Exhibitor Committee

Just as your congressman acts as the voice for his/her constituents, the Exhibitor Committee members act as your voice to ACC Expo Management. Exhibitors are encouraged to make their viewpoints and concerns known to ACC and/or an Exhibitor Committee member throughout the year, or on site at ACC.10.

In 1982, ACC formed an Exhibitor Committee (EC) whose members serve a renewable three-year term. The Committee provides a communication link and brainstorming forum between ACC and its exhibitors, for the following purposes:

Review and provide feedback on current and proposed exhibitor regulations
Review and provide feedback on current and proposed practices affecting exhibitors
Suggest ways in which the Exposition could be improved, both from the exhibitors’ viewpoint and from the attendees’ viewpoint
Serve as liaison between ACC exhibitors and Expo management staff
Identify additional information useful to exhibitors
Provide a forum for discussion of problems of mutual concern

The Exhibitor Committee meets twice a year—during the ACC Annual Scientific Session and during the American Heart Association Annual Meeting.

ACC.10 Exhibitor Committee Members

Jim Burch
Director, Communications
Toshiba America Medical Systems
2441 Michelle Drive
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (714) 669-7895
jburch@tams.com

Larry Lawson
Chairman, President & CEO
eCardio Diagnostics
1442 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 281-465-5200
llawson@ecardio.com

Riki Metzger-Ford
Associate Director, Conventions & Exhibits
Merck & Co., Inc.
351 N. Sumneytown Pike UG3AB-012
North Wales, PA 19454
Phone: (267) 305-8069
riki_metzger-ford@merck.com

Deb Ruiz
Sr. Project Manager, Tradeshows
Boston Scientific Corporation
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Phone: (763) 494-2571
deb.ruiz@bsci.com

Jill Schmitt
Sr. Convention Manager, Corporate Conventions
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Phone: (763) 505-8126
jill.schmitt@medtronic.com

Heidi Zipfel, CTSM
Convention Specialist
sanofi-aventis
55 Corporate Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: (908) 981-6662
heidi.zipfel@sanofi-aventis.com

Members should represent a broad cross-section of the exhibitor population: large, medium and small companies; imaging, pharmaceutical, device, EHR, equipment, etc. Company representatives interested in serving on the ACC Exhibitor Committee should send requests, including a short memo outlining relevant exhibit management experience, to Susan Krys, Director, Expositions, at skrys@acc.org.

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