ARMA Cancels Fall Event
The American Radio Manufacturers Association
won’t hold a regional show in New England after all.
Organizer Vince Fiola said he cancelled the
November show when it became clear it would lose about $10,000.
He blamed several factors, including the economy, terrorism and
the resulting decision by other conventions to move their dates
closer to ARMA’s.
Several exhibitors had promised to take part,
then backed out after Sept. 11.
Fiola, who owns cabinetry supplier Studio Technology,
will still lose money on the event because he had signed a contract
with a hotel in Burlington, Mass.
"I really still believe (ARMA) is a viable
organization but obviously I can’t continue to pay all the
money and take losses if there’s no support from the industry,"
Fiola said. "I can’t have the same nine or 10 companies
show up and having it cost Studio Technology money."
Fiola still plans to hold an ARMA event in the
middle Atlantic states next year, and said a winter show in Atlanta
is being considered.
"It may just be the state of the world
right now, and the industry as well," he said.
