American Trucking Associations VP dies
Rebecca Driver, VP of conventions and meeting services at the American Trucking Associations, died Dec. 26 at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Driver, 67, had congestive heart failure. Driver began her 30-plus-year career at ATA in 1982 starting at Transport Topics, the newspaper of trucking and freight transportation. In 1987, she moved to the conventions and meetings department and was promoted to the vice presidency in 1999. Here, Driver was responsible for organizing the annual conference and trade show.
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Jack O'Connell, former president of the Sugar Association, died Jan. 9 at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. O'Connell, 84, had complications from cancer. O'Connell had been the group's leader from 1982 until his retirement in 1987. He started his association career in Washington, D.C., in 1973 as a communications officer. Previously, he had worked in public relations and corporate communications in New York City.
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After controversies that had threatened to drive away vendors and attendees, Javits, McCormick convention centers rebound Two of the most popular venues for association trade shows—New York City's Javits Center and Chicago's McCormick Place—have seen their share of controversy in recent years, but most of their troubles have now finally subsided.
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