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September 2020 Newletter Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico September 2020 Interested in Volunteering with Region 6? Have you ever wanted to volunteer for the region? Here’s your opportunity! The Region 6 Board of Directors is currently seeking in- terest from members who would be willing to serve as State & Coun- try Representatives. Those who fill these roles would perform the following duties: • Engage with local/state membership on issues • Help promote, organize, or engage with local chapter meet- ings • Serve as additional source of communication with state/ country • Participate in Region 6 meetings several times per year Those who are interested in serving should email Region 6 Director Jeff Davis, CVE at [email protected] to be added to the list of candi- dates. The Region 6 Board will review interest and appoint for a two year term one representative for each of the following: Arkansas, Col- orado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico. In This Issue • Toyota Center Goes Red • New Partnership “Drives” Revenue to Fair Park • Fair Park Hosts 4th Mega Food Distribution Event • Mabee Center Implements New Safety Measures • Tulsa’s CBCC Launches Production Studio • Oklahoma City Thunder Launches Voting Initiative • ASM Global Announces Promotion of Al Rojas • NW AR Venues Support Red Alert Campaign • Toyota Center Will Serve as Vote Center • Toyota Center Hosts Drive-Thru Food Distribution • Cox Convention Center Stores Local School PPE • It's Time for Streaming from Your Theatre • Curtis Culwell Center Seeks Assistant Box Office • Arena Eats Coordinator • KBHCC Dallas Facility Improvements • Supporting Safety in Reopening Venues • Reed Arena 2nd Level Renovation & Classrooms • Walmart AMP Previews Expanded Facility: • OKC CVB Honors Chris Semrau • Walton Arts Center and the Walmart AMP Launch • Caleb Miller Attains CVP Designation • Allied Rep Chuck Rogers Member of BioSaphe New Programming • Expo Guadalajara Convention Center is Open • Venue Design: Guidelines for Infection Control Fair Park Hosts 4th Mega Food Distribution Event Fair Park in Dallas, TX, recently hosted their 4th mega food distri- bution with the North Texas Food Bank on August 11, which served over 1,700 families. In total, the 4 events distributed over 547,000 meals to the community. 1 Page 1 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico September 2020 Houston Rockets & Harris County Clerk Announce Toyota Center Will Serve as Vote Center The Houston Rockets and Harris County Clerk office have announced that Toyota Center will serve as a Vote Center for the 2020 Presidential General Election. Toyota Center will be open to any registered voter in Harris County from Oct. 13- 30 and on Election Day, Nov. 3. “On behalf of the Houston Rockets, and Toyota Oklahoma City Thunder Launches Center, we are honored to help serve our commu- nity by providing a safe and convenient location Voting Initiative, Hosts Registration for Harris County voters in Houston for the upcom- ing Presidential election,” said Doug Hall, General Drives at Chesapeake Energy Arena Manager & Senior Vice President of Toyota Cen- ter. “Voting is an extremely important right which NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder has launched Thunder Vote, a multi-faceted and many have fought hard for throughout the years sustainable initiative to promote voting, with an emphasis on ensuring eligible Ok- and we want to thank the Harris County Clerk of- lahoma citizens are registered to vote, educate themselves on candidates and fice for allowing the Rockets and Toyota Center to issues, and cast their ballots via in-person or early and mail-in absentee voting. offer support.” As part of the program, the Thunder will hold voter registration drives inside Ches- In an effort to energize voting interest in the up- apeake Energy Arena every Saturday from September 12 through October 4, coming election, the Rockets and Toyota Center leading up to the October 9 deadline to register to vote in the November 3 general have partnered with I am a voter, a nonpartisan election. These non-partisan drives will be open from 10 am – 1 pm and provide movement which aims to create a cultural shift citizens with access to computers, printers, postage-paid envelopes, and other around voting and civic engagement. More infor- resources for them to register to vote and, if they would like, apply for an absentee mation on I am voter. can be found on at iamavot- ballot. er.com. Fans can text ROCKETS to 26797 to con- firm their voter registration status. "Voting is an absolute cornerstone of our democracy and the Thunder is proud to help spread the message of the importance of registering and voting," said Chris- For more information about voting or the Toyota tine Berney, Thunder vice president of Community Relations. "Thunder Vote pro- Center, visit http://toyotacenter.com. vides citizens with information and resources to help them be fully registered and educated voters. This is a non-partisan initiative to ensure that all eligible citizens in our community have the access and support they need to register, vote and have their voices heard in all federal, state and local elections. This has become a permanent priority of the Thunder organization." In addition to the arena registration events, Thunder will coordinate with local lead- ers and organizations to take the register and vote message into neighborhoods throughout the community, with a goal of making the resources and information as accessible as possible. The Thunder corporate offices at the arena will also make voter registration and other voting information available during regular business hours, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm, beginning September 14. Learn more here. Page 2 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico September 2020 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center It's Time for Streaming from Dallas Facility Improvements Your Theatre Kay Bailey Hutchison Conven- tion Center Dallas (KBHCCD) None of us have seen a time has worked on several large like this one. Concert halls projects during the last six and locked theatres around months to improve the guest the world stand empty, their experience. Now that the pro- idleness mandated by the jects are complete, the global pandemic. Artistic and KBHCCD is unveiling a new managing directors struggle mural, fresh carpeting in the A to predict when and how their and B lobbies, and announcing venues might open again— that the KBHCCD received the and when audiences will feel Global Biorisk Advisory Coun- comfortable enough to sit cil’s (GBAC’s) STAR Facility together in an auditorium to Accreditation. watch a live performance. The first project completed was a new art piece at the garage entrance to the building. Meanwhile, more people are KBHCCD staff worked closely with VisitDallas and the City of Dallas to create the artwork. turning to the arts in their own The mural integrates the Dallas skyline, the facility’s namesake, and elements representing living rooms. Since the pan- Texas throughout the piece. A vibrant work of art will now welcome guests as they enter the demic began, the National building. In addition to making the space brighter, it is also an opportunity for guests to take Theatre’s online YouTube their group or team photos with a backdrop. channels attracted more than Secondly, the installation of new carpeting in the A and B lobbies refreshed the A-side of the 10 million views of its facility. The carpeting was installed over the previous epoxy flooring and will allow meeting streamed shows through the planners to place approved floor clings without the concern of damaging the old epoxy. The end of May—and while most update also creates a cohesive aesthetic throughout the facility as it matches the carpeting in venues don’t have the star- Lobby F. studded cast that nets such a wide audience, even a frac- Finally, the most significant recent achievement of the KBHCCD is the GBAC STAR Facility tion of that number could be Accreditation. The program, created by the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA), meaningful and profitable for has specific criteria that consider cleaning, disinfecting, and infectious disease prevention a smaller company. plans when approving accreditations. Additionally, there are requirements in the program to assist facilities in achieving the criteria. Those requirements control risks associated with It’s time for theatre, music, infectious agents such as SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, MRSA, and TB. Every facet of the pro- opera, and dance companies gram ensures a safe and healthy envi- to reach out to this captive ronment for KBHCCD guests and em- audience by streaming per- ployees. formances. The leap from live performance to streaming is The GBAC STAR program is perfor- not as difficult or costly as mance-based, and, therefore, KBHCCD you may think. It also may personnel are responsible for demon- pay for itself in pay-per-view strating that appropriate cleaning, disin- fees and donations. fection, and infectious disease prevention procedures are established and imple- Read more about streaming mented. This important accreditation will from your venue on the instill confidence in meeting planners and Schuler Shook website here. guests during their visit to the facility over the coming months and years. Page 3 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico September 2020 Walmart AMP Previews Expanded Allied Rep Chuck Facility: New Covered Plaza Named for Rogers Now a Member Choctaw Casino and Resort of BioSaphe Team Chuck Rogers carries on a While the Walmart AMP has not nearly 40 year career in the held concerts this summer due to public assembly industry. He COVID-19, city officials, expan- has sold and managed teams sion partners and members of the providing equipment solutions media were given the opportunity to managed services from to preview the recently renovated concessions to cleaning, se- facility today.
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