Expert Advice
EDS prides itself on the many services it provides to its constituencies to make their participation as easy and productive as possible.
Whether you are an exhibitor, a distributor, or a manufacturers' representatives, you'll get value from the Planning Guide developed by ECA (.pdf) with the financial support of the Electronic Distribution Show Corporation, specifically geared towards helping you structure better meetings at EDS.
More expert advice on getting the most out of EDS is available from your peers and colleagues who serve on the EDS Board and/or the professionals on the Show staff and in the Sponsoring Associations. Call or email any of these expert advisors.
- General Show Info - hotel suites, meeting rooms, exhibits, registration, logistics, etc.
- Gretchen A. Oie, Show Manager
(email) gretchen@edsconnects.com
(phone) 312 648-1140, (fax) 312 648-4282 - Promotion and Communications
- George Bournazian, BTB Marketing
(email) george.bournazian@btbmarketing.com
(phone) 919 872-8172, (fax) 919 872-8875 - Rep Activities - ERA
- Tom Shanahan, Electronics Representatives Association
(email) tshanahan@era.org
(phone) 312 527-3050, (fax) 312 527-3783 - Distributor Activities - NEDA
- Robin B. Gray, Jr., National Electronic Distributors Association
(email) rgray@nedassoc.org
(phone) 678 393-9990, (fax) 678 393-9998 - Manufacturer Activities - ECA
- Robert Willis, Electronic Components, Assemblies and Materials Association
(email) rwillis@ecaus.org
(phone) 703 907-8021, (fax) 703 907-7501
Manufacturer Directors
Jim Bruorton, Kemet Electronics Corporation
(email) jimbruorton@kemet.com
(phone) 864 963-6692, (fax)
864 967-6876
Cindy J. Habick, NTE Electronics, Inc.
(email) cindy@nteinc.com
(phone) 973 748-5089, (fax) 973 748-6224
James P. Kaplan, Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc.
(email) jkaplan@cde.com
(phone) 864 843-2626, (fax) 864 743-2402
Scott Rice, KOA Speer Electronics
(email) srice@koaspeer.com
(phone) 814 362-5536,
(fax) 814 362-6482
Distributor Directors
- Mike Calabria, Arrow Electronics
- (email) mcalabria@arrow.com
(phone) 303 824-7795, (fax) 303 824-7779 - Craig Conrad, TTI, Inc.
- (email) craig.conrad@ttiinc.com
(phone) 817 740-9000, (fax) 847 740-9898 - Eric Max, GENIE Group
- (email) emax@geniegroup.com
(phone) 615 771-9412, (fax) 615 771-9378 - Diane Sweeney, Newark
- (email) dsweeney@newark.com
(phone) 773 907-5439, (fax) 773 907-5908
Rep Directors
- Mark Conley, O'Donnell Associates North
- (email) mconley@odonnell.com
(phone) 408 456-2955, (fax) 408 943-8243 - Mark Motsinger, Wallace Electronic Sales
- (email) mark.motsinger@wes-inc.com
(phone) 336 996-2742, (fax) 336 996-1630 - Paul C. Nielsen, Brainard-Nielsen Marketing, Inc.
- (email) paul@bnmsales.com
(phone) 847 734-8400, (fax) 847 734-8630 - Bob Walsh, Coakley, Boyd and Abbett, Inc.
- (email) rwalsh@cbane.com
(phone) 508 820-0800, (fax) 508 820-4607