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APRIL | EPS REVIEW Laurie Kirby, Co-president - FestForums Duncan Siegle and his team organized a first rate, must attend show for anyone in the festival business. The vendors were spot-on, the panels terrific and the events and networking amazing. I loved it! Paul Gorrie, sales & marketing manager - Artem This year, we ran a f lyer and card campaign, where we could tell a visual story showing our capabilities. A large screen displaying slideshows of past and present work gave attendees an overview of these, along with a display of our Digital CADCAM work, and an example of a licenced costume for a product launch. This approach led to quite a few questions about specific sectors and after a discussion on the stand we were able to select case studies that were specific to the work that they wanted that they could take away with them. Both Confex and The Event Production Show were great shows with interesting stands and technology on display. For me the highlights were the Table Art stand, and Blachere illuminations, and the wonderful costumes form Mahogany Carnival Design. Dave Warner, director, Storm Events It was great to walk around and the show and see what people are supplying. This was our first time at the show and highlights included Le Mark, who showed us a lot of practical products we were unaware existed. The show is great for networking too, and our project managers informed people about our specialisms. As a provider of full production events, we pride ourselves on offering unique services and products and a more hands on approach. EPS allowed us to better serve clients. III