies
and
anxieties,
welcome
you
to
our
b
lind
date.
have suffered the butterflies and anxieties, welcome you to our blind date. I I
think we
we are
are going
going to
to like
like each
each other.
other.
think
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Valerie Cognenich
Valerie Cognevich
Cognevich
Valerie
Editorial Director
Director
Editorial
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